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Seniors More Likely to Face Foreclosure While the mortgage crisis seems to have fallen out of the news, seniors in particular are still reeling from its effects. Caught in a cycle of decreasing income but increasing expenses, the elderly have proven especially vulnerable to foreclosures. Find Out More…   Drillers Hose Texas Landowners with Fast & Dirty Fracking Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”—a method of oil and gas extraction—is already controversial because of charges that the process is harmful to the …

Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” – a method of oil and gas extraction – was already controversial because of charges that the process is harmful to the environment. Now it’s being used to rip off landowners who refuse to sell the mineral rights to their property. After Kaushik De and his wife Ranjana Bhandari reportedly refused to deal with Chesapeake Energy Corp., which wanted to use fracking to drill for the natural gas under their home in Arlington, Texas, the company …

David Arquette & Courteney Cox Stupidly Plan Divorce Without Lawyers After a two-year separation, David Arquette and Courteney Cox have finally filed to end their 12-year marriage. But the actors may be in for more than they bargained for as they try to end their union without the help of skilled attorneys. Find Out More…   Fatal Side Effects Of Prescription Drugs on the Rise Heart attacks, kidney failure, stroke and death–it’s dangerous out there in the world of prescription …

“Don’t mess with Texas” has been a popular motto in the southwestern state for decades. Now a husband-and-wife team is suing some of the biggest companies in the state in an effort to enforce a new motto: “Don’t frack with Texas.” Lisa and Bob Parr, along with Lisa’s school-age daughter, Emma, are seeking up to $8 million in damages from ConocoPhillips, Halliburton and other energy-industry firms in a suit they’ve filed in Dallas County court. The Parrs say that some …