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A huge increase in the application fee for oil and gas companies to drill on federal land is unfair and won't speed up review of drilling permits, industry officials said Wednesday.
European Parliament lawmakers on Friday demanded that U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ease restrictions for Europeans traveling to the United States, saying plans to impose a new $10 (euro6.73) entry fee are unfair.
Chief Justice John Roberts once famously and controversially described a judge's role as akin to an umpire who merely calls balls and strikes.
Hawaiian Airlines says it will join its competitors in charging a fee for the first checked bag on interisland flights.
Seattle voters' rejection of a 20-cent fee on plastic and paper bags represents a sound defeat for other efforts in U.S. cities to limit the use of the throwaway bags, plastics industry officials said Wednesday.
A 15-cent monthly surcharge should be levied on Internet access across Louisiana to fight online criminal activity, the House voted 81-9 Thursday, over the opposition of Gov. Bobby Jindal.
Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's largest airline operator, said Wednesday it is significantly scaling back its plans for a $50 fee for a second checked bag on international flights, as some major competitors so far have refused to match it.
Looking forward to a quick getaway this summer while everyone else stays home? Don’t expect to see empty seats all around you. Even though the Air Transport Association is expecting a drop in summer travel, planes will still full because airlines have taken aircraft out of service, reducing the number of available seats.
A teen allegedly broke into cars to raise money to pay a lawyer to defend him on other charges. A criminal complaint said a resident caught the teen inside his Chevrolet Camaro in his garage about 4:30 a.m. April 16 and tackled him and held him for police.
Until recently, Brian Woods of Akron, Ohio was a happy Chase Bank customer. Several years ago he accepted a promotional offer to use the bank’s “Lower than Prime” balance transfer checks to move high interest debt to his Chase credit card. The Chase solicitation promised: “No tricks. No gimmicks. Just savings.”
Look out for cancellation penalties. Beware of energy surcharges. And watch for facilities fees.
Online DVD rental leader Netflix Inc. is raising its prices for Blu-ray discs in a change that will triple or quadruple the high-definition surcharge on Netflix's most popular subscription plans.
Is your cell phone bill a budget buster? Maybe you should switch to a prepaid plan. The savings can be dramatic with pay-as-you-go wireless service.
A federal appeals court panel said regulators overcharged airlines for some security costs after the 2001 terror attacks but rejected other parts of the airlines' broad attack on the fee system.
Music fans and record labels have long fought over the rights and wrongs of file-sharing, but now an island tax haven in the Irish Sea says it has come up with a way to keep the peace.
Hot Shoppes. Green Stamps. Rexall. Layaway.Ask your grandparents.Wait a minute ... did we say layaway?
A woman says she waited 19 hours at Parkland Memorial Hospital's emergency department for treatment of a broken leg and never did get to see a doctor — but still got a bill for $162. Amber Joy Milbrodt, who said she broke a bone in her leg while playing volleyball, received the bill two weeks after her Sept. 24 visit.
Continental Airlines Inc. said Friday it is charging some coach customers $15 for a first checked bag, matching a similar fee imposed by most other major U.S. carriers.
Japan will stop pushing for legislation to charge royalties on the sales of iPods and other portable digital music players, giving in to opposition from electronics makers, officials said Thursday.
If you're still paying for AOL, your bill may be going up 20 percent this month.
Baggage fees are fast becoming an unavoidable part of U.S. flying — the largest two carriers now charge $15 for a first checked bag.
American Airlines says its new $15 fee for a first checked bag will affect fewer than one in four customers and won't lengthen lines at boarding gates.
Airlines have created plenty of extra fees and charges for services and have increased airfares, all in the name of rising fuel prices and difficult business conditions. The American Airlines decision to charge $15 for a first checked bag, however, is the first of its kind.
American Airlines’ decision to slap a $15 fee on the first checked bag — and United Airlines' decision to match it, announced Thursday — isn’t the airline industry’s first attempt to squeeze more money from passengers through a sneaky surcharge. And it won’t be its last.
Chase Lost My Paycheck, Won t Pay Canceled Check FeeKaty is a poster child for the benefits of direct deposit, as well as deposit receipt-keeping.
Chicago Cabbies Want To Surcharge Drunk Puking PassengersChicago cabbies want to install a $50 fee for passengers who throw up in their cars.
A must for health care reform: End fee-for-service medicine - Yahoo! News on Yahoo! NewsIt will never happen but ending fee for service medicine would be the single best way to control cost and increase positive outcomes. The providers that use this this model to provide service are among the best in the nation.
