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Emily may not be the prettiest thing with plastic parts on bikini-riddled Zuma Beach in Malibu, Calif., but ’she’ still turns heads.
That’s because Emily — whose name is an acronym for Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard — is a four-foot-long robotic buoy capable of racing through rough surf at 24 miles per hour. Emily’s creators […]

NASCAR says that it will use a 15% ethanol blend in its racing fuel, days after the government approved the mix.
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing said Saturday it is continuing its partnership with Sunoco for the use of "Sunoco Green E15," a fuel mix comprised of 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline.
"With […]

The city of Phoenix has purchased 1,139 acres of land in its far northern stretch for $25.9 million from the Arizona State Land Department.
The land, located between Seventh and 24th streets between Dove Valley and Lone Mountain roads, and expands the city’s Sonoran Preserve to 6,688 acres. The purchase was made possible through the Phoenix […]

The government’s monthly payrolls report on Friday provided plenty of fodder for politicians on either side of the aisle ahead of the Nov. 2 elections.
"It looks a lot like the reports we’ve seen every month since President Obama signed the stimulus spending bill into law," said House minority leader Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio. "That’s […]

Mall of the Americas’ owner has secured a three-year extension on the Miami center’s $52.5 million mortgage with Allstate Life Insurance Co.
The loan’s new maturity date is June 1, 2015, according to court documents.
Palm Beach-based Sterling Organization owns the 790,000-square-foot mall, whose major tenants include Home Depot, Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less, AMC Theaters, CompUSA, […]

Home prices in Manhattan, the most expensive large housing market in the nation, appear to be stabalizing — and maybe even growing.
Condo and coop prices rose between 7.5% and 14% in the last quarter, compared to the same period a year ago, according to a host of markets reports released Friday by big New […]

Wahoo’s Fish Taco will open a second location on Oahu by the end of the year, according to one of the franchise owners in Hawaii.
Stephanie Gambetta, Noel Pietsch and Michael Pietsch, current owners of the Wahoo’s Fish Taco located at Ward and Auahi Street, will open the second location in the Kahala Korner building near […]

Wells Fargo & Co. has added Banco De Oro Unibank Inc. to its ExpressSend remittance network in the Philippines.
The move triples Wells’ payout locations in that country to more than 2,800 branches.
“We understand how important remittances are to the Philippines,” says Daniel Ayala, executive vice president and head of Wells Fargo’s global remittance services. “By […]