Business
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AAA to Cut Auto Insurance Rates

About 1 million customers of the Automobile Club of Southern California will get an average $65 reduction in their annual car insurance bills, the auto club and the state Insurance Department announced.

Auto Industry
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Tesla Pays Back Federal Loan 9 Years Early

Electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors announced it paid back its $465 million government loan early, giving a boost for the Obama administration and federal clean-tech programs.

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Ford to Bump Production by 200,000 Vehicles

Ford said it plans to produce 3.4 million vehicles this year, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.

Careers
The top five engineering job markets in the U.S. (image: Monster Worldwide Inc.)

Demand for Engineers Will Be Up in 2013: Monster

A majority of employers are likely to hire engineers during the next 60 days, particularly in California and Texas, a Monster survey reveals. ...continue

Rankings
2013 Top 25 Nonprofits

The 2013 Top 25 Hispanic Nonprofits: Continued Growth, Challenges

The 2013 Top 25 Hispanic Nonfprofits continued to grow in both expenditures and revenues in 2012, and social entrepreneurs and social enterprises intend to keep that trend going.

Politics
Sens. Marco Rubio (left) and Ted Cruz find themselves at a crossroads when it comes to immigration.

Rubio, Cruz Jockey for Dominance in GOP

Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, both of whom are presumed to have presidential ambitions for 2016, stand at opposite ends of the debate on whether to allow the nation's 11 million unauthorized immigrants to become citizens.

Green Economy
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Eco-forum Evolves Into New Green Action Group

Hamilton Green Action members will try to utilize existing organizations and events to advance the agenda of making this Ohio burg the "greenest little city in America."

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