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You paid your Medicare taxes all those years and think you deserve your money's worth: full benefits after you retire. But a newly updated financial analysis shows that what people paid into the system doesn't come close to covering the full value of the medical care they can expect to receive as retirees.

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• Rearview camera in cars may be mandatory in 2014
• Environmentalists fight bioengineered seafood plan
• Nation

A state law that takes effect Saturday goes further than the federal health law when it comes to making sure children with pre-existing medical conditions can get health insurance coverage.  Victoria Colliver

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• UC execs' demand for more benefits angers many
• Tree falls during storm, grandmother killed
• Bay Area and State

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell to its lowest point in nearly two and a half years, a sign that the job market is slowly improving. 

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• Stocks down as investors worry over mortgage rates
• Fremont woman accused in insider trading case
• Business

The Internet has disrupted revenue streams for industries like music and publishing, but a new survey released today gives hope for the future: About 65 percent of American online users have paid for some form of digital content. Benny Evangelista

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• Skype to enable free video calls on Apple devices
• Young Facebook users angrier, more self-centered
• Technology

Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav was convicted Thursday of raping an employee when he was a Cabinet minister, the most serious criminal charges ever brought against a high-ranking official in Israel and a case that shocked the nation.

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• Russian tycoon Khodorkovsky gets 6 more years
• World