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Solyndra Bankruptcy: Company Violated Loan Terms, But Got More Federal Money

In December, the U.S. Department of Energy learned that Solyndra was violating its federal loan deal, technically defaulting on its $535 million loan; the department, however, changed the loan terms in order for the solar company to continue receiving taxpayer funds, federal officials confirmed Wednesday.
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Mourners Pay Tribute to Michelle Le in Memorial Vigil

About 150 people, Tuesday, attended the memorial vigil of slain nursing student Michelle Le at Samuel Merritt University, Oakland, where Le had studied an intensive one-year nursing program, paying tribute to the 26-year-old girl.
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Yahoo Profit View Lowered at Global Equities Research

Global Equities Research has reduced its profit and estimate of Yahoo Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), saying the internet firm is still losing advertising dollars on display and search properties to Google and other sites.
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Groupon Daily Deal Left Customers Stranded in Las Vegas

Internet bargain hunters from Southern California who bought discounted round-trip bus tickets through Groupon and Voice Daily Deals to visit Las Vegas on the cheap were left stranded when the buses never showed up, broke down or were hours late, according to media reports.
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Childless Men More Likely to Die of Heart Disease

A decade-long study of 135,000 men found that those who did not have children had a higher risk of dying from heart disease than those who did, raising new questions over the links between fertility and overall health, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Merrill Hires from Wells Fargo, MSSB

Bank of America (BAC.N) Merrill Lynch has recruited three former Wells Fargo advisers and one former Morgan Stanley Smith Barney adviser to join its California, Connecticut and Wyoming offices, the firm said late on Monday.
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Bake Sale's Racial Pricing Rocks Campus

Student Republicans at the University of California at Berkeley have stirred up the famously left-wing campus with plans for a sale of baked goods priced according to the race and gender of buyers.
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U.S. Finalizes Loan Aid for Two Solar Plants

The U.S. Energy Department finalized loan guarantees for two major solar projects on Wednesday, as the deadline loomed for the government's renewable-energy incentive program.
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Diabetes Again Linked to Colon Cancer Risk

A new research review confirms that people with diabetes have a somewhat increased risk of colon cancer -- but the reasons for the connection, and what should be done about it, remain unclear.

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