All Stories from August 11, 2012 (Change date)
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Court mulls free speech implications of clicking ‘Like’Aug 11, 2012 7:41 am - Daniel Ray Carter Jr. logged on to Facebook and did what millions do each day: He “liked” a page by clicking the site’s thumbs up icon. The problem was that the page was...
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Livestock farmers seek pause in ethanol productionAug 11, 2012 7:39 am - WASHINGTON — Livestock farmers and ranchers seeing their feed costs rise because of the worst drought in a quarter-century are demanding that the Environmental Protectio...
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Review: Following foreign athletes is cumbersomeAug 11, 2012 7:39 am - NEW YORK — It should come as no surprise that much of the Olympics coverage in the U.S. is focused on American athletes and top performers from other countries. You’re n...
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On YouTube channels, comedians shift the punchlineAug 11, 2012 7:39 am - NEW YORK — On the debut episode of “Smart Girls at the Party,” Amy Poehler sits in a dark studio and solemnly introduces her first guest as a “singer, actor, dancer, mus...
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Social media compete for the lucrative tween marketAug 11, 2012 7:38 am - A growing number of social networks are racing to capture the loyalties of the Web’s youngest and most vulnerable users. Last month, Silicon Valley-based Kazaana launche...
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Jobs’ yacht maker does cool headphonesAug 11, 2012 7:37 am - SAN FRANCISCO — The most noteworthy thing about Parrot’s new Zik over-the-ear stereo headphones isn’t the sound. It’s that these babies are stuffed with more technology ...
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A new version an old-school news siteAug 11, 2012 7:18 am - The new Digg looks nothing like the old Digg. For one thing, it lacks people. In the old days, the pioneering site attracted a raucous crowd of loyalists who would post ...
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Nathan's Hot Dogs opening in Arlington Hts. by end of yearAug 11, 2012 7:00 am - Suburban hot dog lovers will soon have another restaurant to enjoy when Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs opens in Arlington Heights later this year. The New York-based franchise...
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History, glitz on Eastern & Oriental Express trainAug 11, 2012 6:00 am - ABOARD THE EASTERN & ORIENTAL EXPRESS — Beads of sweat trickle down my forehead on a muggy night in Bangkok when I realize I'm late for the Eastern & Oriental Express tr...
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Weekend picks: The excitement continues at Comic ConAug 11, 2012 6:00 am - Chicago Comic Con Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, a weekend-long pop-culture convention featuring dozens of comic-book creators, movie and TV stars and comic-book d...