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Customer Gets Slapped With "Excessive Activity" Fee For Messing With Savings...

John found himself the proud father of a $10 fine from WaMu this morning because he exceeded 6 transfers from his savings account during a single billing period. When he called in to find out why this...

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14 Weeks And Counting, But Limited Edition Zune Still Not Fixed

The 30-gig Zunes may have temporarily revolted last week, but Brooke’s limited edition 80-gig Zune has been MIA for over three months now, apparently lost in that magical ever-transitioning Zune world...

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Snow Thrower Wheels Still Exploding 4 Years After Recall

Recalls are imprecise and never fully successful, but how can they be improved? Jeff Gelles of the Philadelphia Inquirer took a look at the recall problem with snow throwers manufactured by a company...

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Art Institute Of Pittsburgh Decides You Need To Buy One More Class To...

Update: The school saw our post and has been in touch with Daniel. Here’s what happened. Daniel can’t get his diploma from the Art Institute Online, which is part of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh,...

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I Found My Pre-Paid Walmart MoneyCard Impossible To Use

Chris and his wife got a Walmart Money Card as a gift and thought they’d go spend it, but the money was buried under so many layers of red tape that they weren’t able to use it. To activate the card...

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Good News, Philly — Your Rabid Groundhog Is With Satan Now

Last month Eliza told us about a rabid groundhog that was stalking the streets of Philadelphia. She called multiple government agencies, but none of them would do anything about it. It took a vigilante...

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Cancer Patient Loses Coverage For Earning $4.25/Month Too Much

Over at the Phoenix New Times, they have the harrowing story of a young man who endured multiple surgeries and treatments for a rare type of brain tumor — and who was told by his health plan that they...

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Ubisoft Frees Upcoming Game From Its Digital Rights Management Lockdown

Ubisoft has dropped its draconian DRM policy, which forces PC gamers to be online the entire time they want to play, from its upcoming game R.U.S.E. Instead the game will use the Steamworks DRM method...

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Family Faces Lien On Home Because City Doesn’t Have Time To Look At Building

(C x 2)Here in Philadelphia, buildings with multiple apartments must hire private trash collectors to haul away residents’ garbage or face fines. But one family says it’s been having a dilly of a time...

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