All Stories from September 3, 2011 (Change date)
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Facebook kills off Groupon competitoSep 03, 2011 6:03 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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Sony tablets aim to stand out in a crowdSep 03, 2011 6:03 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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Netflix gives Redbox a golden opportunitySep 03, 2011 6:03 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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9/11 an inspiration to young military recruitsSep 03, 2011 6:00 am - SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Casey Owens remembers this about Sept. 11, 2001: He was home from school sick, lying in his mom’s bed and watching cartoons on TV. He was 7 year...
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For parents and kids alike, 9/11 left its imprintsSep 03, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — David Rand cheerfully acknowledges he’s an overprotective father. An ex-Marine who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, he’s also a single dad to 5-year-old Emma. ...
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Community appeals to seniorsSep 03, 2011 6:00 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 03, 2011 6:00 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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This app helps manage homeworkSep 03, 2011 6:00 am - Getting back into the swing of school is always tough as the pressure of keeping track of deadlines and assignments looms. HomeWork is a decent app that lets you keep tr...
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Essay: Filmmakers struggled with towers after 9/11Sep 03, 2011 6:00 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...
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Schools find lessons in 9/11Sep 03, 2011 6:00 am - ATLANTA — It was about three years ago, the first time Jerry Swiatek got to the 9/11 portion of his social studies class and had some freshmen say they’d never seen foot...