All Stories from March 4, 2013 (Change date)
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Some treatments effective in relieving persistent tinnitusMar 04, 2013 5:00 am - As baby boomers continue to age, hearing loss and its “sister” condition tinnitus, or “ringing in the ears,” are becoming more prevalent. Partly due to occupational haz...
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Oil falls as US government cuts spendingMar 04, 2013 5:00 am - BANGKOK — The price of oil fell Monday after political leaders in Washington failed to stave off automatic cuts in government spending that could hurt the U.S. economy. ...
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GM aims to protect birds at Renaissance CenterMar 04, 2013 5:00 am - GM aims to protect birds at Renaissance Center DETROIT — General Motors Co. is encouraging employees at downtown Detroit's Renaissance Center to douse their office ligh...
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Economists were opposed to automatic spending cutsMar 04, 2013 5:00 am - WASHINGTON— Most business economists opposed the automatic spending cuts that took effect Friday night amid the gridlock between President Obama and Congress, but they o...
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'Switched at Birth' goes silent to make a pointMar 04, 2013 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — “Until hearing people walk a day in our shoes, they will never understand,” says a guidance counselor at a high school for deaf students in “Switched at Bi...
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At 80, no break planned for music exec Clive DavisMar 04, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — When Clive Davis announced his latest project — a Broadway revival of “My Fair Lady” next year — it seemed to mark a step away from the music mogul's laserlik...
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Pacifiers contaminated with germs, bacteria, moldMar 04, 2013 5:00 am - TULSA, Okla. — Whether you call them pacifiers, binkies or soothers, parents call them lifesavers for comforting a fussy baby. But a new study by Oklahoma State Universi...
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Status report for the Fittest Loser contestantsMar 04, 2013 5:00 am - Karen Castillo, 37, Carpentersville Starting weight: 206 Current weight: 199 Weight lost this week: 5 pounds Total weight loss: 7 pounds, 3.3 percent Marianne C...
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U.S. budget impasse weighs on marketsMar 04, 2013 5:00 am - LONDON— Uncertainty over the outcome of a budget battle in Washington pushed world stock markets lower on Monday. President Barack Obama and his political opponents have...
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Buffett: Low interest rates have boosted stocksMar 04, 2013 5:00 am - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says stock prices have gotten a boost from low interest rates caused by the Federal Reserve's stimulus efforts. The chairman and CEO ...