Michaels Stores hit with class action lawsuit
A Libertyville woman sues Michaels Stores alleging failure to safeguard debit and credit card data after PIN pad tampering exposed customers across 20 states. The suit seeks class action status for any shopper using a swiped card since January 1, including the Vernon Hills purchase tied to Mary Allen.
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Atlantic City Casinos Fight for Survival After Boom Years
Atlantic City, once the nation’s top gambling market, faces a sharp decline as Pennsylvania rivals expand and online gambling looms. Four years of revenue losses, job cuts, and rising competition prompt a shift to non gambling amenities and joint marketing efforts to revive tourism and midweek business.
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Decline Hits Atlantic City Gambling Market Hard
Atlantic City, once the nation’s second largest gambling hub, faces economic strain from a softer economy and nearby competitors as casino revenues fall to 6 billion dollars amid rising pressure from new rivals.
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Home-Price Index Drops Near 1999 Low Across Major Cities
The national home-price index sinks to a level not seen since 1999 as foreclosures, tighter lending, and weaker demand push prices down. Cities like Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Las Vegas Miami Minneapolis New York Phoenix Portland and Tampa hit multi year lows.
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Worldwide E. coli outbreak linked to Hamburg travel cases
The CDC reports two U S cases tied to a European EHEC outbreak with travel to Hamburg Germany. WHO notes 86 percent of ill are adults, two thirds women, and the illness can cause hemolytic uremic syndrome with a 5 percent death rate. Germany reports 373 cases and 15 in Sweden.
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Obama taps Bryson as commerce secretary candidate
President Obama announced Bryson's nomination at the White House and praised him as a business leader capable of fostering innovation and job creation. The pick would shape commerce policy as the economy remains a top campaign issue with goals to double exports and bolster clean energy growth.
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