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Net Leak Spurs Release of Fiona Apple Album

SAN FRANCISCO – Fiona Apple (search) is ending her curiously long hiatus from the business of making music. A year after 11 tracks were leaked onto the Internet, drawing praise from critics and fans, Epic Records (search) announced Monday that Apple’s “Extraordinary Machine” will be released Oct. 4. It’s been …

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Stupid 401(k) Tricks

I’m considering rolling over my 401(k) into a variable annuity. Does this make sense? The short answer? No. We aren’t big fans of variable annuities (to see why, click here), except in very, very specific situations. This is certainly not one of them. Our general complaint with variable annuities (which …

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Coast Guard Searches for More Than 30 Cubans Off Fla. Coast

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard searched the Florida Straits on Monday after three Cubans rescued at sea said they had been aboard a boat that sank with 31 others aboard. The three were rescued Sunday about 30 miles north of Matanzas, Cuba (search), by a merchant ship and taken …

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