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5 Common Money Scams to Avoid 09/25/2014 12:00am • Many of us have either been the target of some kind of fraud or know someone who has. As technology evolves and it becomes more difficult to fool potential victims, fraudsters are turning to increasingly clever tactics to scam Americans out of billions of dollars each year. To keep this kind of cri 5 Common Money Scams to Avoid 09/25/2014 12:00am • Many of us have either been the target of some kind of fraud or know someone who has. As technology evolves and it becomes more difficult to fool potential victims, fraudsters are turning to increasingly clever tactics to scam Americans out of billions of dollars each year. To keep this kind of cri 5 Common Money Scams to Avoid 09/25/2014 12:00am • Many of us have either been the target of some kind of fraud or know someone who has. As technology evolves and it becomes more difficult to fool potential victims, fraudsters are turning to increasingly clever tactics to scam Americans out of billions of dollars each year. To keep this kind of cri 6 Reasons to Consider Semi-Retirement 09/25/2014 12:00am • Retirement can be a jarring change, and many retirees endure a bout of loneliness when they leave their career. Very few people have saved so much for retirement that they couldn't benefit from a little extra cash coming in through a part-time job or consulting work. But even if you saved and invest Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 09/24/2014 05:30pm • The Associated Press Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:___Sept. 23The Herald, Rock Hill, South Carolina, on White House intruder:A 42-year-old intruder entered the White House Friday in less time and with less trouble than a tourist waiting in line for a A Closer Look: Ways to hide, secure data on phones 09/24/2014 03:44pm • ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Apple got a lot of attention last week when it released a new privacy policy along with a declaration that police can't get to your password-protected data.Essentially, your photos, messages and other documents are automatically encrypted when you Portugal raises minimum monthly wage to $645 09/24/2014 03:18pm • LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- Portugal's government is raising the country's minimum monthly wage to 505 euros ($645) from 485 euros, though that is still the lowest in Western Europe.The decision came Wednesday after weeks of negotiations with business leaders and trade unions.Portugal's minimum monthly Investors fret Yahoo's future, stock dips 09/24/2014 09:14am • BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Yahoo may be losing some appeal on Wall Street now that U.S. investors can buy directly into Alibaba.Yahoo's stock fell Monday as investors grappled with uncertainty about CEO Marissa Mayer's efforts to turn around the struggling Silicon Vall Correction: China-Minority Scholar story 09/24/2014 06:58am • BEIJING (AP) -- In a story Sept. 23 about a life sentence given to a Chinese scholar, The Associated Press erroneously said that political analyst Willy Lam teaches at the City University of Hong Kong. The correct school is the Chinese University of Hong Kong.A corrected version of the story is belo 10 Ways to Protect Yourself From Online Fraud 09/24/2014 12:00am • Steer clear of trouble. As holiday shopping season heats up, more people will be shopping online, and more scam artists will be trying to steal their information (and money). You can protect yourself, without scaling back your purchases, with a few smart strategies. Here are 10 suggestions from priv Past, Future Pell Grant Changes Offer Hope for Families 09/24/2014 12:00am • As Congress prepares to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, the Student Loan Ranger expects to hear a lot more conversation about the most quintessentially American part of the U.S. federal financial aid program: the Pell Grant. The government established the Pell Grant in 1972 to help low-income Arkansas cowers under Senate advertising barrage 09/23/2014 10:24pm • ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Little Rock friends Mike Thomas and Jack Evans don't support the same candidate in the nationally watched U.S. Senate race here, but they certainly agree on what to do when the contenders' ads start pouring out of the television."I grab the r Algerian troops search for kidnapped Frenchman 09/23/2014 04:30pm • AGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- Algerian police and soldiers today have been searching a mountainous region for a kidnapped Frenchman. Residents say roads have been filled with military trucks, as helicopters fly overhead and security forces fan out through the rugged region -- which has long been a hotbed Dole campaigns for Roberts in Kansas Senate race 09/23/2014 12:32pm • THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DODGE CITY, Kansas (AP) -- A newly upholstered chair and an American flag dominated Village Square Mall on the west side of Dodge City, the Kansas hometown of Sen. Pat Roberts, who is seeking re-election. But the man who took the seat -- and who commanded the audienc IRS scam bilks victims for $5 million 09/23/2014 12:09pm • WASHINGTON -- It's a telephone scam that has taken millions of dollars from victims who simply picked up the phone and said too much. "This scam is a very serious problem that's impacting many people," says Mark Hanson, spokesman for the Internal Revenue Service. It's so serious that the IRS h