Lifestyle Stories from July 28, 2012 (Change date)
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Skype quiet on whether if can eavesdrop on your conversationsJul 30, 2012 6:15 am - New surveillance laws being proposed in countries from the United States to Australia would force makers of online chat software to build in backdoors for wiretapping. F...
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Colorado massacre casts ugly scar on Batman mythologyJul 28, 2012 7:10 am - LOS ANGELES — Bat-fan and comic-book historian Arlen Schumer is worried. He fears the mass shooting at a midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Aurora, Colo., ...
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A year later, Amy Winehouse family focuses on charityJul 28, 2012 6:20 am - NEW YORK — Singer Amy Winehouse’s father says it’s tough dealing with the loss of his daughter, but he’s happy she is having a helpful impact on the world through the fo...
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Egypt TV channel caters to fully veiled womenJul 28, 2012 6:15 am - CAIRO — The only visible female face in the Cairo-based studio of a new Islamic TV channel for women is that of a puppet. The human stars are all veiled from head to toe...
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Images: Swimwear fashion showJul 28, 2012 6:05 am - ...
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5 free things to do for Houston visitorsJul 31, 2012 6:18 am - HOUSTON — Summer is nearly year round in southeast Texas, so it should be no surprise that the free stuff to see and do in the sprawling metropolitan area of the nation'...
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Bike tours pedal through history of Saratoga BattlefieldJul 30, 2012 6:26 am - STILLWATER, N.Y. — Ranger Megan Stevens sets a leisurely pace as she leads about a dozen bicyclists along the paved tour road at Saratoga National Historical Park, scene...
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Ranch in Lake ZurichJul 28, 2012 5:05 am - Live a vacation lifestyle year-round within the Forest Lake community in Lake Zurich. This 1,200-square-foot, aluminum-sided ranch with three bedrooms is ideal for singl...
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New fixtures make old lights obsoleteJul 29, 2012 7:35 am - Light-emitting diodes — LED lights — are taking the lighting world by storm and will soon largely replace all other forms of lighting, including incandescent, halogen an...
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Squealing tires encouraged on Bridgestone test driveJul 28, 2012 5:05 am - When Kenneth Hart got behind the wheel of a high-performance BMW, he tried to “push it to its limit,” but the car wasn’t the only thing Hart was testing. “It’s a lot of ...