All Stories from June 21, 2014 (Change date)
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A closer look at Amazon's new Fire smartphoneJun 21, 2014 7:50 am - SEATTLE - Amazon has introduced a new smartphone that will be closely tied to the products and services it sells, while adding such touches as the ability to render imag...
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Amazon's smartphone: Repeat or revolutionary?Jun 22, 2014 8:14 am - SEATTLE - There are two ways to view the smartphone Amazon introduced to the world on this week: It's either the latest in a long line of phones with fancy features many...
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Twitter to buy video-editing startup SnappyTV in media pushJun 21, 2014 6:33 pm - NEW YORK - Twitter is acquiring video-editing startup SnappyTV to become more useful to the television industry, as the microblogging service looks to expand its footpri...
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A home move with less stress, bigger upsideJun 23, 2014 10:02 am - After buying one of the professionally decorated models at Lexington Park in Des Plaines for himself, Bill McPartlin, a real estate broker from Park Ridge, is singing th...
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Italy aims to reintroduce its goods to world marketJun 23, 2014 10:02 am - I just got back from Italy with some great new resources. I was invited by ITA-ICE, the marketing and promotion office of the Italian government, and CNA, the associatio...
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Two annuals that belong in every gardenJun 22, 2014 8:16 am - I will be the first to admit it — I am opinionated. When I find a plant I love, I want everyone to plant it, so they can love it as much as I do. Sometimes, it's easy. O...
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Book notes: Anderson's brings Lisa See to NapervilleJun 21, 2014 5:45 am - • Meet New York Times best-selling author Lisa See as she reads from and signs copies of her newest title, "China Dolls," at 7 p.m. Monday, June 23, at Anderson's Booksh...
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DVD previews: '300: Rise of an Empire,' 'Enemy'Jun 22, 2014 8:16 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, June 24: "300: Rise of an Empire" (R, 102 minutes, Warner): Oddly, for a franchise founded on the bedrock of man flesh and ...
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Mary Wilson talks possible Supremes reunionJun 22, 2014 8:16 am - LOS ANGELES - Someday they'll be together - well, maybe. Mary Wilson, the longest-reigning member of the original Supremes, is open to a reunion tour with the legend...
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Fashion museum exhibit looks closely at lingerieJun 22, 2014 8:16 am - NEW YORK - From a 1770 corset to a 2014 bra-and-panty set in lacy stretch silk, the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology has put the focus on lingerie and ladie...