All Stories from April 6, 2013 (Change date)
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Facebook barges into Google turf with HomeApr 06, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Facebook Home, the new software that takes over the front screen of a smartphone, is a bit of a corporate home invasion. Facebook is essentially moving into G...
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Music service Rdio launches Vdio for TV, moviesApr 06, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Rdio, the music streaming service started by a co-founder of Skype, is getting into video. New and current subscribers of a $10-a-month unlimited music pla...
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Paperless Post defies digital strategy with CraneApr 06, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Paperless Post has defied its original digital business model successfully once. Now the online invitation and greeting card startup is taking that defiance a...
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Weekend picks: 'Dinosaurs Alive' roars into Brookfield ZooApr 06, 2013 6:00 am - Prehistoric times The “Dinosaurs Alive!” exhibit returns Saturday to Brookfield Zoo featuring 24 life-size, animatronic prehistoric creatures, including Styracosau...
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BlackBerry-maker RIM stops BBM music serviceApr 06, 2013 6:00 am - TORONTO — BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion says it is silencing its streaming music service barely two years after it launched. The Canadian company emailed BlackBer...
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DVD previews: ‘Hyde Park on the Hudson’Apr 06, 2013 5:58 am - Coming April 9 “Hyde Park on the Hudson” (R, 95 minutes, Universal): Choosing Bill Murray to play Franklin D. Roosevelt makes an inspired choice, his combination of nat...
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Williams Street Rep presents ‘Short Stories and Tall Tales’Apr 06, 2013 5:54 am - Submitted by Raue Center for the Arts Enjoy classic American folklore with Williams Street Repertory at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 13. The company’s newest production titled...
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Help sought now for fall ‘Planting for Tomorrow’ program near MarengoApr 06, 2013 5:54 am - Submitted by McHenry County Conservation District Now is the time to make a difference by participating in the “Planting for Tomorrow” reforestation program at McHenry C...
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Is Regina music box noted for its high value?Apr 06, 2013 5:51 am - Q. I was wondering if you had any info on this Regina music box. I inherited it when my grandmother passed away, but supposedly it was purchased for my great-grandmother...
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Actress Eva Mendes eyes fashion opportunitiesApr 06, 2013 5:26 am - NEW YORK — Eva Mendes will be doing the red-carpet circuit again with her new film, “The Place Beyond the Pines,” co-starring Ryan Gosling. But while she lands more ofte...