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Sexy models have been luring customers to register as bone marrow donors. Sounds like a good thing for a good cause, right? But the New Hampshire attorney general said when would-be donors took the bait, they, or their insurance companies, were charged up to $4,300 for a test that was supposed to...

Don't let flattery fool you into believing you could be the next top model overnight. Those promises of jobs, photo shoots and trips to New York are designed to tap into your cash, not talent. Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett has warned consumers to be on the lookout for high-paying,...

The push to show "real" women in advertising seemed like a victory for womankind. But new research from Arizona State University suggests that all of those ads and magazines featuring everyday women can sometimes backfire -- and, in some cases, even make women feel worse.

The media abounds with stories of earnings inequality based on gender: a Google search for "women earn less than men" yields 760,000 results. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women working full-time earned 80% of what men earned in 2008, and the Economix blog recently took a look at...

Chrysler Group LLC plans to introduce three new Dodge brand cars, and possibly a midsized truck as part of a larger plan to rejuvenate the brand and sell more vehicles. The beleaguered automaker also said its finances are improving, reporting it broke even in September and had $5.7 billion in cash...

As someone who hires models at an art school in Philadelphia, Jen Hagen has no problem finding young, thin, white women who will model nude.But finding anyone who is older, heavier, ethnic, or who doesn't have the typical look of a model is almost impossible, she says. Even in a recession, when...

Artists' models of all shapes and sizes in Paris braved the cold Monday to protest against a ban on tips and low salaries that are just above minimum wage. For waiters and anyone else who has relied on tips to make a living, this is a splashy way to make a statement. It's not your typical worker...

He had to have seen it coming...Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) is a handsome, 43-year old Congressman who just happens to be a bachelor. Consequently, when he authored a bill that would open up 1000 visa slots to international models, it was almost inevitable that the jokes would start flying. As...