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Before their Home and Home Tour kicks off, we size up the superstars’ stats.By Gil Kaufman Eminem and Jay-ZPhoto: Kristian Dowling/ Getty Images Cincinnati Bengals wide-receiving duo Chad Ochocinco and Terrell Owens refer to themselves as the Batman and Robin of the NFL, but in the hip-hop world, Jay-Z and Eminem are more like the Batman and Superman of music.
President Obama has proposed extending tax cuts for individuals making less than $200000. But the top two income tax rates would revert to higher levels. Anthony Mason reports.
Hurricane Earl caused at least $150 million in damage from the Virgin Islands to Puerto Rico and could hit the East Coast next. Kelly Cobiella reports on preparations from New York to North Carolina.
Stacey Bradford, Family Finance Blogger for CBS MoneyWatch.com gives tips on how to reduce the risk of your child becoming a victim of identity theft.
RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. — Police investigating a home burglary in Russellville found a surprising clue — a cell phone that got left behind. Franklin County District Attorney Joey Rushing stated the phone was left near where a computer was taken in the weekend burglary. Investigators began calling some of the phone numbers and determined the phone belonged to a 19-year-old who was on probation for a previous burglary. The prosecutor stated police also got surveillance video from ...
SYDNEY — An Australian school principal has asked students to stop using the word “gay” when singing a classic children’s song, but stated Thursday no offense was intended — he was simply trying to keep the children from laughing. Principal Garry Martin of Le Page Primary School in Melbourne stated he instructed students to substitute the line “Fun your life must be” for the original “Gay your life must be” when singing “Kookaburra Sits in the ...
Scandinavian airline SAS is planning the world’s first same-sex wedding in the air. SAS, which is co-owned by the governments of Sweden, Denmark and Norway, stated it hopes to host the wedding aboard an Airbus A340 between Stockholm and New York on Dec. 6. To find the couple, the airline has launched a social media campaign called “Love is in the air” ( http://www.flysas.com/love) encouraging couples to set up a profile and compete for votes.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Rapper Young Buck has filed for bankruptcy after an Internal Revenue Service raid on his Hendersonville, Tenn., home. The Tennessean newspaper reports that a judge has accepted the rapper’s proposal to dock his monthly pay from Cashville Records by $12,500 over 60 months for a total of $750,000. The rapper, whose name is David Darnell Brown, could save a massive portion of the $164,000 in property the IRS seized Aug. 3. The IRS states he owes the ...
SAN FRANCISCO – Apple Inc. is refining its plans to annex the living room into its entertainment empire. On Wednesday, Apple unveiled a smaller, cheaper version of Apple TV, which connects to a high-definition tv and can show rented movies and TV shows from Apple’s own service, plus content from Netflix, pics on Flickr, YouTube clips and more. The new $99 gadget marks a slight improvement over Apple’s first tv set-top box, which went on sale in 2007.
Apple Inc. refreshed its iPod media player lineup and unveiled software updates Wednesday: • Apple TV. The device for streaming movies and tv shows over the Internet and into the living room is now smaller and cheaper. People can only rent, not buy, content. Price: $99, down from $229. • TV episode rentals. Apple is now offering rentals of high-definition TV shows for 99 cents on Apple TV and iTunes. People can also rent first-run, high-definition movies for $4.99.