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How the government calculates inflation 09:18 AM EST

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, a branch of the Labor Department, calculates the Consumer Price Index, the official government measure of inflation. Here's how:

Seniors going online to find that perfect date 03:01 AM EST

When Sol Young's online alias ''BlueSky'' saw June Spellman's profile on www.JDate.com, the dating scout saw the makings of a keeper: ``Nice. Sweet. Kind. I was always looking at the face . . . reading the face.''

Finding sanity in `la vida loca' 03:01 AM EST

Editor's note: Our new Metro columnist, Myriam Marquez, starts today. Her column runs Sunday, Wednesday and Friday. My first English lesson at age 5 came hard and fast in the Land of the Free.

When Scott Almeida walked out of federal prison and into the mortgage business, he took a gamble 03:01 AM EST

When Scott Almeida walked out of federal prison and into the mortgage business, he took a gamble. He admitted on his license application that he had been convicted of cocaine trafficking.

For license renewals in Florida, no criminal background checks 03:01 AM EST

At least 20 Florida mortgage brokers maintained their licenses even after committing the most obvious violation of public trust -- mortgage fraud.

Bo Derek for president! 03:01 AM EST

BO DEREK: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger named the actress to a commission overseeing horse racing. Her qualifications: She sat through all three Terminator movies.

The Calendar 03:01 AM EST

The chase for first place in the NL East cranks up this weekend when the Phillies visit the Marlins at Dolphin Stadium. The first 10,000 fans receive a Marlins duffle bag from Doctors Hospital. The Long Haul Bombers Home Run Exhibition provides pregame entertainment. $20-$310 at www.ticketmaster.com. 2269 Dan Marino Blvd., Miami Gardens; 305-623-6100.

Ballplayers love Miami, even off-season 03:01 AM EST

During basketball and football seasons, Miami is graced with the presence of ballplayers when they're here to play our own Miami Heat and Dolphins. But they come to town in the off-season, too. Several athletes turned out for Zo's Summer Groove earlier this month to support Alonzo Mourning Charities. We caught up with a few bold-faced names -- the Hornets' Chris Paul, Kenyon Martin from the Nuggets and Terrell Owens from the Dallas Cowboys -- at the Celebrity All-Star Game at the AmericanAirlines...

Shaun Robinson has inside `Access' 03:01 AM EST

Shaun Robinson isn't just a celebrity reporter -- she's becoming a bona fide celebrity herself. The Access Hollywood beauty will make a guest appearance Sunday evening (check local listings for time) on USA's Law & Order Criminal Intent.

Madonna's brother gives it 2 her, all right 03:01 AM EST

LIFE WITH MY SISTER MADONNA. Christopher Ciccone and Wendy Leigh. Simon Spotlight Entertainment. 342 pages. $26. Life With My Sister Madonna, Christopher Ciccone's whiny memoir about growing up in the shadow of his world-famous, world-class neurotic older sister, accomplishes something nothing else written about the singer has managed to do: It makes you feel a little sorry for her.