All Stories from June 25, 2011 (Change date)
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Review: 3-D silly, but EVO 3D smart overallJun 25, 2011 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — There has been a big push for 3-D at movie theaters and on TV sets, so it was only a matter of time before digitally enhanced fisticuffs started popping ...
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As school cut budgets, strains on counselors growJun 25, 2011 6:00 am - COOPER CITY, Fla. — Roslyn Wagner’s tone shifts from cheerful to concerned as she looks through the grades of the teenage boy seated before her. “There’s no reason for t...
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Yahoo, Alibaba in “constructive” talksJun 25, 2011 6:00 am - SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Yahoo Inc., Japan’s Softbank Corp. and Chinese Internet company Alibaba Group say they remain in “constructive” talks and have made “encouraging prog...
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Review: No-sweat Fitbit tracks health habits for $100Jun 25, 2011 6:00 am - When it comes to exercise and fitness, the saying goes, you only get out what you put in. Speaking for couch potatoes everywhere, I want to get out more than I put in. C...
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IRS increases gas mileage deductionJun 25, 2011 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is increasing the tax deduction motorists can take for using private vehicles for business, a rare midyear move sparked by high...
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A technological leap forward to old-time farmingJun 25, 2011 6:00 am - ROMULUS, N.Y. — Peter McDonald assigns his 9-year-old twin boys the tricky task of erecting a mesh fence in one part of the family farm, then tramps across lushly carpet...
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A robot handles the luggage at NYC hotelJun 25, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Forget the bellhop. Meet the luggage robot. It’s the first of several high-tech, sleek amenities guests encounter at the Yotel, a new hotel that aims to provi...
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Peoria ACLU marks 50 yearsJun 25, 2011 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. — The FBI files on the Peoria chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union are riddled with familiar names, including attorneys James Hafele and Art Greenb...
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Budget cuts force libraries to re-examine rolesJun 25, 2011 6:00 am - DENVER — A century after the nation’s library building boom, public libraries are under siege: plunging tax revenues are forcing closures and staff cutbacks, while e-rea...
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Germany, U.S. and Brazil headline Women’s World CupJun 25, 2011 6:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — When Germany won its first major title in women’s soccer, coming home with the trophy from the 1989 European Championship, the players’ bonus was a ...