All Stories from July 30, 2011 (Change date)
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Study: Half of Netflix users watch via game consoleJul 30, 2011 7:27 pm - NEW YORK — A new Nielsen survey finds that in the battle between screens, Netflix users are opting for TVs and Hulu users are siding with computers. Video game consoles ...
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London raises bar with 2012 Olympic preparationsJul 30, 2011 6:10 pm - Budget overruns, last-minute building work and a legacy of obsolete stadiums are as synonymous with the Olympic Games as the colored rings in its logo. London is poised ...
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Who’s No. 1 in music? Tech makes it hard to tellJul 31, 2011 8:39 am - In pop music, being No. 1 doesn’t always mean you’re on top. Earlier this year, the Oregon rock band the Decemberists reached the summit of the Billboard 200 albums cha...
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Fur makes fashion comebackJul 31, 2011 8:39 am - After several seasons in deep hibernation, fur heated up the fall runways. Designers from Alber Elbaz to Zac Posen chose fox, lamb, ostrich and dyed maribou to add textu...
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Olympic real estate revival fizzles in East LondonJul 31, 2011 8:33 am - Prices of homes close to London’s Olympic Park fell over the past year as signs of revitalization in one of the U.K.’s poorest areas failed to materialize and overseas b...
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Youth baseball league shuns metal bats for woodJul 30, 2011 6:01 am - WEST WARWICK, R.I. — The crack of the baseball bat is back. For years, the Rhode Island teams in the American Legion Baseball league — the oldest nationwide youth progra...
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Vogue’s Grace Coddington writing memoirJul 30, 2011 6:01 am - NEW YORK — Grace Coddington’s story from the front row of fashion will be told in a memoir. The book by Vogue’s creative director with be written with Vanity Fair style ...
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Math supports private sectorJul 30, 2011 3:01 am - Amid all the hoopla about raising the debt ceiling, an interesting fact has gone unnoticed. Medicare costs $500 billion dollars annually, and non-partisan experts agree ...
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Replace legislators who don’t produceJul 30, 2011 3:01 am - There are over 400 representatives in Washington and 100 senators. Why are our policies and laws being written by the “Gang of 6” or a few legislative leaders sitting be...
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Why take from Social Security?Jul 30, 2011 3:01 am - It’s outrageous that some in Washington want to cut Social Security to help balance our federal books. budget. Social Security did not contribute to our financial mess a...