(RTTNews) - Against its Chilean counterpart, the dollar traded higher during New York afternoon deals on Friday. At about 1:15 pm ET, the pair touched 682.75, which may be compared to yesterday's closing value of 664.45. This set a new multi-year high for the US currency.

Fliers may give thanks for new checkpoints (The Charlotte Observer)

(By Jefferson George, jgeorge@charlotteobserver.com) The holiday that often conjures images of endless lines at the airport may actually be more of a breeze for travelers this year, due to a sour economy, fewer flights and a new way of organizing traffic through security checkpoints. The Charlotte airport and the Transportation Security Administration have created checkpoint lanes based on a ...

End-of-year tax planning takes election year twist (INO News)

(AP:NEW YORK) Heading into the holidays it's likely that you're going to be thinking a lot about money. And this time of year tax advisers like to remind us that there are ways to minimize our tax bill next April.

CDC-Led Team Uses Sequencing to ID New Ebola Virus Behind Last Year's Outbreak in Uganda (GenomeWeb News)

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New Problems Pop Up Over Closed School (WTAJ-TV Altoona)

CHANEYSVILLE, BEDFORD COUNTY --- After much debate this summer, the Everett Area School District decided to close one of its schools. Chaneysville Cove Elementary School shut down at the beginning of the school year, but now officials have a new problem. What do they do with the building?