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A federal grand jury indicted six foreign nationals on charges that they defrauded hundreds of customers out of more than $4 million in bogus Internet car sales, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

The 24-count indictment returned Wednesday alleges a scheme in which vehicles were offered for sale on legitimate websites that deal in auto trading, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney's office.


The six defendants -- from Germany, Russia, Romania and Latvia -- are accused of collecting pa...
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"Watch Your Energy"

The smart grid is coming. But not from the direction everybody expected.

Over the years, utilities have promised consumers savings of energy and cash from smart meters. These gadgets, which would be installed in every home and business, would let people monitor and control energy use much more closely.

But officials in some states have balked at the high price tag of installing the devices. And consumers in other states where smart meters have been installed have complained t...
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American shoppers in search of cheap toys and televisions raced to stores in high numbers after Thanksgiving dinner, signaling that a gambit by big store chains to open at midnight succeeded in drawing more customers.

But it's too early to tell whether the day's traffic spike will mean stronger holiday sales. It's possible stores merely pulled forward sales that would have happened anyway. And economic strains clearly prompted many shoppers to brave the midnight crowds in return for deep disco...
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