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Disney Investigates “Handi-Scam”

Disney executives say they are looking into a New York Post report which claims that “wealthy Manhattan moms” are hiring disabled people who pretend to be family members in order to cut into the head of the lines at popular theme park attractions. The “black-market Disney guides” run $130 an hour, or $1,040 for an eight-hour day. “My daughter waited …

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Olympic Wrestling At Grand Central

The New York Times reports: Cheered on by a raucous crowd waving flags and chanting, a team of Iranian wrestlers defeated the United States, 6-1, in an exhibition match staged in New York’s Grand Central Terminal on Wednesday. The match was part of a unified effort by sporting officials from the three nations to save wrestling as an Olympic sport. …

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Home-Schoolers Lose US Asylum Bid

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against a German home-schooling family who applied for asylum on the grounds of religious persecution. Home-schooling is illegal in Germany and some families have lost custody of their children over the issue. The U.S. grants safe haven to people who have a well-founded fear of persecution, but not necessarily to those under …

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Baggage Fees Boost Airline Profits

Billions of dollars in recently imposed baggage fees and charges for reservation changes are the only thing keeping airlines in the black. The nation’s 15 largest carriers collected a combined $3.5 billion in bag fees in 2012, up 3.8% from 2011, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Fees for changing a reservation totaled $2.6 billion, up 7.3%. The airlines …

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The Worst Room

Here’s a Tumblr devoted to the shittiest apartment shares offered in New York City. Above: “East Village, Manhattan. $700.00. Loft Bed Above Closet in Kitchen.”  Not even close to the worst ones on the site.  Remember, these are shared apartments. Hit the link for others.

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