All Stories from July 31, 2011 (Change date)
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Iranian women struggle with dress code in heatJul 31, 2011 6:00 am - TEHRAN, Iran — Every summer, Iranian police get tough on women who violate the country’s strict Islamic dress code by adjusting their veils and long coats to try to cope...
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5 ways to be smart about back-to-school shoppingJul 31, 2011 6:00 am - Associated Press NEW YORK — Prices on back-to-school items from socks to notebooks are rising 10 percent on average, but there are lots of great deals — and new ways to ...
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5 things you should know about mid-cap stocksJul 31, 2011 6:00 am - BOSTON — The best-performing part of your stock portfolio may there by accident. Investors tend to dwell on how their small company stocks, or small-caps, are faring ver...
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Health care trend may temper premium hikesJul 31, 2011 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Consumers may catch a little break when their health insurance policies renew. Lower-than-expected use of health care has helped push insurer earnings hig...
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Schwab to launch new low-cost index, ETF 401(k)Jul 31, 2011 6:00 am - Losing a third of your retirement savings will get your attention. Unfortunately that’s the average hit 401(k) accounts took during the Great Recession as the stock mark...
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Israel becomes haven for U.S. Jews’ hoop dreamsJul 31, 2011 6:00 am - JERUSALEM — Most new immigrants to Israel have traditionally come out of ideology, or to escape hardship and persecution. Northbrook native Jon Scheyer is coming to be a...
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Frustrated execs says debt showdown hinders hiringJul 31, 2011 6:00 am - Business leaders are becoming exasperated with Washington. And the dysfunction they see in the political system is holding them back from hiring and investing. Executiv...
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Dow skids on manufacturing report, giving up gains Dow?Jul 31, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — The debt deal rally lasted all of 30 minutes. After gaining 139 points minutes after the market opened Monday, the Dow Jones industrial average sharply revers...
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Organ donation brings together familiesJul 31, 2011 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Christine Smith’s son, the late Spc. Jack Gallaher, died in a shooting accident four years ago while serving in the Army at Fort Lewis, Wash. But for...
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Restaurants putting own bee hives on roofsJul 31, 2011 6:00 am - A good restaurant is always a buzz of activity, but some chefs are taking the concept literally, installing rooftop beehives. The idea appears to be mainly to give the a...