One of the claims you hear about payday lenders is that the APR charged for payday loans is more than 100 percent per year. With one view on it, that might be the truth. The supposed high interest is among the reasons that the financial reform bill calls for further restriction on payday lending. When ...

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In Massachusetts, 18-year-old Gina Giovangelo has fled from her arraignment on a high-profile vehicular homicide charge. She has been seen in a white Honda Accord although police have yet to find her. The charges Gina Giovangelo faces stem from the Wednesday morning death of Lillian White. Gina Giovangelo's alleged crimes After being arrested on Thursday night, Gina ...

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In 1998, Anna Malova was crowned Miss Russia and made it to the top 10 of the Miss Universe pageant. Anna Malova was arrested last night for allegedly faking a prescription for narcotic painkillers, then filling it. The 38-year-old former beauty queen has been charged and might be facing thousands of dollars in fines. Anna Malova ...

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Melissa Huckaby surprised every person when she pleaded guilty to murder Monday in the Sandra Cantu case. The Sunday school teacher entered her plea in what was intended to be a procedural listening to in advance of the Melissa Huckaby trial scheduled for fall 2010. Huckaby is on trial for the kidnapping and murder of ...

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May 4th, Tuesday, will mark the 40th anniversary of the Kent State shootings. Also called the May 4 Massacre, the event had the National Guard soldiers open fire on a crowd of demonstrators and protesters on the Kent State University campus in Ohio on Monday, May 4, 1970. Four ended up dead, nine wounded, and ...

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