World - msbbc - 2010-03-12 08:52:09.

6.9-magnitude earthquake rocks Chile

People run after an aftershock in Constitucion, Chile on Thursday. The strongest aftershock since Chile's Feb. 27 earthquake rocked the country as President Sebastian Pinera was sworn into office.The largest aftershock since Chile's devastating earthquake rocks the South American country minutes before the inauguration of President Sebastian Pinera.


 

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World - msbbc - 2010-03-12 08:52:09.

Dutch nurses’ union: Care does not include sex

A union representing Dutch nurses will launch a national campaign Friday against demands for sexual services by patients who claim it should be part of their standard care.

 

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U.S. human rights report hits China, Iran

Iranian protesters, with their faces covered, shout during fierce clashes in Tehran on Dec. 27, 2009. China and Iran steps up their abuses of human rights, targeting both anti-government activists and the free flow of information over the Internet, U.S. official says.


 

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New wave of foreclosures threatens market

While banks repossessed fewer homes in February than a month earlier, borrowers continued to fall behind on their payments, adding to the inventory of properties headed toward foreclosure that have yet to be put on the market, according to RealtyTrac.Swelling ranks of homeowners who are seriously delinquent but haven't yet lost their homes may soon lead to a new round of foreclosures.


 

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Red Tape: Toyota woes raise car-tech woes

We may never know why runaway Toyotas suddenly seem to be everywhere. The scariest possibility, however, is that faulty computers are driving some victims to their deaths with frightening randomness.

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U.S. sales tax rates hits record high

Right now Chicago has the highest big-city sales tax rate, 10.25 percent. But in a move forced by Cook County lawmakers, the rate is scheduled to drop on July 1 to 9.75 percent, matching that of Los Angeles.While the White House's push to raise federal income taxes for the wealthy gets the attention, the sales tax rates imposed by state and local governments has crept to its highest level ever.


 

 

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