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Ive been waiting forever for people to start making stories about the recession.

Well, more like three years, I guess. Maybe two. Dont bust my chops here. Two years is still forever to a mayfly.

Thing is, the best people to write about it are the young people growing up with it, and young people are too dumb to do it right. Well, thanks to a curious phenomenon known as time, those young people are starting to grow up. And theyre giving us recession-era movies like 2010s Tiny Furniture.

Fresh out of college, Lena Dunham moves back in with her mom and younger sister in New York. But with no idea where to go in terms of a job, an apartment, or a new relationship,...

DENVER, Colo. (May 16, 2012) — Soon after Regan Smith took the checkered flag to win the 2011 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway one of the first thoughts that came to his mind was that he had just qualified for the prestigious Sprint All-Star Race.

One year later that stunning victory is still paying dividends for the Furniture Row Racing driver, who is again qualified for Saturday nights Sprint All-Star Race based on the Darlington win.

Smith will be one of 23 drivers vying for the $1 million winning prize in NASCARs annual classic, contested at the 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The Sprint All Star Race has it all — its not only fun and thrilling...

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The ringleaders behind a $1.4 million insurance scam veered little from the
script that worked the first time in 2007, authorities say.

To start, they found accomplices who rented big houses in South Miami-Dade,
which they then filled with used furniture, clothing and other items from
stores like Goodwill, authorities say. Then they took out renters insurance
policies.

After a few months, these renters would accidentally leave a candle burning
next to a fake plant or some other flammable item, sparking a fire that
would burn the homes interior. Thenthey would file insurance claims for as
much as $120,000.

In many cases, they would recycle...