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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released thousands of complaints Thursday from disgruntled customers of banks, credit card companies and other providers of financial services. According to the Bureau, more than half of the people who've filed complaints since March chose to make them public. The individual grievances and the public database were created despite repeated protests from the financial services industry. Credit reporting giant Experian, which has just over... Читать дальше...

[...] the seven-time NBA All-Star faces a challenge to help make that happen. Hill has a stake in the new ownership group, led by billionaire Tony Ressler, which hopes to make the Hawks a consistent winner. Ressler said he and the new owners plan to let the basketball and management staffs do their jobs without interference, adding that the team has a handshake agreement on a new contract with coach Mike Budenholzer to become president of basketball operations. Saying that Atlanta is "truly the capitol of? Читать дальше...

PARIS (AP) — France's interior minister, in a bid to halt a day of sometimes violent protests by taxi drivers angered by UberPop, said Thursday that the low-cost car service must be shut down. Bernard Cazeneuve's announcement came after striking taxi drivers angered at a loss of income caused by cheap services like UberPop blocked highways, burned tires and smashed cars around France. Riot police chased strikers from Paris' ring road, where protesters torched tires in the middle of the roadway and swarmed onto exit ramps at rush hour. Читать дальше...

Developers at the museum's new Innovation Lab worked with artists including Do Ho Suh and Jason Middlebrook to develop games built around their artistic concepts. "The real goal of this is to get children enthused about artwork through a medium that we know they're already enthused about," said Russell Davidson, the Innovation Lab and special projects manager. Besides Daemen College in suburban Amherst, the Innovation Lab's gaming app partners were Empire Visual Effects of Buffalo and All Things Media of Mahwah, New Jersey.

How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Thursday Stocks edged lower Thursday as hopes for a Greek debt solution faded and talks between the country and its creditors got extended into the weekend. Health care stocks rose sharply after the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act's insurance subsidies. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 75.71 points, or 0.4 percent, to 17,890.36.

Health care stocks rose sharply after the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act's insurance subsidies. A key meeting of eurozone finance ministers broke up Thursday without agreement on Greece's rescue package, intensifying doubts about whether Athens can make a 1.6 billion euro ($1.8 billion) debt payment to the International Monetary Fund that is due Tuesday. An agreement on a drastic Greek tax and austerity reform package is necessary for creditors to unfreeze 7.2 billion euros (8.1 billion dollars) in bailout money. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of TransUnion climbed Thursday after the credit rating company's initial public offering raised $664.8 million. TransUnion provides consumer reports, risk scores and analytics to businesses, while consumers use TransUnion to view their credit profiles and manage personal information. According to IPO tracker Renaissance Capital, TransUnion is the fifth-largest U.S. IPO of 2015.

Port Authority chairman John Degnan said Thursday that the agency has reached a tentative agreement on a lease for the lot if it receives final approval from both agencies, which could happen as soon as next month. The lease came under heavy scrutiny when a published report last year said records showed then-Port Authority chairman David Samson voted for the $1-a-year lease extension in 2012 at a time when his law firm represented NJ Transit.

Seattle Mariners fans have an opportunity to see the future, or at least part of it, on July 13. Shortstop Ketel Marte of Triple-A Tacoma and starting pitcher Edwin Diaz of Double-A Jackson were named to the World team of the 2015 All-Star Futures Game at Great American Ballpark, Major League Baseball announced on Thursday. Ketel Marte plays shortstop during a spring training game against the Colorado Rockies at the Peoria Sports Complex on March 11, 2015 in Peoria, Arizona. (Photo by Rob Tringali/Getty... Читать дальше...

William Williams of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute told the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission on Wednesday that a steel double rail should be installed along the southbound side of the causeway to prevent pickup trucks and SUVs from going over the side of the bridge, The New Orleans Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/1LG5JkS). The commission's chairman, Stephen Romig, said he hopes to have that information by September or October, at which time a serious search for funds could start. Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — Acura is recalling about 106,000 SUVs because an air conditioner pulley can fall off, creating a hazard for other motorists. The Honda luxury brand says the recall covers 2014 and 2015 MDX SUVs. The air conditioner clutch drive bolt can loosen or break, which could cause a pulley to fall under the vehicle. Acura says no crashes or injuries have been reported. The problem was discovered through warranty claims. Dealers will replace the bolt at no cost to owners. Acura says it will start notifying owners in late July.

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Not long ago we told you about the new, large and lovely beer garden at Peddler Brewing in Ballard (read it). Today we learned that they plan to put the beer garden to good use this summer, hosting weekly outdoor movie nights. Movies every Thursday night. Food... The post Outdoor Movie nights at Peddler Brewing appeared first on Beer News.

