Compiled By PAUL MONTELLA

Aug. 1 1936 -- The Olympic Games open in Berlin. The opening ceremony is presided over by Adolf Hitler. 1945 -- New York's Mel Ott hits his 500th home run in a 9-2 victory over the Boston Braves at the Polo Grounds. Only Babe Ruth with 714 and Jimmie Foxx with 527 have more. 1972 -- Nate Colbert of the San Diego Padres drives in 13 runs in a doubleheader sweep of the Atlanta Braves 9-0 and 11-7 ...

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The changes on FHA loans and how they will affect borrowers and sellers

Seller concessions What are they? Contributions that sellers kick in to help defray a buyer's costs. They can include closing costs, inspections, appraisals and free upgrades. What's changing? The FHA proposes slashing allowable seller concessions in half, capping them at 3 percent of the home pr... Federal Housing Administration - Business - United States - Mortgage - Financial Services

Hire & lower

WHETHER it's a Mini in the South of France, Fiat on the autostrada or Cadillac on the coast, outrageous holiday car hire costs can provoke a "quel horreur", "mamma mia" or "No way, Jose".

Cybercrime: Are mobsters planting hackers in big companies?

That is just one finding of a cybercrime report by Verizon released this week. While cybercrime fell in 2009, the report noted that hackers are getting better at what they do.

Verizon: Data Breaches Often Caused by Configuration Errors

Hackers appear to be increasingly counting on configuration problems and programming errors rather than software vulnerabilities in order to steal information from computer systems, according to a new study from Verizon.

Students' scores fall dramatically after state gets tougher on English, math statewide exams

Officials say state shouldn't have changed scoring after students took the tests.

Consumer Portfolio Services Joins Wolters Kluwer Financial Services AppOne Platform

BATON ROUGE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wolters Kluwer Financial Services has announced that finance company Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (CPS) has joined its AppOne platform. AppOne automates the indirect lending, credit approval and compliance processes for lenders and the auto, RV and marine dealers they serve. CPS is an independent specialty finance company that provides indirect automobile ...

For the Cavaliers, playing fast may have to replace playing well: Bud Shaw's Sports Spin

Excitement for the Cavaliers might have to come from running the floor, not winning games, Bud Shaw writes in his Spin column.

Klapisch: Could Wally Backman be Mets' savior?

NEW YORK Finally, mercifully, the Mets were freed from the dark hex of the last two weeks, scoring enough runs against the Cardinals to actually remember what life was like before they went into the tank.