Business Stories from December 29, 2012 (Change date)
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Champagne losing its fizz in Europe after tough yearDec 30, 2012 2:59 pm - PARIS — Europeans are finding fewer reasons to pop open a bottle of Champagne as another year of economic troubles and high unemployment saps the region's appetite for t...
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North Korea's caste system faces power of wealthDec 30, 2012 2:59 pm - SEOUL, South Korea — For more than a half-century, a mysterious caste system has shadowed the life of every North Korean. It can decide whether they will live in the gat...
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Colleges help students scrub online footprintsDec 31, 2012 12:34 pm - BUFFALO, N.Y. — Samantha Grossman wasn't always thrilled with the impression that emerged when people Googled her name. “It wasn't anything too horrible,” she said. “I j...
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Whale of a tale: Pakistani fishmonger now pop starDec 30, 2012 2:59 pm - ISLAMABAD — Muhammad Shahid Nazir is a testament to the age-old adage that if you give a man a fish, he will eat for a day, but if you teach a man to sing about fish, hi...
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All-metal Lustron home for sale in Fort WayneDec 31, 2012 7:28 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Looking for a home with a lot of history and built-in features that requires very little maintenance? Has a Fort Wayne couple got a steal for you. Act...
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Long-awaited pollution trial ready to startDec 31, 2012 7:28 am - CONCORD, N.H. — Nearly a decade after it was first brought, a lawsuit accusing two oil giants of widespread groundwater contamination in New Hampshire is expected to pre...
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South Bend seeks new use for hall of fame buildingDec 29, 2012 5:46 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — South Bend officials are looking to find a new occupant for a prime piece of downtown real estate that will go vacant after the College Football Hall ...
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State permit granted for material recycling facility in Round Lake ParkDec 31, 2012 6:38 am - Groot Industries Inc. has received a state permit to build a demolition and construction debris recycling center in Round Lake Park, the first of two separate proposals ...
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High prices, slow speeds for U.S. Internet usersDec 31, 2012 7:28 am - Editor’s note: Excerpted from “Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age.” Terry Huval is a large, friendly man with a lilting Sout...
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New technology is making us more like the AmishDec 31, 2012 7:28 am - TEMPE, Ariz. — We’re becoming a bit more Amish. I know. You own a slim titanium ultrabook computer, an eye popping LCD 3-D HD television, an iPhone with a custom-designe...
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