Business Stories from November 3, 2012 (Change date)
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Will Jersey shore ever be the same?Nov 07, 2012 6:30 am - Associated Press SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — It is one of the icons of America, the backdrop to a thousand stories — the place where Tony Soprano's nightmares unfolded,...
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Christie rations gasoline purchases as Cuomo deploys trucksNov 03, 2012 5:46 pm - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie ordered rationing of gasoline sales in 12 counties while Governor Andrew Cuomo deployed temporary fuel trucks around New York to help ...
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Smart Spending: Strategies for finding hot toysNov 03, 2012 5:46 pm - It’s that season again, when parents begin the scramble for the next toy their child can’t live without. While there’s no breakout hot toy for Christmas this year — so ...
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Indigenous vs. multinationals in Mexico wind powerNov 04, 2012 3:15 pm - MEXICO CITY — Mexico is putting up wind power turbines at a breakneck pace and the expansion is pitting energy companies against the Indians who live in one of the windi...
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Facebook, Twitter abuzz with hurricane chatterNov 07, 2012 6:30 am - Whether you call it Frankenstorm, Stormpocalypse or simply Hurricane Sandy, the giant weather system barreling into the East Coast is a favorite topic of conversation on...
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Facebook used to kidnap, traffic Indonesian girlsNov 04, 2012 3:15 pm - DEPOK, Indonesia — When a 14-year-old girl received a Facebook friend request from an older man she didn’t know, she accepted it out of curiosity. It’s a click she will ...
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U.S. use of Vietnam website ‘under review’Nov 03, 2012 7:15 am - WASHINGTON — The State Department said Wednesday it is reviewing a U.S. Embassy’s use of a wildly popular Vietnamese website laden with suspected pirated music and Holly...
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Holiday gadgets: Microsoft phones, Google gadgetsNov 04, 2012 3:15 pm - NEW YORK — Microsoft launched its new Windows phone system and Google unveiled new devices under its Nexus brand. Both part of an effort to grab more of consumers’ holid...
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Windows 8 is beginning to look a lot like AppleNov 03, 2012 6:58 pm - PALO ALTO, Calif. — The first thing you’ll notice about Windows 8 is that it isn’t one operating system. It’s two. There are a couple different ways to do pretty much e...
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iPad Mini is thin, light but at a priceNov 04, 2012 3:15 pm - See, here's the thing about the new iPad mini. It's an iPad, only... smaller. Beyond that, there may not be much more to say about the latest addition to Apple's tablet ...