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Of all the regrets commonly expressed by the recently divorced, "I'm sorry I didn't pay my lawyer more money" is probably last on the list. But for one New York woman, the decision to go cheap on the legal fees led to a nasty surprise as she found herself with two husbands.
Gas stations along the Eastern Seaboard experienced high demand Friday and some sold out of fuel as Hurricane Irene bore down and residents scrambled to evacuate. In Norfolk, Va., one Exxon station was sold out by noon and boarded up its windows as attendants readied themselves for the storm.
America's Big City Millionaires Grew by 7.3% in 2010
4:30PM 7/12/2011
The ranks of those who can call themselves rich city slickers have grown a bit thicker. Reflecting the global surge of millionaires, the United States' 10 wealthiest urban areas produced 7.3% more high net worth individuals in 2010, Capgemini announced Tuesday in its U.S. Metro Wealth Index.
The 10 Most Expensive U.S. Cities to Park a Car
9:00AM 7/12/2011
City dwellers know that finding an affordable downtown parking spot involves cutthroat competition. And in some urban centers, even the winners pay through the nose for a place to stash their cars. Find out where the rates are worst (and the high price we all pay for "free" parking.)
The Texas Surge: Is America Headed South?
12:00PM 7/07/2011
For more than two centuries, the Census Bureau has plotted America's population center, mapping a steady progression of westward and southward growth. With a boom in Texas and busts on the coasts sending the center South, what does the new center say about the nation's future?
Legal Briefing: Cuomo Loses Two Bid-Rigging Convictions Over Lapses
11:10AM 7/08/2010
Two Marsh & McLellan executives who were convicted in an insurance industry bid-rigging case saw their convictions overturned Wednesday because the New York Attorney General's office failed to turn over 700,000 documents, including exculpatory and impeaching evidence.
WSJ Launches New York Section. Let the Newspaper War Begin!
11:30AM 4/26/2010
Verbal bullets were flying Monday at a launch event for the Journal's New York City metro section. Managing Editor Robert Thomson accused the Times of alienating readers with biased reporting and risking its reputation by outsourcing some news gathering.
During tax season, it seems as if everyone thinks the grass is greener one (or in some instances, two) states over. Wonder whether your own envy is justified? Luckily, the Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan tax research group based in Washington, D.C., crunched some numbers to determine which states are...
I want a job, now
To edit, to write, for pay
End unemployment
It may not be the best haiku ever written, but for a chance at $500 I thought I'd give it a chance.
Fedcap, a New York group that helps people get jobs, is sponsoring a "Words About Work!" poetry contest this spring for the best poetry...
CheapEatery.com: Balanced meals in NYC for $10 or less, wait, what?
4:00PM 11/05/2009
Sure, you can grab a hot dog or slice of pizza in New York for cheap, but a balanced meal for $10 or less? In Manhattan? That's the idea behind the new site CheapEatery.com. At first it seemed too good to be true. When Daniel Lyu, a former producer for The Food Network, told me about launching...
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