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Interest Rates on 3-Month Bills Climb (AP via Yahoo! News) - Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Monday's auction, with the three-month bill climbing to the highest level in six years.

HK 182-day bills' average accepted yield 3.90 pct (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - HONG KONG, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The average accepted yield for 182-day Exchange Fund bills (issue number H0757) tendered on Tuesday was 3.90 percent, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority said.

China c.bank sells 1-yr bills at 2.7961 pct (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - SHANGHAI, Jan 30 (Reuters) - China's central bank on Tuesday auctioned 55 billion yuan ($7 billion) in one-year bills in its regular open market operation at a yield of 2.7961 percent, unchanged for 10 straight weeks, traders said.

Interest Rates on 3-Month Bills Climb (KiplingerForecasts.com) - Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Monday's auction, with the three-month bill climbing to the highest level in six years. The Treasury Department auctioned $17 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 5.010 percent, up from 4.995 percent last week.

Bills Lose Assistant Coach to Steelers (WGRZ-TV Buffalo) - The Bills have lost assistant offensive line coach Larry Zierlein to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 61-year old Zierlein came to the Bills to help o-line coach Jim McNally after serving as offensive line coach of the Cleveland Browns from 2001-2004.

£50,000 bills for tenement repairs (The Scotsman) - FLAT owners and small businesses face bills of £50,000 each after their crumbling tenement building was declared unsafe by the council.

Bills would crack down on technological distractions (KOMO Seattle) - A number of bills in the state legislature are taking aim at the modern era's driving distractions. Lawmakers are considering banning texting while driving, and there's another push to outlaw the use of hand-held cell phones while you drive.

House Committee Approves Gun Bills (WXIA-TV Atlanta) - A committee in the state House approved two bills that supporters said will protect the right to bear arms. Opponents say they make it harder for police to work safely.

New Tax Bills Expected Soon (13 WMAZ Macon) - About 20,000 property owners and businesses could see higher property values in the next round of bills, assessors say.

Lawmakers Consider Bills Targeting Large Livestock Farms (22 WSBT South Bend) - (AP) Three bills targeting the state’s largest livestock farms are expected to draw spirited testimony from supporters and opponents in the state Senate Monday afternoon. State Senator Beverly Gard of Greenfield is sponsoring the most sweeping of the bills.