Sex offenders to pay fee in Floyd CountySex offenders living in Floyd County will now have to pay a registration fee.
Lies, Broken Promises, Ignored Correspondence, and More - Top 10 Customer Service No No'sIf you own a professional writing or editing company, or if you're a freelance journalist or book author, or if your company serves writers, or if you're simply in business at all, there are 10 customer service blunders that can be fatal to your reputation and, ultimately, your b …
Obama Pressures Credit Card Issuers on Rates - NYTimes.comIn response to the increasingly aggressive and usurious practices of credit card companies President Obama has thrown his support behind efforts to protect consumers from unfair treatment.
City Jail To Start Charging InmatesExcerpt: You as a taxpayer foot the bill for criminals locked up in our area jails in prisons. Now, Richmond Sheriff C.T. Woody thinks the inmates need to pay for their time behind bars. Starting Wednesday, inmates will have to pay a dollar a day.
Cities Turn to Fees to Fill Budget Gaps Politicians tend to regard fees as more palatable than taxes, and more focused too.
Airport to charge passengers to "kiss and drop" at terminal Luton Airport will charge £1 for dropping passengers off at the terminal. Motorists will have to pay the charge to spend up to 10 minutes in a refurbished drop-off zone.
Netflix To Charge 300% More For Blu-ray DiscsMany customers who currently pay $1 extra per month for HD discs will soon have to shell out $4 per month.
Doctor's Office Opts For Concierge Care (Video Report)Some patients in the Denver area are having to ask themselves how much they would pay to stay with their current doctor.
Math whiz, dead for 450 years, gets TV billBERLIN - A German mathematician who died 450 years ago has been sent a letter demanding that he pay long-overdue television license fees, residents at his former address said on Wednesday.
Britain Charges More For Burial Of Corpse Of Obese PeopleLondon, England - Relatives of newly deceased obese Britons will have to pay an extra $105.50 in burial fees for their kin to be accommodated in the cemetery at Houghton Regis, Beds which has limited space.
Microsoft Promotion Cuts Xbox Live Gold Dues by $10Xbox Live is widely regarded as the superior online service for this generation of consoles.
Video Report: State Tries To Limit Images Of Caylee's RemainsProsecutors are withholding three discs showing Caylee Anthony's remains from the defense team, WESH 2 News confirmed.
Should Cruise Ships Pay For Puget Sound?Let's say, just hypothetically, that Washington were facing a ginormous budget shortfall. And let's also say that the state had made an ambitious—but mostly unfunded—commitment to cleaning up Puget Sound. That would be a real pickle. But do you know what I'd do?
Nude Pics Of Cheetah Girl Hits InternetNude photos of singer Adrienne Bailon of The Cheetah Girls popped up on the Internet over the weekend straight from her laptop, which was stolen last month at New York's JFK Airport while she waited for a flight.
Delta Charging $15 For Checked Bagelta Air Lines, the world's biggest carrier, said Wednesday it will impose a $15 fee to check a first bag, becoming the last of the six legacy airlines to impose such a fee.
Man: Airline wants extra for prostheticsLONDON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A British double-amputee said a budget airline has told him he will need to pay extra to bring his spare prosthetic legs with him on vacation.
What If They Held an Auction and Nobody Came? [ebay]Something has gone very wrong at eBay...Seeing eBay project eroding revenues in what should be a seasonally strong Q4 says much about just how bad this year's holiday shopping season could be.
Poet dead for 200 years told to pay TV licence Friedrich Schiller, one of Germany's favourite poets and playwrights, has received reminders to pay his television licence - despite having been dead since 1805.
Enron Investors' Lawyers Rake In Record $688,000,000 FeeLawyers for Enron Corp. investors will get a record $688 million in legal fees for recovering more than $7.2 billion from the failed energy trader's lenders, auditors and directors, a U.S. judge ruled yesterday.
JetBlues: Airline to Charge $7 Pillow FeeThat cross-country flight just got a bit less comfortable, or more expensive. Amid rising fuel costs and decreasing profits, airlines have begun charging extra fees for food, drinks and even to check bags. And now JetBlue is charging for pillows.
Banking: Purchases trigger overdraft fees before they clear - USATODAY.comFor years, banks have charged customers hefty fees for overdrawing their checking accounts. Now a growing number of institutions are charging customers such fees even before the transaction overdraws their account. More Articles
Latest Airline Fee: Pay Toilets?I think it was the "antler fee" that finally sent me around the bend. Would the airlines dare charge passengers to use the bathroom?
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