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Sacramento Bee: California attorney general Kamala Harris said “there must be accountability and consequences” associated with the foreclosure crisis.

Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette: The disaster that killed 29 miners at West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch coal mine in April 2010 was “entirely preventable,” according to a report on the incident by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration.

Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette: The owners of a West Virginia coal mine where 29 miners died in an explosion in April 2010 will pay $200 million to resolve civil enforcement actions and some criminal matters relating to the disaster.

Bloomberg: David Kessler says in court documents that the pharmaceutical giant withheld information that users of the company’s Yasmin birth control pills had increased reports of blood clots.

FairWarning.org: New devices in cars “encourage multi-tasking behind the wheel,” and there are no federal regulations in place to protect consumer safety.

Dallas Morning News: A class action suit filed in federal court accuses the online dating service of advertising a number of members that is more than 10 times the number of paid subscribers who can actually respond to attempts to contact them.

FairWarning.org: Three children have died after being trapped in General Motors vehicle trunks in just the last two months, but it is “impossible, or at least very difficult” to buy the aftermarket kit that will fix the problem.