All Stories from February 18, 2012 (Change date)
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Investors sell off FarmVille, CastleVille stockFeb 18, 2012 6:08 am - NEW YORK — Investors sold off shares of Zynga on this week after the company behind the most popular Facebook games fell shy of high expectations for its first earnings ...
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Why the big talk about small business is wrongFeb 18, 2012 5:58 am - NEW YORK — Mitt Romney says they’re “job creators” and vows to come to their aid as president. Newt Gingrich visited them on his “jobs and growth” bus tour. President Ba...
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Billionaire investing in Google, ComverseFeb 18, 2012 5:58 am - NEW YORK — Billionaire George Soros’s firm added shares in Google and Comverse Technology in the fourth quarter, leading purchases of technology stocks by asset managers...
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Cable lets hospitals go high-tech with remote diagnosisFeb 18, 2012 5:05 am - NEW YORK — Jack Sappenfield was driving in rural Oklahoma on Father’s Day 2009 when he lost control of the left side of his body. Alarmed and dizzy, he quickly turned ba...
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Angry Birds join Facebook, hope for 800M likesFeb 18, 2012 5:05 am - JAKARTA, Indonesia — Angry Birds has joined Facebook. The popular avian menace game debuted on the social network globally this week. Rovio Asia senior vice president He...
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Smaller parades changing the face of Mardi GrasFeb 18, 2012 5:00 am - NEW ORLEANS — A new generation of parades is hitting the streets of New Orleans for Mardi Gras, and they're throwing away old traditions of big, glitzy floats and celebr...
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Former asylum now a booming tourism businessFeb 18, 2012 5:00 am - WESTON, W.Va. — Normally, Rebecca Jordan will take all the free TV exposure she can get for the psychiatric hospital that she's turned into a tourist attraction known as...
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Winter in California desert stark and beautifulFeb 18, 2012 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — In spring and fall, desert camping attracts thousands of tourists in Southern California. Joshua trees curve up out of the dry ground like spiky sculptures...
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Weekend picks: Have a laugh with Bobby Lee at the ImprovFeb 18, 2012 5:00 am - See Lee live You may remember comedian Bobby Lee for his “MADtv” characters ranging from the confused film critic Johnny Gan to the Blind Kung Fu master. See Lee li...
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Geneva student helps Liberia soccer playersFeb 18, 2012 12:00 am - Collecting used soccer cleats and balls to send to a Liberian soccer academy in need of equipment is one thing. But learning how people come forward to help with a worth...