Publication: USA Today

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 7 mins ago - 2 reports

First Take: Fed needed to stand pat -- and did

The Fed Reserve stood pat on monetary policy -- as it should have. The economy is 1.9 million jobs short of Ben Bernanke's target, and inflation is low. There's no reason to tighten.Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday.(Photo: ... [Published USA Today - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Federal Reserve System, Ethan Harris, Inflation, Ben Bernanke

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 12 mins ago - 2 reports

JD Power & Associates

J.D. Power ranks hybrid as worst car for quality

J.D. Power ranked it dead last among the scores of models included in its annual surveyThe Ford C-Max Energi is the plug-in hybrid version(Photo: Ford Wieck)Story HighlightsSources: Ford C-Max placed last in the J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality ... [Published USA Today - 51 mins ago]

Entities: JD Power & Associates, Complaints, Toyota Motor Corporation, Prius V

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Gannett Co Inc

King's 1963 Walk to Freedom still inspires Detroit

Saturday's commemoration down the same route aims to be 'march for equality on all levels.'Father and son, Nick Hood II, left, and Nick Hood III, current pastor of Plymouth United Church of God in Christ, were both at the King march in Detroit 50 years ... [Published USA Today - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Nick Hood, Andrew Young, Gannett Co Inc, National Association for the Advancement of Col...

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Natural Landforms of Costa Rica

The Republic of Costa Rica occupies a narrow strip of land in Central America that separates the Pacific Ocean from the Caribbean Sea. Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south share Costa Rica's other two borders. The country’s name literally means ... [Published USA Today - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean, Nicaragua

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Walt Disney Company

Disney, Toca Boca launch new kids mobile games

Mickey needs water so players help him by drawing paths in dirt under the ground, but by also controlling winds and weather.(Photo: Disney)Story Highlights'Where's My Mickey?' encourages problem-solving through puzzles'Toca Builders' has open-ended play ... [Published USA Today - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Toca Boca, Walt Disney Company, Robotics

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Spotify Ltd

Twitter #Music service waiting to trend

Twitter #Music.(Photo: Twitter)Story HighlightsTwitter's #Music service off to a slow startConcept: Listen to music tweeted about by friends and followers#Music part of Apple's new iTunes Radio serviceSAN FRANCISCO — The Twitterverse has not been kind ... [Published USA Today - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Twitter, iTunes Radio, Spotify Ltd

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Republican Party (US)

GOP House campaign chief says abortion ban is no blunder

With eyes on 2014, Rep. Greg Walden is focused on defeating the "slippery seven" -- those he sees as vulnerable Democrats in historically red states.Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., is chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.(Photo: H. Darr ... [Published USA Today - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Greg Walden, Abortion, Republican Party (US), Immigration, National Republican Congressional Committee

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Family caregivers on the rise, study says

The ranks of family caregivers jumped from 30% in 2010 to 39% last year and it's likely to continue climbing, the study saysEd Edmundson helps his son Eric Edmundson sit in exercise room in their home in New Bern, N.C. More families are caring for loved ... [Published USA Today - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Health Care, New Bern (United States), Epilepsy, Pew Research Center, Back Pain

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 13 hours ago - 2 reports

Taxpayers pay millions for fed workers' student loans

The perk was designed to make government jobs more appealing to those who might earn more in the private sector. But a debate is brewing about whether it's due for the chopping block.Members of Congress are not eligible for the loan repayment benefit.(Photo: ... [Published USA Today - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: student loan, Tom Schatz, John Hart, Workers, Sunlight Foundation

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 2 reports

Six common surgeries often done unnecessarily

Caution: Six common surgeries are often done unnecessarily, including stents, pacemakers and spinal fusions, according to medical research and government databasesHere are six common surgeries that carry significant risks of being done without medical ... [Published USA Today - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Angioplasty, Stent, Patient, Consumer Reports, Pacemaker

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 2 reports

Obama will find a different crowd in Berlin than in 2008

The limousine carrying US President Barack Obama drives by the Brandenburg Gate after their arrival in Berlin, Germany, on June 18, 2013.(Photo: Ole Spata, AFP/)Story HighlightsPresident Obama was greeted here five years ago by massive crowdsNews media ... [Published USA Today - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Barack Obama, Berlin, Surveillance, Germany, Cold War

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 2 reports

Digging resumes for Jimmy Hoffa remains

FBI investigator continue search for body after new tip leads them to site.Photo of former Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa taken days before his mysterious disappearance by photographer Tony Spina, July 24, 1975.(Photo: Gannett/Detroit Free Press)Story ... [Published USA Today - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Jimmy Hoffa, Oakland (California, United States), Joseph Zerilli, FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation

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He also says, "We remain absolutely committed to top quality for our customers with every new vehicle, including C-Max. We listen to all feedback and are still reviewing J D Power's results to continue improving quality."

J.D. Power ranks hybrid as worst car for quality [Published USA Today - 51 mins ago]

"People feel they're adequately served," he says. "There's no pent-up desire from consumers for the next new way to discover new music. The music revolution is over."

Twitter #Music service waiting to trend [Published USA Today - 6 hours ago]

...passed, and he endorsed the inclusion of a path to citizenship for many of the estimated 11 million immigrants now in the United States illegally. "If they pay a fine, if they true up in all their areas and then go to the back of the line, there's probably a way then that they can get there" he said

GOP House campaign chief says abortion ban is no blunder [Published USA Today - 6 hours ago]

"The success of medical advances is changing the problems of health care, and the health care system is struggling to keep up" she said

Family caregivers on the rise, study says [Published USA Today - 6 hours ago]

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