Business Stories from February 15, 2013 (Change date)
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Cruise passengers became closer during crisisFeb 15, 2013 7:00 pm - MOBILE, Ala. — When their cruise ship lost power, passengers aboard the Carnival Triumph could have been selfish and looked out only for themselves and their loved ones....
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Chicago bank shuttered; 3rd failure of 2013Feb 15, 2013 6:41 pm - WASHINGTON — Regulators say they have closed a small bank in Chicago, bringing to three the number of U.S. bank failures this year following 51 closures in 2012. Bank cl...
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Goodell paid more than $29 million by NFL in 2011Feb 15, 2013 5:03 pm - NEW YORK — Commissioner Roger Goodell was paid $29.49 million by NFL owners in 2011, nearly triple his compensation from the previous year. According to the league’s mos...
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US Airways will join list of extinct airlinesFeb 15, 2013 5:00 pm - Pan Am. TWA. Eastern. Braniff. Their planes were once familiar sights at airports across the country and even around the globe. They helped define air travel for decades...
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WARNING SHOTS: Two space rocks hours apartFeb 15, 2013 4:31 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A space rock even bigger than the meteor that exploded like an atom bomb over Russia could drop out of the sky unannounced at any time and wreak h...
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S&P 500 ends higher, extending streakFeb 15, 2013 3:39 pm - NEW YORK — The S&P 500 kept its winning streak alive, just. The Standard & Poor’s 500 ended the week nearly two points higher, enough to give it a seventh straight week...
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Facebook says it was hackedFeb 15, 2013 3:24 pm - Facebook Inc. says it was the target of hackers but no user information was compromised during the attack. The social media giant said Friday on its security blog that ...
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New Yorkers react to mayor’s push to ban plastic foamFeb 15, 2013 3:21 pm - NEW YORK — Barely 24 hours after Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed an all-out ban on plastic foam food containers in the city and already New Yorkers are asking: So what ...
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Video warning against teen dating abuse wins honor for Lake Zurich High studentsFeb 15, 2013 2:51 pm - Four Lake Zurich High School students were honored Friday for their work on a video addressing the issue of teen dating abuse. Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon joined Vickie Smith,...
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House votes to extend pay freeze for government workersFeb 15, 2013 2:34 pm - WASHINGTON — The House voted Friday to freeze the pay of federal government workers for the third consecutive year, a move majority Republicans said shows that lawmakers...
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