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“If we could talk to the animals, learn their languages, maybe take an animal degree…” — Lyric from a popular song by Leslie Bricusse Isn’t it odd how we claim to …

A report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows Americans are taking on debt at scary new levels. Consumers were in the hole to the tune of $11.52 …

Since the advent of cell phones and the mobile Internet, workers have been freed from the confines of an office — and work in coffee shops, hotel business centers, airport …

At his press conference today, Derek Jeter said his 19-season career with the New York Yankees went by “in a blink.” It did for the rest of us too.  The …

In Venezuela, government forces resorted to deadly violence to put down anti-government protests on Thursday, “a spasm of violence that’s unlike anything the country has experienced since 1989,” according to an …

Most people are aware that the Great Recession of 2008 was triggered by sub-prime lending, what those of us in the real estate industry called a “no-doc” loan, also called …

Americans are a steadfast and energetic people.  Damn all the well-intentioned health advice about getting eight solid hours of sleep every night!  We simply refuse to let go of our …

Gold and silver prices reached a three month high Friday, amid widespread concern for the state of the economic recovery. Gold for April delivery hit $1,317.60 an ounce on the …

“The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.” — Mahatma Gandhi Are public figures more corrupt and depraved than they used to be? …

There’s nothing sadder than an aging hipster, said comedian/polemicist Lenny Bruce. Little did he know his comment was spawning a cottage industry. There’s a band called Ageing Hipsters. A travel …