The retailer said Thursday that Kathryn Tesija, who also served as executive vice president, will move temporarily to a strategic adviser role on July 6 and plans to leave the company in April 2016. "During Kathee's nearly 30-year career at Target, she has earned a reputation as an outstanding merchant and business leader who has been instrumental in Target's growth and our recent efforts to regain our momentum," Cornell said in a statement. Under Cornell, who joined the company last August and is a former PepsiCo and Wal-Mart executive... Читать дальше...

Officials with Triple-A Arizona said Thursday that the average statewide price for unleaded regular gasoline is $2.72 a gallon. South Carolina has the lowest average gas prices among states in the continental U.S. at $2.46 a gallon with California the highest at $3.46 per gallon.

(AP) — A plan to reduce the amount of renewable fuels required in the U.S. gasoline supply drew heated condemnation of the petroleum industry Thursday from two governors who said health of the ethanol industry is vital to their states' economy. [...] corn growers and other supporters of the higher standard say they're needed to force oil companies to improve infrastructure at gas pumps to deliver ethanol fuel blends above the current 10 percent mix. Chris Grundler, director of the EPA's office of transportation and air quality... Читать дальше...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A woman who survived a plane crash with her months-old baby, drinking water to stay alive, was finally rescued after four days lost in the jungle, Colombia's air force and rescuers said. Maria Nelly Murillo and her child were aboard a twin-engine Cessna that crashed Saturday in a remote area of western Colombia shortly after taking flight from the city of Quibdo, the air force said. The air force said it sent out a helicopter with a loudspeaker urging the woman to return to the crash site... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The latest models of Google's self-driving cars are now cruising the streets near the Internet company's Silicon Valley headquarters as an ambitious project to transform the way people get around shifts into its next phase. Google announced last month that it would begin testing the curious-looking cars last month, but hadn't specified the timing until Tuesday when it disclosed the vehicles are driving up to 25 miles per hour on the roads around its Mountain View, California, office. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the objections of safety advocates, the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved a trucking industry bid to allow longer tandem trucks on the nation's highways. The 16-14 vote attached the legislation to a $56 billion spending measure to finance transportation and housing programs. [...] the bill faces a White House veto threat and a probable filibuster if GOP leaders try to bring it to the Senate floor.

Investors in hospital stocks rejoiced Thursday after the Supreme Court upheld a key portion of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and eliminated the prospect of a sudden influx of uninsured patients seeking care. Shares of big hospital operators like HCA Holdings Inc. and Tenet Healthcare Corp. surged after the court announced a decision that maintained in several states tax credits that play a key role in helping millions of Americans pay for health insurance. Opponents of the overhaul... Читать дальше...

In another bid to assuage the FCC, Charter Communications Inc. also says it will submit disputes over commercial Internet traffic deals, called "interconnection," to the agency. Fights between companies and Internet providers over these deals can disrupt service for Internet users, like slowing streaming speeds for Netflix. [...] Wood questioned why some of these benefits for consumers had to be tied to a merger, like why Time Warner Cable couldn't improve their customer service and Internet speeds without being bought... Читать дальше...

Seattle firefighters spared three homes from burning Thursday morning after a crane burst into flames in West Seattle. Crews responded at 8:21 a.m. to multiple calls that reported flames emanating from a crane in an alley in the 4700 block of Southwest Andover Street. Firefighters arrived to find flames shooting 15 to 20 feet in the air, Seattle Fire Department reports say. Crews evacuated the surrounding homes while firefighters worked to douse the fire from a safe distance. The fire was ignited... Читать дальше...

Well, that didn’t take long. Seattle Seahawks training camp tickets sold out Thursday morning. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) The Seattle Seahawks officially sold all 34,000 tickets available for the 14 open training camp practices at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center (VMAC) in Renton, the team announced Thursday. Registration opened to the public at 10 a.m. Thursday morning, and the team sent out an email announcing the sell-out at 11:24 a.m. For the third-straight year, training camp tickets were hard to snag ... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Lululemon is recalling about 318,000 women's tops, saying the hard-tipped elastic draw cords can snap back and injure the face or eyes of a wearer. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said the tops have an elastic draw cord with a metal or plastic tip in the hood or in the neck area.

(AP) — Workplace safety officials are investigating an accident involving a saw that killed a construction worker at a southwestern Connecticut airport. The Connecticut Post reports (http://bit.ly/1e5pWFA ) that the worker was pronounced dead at the scene Thursday at Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford after a gasoline-powered saw he was using kicked back and caused a fatal injury to his neck.