While all the cutting goes on in health care, one of the biggest and least understood players is getting bigger and richer.
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Months after dropping Angus burgers from its menu, McDonald’s is experimenting with build-your-own-burgers made with premium ingredients selected from an iPad menu.The upscale-burger test, launched Monday in restaurants in Laguna Niguel and Illinois, allo
Continue reading >>A possible sinkhole has swallowed a boat, a swimming pool and part of at least two homes in Florida, authorities said Thursday.
Continue reading >>Los Angeles became the largest city in the nation to approve a ban on plastic bags at supermarket checkout lines, handing a hard-fought victory to environmentalists and promising to change the way Angelenos do their grocery shopping.
Continue reading >>New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed legislation Tuesday raising the tobacco-purchasing age from 18 to 21. The law takes effect in six months.
Continue reading >>Commuters should get ready to dig deeper into their pockets to cross the Golden Gate Bridge as transit district officials consider plans to bump the toll as high as $8 over the next five years. On Friday, directors of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and
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