Home equity loans trap readers in Texas warns
A Dear Abby style warning urges caution on home equity loans. The letter explains lenders may seize homes if payments fail, noting Texas has new rules. It cautions readers to ask if a loan is secured by their house and whether default could cost their home. The response stresses education and foreclosures risk.
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Defamation suit filed by bank holdup suspect in New Jersey case
A 22-year-old New Yorker jailed in Atlantic City charges a teller lied by claiming he threatened to shoot her during a 1997 bank robbery. He seeks $1.2 million in a civil suit over slander and deception related to the $3,300 he allegedly took. The note he presented read I WANT THE MONEY NOW.
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Cybersmarts tips for safe online shopping and tips for bottle safety
A consumer education notice urges cybersmarts for Internet shopping and outlines questions to ask before buying online. It promotes the FTC brochure and contact details for obtaining a printed copy, stressing skeptical scrutiny of too good to be true offers. It also includes a reader letter about stabilizing tall medicine bottles by turning caps upside down.
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FTC
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Consumer Information Center
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Pueblo CO
Heloise
Barnett Young
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Understanding a Transient Ischemic Attack TIA
Dr Dear explains TIA as a temporary brain blood flow block with symptoms tied to affected brain areas. Vision loss or double vision, speech trouble, or weakness may occur and resolve in minutes to a day. TIAs warn of stroke risk, prompting blood pressure control, cholesterol reduction, and possible anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy.
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Crossword by Eugene Sheffer Across 1 West Side Story gang
Puzzle grid lists clues across and down with a long string of wordplay and references. The page presents a standard newspaper crossword feature by Eugene Sheffer including theme hints and a time stamp of solution progress.
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