All Stories from September 3, 2011 (Change date)
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Netflix gives Redbox a golden opportunitySep 04, 2011 8:28 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix is giving Redbox a golden opportunity to gain some ground. Netflix, the largest U.S. video subscription service, hit its nearly 25 million U.S su...
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Sony tablets aim to stand out in a crowdSep 04, 2011 8:28 am - NEW YORK — Sony Corp. revealed its first two tablet computers this week, with some features that aim to set them apart from the herd of iPad competitors. The Tablet S, w...
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Facebook kills off Groupon competitoSep 04, 2011 8:28 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is ending its Deals program, which offered the site’s 750 million users discounts similar to those offered by daily deals site Groupon. Facebook...
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Tech test: Video game console case offers gaming on the goSep 04, 2011 8:28 am - ATLANTA — Console gaming on the go just got easier thanks to a mobile gaming kit that comes with a built-in high-definition display screen to connect to your Xbox 360 or...
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The post-9/11 decline and rebirthSep 03, 2011 6:01 am - For Kevin Wolford, the last decade has been a descent from security to loss. Once steadily employed as a roofer in a booming area of Florida, now his unemployment checks...
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Where have all the protest songs gone?Sep 04, 2011 8:32 am - It was a Wednesday in August 1963. Melody and electricity were commingling in the breeze as a quarter of a million Americans sang along with Joan Baez on the Mall. We sh...
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Community appeals to seniorsSep 04, 2011 8:32 am - Retirees and others looking to live affordably in a high-quality ranch home are finding their way to The Four Seasons, a manufactured housing community in Belvidere, loc...
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Today's open houses have one goal: attracting buyersSep 04, 2011 8:32 am - Many view open houses as essential to help promote a listing, attract buyers and appease sellers, many of whom still consider open houses critical to a well-conceived ma...
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Costs of 9/11 attacks still haunt U.S. economySep 04, 2011 8:28 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It took just a few hours for the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center to destroy a symbol of U.S. capitalism. A decade later, the financial damage...
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Essay: Filmmakers struggled with towers after 9/11Sep 04, 2011 8:32 am - LOS ANGELES — On Sept. 11, 2001, I was living in New York, covering entertainment and reviewing films for The Associated Press. I had a typically random, frivolous day p...