The Alphabet Soup of Health Spending Plans
Date: 10 October 2013
By ANN CARRNS
Ann Carrns Your Money Adviser column describes differences between two types of health spending plans that people often confuse: flexible-spending arrangements, which allows a person put aside pre-tax dollars for medical expenses, and health savings accounts, which work in tandem with high-deductible health plans.
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Cardinals’ Wainwright Cuts Down Upstart Pirates
Date: 10 October 2013
By TYLER KEPNER
St Louis Cardinals beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-1, winning National League division series; Cardinals will host Los Angeles Dodgers in opener of NL Championship Series.
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Chinese Leader 'Concerned' About Debt Ceiling Issue
Date: 09 October 2013
By GERRY MULLANY
China holds $1.28 trillion in U.S. government debt, and its prime minister, Li Keqiang, told Secretary of State John Kerry of his concerns about the debt ceiling fight in Congress.
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Just as Falcons Feared, Jones Will Miss Rest of Season
Date: 10 October 2013
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and BEN SHPIGEL
NFL Roundup; Atlanta Falcons star receiver Julio Jones will have to undergo season-ending foot surgery after receiving second medical opinion on his injury; other football news noted.
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Peacekeeping by U.N. Faces New Scrutiny on 2 Fronts
Date: 10 October 2013
By RICK GLADSTONE
United Nations is charged in a lawsuit with gross negligence in Haiti’s cholera epidemic, and accused by an anticorruption organization of oversight lapses in its own peacekeeping operations.
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Fairness an Issue, Even After Azerbaijan Votes
Date: 10 October 2013
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
Jamil Hasanli, who appears headed for defeat in Azerbaijan’s presidential election, says his bid to deny Ilham Aliyev a third term was hampered by a rushed campaign calendar, lack of money and exposure in state-controlled news media, and indifference of the rest of the world.
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Shumpert Looks Sharp in Bid as Shooting Guard
Date: 10 October 2013
By SCOTT CACCIOLA
New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics, 103-102.
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Bulgarian Coach Loses Shirt, and Job
Date: 10 October 2013
By REUTERS
Ivaylo Petev, newly appointed coach of Bulgarian team Levski Sofia, quits after hostile fans accost him at his first news conference, forcing him to give up his club shirt and accusing him of supporting a rival team; other soccer news noted.
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