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What Happens to Unredeemed Gift Cards?
The holidays may be over, but chances are you’ve got a constant reminder: a gift card. Gift cards are always a popular choice for holiday gifts, so you’d think more of them would actually be redeemed — but experts believe at least $2 billion worth of the cards given last year will never see a cash register.
So what happens to all that money?
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Gas Prices Could Hit Record High This Year — Dollars and Sense
If it seems like it’s costing more and more to fill up your gas tank, it’s not just your imagination.
On average, a gallon of fuel costs 22 cents more than it did at this time last year. Worse yet, experts think it’ll climb higher still.
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Facebook Trend – What Song Was Number One the Day You Were Born?
If you’ve been on Facebook in the past couple days, you may have noticed a fun new trend: people are posting the song that was number one on the charts the day they were born.
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You Won’t Believe What a Group of Parents Did to Get Better Schooling for Their Kids
Parents upset about the education their children are receiving at the Notre-Dame de Caderot school in southern France didn’t merely hold meetings or complain to the school board.
Instead, they stormed the building and took several teachers and the school headmistress hostage.
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Amherst On List Of Safest Cities in America?
The 2011 CQ Press City Crime Rankings, which purports to identify the most dangerous cities in America, was released on Thursday — but experts say not to put too much stock in the controversial annual report.
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Forget the Holiday Parties, Employees Just Want the Bonuses — Survey of the Day
While holiday parties are thought to bring on the holiday cheer in employees, a new survey indicates they’d be a lot happier skipping the revelries and pocketing the cash equivalent instead.
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This Day in History for December 9 – ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Debuts and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1851 – The first YMCA in North America is established in Montreal, Quebec (More info)
1935 – Walter Liggett, American newspaper editor and muckraker, is killed in gangland murder (More info)
1958 – The John Birch Society is founded in the Un
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9-Year Old Suspended For Sexual Harassment
A 9-year-old North Carolina boy has been suspended after he allegedly said a teacher was “cute” — something the school principal called sexual harassment. And it wasn't something he even said to the teacher - he was overheard saying it to a friend.
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Revenge of the Processing Fees! Ticketmaster Forced to Cough Up Millions in Refunds
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Coming Soon In Theaters? Prince William to the Rescue!
Someday there will be a very good movie made about Prince William. Sunday he was part of a four-man team that rescued a pair of Russian sailors whose cargo ship sank in the Irish Sea off the coast of North Wales.
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7 Survival Strategies to Having a Happy Black Friday
You have your Black Friday ads. You know when the stores open. You even know the most dangerous toys being sold this year
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Is Kim Kardashian Divorcing Kris Humphries Already?
After a media spectacle of a wedding that took place just over two months ago, TMZ is now reporting that reality star Kim Kardashian will file for divorce from her husband, NBA player Kris Humphries, sometime on Monday.