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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg now faces a series of lawsuits about his company's public stock offering.

On May 9, Facebook's upper brass had a meeting with financial analysts to tell them the company's revenue should be on the low end of projections, according to the Associated Press. That was bad news, especially considering Facebook was about to sell stock publicly for the first time.

The analysts for the nation's major investment firms then took that information and handed it out to their biggest whales, according to a series of lawsuits. Regular investors -- the working man who maybe got excited about the chance to own a bit of the website he wastes time on at work -- got screwed.

And that's where you shouldn't be surprised. The stock market these days is a sucker's bet. It's built on the principle that the average worker will never pull money out of the market, no matter the cloudy
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Gov. Rick Scott's Solantic Walk-In Urgent Care is no longer Rick Scott's... or Solantic Walk-In Urgent Care.More >>

Hostess Brands, the makers of Twinkies, Ho Hos, and Ding Dongs that declared bankruptcy in January, has filed paperwork with the state warning of at least 479 potential layoffs all over the state.More >>

Jim and Pam: If they took Allegiant, it wasn't from FTL.

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Wear nothing, and enjoy the ride.

The penny pinchers at Spirit Airlines have come up with a new way to ruin your flying experience. Starting in early November, the Miramar-based discount carrier will charge up to $100 for a carry-on bag. The fee only applies if, like us, you procrastinate packing, sprint through the airport, and end up having to pay for the bag at the gate.If you're one of those weirdo advance planners, it will still cost you $35 to pay for the bag online, or $50 at the airline counter. Checking a bag will cost $30 to $45.

Never fear. The staffers at the Pulp have expert advice for avoiding all such fees.

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Rachael Barach and her fiancé spent months planning their dream wedding: a small ceremony on the remote Caribbean Island of Jost Van Dyke. Pulling it off would require some effort: flying from Fort Lauderdale to St. Thomas, then taking a ferry over to Jost Van Dyke; hiring a wedding photographer, a captain, and a six-foot sailboat; arranging international paperwork; renting hotel rooms; and bringing over days' worth of provisions, decorations, and champagne.

The couple plus seven of their friends spent thousands of dollars to put the plan into action. On Thursday, March 22, the bride and groom and five others in their party caught a Spirit Airlines flight to St. Thomas. The wedding was scheduled for Sunday, March 25, and the group planned to fly back Monday so everyone could be back at work on Tuesday.

But, says the bride, "It basically turned into a big disaster."

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"Oh, and we're taking your washing machine too."

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​John Askins spent 24 years in Miami investigating staged accidents, fake injury claims, and other car insurance fraud before going on to head the Florida Division of Insurance Fraud. He retired from government in September but followed this month's new personal injury protection (PIP) reform bill closely.

All Florida drivers are required to carry PIP insurance, which covers them for up to $10,000 in medical bills and lost wages if they're in an accident. The bill passed by the Legislature this month limits the medical benefits to $2,500 unless a doctor decides the injured driver has an "emergency medical condition."

Consumer advocates and trial lawyers have said the new rules could prevent injured people from getting longer-term care and won't guarantee lower insurance premiums. The Pulp outlined many of the bill's flaws here. But Askins, with his decades of experience fighting fraud, has a different view of the legislation. Here's an excerpt of what he said from his home in Tallahassee:
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