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Car-sharing offers ways to profit from or ditch personal car

While a growing number of Americans are struggling to make payments on their auto loans, a new crop of companies is offering alternative ways for car owners to get rid of costly vehicles or earn money while their cars would normally sit idle.

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___ Scam ads promoting fake tax breaks prosper on Facebook NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of ads have been running on Facebook for more than a year promising that governors across the country had signed off on big tax breaks for U.S. homeowners who wanted to install new solar energy panels.