All Stories from June 18, 2011 (Change date)
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Roles of American dads diverging this Father’s DayJun 24, 2011 3:52 pm - WASHINGTON — Nearly half of American dads under 45 this Father’s Day say they have at least one kid who was born out of wedlock. And the share of fathers living apart fr...
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Beyond ‘.com,’ names for Antarctica, Urdu and moreJun 17, 2011 9:15 pm - Unless you’re a Luddite, you’re bound to know of “.com,” the Internet’s most common address suffix. You’ve also probably heard of “.gov,” for U.S. government sites, and ...
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Cheap e-book readers at a glanceJun 17, 2011 8:43 pm - Five cheap e-readers with monochrome screens and Wi-Fi: Ÿ Barnes & Noble Nook — $139, 7.5 oz. Touch screen. Value score: 9 out of 10. Ÿ Kobo eReader Touch Edition — $130...
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Review: Google’s Chromebook evokes warmth for WindowsJun 20, 2011 5:56 am - It isn’t often you come across a computer that makes you wish it ran Microsoft Windows. The new Chromebook Series 5 laptop manages that impressive feat. The Chromebook, ...
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16 Vietnamese kids, U.S. families in adoption limboJun 17, 2011 2:48 pm - HANOI, Vietnam — Marsha Sailors painted the nursery pink and green at her Missouri home, put up princess pictures and built a crib for her new little girl. They hadn’t y...
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Copious looks to be the eBay of the Facebook eraJun 20, 2011 5:56 am - NEW YORK — A group of Silicon Valley veterans is building a shopping service around the idea that Facebook’s real-identity system is good for building trust in online co...
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Engineer chases restaurant dream after layoffJun 17, 2011 2:50 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Like many men, Randy Gelsthorpe dreamed of one day owning his own bar and restaurant. When his employer, Electrolux, announced early last year that i...
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5 e-book readers for less than $175Jun 17, 2011 2:50 pm - NEW YORK — When Amazon.com’s groundbreaking Kindle e-book reader came out in 2007, it cost $399. Now, some e-readers, including the most recent Kindle entry, can be had ...
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Study: Risky online behavior commonJun 20, 2011 5:56 am - NEW YORK — Big companies such as Citigroup and Sony have been the targets of major hacking attacks. Yet a new survey finds that regular people are also prime and often u...
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Galesburg home to No. 1 pool playerJun 17, 2011 2:50 pm - GALESBURG, Ill. — Even though Rory Smith knew he held the No. 1 computer ranking for North American Pool Shooters Association for over a year against 1,200 other players...