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Today’s headlines
Suit: Car insurers cheating singles
Six insurance companies are accused of routinely charging owners of one car for collision coverage that is useless to them.

Florida hopes ads will cash in on growth
Enterprise Florida is spending $1.5-million to tout the state as an "innovation hub."

Former Cryo-Cell president files suit
The lawsuit says she received unwanted sexual advances from the company's then-chief executive.

Distiller's restroom limits irk workers
CLERMONT, Ky. -- Employees at the Jim Beam bourbon distillery are getting sour over restrictions on restroom breaks.

Wary shoppers still spending
The markets shiver as consumer confidence drops. A bright spot: Big-ticket items are selling well.

US Airways: Use or lose cheap tickets
Trying to drive business fliers to purchase costly, refundable tickets, the carrier changes its rules on nonrefundable fares.

Back-to-school sales fall below forecasts
Analysts worry the poor showing means a weak holiday shopping season is in store.

Business today
SURGERY CENTER SPINOFF: HealthSouth Corp., the nation's biggest chain of rehabilitation hospitals, plans to spin off its surgery center division into a new public company.

Robert Trigaux
Companies start to take a private tack
Remember when young, hotshot private companies were panting to go public in splashy initial public offerings?