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Tesoro is cleared to buy BP's Carson refinery, Arco stations
Tesoro Corp. won federal and state clearance for its purchase of BP's Carson refinery, Arco stations and other assets for $2.4 billion, an acquisition that would further concentrate the state's fuel-making capacity into only two players — Tesoro and...
Tags: Consumers, Gasoline Industry, Environmental Pollution, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Global Warming
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Tesoro gets state and federal clearance to buy BP's Arco assets
State and federal authorities cleared the way Friday for Tesoro Corp. to buy BP's Carson refinery, the Arco brand and other assets, and the Texas oil giant agreed to California restrictions on prices, jobs and retrofits to protect the environment. The...
Tags: BP Plc, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Global Warming, Petroleum Industry
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Miley Cyrus tops Maxim's Hot 100 list
Miley Cyrus has topped Maxim's Hot 100 list -- a fact that is officially making us shudder. Cyrus' co-Disney alum Selena Gomez, singer Rihanna, FHM's sexiest woman Mila Kunis, Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence, actress Jennifer Love Hewitt, Disney alum...Tags: Sofia Vergara, Gossip Girl (tv program), Harry Potter (fictional character), Miley Cyrus, Gwyneth Paltrow
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California sues JPMorgan over debt collection tactics
In a lawsuit that echoes the worst abuses of the foreclosure crisis, the state's top law enforcement official is suing the nation's largest bank, accusing it of using aggressive and illegal tactics to collect credit card debt from thousands of...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Consumers, Laws, Justice System, Finance
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Books a popular gift for Maryland governor
Books -- about the War of 1812, the Chesapeake Bay and other topics -- were popular gifts to Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley last year, according to his financial disclosure forms. He received nearly 90 books during the year, The Baltimore Sun's political...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Regional Authority, War of 1812, Government, Kazakhstan
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California sues JPMorgan Chase over debt-collection practices
SACRAMENTO -- The state is suing JPMorgan Chase for what is says are illegal debt-collection methods against tens of thousands of California credit card consumers. The suit, filed by Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris is Los Angeles County Superior Court on...
Tags: Credit and Debt
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California accuses JPMorgan Chase of debt-collection abuses
NEW YORK -- California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris has accused JPMorgan Chase & Co. of using fraudulent and unlawful debt-collection practices against some 100,000 credit card holders in the state. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, Harris' office claims the...
Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Justice System, Career and Workplace
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Wendy Greuel takes on the crowd at Tolliver's
"Hi guys, long time no see," Wendy Greuel said, strolling into Tolliver's barbershop as if she were a regular. It was her third mayoral campaign visit to the South Los Angeles institution where the haircuts are cheap and the political banter is free....
Tags: Elections, Wendy Greuel, Antonio Villaraigosa, Barack Obama, Eric Garcetti
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Inmate whose arson murder conviction was overturned will be retried
SAN FRANCISCO — A prison inmate whose triple-murder arson conviction was overturned after he demonstrated "actual innocence" will be retried rather than released, prosecutors said. U.S. District Judge Anthony W. Ishii ordered the state last...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Prosecution, Murder, Justice and Rights
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BofA settles another mortgage lawsuit but is facing a new one
NEW YORK — As Bank of America Corp. pulls itself free from a swamp of mortgage liabilities, new troubles keep threatening to suck it back under. BofA agreed to settle a big insurer's claims over faulty mortgage bonds for $1.7 billion Monday. But...Tags: Politics, Financial Markets, Mortgages, Insurance, Lobbying
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Trader Joe's targeted for meat with antibiotics, candy with lead
Quirky grocery chain Trader Joe’s is dealing this week with some concern over its products, including a public statement from a major advocacy group criticizing the presence of antibiotics in meat and a lawsuit from the state of California...
Tags: Consumers, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tesco plc, Whole Foods Market, Target
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Obama nominates Rep. Mel Watt to head Housing Finance Agency
WASHINGTON — President Obama nominated Democratic Rep. Mel Watt to be the top regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, moving to replace a career bureaucrat who has been sharply criticized by liberals for not doing more to help troubled homeowners....
Tags: Elections, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama, Washington, DC, Financial and Business Services
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