All Stories from July 30, 2011 (Change date)
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Another William and Kate movie on the wayJul 31, 2011 8:39 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Break out the cake: Another movie about Prince William and Kate Middleton is set to debut on TV. Hallmark’s “William & Catherine: A Royal Romance...
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Cool new gadgets for your petsJul 31, 2011 8:39 am - Legend has it that President Harry Truman once said: If you want a friend in life, get a dog. Or, we might add, a companionable cat. If the number of dog parks, animal f...
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Debt fight could bring more airwaves for broadbandJul 31, 2011 8:33 am - WASHINGTON — The debt ceiling battle could produce an unlikely winner: smartphone users. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s current plan would direct the Federal Commu...
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Zynga expands to China, sans FacebookJul 30, 2011 6:01 am - NEW YORK — Zynga, the company behind popular Facebook games like “CityVille,” is taking that game to China. Since Facebook is blocked in the country, it’s partnering ins...
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LinkedIn launches `Apply with LinkedIn’ buttonJul 30, 2011 7:27 pm - NEW YORK — Professional networking service LinkedIn Corp. has launched a Web button that lets job applicants submit their profiles on the site to jobs that interest them...
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Martial arts instructor teaches power of self-controlJul 30, 2011 6:01 am - DECATUR, Ill. — Kevin Hughes doesn’t want to hurt you. Which is good news, considering his repertoire for pain distribution could fill several heavy volumes. The Decatur...
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Cable companies to give clues on Internet impactJul 30, 2011 6:01 am - NEW YORK — Are people really canceling cable to watch TV and movies from the Internet instead? It’s a question that has dogged the pay-TV industry for a year, and a spat...
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Historical detectives find family tiesJul 30, 2011 6:01 am - GALESBURG — Fran Henley heard as a young child that she was related to the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Many years later she decided to dig up the truth. “I thought ...
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Solar cells may be printed on plain paperJul 31, 2011 8:33 am - NEW YORK — The next generation of solar cells may be printed on ordinary paper. Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created ultrathin paper cells th...
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‘Captain America’ fighting superhero fatigueJul 31, 2011 8:39 am - NEW YORK — The makers of “Captain America: The First Avenger” are in a must-win pre-emptive battle against superhero fatigue. Their not-so-secret weapon? A patriotic-the...