Business Stories from October 20, 2012 (Change date)
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Sears regularly gets multimillion-dollar property tax cutsOct 22, 2012 11:19 pm - Last year, after an extended and highly public battle that included mass protests by supporters of Community Unit District 300, Sears Holdings Corp. won state approval o...
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Questions for Medicare in meningitis outbreakOct 23, 2012 9:38 am - WASHINGTON — Medicare is coming under scrutiny in the meningitis outbreak that has rekindled doubts about the safety of the nation’s drug supply. The giant health insura...
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Companies say Marcellus gas reserves larger than expectedOct 23, 2012 9:38 am - PITTSBURGH — There’s been plenty of debate over the Marcellus Shale natural gas field, but new research adds a twist that could impact political and environmental battle...
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Thefts of cell phones rise rapidly nationwideOct 23, 2012 9:38 am - SAN FRANCISCO — In this tech-savvy city teeming with commuters and tourists, the cell phone has become a top target of robbers who use stealth, force and sometimes guns....
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News Corp. denies talks with Chicago Tribune or L.A. TimesOct 23, 2012 9:38 am - Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. denied it has held talks to acquire the Los Angeles Times or Chicago Tribune once the newspapers’ owner, Tribune Co., emerges from bankruptcy...
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Caterpillar CEO decries Illinois policies, but staying putOct 23, 2012 9:38 am - CHICAGO — Caterpillar's CEO has again criticized Illinois' political leaders and what he calls the state's uncompetitive business environment, while affirming that the h...
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London protesters bash Britain’s austerity driveOct 23, 2012 9:38 am - LONDON — Tens of thousands of demonstrators descended on the British capital Saturday in a noisy but peaceful protest at a government austerity drive aimed at slashing t...
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'War on coal' label obscures battlefield realitiesOct 23, 2012 9:38 am - MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Drive through the coalfields of Central Appalachia, and signs of the siege are everywhere. Highway billboards announce entry to “Obama's No Job Zone,...
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Slumbering Slingbox awakens with new tricksOct 23, 2012 9:38 am - Before there were iPads and iPhones, Apple TVs and Roku players, there was the Slingbox. No one had seen its like before. You hooked it up to your home television, conne...
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App reviews: Bad Piggies, QuizletOct 23, 2012 9:38 am - Bad Piggies Following up on its mega-hit Angry Birds, Rovio has turned the tables and made a new game with porcine protagonists. A blend of a physics game and a bui...
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