All Stories from August 4, 2012 (Change date)
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‘Teddy bear lady’ shares world record with the worldAug 04, 2012 8:18 am - HILL CITY, S.D. — As a child growing up in foster care in Minnesota, Jackie Miley never had the quintessential childhood toy: the teddy bear. The 63-year-old resident o...
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Prince Harry, Kate Middleton top best-dressed listAug 04, 2012 8:11 am - NEW YORK — British royalty has made its mark atop Vanity Fair’s International Best Dressed List, with Kate Middleton and her brother-in-law, Prince Harry, both making th...
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Enough with swimming, gymnastics: Catch these off-beat Olympic eventsAug 04, 2012 8:00 am - Enough with all the swimming and gymnastics. There are 26 sports with 36 disciplines and more than 300 events in the 2012 Summer Olympics so there's a lot more going on ...
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MetroPCS starts selling phone with TV tunerAug 04, 2012 7:43 am - NEW YORK — In time for the Olympics, MetroPCS is selling the first phone that can receive local TV signals, potentially lending TV stations some relevance in the age of ...
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Snoop Dog decides to become Snoop LionAug 04, 2012 7:42 am - The rapper formerly known as Snoop Dogg has announced that he is changing his name to Snoop Lion. The new moniker is part of the rapper’s transform ation from an iconic ...
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Why nobody really likes video chattingAug 04, 2012 7:41 am - The Google+ “Hangouts” feature launched back in June 2011, providing a forum where up to 10 people — or, in rare cases, Muppets — can join for a group video chat. In Mar...
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China in the middle of a microblog crazeAug 04, 2012 7:37 am - BEIJING — China’s Twitter was raucous Thursday with horn-tooting over Beijing’s gold rush at the London Olympics, a digital reflection of the nation’s exuberant mood — e...
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Hulu now on Apple TVAug 04, 2012 7:36 am - Hulu LLC, the online television business owned by Fox, ABC and NBC, said its $7.99-a-month Hulu Plus service is available on Apple TV, adding a new source of customers f...
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BMW betting big on over-the-Internet salesAug 04, 2012 7:36 am - FRANKFURT — BMW will sell cars over the Web for the first time as the world’s largest maker of luxury vehicles seeks an inexpensive way to reach more buyers to recoup sp...
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Emmy producer says memorial segment a challengeAug 04, 2012 7:32 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The producer of this year’s Emmy Awards said it’s a challenge to decide who to include in the ceremony’s memorial tribute. About three-dozen star...