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COSTING YOU

Want a Droid? Get cash for your old iPhone

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If you're hankering for the Droid, the hot, new smartphone from Verizon, listen up: Flipswap, a mobile device recycling site, is offering Apple iPhone users up to $450 for their devices. Even the original iPhone, now two years old, will get you $100.

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WAYS TO SAVE

Follow us on our budget crash diet!

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Could you live on a strict budget diet? 10 Connects puts three groups to the test. One month, cash only and strict guidelines. You can track their progress or failure each week.

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CONSUMER

Avoid used car scams

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A recent auto industry summit found used car scams are a "serious and growing problem" in this economy. For a fee, AREN Auto Consultants promises to help you avoid the scams and find the best price.

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Sheriff: Mother, babysitter conspired in missing baby case

A healthy 7-month-old Shannon Dedrick, missing for five days until searchers found her stowed in a small cedar box under her baby sitter's bed, was safe in state custody Thursday while her mother and baby sitter sat in jail.

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NATIONAL & WORLD

Union: NYC teachers pension checks canceled

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Bank of New York Mellon says it is working to correct a problem that caused the electronic cancelation of the pension checks of tens of thousands of retired New York City teachers and school staff.