Giants star Plaxico Burress is returning to New York City court in his gun possession case. Burress accidentally shot himself in the thigh at a nightclub in November. He has been charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the second-degree, a felony that…

Burress heads to court with uncertain future

A group that monitors Internet crime says complaints jumped 33 percent in 2008. The Internet Crime Complaint Center said it received more than 275,000 complaints last year, up from about 207,000 the year before. The total reported dollar loss from such scams…

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Reports of Internet crime jump 33 percent

Sales of vacation and investment homes slid 22 percent last year, a sign that tough economic conditions and tight lending requirements shut out buyers, the National Association of Realtors reported Monday. Second home sales comprised 30 percent of the entire…

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Sales of second homes fall 22 percent

Oil prices tumbled below $49 Monday as unease about the economy _ from Asia to Wall Street _ raised doubts about the global appetite for energy. Benchmark crude for May delivery fell 7 percent, or $3.82, to $48.56 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In…

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Heart attack patients who are already taking the right medicines to prevent future problems get no added benefit from taking fish oil capsules, a large study in Germany finds. The study tested a 1-gram daily dose of a prescription version of highly purified…

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Fish oil pills don’t boost benefit of heart drugs

CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. carbonated soft drink volume fell 3 percent in 2008, the biggest drop since at least the early 1980s, according to industry publication Beverage Digest, as Americans cut back on small treats during the recession.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sales of vacation and investment homes in the United States slipped to 30 percent of all transactions of existing and new homes in 2008, the National Association of Realtors said on Monday.

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Allen Stanford: A Libyan Connection?

President Barack Obama asserted unprecedented government control over the auto industry Monday, rejecting turnaround plans from General Motors and Chrysler and raising the prospect of controlled bankruptcy for either ailing auto giant. Eager to reassure…

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Obama sets deadline to force GM, Chrysler overhaul

SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp and Dutch navigation device maker TomTom NV said on Monday they had reached a settlement after more than a year of squabbling over software patents.

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Microsoft and TomTom settle patent fight