Business Stories from April 8, 2014 (Change date)
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Comcast argues benefits of Time Warner Cable dealApr 09, 2014 7:43 am - WASHINGTON - Comcast Corp. on Tuesday presented its case to government regulators arguing that its $45 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable Inc. will benefit consumers ...
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U.S. stocks rise for the first time in four daysApr 09, 2014 7:43 am - NEW YORK - Maybe the sell-off was a little overdone. That was the sentiment on Wall Street Tuesday as the stock market broke a three-day losing streak. The gain pushed ...
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Lake County Workforce Development offers job search workshopApr 08, 2014 6:36 pm - Lake County Workforce Development announces a new job search workshop series, "5 Steps to Your Next Job," to be offered monthly. Dates are: April 21-25; May 19-23; and, ...
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Electrical device helps paralyzed men move legsApr 09, 2014 6:09 am - LONDON - Three years ago, doctors reported that zapping a paralyzed man's spinal cord with electricity allowed him to stand and move his legs. Now they've done the same ...
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Samsung's profit falls as smartphones get cheaperApr 08, 2014 7:37 am - SEOUL, South Korea - Declining smartphone prices hit profit at Samsung Electronics Co. for a second straight quarter. The consumer technology heavyweight said Tuesday th...
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Senate OKs jobless bill; House prospects slimmerApr 08, 2014 2:57 pm - WASHINGTON - The Senate voted 59-38 Monday to resurrect federal jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed, and a small band of Republican supporters swiftly appealed...
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Only 2 midsize SUVs get top rating in crash testsApr 08, 2014 10:46 am - DETROIT - Only two of nine midsize SUVs got the highest rating in crash tests done by an insurance industry group. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says Genera...
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'Cuban Twitter' - overtly political, poking CastrosApr 08, 2014 10:22 pm - WASHINGTON - Draft messages produced for a Twitter-like network that the U.S. government secretly built in Cuba were overtly political and poked fun at the Castro brothe...
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Church wants Wal-Mart investor vote on gun salesApr 08, 2014 1:05 am - WILMINGTON, Del. - Attorneys for a church in Manhattan are asking a federal judge in Delaware to prohibit Wal-Mart from sending its annual proxy statement to shareholder...
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Court rejects early appeal of surveillance rulingApr 08, 2014 1:05 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday declined an early look at a constitutional challenge to the National Security Agency's bulk collection of millions of Americans'...