Business Stories from April 5, 2011 (Change date)
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Schools face cliff as education money dries upApr 05, 2011 11:00 pm - As lawmakers around the country debate their states' budgets, they're staring over the edge of a massive fiscal cliff — the point where about $100 billion in federal sti...
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Massachusetts considers online sales taxApr 05, 2011 11:00 pm - BOSTON — Massachusetts-based retailers are asking state lawmakers to level the playing field with online companies when it comes to sales tax. The Retailers Association...
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Japan orders airlines to inspect some Boeing jetsApr 05, 2011 11:00 pm - TOKYO — Japan's government has ordered domestic airlines to inspect early model Boeing 737s following a midair fuselage rupture on a 737-300 run by Southwest Airlines. ...
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Wireless Internet network threatens GPS signalsApr 05, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — A new, ultra-fast wireless Internet network is threatening to overpower GPS signals across the U.S. and interfere with everything from airplanes to police ...
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Security breach could affect millionsApr 05, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — With the possible theft of millions of email addresses from an advertising company, several large companies have started warning customers to expect fraudulen...
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Gas prices our top concernApr 05, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Quick: What do these things have in common? Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. The Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Wall Street volatility. A cranky, even angry...
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Overtime a heart risk?Apr 05, 2011 12:00 am - Working overtime may be a killer, according to research that finds long hours on the job is a heart risk along with smoking, bad cholesterol and high blood pressure. Adu...
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Microbes turn coal into gasApr 05, 2011 12:00 am - GILLETTE, Wyo. — New scientific research has a pair of energy companies betting that the future of the U.S. natural gas industry lies in persuading microscopic bugs to t...
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McDonald’s Hamburger University turns 50Apr 05, 2011 12:00 am - McDonald’s Corp. Tuesday kicked off a yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of Hamburger University, its signature training and education facility. In 1961, Hambu...
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