Business Stories from July 5, 2011 (Change date)
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GOP pushes back on effort to limit kids' food adsJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — House Republicans are siding with food companies resisting the Obama administration's efforts to pressure them to stop advertising junk food for children. S...
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No manslaughter convictions in ground zero fireJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — A toxin-cleanup director and a company were acquitted Wednesday of manslaughter in an August 2007 blaze that killed two firefighters at a condemned tower at g...
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Treasury prices rise on European debt concernsJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Treasury prices rose Wednesday, sending their yields lower, after a downgrade of Portugal's debt sent investors looking for safer places to put their money. M...
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Stock market shrugs off weak service sector reportJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stock indexes are mixed in afternoon trading Wednesday as investors shrug off a setback in the U.S. service sector. The Institute for Supply Management report...
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Iconic computer game 'Civilization' joins FacebookJul 05, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Long before "FarmVille" there was "Civilization," the iconic computer game in which players build a civilized world over thousands of years. Now, the game's d...
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Fewer dogs, cats euthanized todayJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES — When Stephen Zawistowski got his first dog 50 years ago, she was the only dog in the neighborhood that was spayed. “She had an incision that must have been...
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Space shuttle’s legacy: Soaring in orbit and costsJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The space shuttle was sold to America as cheap, safe and reliable. It was none of those. It cost $196 billion over 40 years, ended the lives of 14...
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New air traffic control system at crossroadsJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration is creating a new air traffic system that officials say will be as revolutionary for civil aviation as was the advent of...
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Connecticut becomes first state requiring paid sick timeJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut has become the first state to require businesses to offer employees paid sick time. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Tuesday that he signed ...
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Netflix to stream movies, shows in Latin AmericaJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - LOS GATOS, Calif. — Netflix is expanding its movie and TV show streaming service into 43 countries throughout Latin America in the online movie rental company’s largest ...