All Stories from August 6, 2011 (Change date)
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Raising rabbits is labor of loveAug 06, 2011 6:16 am - QUINCY, Ill. — One summer when she was around 11 years old, Kayla Obert of rural Quincy walked into the rabbit barn at the Adams County Fair and immediately fell in love...
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Parents look for best ways to raise bilingual kidsAug 08, 2011 12:58 pm - MIAMI — One-year-old Alice Di Giovanni asks for “banane,” not banana, when she’s in the mood for one. She’ll bid you farewell with a “ciao.” And if she wants more, she s...
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Google says Apple, Microsoft and Oracle waging ‘hostile campaign’Aug 07, 2011 9:11 am - Google Inc. has accused Microsoft Corp. and Oracle Corp. of waging a “hostile, organized campaign” against its Android mobile software, a sign of escalating tension in t...
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AOL launches personalized magazine app for iPadAug 06, 2011 2:05 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — AOL is trying to snatch a larger portion of the tablet computer audience by launching free iPad software that presents a customized, daily e-magazine tha...
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‘Gossip Girl’ back-to-school couture is boon for retailersAug 08, 2011 7:42 am - NEW YORK — Angela Ricci is shopping for lacy tops, ruffled skirts and floral dresses to wear when she begins her senior year of high school in Pittsburgh. One thing she ...
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Dollywood officials respond to lesbian coupleAug 06, 2011 6:16 am - KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Dollywood officials have offered a refund to a lesbian couple after an employee asked one of the women to turn her T-shirt reading “marriage is so gay...
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Insulin pumps, monitors vulnerable to hackingAug 07, 2011 7:32 pm - LAS VEGAS — Even the human bloodstream isn’t safe from computer hackers. A security researcher who is diabetic has identified flaws that could allow an attacker to remot...
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Report: Global cyberattack under way for 5 yearsAug 07, 2011 9:11 am - NEW YORK — A computer security firm says cybercriminals have spent at least the past five years targeting more than 70 government entities, nonprofit groups and corporat...
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Broadband services approach advertised speedsAug 07, 2011 9:11 am - WASHINGTON — The major providers of residential broadband services in the U.S. deliver Internet connections that are generally 80 percent to 90 percent of maximum advert...
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Verizon Wireless to install AmEx app on phonesAug 06, 2011 6:16 am - NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless, the country’s largest cellphone company, will install apps for credit card issuer American Express Co.’s new online payment service, Serve, ...