All Stories from March 11, 2013 (Change date)
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Sandy-damaged homes hit market at bargain pricesMar 11, 2013 6:07 am - LONG BEACH, N.Y. — It sounds like the premise for a new reality TV series: “Hurricane House” — people scouring waterside communities looking to buy homes damaged by Supe...
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Sheryl Sandberg: On a mission to elevate womenMar 11, 2013 6:07 am - Sheryl Sandberg is not backing down. The Facebook chief operating officer’s book “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead” goes on sale Monday amid criticism that sh...
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Many left behind as Silicon Valley reboundsMar 11, 2013 6:06 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. — On a morning the stock market was sailing to a record high and a chilly storm was blowing into Silicon Valley, Wendy Carle stuck her head out of the t...
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Oil down after US posts stronger jobs growthMar 11, 2013 6:02 am - BANGKOK — The price of oil fell Monday after a stronger jobs growth in the U.S. sparked speculation of an earlier end to the Federal Reserve’s loose monetary policy. Ben...
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Markets sluggish after Chinese data dumpMar 11, 2013 6:01 am - LONDON — Markets have started the week sluggishly Monday as investors pause for breath following a dash that’s seen the Dow Jones index in the U.S. record a series of al...
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Realistic robots put medical staff to the testMar 11, 2013 6:00 am - BREMERTON, Wash. — Doctors, nurses and corpsmen at the Naval Hospital Bremerton here stay sharp by working on dummies. The hospital's 2½-year-old simulation lab recently...
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Dubai faces 'debt wall' with uncertain support, Moody's saysMar 11, 2013 6:00 am - Dubai faces a “pivotal year” in 2014 as the emirate tackles $20 billion of debt amid an unclear legal framework for restructurings and uncertain support from its richer ...
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Your chances of dying by 2023? Test offers cluesMar 11, 2013 5:02 am - Want to know your chances of dying in the next 10 years? Here are some bad signs: getting winded walking several blocks, smoking and having trouble pushing a chair acros...
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Changing approach to workouts, nutrition takes practiceMar 11, 2013 5:00 am - I know I'm supposed to be updating you on my Fittest Loser journey, and I will. But first, indulge me for a minute, OK? I'm going to tell you a quick story about somethi...
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Proposed hand-held ban puts distracted driving back in the hot seatMar 11, 2013 5:00 am - Could this be the year a hand-held cellphone ban goes viral in Illinois? I won't hold my breath ... but I will track the progress of a House bill prohibiting drivers fro...