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cbsnews.com — LAS VEGAS A developer is seeking federal approval for air space for a 650-foot-tall roller coaster on the Las Vegas Strip. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that U.S. Thrill Rides LLC submitted plans to the Federal Aviation Administration in April for the ride it calls the Polercoaster.

cbsnews.com — DETROIT Chrysler avoided a showdown with government safety regulators Tuesday, agreeing to recall 2.7 million older Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs that could be at risk of a fuel tank fire. Earlier this month the company defiantly refused the government's request to recall the Jeeps.

cbsnews.com — (MoneyWatch) Roughly two-thirds of students who graduated with a bachelor's degree this year must now start paying off their student loans. Six months after graduating, students are expected to start paying off their student loans. Here are six steps that college grads can take to whittle down their college debt balances: 1.

cbsnews.com — NEW YORK Starbucks has a new way to wake up its customers: showing the calories in its drinks. The Seattle-based coffee chain says it will start posting calorie counts on menu boards nationwide next week, ahead of a federal regulation that would require it to do so.

cbsnews.com — Need to check if crowdsourcing is one word or two? Now you can look it up in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). The iconic reference book has released a list of words that are being officially added into the English lexicon, which includes some popular tech jargon.

cbsnews.com — It's hard to imagine any American kids playing at the level that you'll see in this week's Overtime feature on La Masia, the youth academy that feeds pro players to what's arguably the best soccer team in the world, FC Barcelona. But until recently, the U.S.

cbsnews.com — Less loop-dee-loop than his signature as President Obama's chief of staff, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew's barely legible signature will appear on dollar bills this fall. The squiggly cursive representing his name while in the White House and Office of Management and Budget won't be on the United States paper currency.

cbsnews.com — CBS News video: Watch: Careless baggage handler tosses boxes on conveyor belt - Video shows an airport baggage handler in China carelessly tossing boxes onto a conveyor belt. Norah O'Donnell reports.

cbsnews.com — (MoneyWatch) Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson as career coaches? Perhaps. While their film "The Internship" has received tepid reviews, it holds some real-life lessons for job-seekers. And not just that Google is a really fun place to work (CNN referred to it the film as a " valentine" to the tech giant).

cbsnews.com — ATLANTAA day after the cast of an Atlanta sports radio show was fired for mocking Steve Gleason's battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the former Saints player issued a response. Team Gleason, an organization named after the former NFL player, posted a statement on its Facebook page Tuesday, accepting the apologies of the radio hosts, and thanking those who defended Gleason.

cbsnews.com — BRUSSELS, BelgiumHungarian prosecutors on Tuesday filed charges against a 98-year-old former police officer for beating Jews and assisting their deportation to Nazi death camps, as the hunt continues for the last surviving war criminals of World War II.

cbsnews.com — Five weeks after the IRS acknowledged that at least one of its offices put undue scrutiny on conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, lawmakers are still sorting out the facts. That, however, hasn't stopped lawmakers from forming partisan complaints over the matter.

cbsnews.com — (MoneyWatch) Medical cost inflation will rise less in 2014 than in any point in recent history, according to a new report by PwC's Health Research Institute.

cbsnews.com — DETROIT In one of the biggest-ever showdowns between an automaker and the government, Chrysler on Tuesday is expected to file papers explaining its refusal to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs that are at risk of catching fire in rear-end collisions.

cbsnews.com — (MoneyWatch) It may surprise you that, as of its last reporting date, there were 352 mutual funds that are classified by Morningstar as bond funds that actually held stocks in their portfolio. (I know I was surprised, and given my 40 years of experience in the investment banking and financial advisory business, it takes quite a bit to surprise me.)