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$40G per bird? California cormorants refuse to budge from bridge being demolished

Now that a crucial section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge has been replaced by a new $6.4 billion span, nobody needs it anymore — nobody except about 800 birds who call the decrepit, 78-year-old segment home. The double-crested cormorants…

How to watch Fox News Channel programming on Election Night

Fox News Channel (FNC) will provide live continuous coverage of the midterm election night, co-anchored by Bret Baier and Megyn Kelly, beginning at 6 p.m. ET. Coverage will be accessible to viewers on the go from their desktop, tablet or…

Fed’s George Advocates Sooner, Faster Rate Hike

Kansas City Federal Reserve President Esther George on Tuesday suggested that interest rates should start moving higher sooner and faster than the Fed has previously forecast. George, a so-called inflation hawk because of her opposition to the Fed’s long-running easy-money…

IRS considers taxing work perks like food, gym memberships

In competitive job markets like Silicon Valley, companies are doing everything they can to entice the best and brightest — offering freebies that have become the stuff of legend. ; Employee perks like free food at lavish cafeterias, laundry and…

Culinary camps whip up budding kid chefs

Classic Thyme Cooking SchoolWestfield, NJ “Campers will learn while participating in the planting, growing, weeding, watering, and harvesting, of a living schoolyard garden,” said David Martone, the executive chef and owner of Classic Thyme Cooking School. “Each day will consist…

Federal prosecutors balk at Holder push to reduce drug sentences

Federal prosecutors are at odds with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder over whether mandatory minimum sentences — a key part of the government’s so-called war on drugs — should be rolled back. ; Congress approved many of those harsh penalties…

Hands-on with Apple’s new iPad Air

Apple unveiled a thinner, lighter version of its popular tablet called the iPad Air and a high-resolution version of the iPad Mini at a Tuesday event in San Francisco — and I got to spend a little time with them.…

Rosengren: Shutdown Could Delay QE Taper

A top Federal Reserve official suggested Wednesday the government shutdown could move the Fed to delay any pullback in its economic stimulus programs. “It would be nice if the economy were able to quickly snap back from what’s currently occurring…

Following week of intense criticism, CBS apologizes for ‘Amazing Race’ Hanoi episode

Better late than never. That was “The Five” co-host Bob Beckel’s take on CBS’s apology for an “Amazing Race” episode set in Hanoi, Vietnam that many found abhorrent. “I think it’s belated to say the least,” Beckel said on ‘Fox…

Massachusetts weighs ballot measure allowing doctor-assisted suicides

In 2010, a Boston doctor diagnosed Heather Clish’s father with brain cancer, giving him only six months to live. Lee Johnson didn’t want to suffer and decided to end his life. “It was very important to him to die with…