All Stories from November 11, 2012 (Change date)
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Stagnant U.S. exports to Cuba belie fair’s optimismNov 11, 2012 7:59 am - HAVANA — Kellogg’s. Gatorade. Hormel. Hunt. Many of America’s best-known brands were on display at a Havana exposition center this past week as representatives hawked so...
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Seven U.S. Navy SEALs punished over video gameNov 11, 2012 7:59 am - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Bloomberg News$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ Seven members of a U.S. Navy SEAL team have been punished for disclosing classified information while serving as consulta...
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Singles Day: China’s online shopping holidayNov 11, 2012 7:59 am - BEIJING — Lei Shujie, a designer in Shanghai, piled up a wish list for Sunday, a quirky holiday dubbed “Singles Day” that has grown into China’s — and possibly the world...
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BBC trust head calls for radical overhaulNov 11, 2012 7:59 am - LONDON — The head of the BBC’s governing body said Sunday the broadcaster needs a radical overhaul following the resignation of its chief executive in wake of a scandal ...
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Taiwan’s HTC settles patent disputes with AppleNov 11, 2012 7:59 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp. has settled with Apple Inc. on their outstanding patent disputes. In a joint statement Sunday, the two companies sa...
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Emanuel welcomes new Turkish business centerNov 11, 2012 7:38 am - A new business center has opened in Chicago to promote trade, joint projects and other forms of cooperation between U.S. and Turkish companies. Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s offi...
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Emanuel talks high-tech ties with UK ambassadorNov 11, 2012 7:38 am - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has met with Britain’s ambassador to the United States to discuss ways of further developing relationships in the high-tech industry on both s...
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Sri Lanka opposition calls prison deaths massacreNov 11, 2012 7:34 am - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s main opposition party on Sunday described the deaths of 27 inmates after a prison riot as a “cold-blooded massacre” and demanded a parli...
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Ghana: Rescuers still work in collapsed buildingNov 11, 2012 7:34 am - ACCRA, Ghana — Workers had congregated for morning prayers on the ground floor of the Melcom retail store in northern Accra Wednesday morning at around 9:15 when they he...
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Dems, GOP fight brewing over curbing filibustersNov 11, 2012 7:34 am - WASHINGTON — A brewing and potentially bitter fight over Democratic efforts to curb filibusters is threatening to inflame partisan tensions in the Senate, even as Presid...