All Stories from August 11, 2012 (Change date)
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Microloans meeting credit needs for entrepreneursAug 13, 2012 7:37 am - MIAMI — Do an Internet search for microcredit, and images of colorfully dressed women in Africa, South Asia and Central America pop up. But the international trend that ...
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Egyptian president turns palace into complaint centerAug 13, 2012 5:09 am - CAIRO — Under Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's presidential palace inspired awe and fear, much like the autocratic leader who lived large inside. But under President Mohamed Morsi...
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Key considerations in getting a reverse mortgageAug 13, 2012 7:37 am - LOS ANGELES — Reverse mortgages represent an alluring proposition for seniors: Stay in your own home while the bank pays you either a lump sum or a stream of payments to...
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America: a patchwork of potato chip varietiesAug 13, 2012 7:37 am - You say potato, I say pot-ah-toe ... chip. And that’s just the start of it. Though thin and flat may be the national standard — and best-selling variety — of this ubiqui...
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Batman gets bumped from No. 1 box office spotAug 14, 2012 6:19 am - LOS ANGELES — “The Dark Knight Rises” has finally fallen out of first-place at the weekend box office. Jeremy Renner’s action tale “The Bourne Legacy” took over as the N...
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Michael Phelps plunges into Golf Channel projectAug 13, 2012 12:59 pm - KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Now that he's retired from swimming, Michael Phelps is ready to try a new stroke — golf. One week after ending his incomparable Olympic career with...
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Niagara Falls takes broad approach to draw peopleAug 13, 2012 7:37 am - NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — In recent years, Niagara Falls has thrown open its doors to casino gambling, gay weddings and a tightrope walk that, until laws were relaxed, would...
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Japanese company tries ‘Englishization’Aug 13, 2012 7:37 am - TOKYO — Japanese billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani decided two years ago that the employees at his company, Rakuten Inc., should work almost entirely in English. The idea, he...
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Big day for Block at Arlington ParkAug 12, 2012 4:18 pm - It was a Block party for veteran trainer and owner Chris Block, who visited the winner's circle after each of the two $100,000 Owners Stakes races Saturday at Arlington ...
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Some consumer stocks thriving despite dour moodAug 13, 2012 7:37 am - BOSTON — Anxiety persists three years after the recession officially ended. Consumer confidence remains well below the level that would suggest a healthy economy. The jo...