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The big Concours dElegance at Pebble Beach is still four days away, but there are already a lot events underway on the central coast of California for those who wont be sipping champagne Sunday on the winners stand.

One such event was yesterday in Pacific Grove, a tiny village of Victorian homes near Pebble Beach on the Monterey Peninsula. It was called The Little Car Show. The name was appropriate as two blocks of downtown was devoted to the display of special little cars. As in, small cars.

Little cars will be prominent all week, both on the streets, in the show and at the auctions. One being sold, for instance, is that little 1951 Mochet CM-125 Luxe, shown above, that will...

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GENTRY, Ark. (AP) Benton County sheriffs investigator Doug Gay says he doubts captured Arizona fugitive John McCluskeys claim that he robbed a Gentry beauty salon.

McCluskey and girlfriend Casslyn Welch surrendered Friday at a campsite near St. Johns in eastern Arizona, three weeks after authorities said Welch helped McCluskey and two other inmates escape from a medium-security prison in Kingman, Ariz.

On Aug. 11, law enforcement authorities swarmed Gentry,...

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Michigan state health officials have confirmed that two Kalamazoo County men contracted Eastern equine encephalitis virus, EEEV, a rare, potentially deadly form of encephalitis that is spread by mosquitoes.

According to the Detroit Free Press, a 61 year old man is recovering at home, however, a 41 year old man remains hospitalized.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, reports that EEEV is transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito. It is so rare, that only a few cases are reported each year in the United States.

Signs and symptoms of EEEV begin with the sudden onset of headache, high fever, chills, and vomiting. It may progress into...

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Complaints will be filed on Monday against the operator and driver of the passenger bus that killed three people, including Bb. Pilipinas-International 2009 Melody Gersbach, in Saturday’s road accident in Camarines Sur.

The Gersbach family will file the charges of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and damage to property against the owners of Guevarra Bus Line and the bus’ driver, Wilson de los Santos, in Bula, Camarines Sur, according to a report in GMA News’ “24 Oras Sunday.

Gersbach, her driver Santos Ramos and manager Alvin Orense, died on the spot after their Toyota Innova car slammed head-on with a Guevarra bus at Barangay Pawili in Bula town...

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In May 2010, TreeHugger reported on the research linking pesticide exposure and ADHD in children. A study published recently in Environmental Health Perspectives by UC Berkeley School of Public Health researchers found that exposure of children to organophosphates while in utero may result in increased likelihood that the child will have ADHD. While the study does not prove that there is a causal link between pesticides and ADHD, it is not a stretch to think that organophosphates that attack the nervous systems of insects could also interfere with brain function and development in children.

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By MarketWatch

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• Mortgage rates continue to slide

• Hedge funds embrace Treasurys

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Wanna buy a house cheap? Fixed-rate mortgages are slipping and sliding, with the 30-year, fixed-rate loan at its lowest level since record-keeping began in 1971.

Inexpensive mortgages seem like a great way to jump-start...

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In Los Angeles the owner of a beauty salon in Beverly Hills was arrested for credit card fraud.

According to court documents, Maria Gabriella Perez, 51, was accused of stealing credit card information and running up thousands of fraudulent payments. The victims of thisfraud include actresses, Jennifer Aniston, Anne Hathaway, Liv Tyler, Melanie Griffith, Cher and actor Scott Speedman.

Last year Perez, owner of Chez Gabriela Studio stole nearly $215,000 from Tyler within five months. She is accused of taking over $250,000 in one year.

All celebrities of this fraud except Chernoticed the fraudulent charges on their accounts. Cher told TMZ.com she is not a victim...

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New York State needs a tough, honest and smart attorney general to attack the culture of corruption in Albany, protect consumers and the environment, and promote civil rights. An effective attorney general also can take on major national issues. Eliot Spitzer, before becoming governor and imploding, went after Wall Street fraud. The present attorney general, Andrew Cuomo, has forced reforms on the corrupt student loan industry.

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The Democratic candidates for attorney general spent the day in opposite parts of the state waving signs and knocking on doors in a last-ditch effort to win votes in Tuesdays primary election.

State Sen. Dave Aronberg is spending the day in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties. His opponent, Dan Gelber, is stumping in North Florida with stops in Tallahassee and Pensacola.

Gelber topped all of the attorney general candidates - including the three Republicans in a tight primary - in campaign contributions. He edged out opponent Aronberg, who led the raise in fundraising until this month, by just $11,000.

Like the Republican primary, the Aronberg and Gelber race...

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Channel 4 is creating a reality show that will see two people, one attractive and the other physically disfigured, share a house.

Beauty and the Beast intends to expose the different ways in which they are treated because of their appearance. But yesterday critics condemned it as a ‘freak show’. In each episode a different pair will be followed by the cameras.

The show will follow them at home and when they are out and about.

It is understood people with a range of physical disfigurements will feature and that the house they share will have wall-to-wall mirrors to highlight the contrast in their appearances.

Details of Beauty and the Beast emerged just...

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