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WASHINGTON – Store-bought swordfish contained mercury levels (search) above the legal limit in a study released Thursday by environmental groups. A University of North Carolina Lab found elevated mercury concentrations in 24 swordfish samples from supermarket chains including Safeway, Shaws, Albertsons and Whole Foods. Groups that paid for the analysis …

A credit card for plastic surgery? That, and nine other unusual offers from banks and credit card issuers. We’ll be honest: When we set out searching for unusual credit cards, we didn’t dream of finding a card for plastic surgery or one with a $25,000 monthly sweepstakes. With almost 900 …

WASHINGTON – Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff (search) said Thursday that 1,400 National Guard troops per day are being sent to New Orleans to control looting and lawlessness, quadrupling its regular police force by the weekend. Already, 2,800 National Guardsmen are in the city to help local police since Hurricane …