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How I Finally Convinced Verizon That "Price For Life" Doesn't Mean "Turn My...

Telecom companies often have a hard time grasping the subtleties of single words like “unlimited” or “guarantee.” So a three-word phrase like “price for life” is likely too complex for a company like...

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Old Wells Fargo Contract Allows Bank To Basically Do Whatever It Wants At Any...

A California couple is finding out the hard way that the contract for the home equity line of credit they’ve had for decades with Wells Fargo isn’t really what most people would consider a binding...

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FCC Will “Consider Appropriate Action” If CBS Blackout Continues, But Does...

Acting FCC Chair Mignon Clyburn, pictured here speaking to school children, who are probably a better audience than lawyers for TWC and CBS.While it could (and probably does) mean absolutely nothing,...

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Easy Public Displays Of Support For Charities Lead To Slacktivism

Sure, you wear the button that says you want a basket-thieving bear for President, but are you really willing to donate your time or money to the cause? (photo: bluwmongoose)Scroll through your...

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Drug Companies Say They Won’t Sell Antibiotics For Non-Medical Use In...

(Lisa)The FDA had “Look at effect of medically unnecessary antibiotics in farm animals and maybe do something about it” on its to-do list for three decades, and then last December it finally issued a...

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Delta Wants To Trademark “World’s Most Trusted Airline,” But Probably Shouldn’t

(Erin Turowski)Do you trust Delta Air Lines? It won’t really matter if the carrier succeeds in convincing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to approve Delta’s application for a trademark on that...

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