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Out-of-pocket costs for Medicare recipients enrolled in health maintenance organizations rose by nearly 50 percent over three years, a study shows.

Police are searching for a criminal Cupid who sawed a hole in a wholesale florist's warehouse and made off with about 6,000 roses.

Polaroid Corp. said it could emerge from bankruptcy protection as a smaller stand-alone company.

A judge granted an emergency request from financially ailing Kmart Corp. for permission to pay an immediate $10 million in back bills to keep its shelves stocked with liquor, a move it said was vital for its economic survival.

With a knife at her throat, Clarissa Zimmermann throws up her arms, leans her weight toward the attacker and knocks him to the floor in two quick shuffles.

P&O Princess Cruises PLC shareholders weighed whether to merge with Royal Caribbean and create a new world leader in the cruise ship business or to delay so they can weigh a takeover offer by No. 1 Carnival Corp.

Unemployment claims in Georgia rose 40 percent from January 2001 to last month, the state Department of Labor said Thursday.

Relatively solid retail sales figures inspired another rally on Wall Street Wednesday as investors became more confident about an impending economic recovery.

The Transportation Department is unlikely to be able to build and install enough airport explosive-detection machines to meet a Dec. 31 deadline set by Congress, the agency's watchdog said Wednesday.

Habersham Bancorp reports that the Board of Directors of Habersham Bancorp has declared a first quarter 2002 dividend.