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$6 Trillion of Counterfeit U.S. Bonds Seized in Italy

Italian police reportedly seized nearly $6 trillion worth of fake U.S. Treasury bonds and other securities in Switzerland and arrested eight Italians in connection with international fraud and financial crimes.

Stock-Market Indicators Forecasting Slump in Near Future

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The major U.S. indices floated close to yearly highs Friday, but extremely low volumes of trading, divergences in the behavior of important sub-indices and various other technical indicators suggested U.S. equities might be in for a price-slashing correction soon.

Chesterfield New Jersey School Bus Accident: Update, 3 Children Critically Injured

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Yesterday morning a New Jersey school bus was in a collision with a dump truck while driving students to Chesterfield Township Elementary School. The accident killed Isabelle Tezsla, the 11-year-old girl. Also involved in the accident, and in critical condition, are Tezsla's triplet sisters, Sophie and Natalie. Their father is Sgt. Anthony Tezsla, a New Jersey State Trooper.
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Kinnucan, ex-SanDisk exec charged in insider probe

A research analyst who made waves by refusing to cooperate in the government's broad insider-trading probe was charged with illegally passing tips he gleaned from technology company insiders to hedge funds.
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WaMu gets court approval to exit bankruptcy

Washington Mutual Inc received long-sought court approval to exit bankruptcy and repay $7 billion to creditors, ending more than three years of court battles between hedge funds investors, shareholders and JPMorgan Chase & Co .
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Gasoline pushes inflation up in January

Gasoline prices jumped in January, leading overall consumer prices higher and offering a reminder of the risks energy costs pose to the economic recovery.
Spreading Santorum: Rick's "Google Problem" Spreads To Romney, Gingrich

Spreading Santorum: Rick's 'Google Problem' Spreads To Romney, Gingrich

With Rick Santorum's surname long since redefined by Dan Savage on SpreadingSantorum.com, Google has two new web sites gaining traction: SpreadingRomney.com and SpreadingGingrich.com. How much effect could these anti-Santorum off-shoots have in the weeks to come? Online marketing experts warn: a lot.
Expedition 30 Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko works during his spacewalk outside the International Space Station in this image from NASA TV, February 16, 2012.

Spacewalkers Prepare Russian Module for Dumping

A pair of Russian cosmonauts floated outside the International Space Station on Thursday to prepare for the removal of a Russian docking module due to be flown into the atmosphere for incineration next year.

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