A magnitude 4.4 earthquake occurred east of downtown Los Angeles at 4:04 a.m. The epicenter was in Pico Rivera, between east L.A. and Whittier, at a depth of about 11.7 miles. Millions of Southern Californians were jolted awake by the temblor, but there have been no reports of injuries, damage or power outages.
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Obama’s health care plan
The Obama health care plan, in its most recent incarnation, is now available for all to see on the White House web site. Obviously the document is long, and can be hard to understand, so this is a summary of the changes since the last version of the health care bill was [...]
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In theaters on Valentine’s Day
This is not a list of the most romantic movies to go to on Valentine’s Day. Here are a few movies that will be in theaters on Valentine’s Day, that have garnered some good reviews.
For instance, the obvious answer to which movie to see on Valentines Day would be “Valentine’s Day.” [...]
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Just got this e-mail from regarding my ETrade Bank online savings account:
We are writing to let you know that your E*TRADE Bank account referenced above will soon be transferred to Discover Bank, and become a Discover Online Savings Account. This follows our plan to focus more exclusively on providing optimal investing solutions to our customers. [...]
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Fidelity announced today that starting February 3rd, 2010, the price of all online equity trades through their brokerage would cost $7.95, with no limit on the number of shares. Previously, the commissions ranged from $8 to $19.95 per trade depending on asset value and trading volume. This is great news for my [...]
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