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Canadians are now richer than Americans

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 04:16 PM PDT

A recent study from Environics Analytics WealthScapes examined mean household wealth and found the average Canadian has a higher net worth than the average American: $363,202 compared to $319,970. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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6 die as bomb blasts bus carrying Israelis in Bulgaria

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 10:33 AM PDT

An explosion on a bus carrying Israeli tourists at an airport in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas killed six people on Wednesday, officials told NBC News.

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Consumer watchdog fines Capital One $210 million

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 11:25 AM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Capital One Financial agreed to pay $210 million to resolve charges by U.S. banking regulators that its call-center representatives misled consumers into paying for extra credit card products.

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Fed sees modest, limited growth in economy

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 11:15 AM PDT



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Posted: 18 Jul 2012 11:15 AM PDT

No criminal charges for military in Secret Service scandal

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 01:03 PM PDT

Seven American soldiers and two Marines received administrative punishment but were not charged criminally in the prostitution scandal that involved members of the Secret Service in Cartagena, Colombia. One airmen has also received a letter of reprimand.

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Stocks rally on corporate profit reports

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 01:02 PM PDT

Stocks rallied Wednesday, with the S&P 500 touching its highest level since early May, as corporate profits from bellwethers like Intel and Honeywell defied the market's worst fears.

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No criminal charges for military in Secret Service scandal

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 12:16 PM PDT

Seven Army soldiers and two Marines are receiving administrative punishments, but are not facing criminal charges for their part in the Secret Service prostitution scandal in Colombia this year.

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Man writes own obituary, surprising friends, family

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 08:18 AM PDT

Dr. Val Patterson, Ph.D., used his obituary as an opportunity to tell the world some surprising facts about himself.Dr. Val Patterson, Ph.D., used his obituary as an opportunity to tell the world some surprising facts about himself.




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Posted: 18 Jul 2012 08:18 AM PDT

An open letter to new Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 09:45 AM PDT

One working mom applauds the woman who is taking on both Yahoo and motherhood, but also has some advice: Don't underestimate your need for maternity leave.One working mom applauds the woman who is taking on both Yahoo and motherhood, but also has some advice: Don't underestimate your need for maternity leave.




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Man, 97, accused of Nazi-era war crimes detained

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 11:35 AM PDT

Hungarian Laszlo Csatary, suspected of war crimes against Jews during World War Two, leaves a prosecution building in Budapest on July 18, 2012.Hungarian prosecutors on Wednesday detained a 97-year-old man accused of whipping Jewish prisoners in a Nazi concentration camp during World War Two and helping to deport them to Auschwitz.




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PBT: Did Knicks blow it by letting Lin go?

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 08:21 AM PDT

PBT: What has to frustrate Knicks fans is that the team has thrown good money after bad for over a decade and yet were unwilling to do so on something that made the fans happy?PBT: What has to frustrate Knicks fans is that the team has thrown good money after bad for over a decade and yet were unwilling to do so on something that made the fans happy?




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7 surprising health effects of drought

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 12:00 PM PDT

By MyHealthNewsDaily StaffWith more than half the U.S. currently in drought, concerns have mounted over the consequences of the arid climate on the country's crop yields.

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Posted: 18 Jul 2012 12:00 PM PDT

McCain defends top aide to Clinton from fellow Republicans

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 10:55 AM PDT

Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain offered a personal and passionate defense of top State Department aide Huma Abedin in the face of conservative allegations that she is using her position in "unduly influencing" foreign policy in favor of the Muslim Brotherhood.

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6 die as blast hits bus carrying Israelis in Bulgaria

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 10:33 AM PDT

An explosion on a bus carrying Israeli tourists at an airport in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas killed six people on Wednesday, officials told NBC News.

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Bomb kills Syrian ministers at heart of Assad rule

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 08:54 AM PDT

Syria's defense minister and President Bashar Assad's brother-in-law were killed in a Damascus bomb attack on Wednesday, state television reported, the most serious blow to Assad's high command in the country's 16-month-old rebellion.

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Syrian defense minister, Assad relative slain in blast

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 07:53 AM PDT

Syria's defense minister and President Bashar Assad's brother-in-law were killed in a Damascus bomb attack on Wednesday, state television reported, the most serious blow to Assad's high command in the country's 16-month-old rebellion.

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Posted: 18 Jul 2012 07:53 AM PDT