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Companies' deceptive 'dark patterns' online cost you money — here's how to fight back
See if any of this sounds familiar:
● You can't find an easy way to cancel an unwanted subscription, so you let it continue for another month — telling yourself you'll try again later.
● You feel rushed into an online purchase you regret, but there's no option to undo the transaction or demand a refund.
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Talking indexes
Q. What main stock indexes are there? -- D.M., Scottsdale, Arizona
A. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, launched in 1896, is one of the oldest and most widely referenced, but it contains only 30 companies -- like Apple, McDonald's, Microsoft, Nike, Walmart and Walt Disney.
The Standard & Poor's 500 is much broader, feat ... (full story)
Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that's not the answer
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tossing tent poles, blankets and a duffel bag into a shopping cart and three wagons, Will Taylor spent a summer morning helping friends tear down what had been their home and that of about a dozen others. It wasn't the first time and wouldn't be the last.
Contractors from the city of Portland had arri ... (full story)
How researchers, farmers and brewers want to safeguard beer against climate change
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MOUNT ANGEL, Ore. (AP) — On a bright day this fall, tractors crisscrossed Gayle Goschie's farm about an hour outside Portland, Oregon. Goschie is in the beer business — a fourth-generation hops farmer. Fall is the off-season, when the trellises are bare, but recently, her farming team has been adding winter barley, a rel ... (full story)
How to reduce your 'widow's penalty'
After a spouse dies, the survivor often ends up paying higher taxes on less income — something known by accountants and financial planners as the "widow's penalty," because women typically outlive their husbands.
Couples who know what's coming often can take steps to soften the penalty's effect, but too many don' ... (full story)