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No extra government money for Nevada schools

Nevada schools will not get any extra money from the federal government. The state has been eliminated from consideration for federal "race to the top" education grants.

Carnie Wilson sues for more pay from reality show

Carnie Wilson wants some extra money for the hours spent toiling on her new reality show. The Wilson Phillips songstress on Thursday sued Game Show Network seeking $277,500 in additional pay for her services on the unfortunately titled GSN series "Unstapled."

New York Congressman fires aide over Jewish money memo

Freshman Democratic Rep. Mike McMahon fired one of his aides today to stanch a press uproar over a memo she wrote that stressed the "Jewish money" a rival candidate had accrued in his bid for the seat, according to a Politico report by Maggie Haberman. Jennifer Nelson got the axe from McMahon today after sharing [... ]

Inside Money: KiwiSaver - where do the dollars go?

Research house Morningstar gets an extra star for its performance-enhanced KiwiSaver survey.The survey, published by The New Zealand Herald thi

Low-performing Minn. schools get extra money, with strings attached

In Minnesota, 19 schools will split $24.5 million, as part of an unprecedented federal effort aimed at turning around the schools ranked as the lowest performers in the country. The strategy is to focus a lot of money on a relatively small number of schools.