Business Stories from February 8, 2014 (Change date)
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Vulnerable Democrats try to work around health lawFeb 09, 2014 7:15 am - WASHINGTON — Hit with a multimillion-dollar barrage of televised attacks, Democrats in tough re-election races want credit for trying to fix the problematic parts of the...
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What’s for dinner? Farm bill has a big impactFeb 09, 2014 7:15 am - WASHINGTON — Look no further than your dinner plate to understand how the new farm bill affects you. About 15 percent of the money in the legislation signed into law Fr...
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Duke Energy apologizes for N.C. coal ash spillFeb 09, 2014 7:15 am - RALEIGH, N.C. — A top executive at Duke Energy has apologized for the company’s massive coal ash spill in North Carolina and pledged to clean up its toxic waste from the...
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Ex-parks leader wins St. Charles Charlemagne awardFeb 10, 2014 4:06 am - Longtime St. Charles parks advocate Gloria Klimek was named the 2013 recipient of the Charlemagne Award for community service Friday night. The honor, bestowed by the St...
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Fingerprint security convenient, but not flawlessFeb 27, 2014 9:49 am - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S5 smartphone will be at least the third to have a fingerprint sensor for security but it's alone in letting you use th...
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Grayslake hopes fee revision will make old fairgrounds site appealingFeb 08, 2014 5:12 pm - With plans for a major shopping area at the former Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake defunct, village officials hope a revised agreement regarding road improvements w...
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The best Super Bowl ads weren’t on during the gameFeb 09, 2014 7:15 am - NEW YORK — Brands have figured out how to get Super Bowl buzz without paying Super Bowl bucks. Some of the companies that had the most success during the game were not o...
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Nadella faces pressure to gut Microsoft’s flagging consumer divisionsFeb 08, 2014 6:14 pm - Now that the confetti has cleared, Microsoft’s new CEO Satya Nadella faces tough choices about the path forward for the company. Two influential Microsoft shareholders h...
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Was Microsoft smart to play it safe with CEO pick?Feb 09, 2014 7:15 am - SAN FRANCISCO — After compiling a list of more than 100 CEO candidates, Microsoft settled on Satya Nadella a homegrown leader who joined the software maker in the early ...
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How social media changed the worldFeb 09, 2014 7:15 am - By Vivek Wadhwa, Special to The Washington Post When Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched thefacebook.com in February 2004, even he could not imagine the forces it w...
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