Business Stories from April 27, 2013 (Change date)
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High-cost payday loans explodingApr 27, 2013 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The business of payday loans, pawn shops and other high-cost methods of financing has experienced tremendous growth over the past two decades, and in recent...
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Tavern crackdown awaits new St. Charles City CouncilApr 27, 2013 11:00 pm - When the new St. Charles City Council and mayor are sworn in, they are likely to approve a long-debated crackdown on overserving at downtown taverns. That's judging fro...
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Speed increases chemical danger at poultry plantsApr 27, 2013 11:00 pm - When Jose Navarro landed a job as a federal poultry inspector in 2006, he moved his wife and newborn son to a rural town in upstate New York near the processing plant, b...
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Wildfire franchise out to make Ultimate a pro sport stapleApr 27, 2013 11:00 pm - A chemical engineer and father of four, John Hock of Naperville admits that he never dreamed he'd be a professional athlete at age 48. In addition to logging playing tim...
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FAA: Air traffic system soon at full operationApr 27, 2013 5:54 pm - NEW YORK — The Federal Aviation Administration said that the U.S. air traffic system will resume normal operations by Sunday evening after lawmakers rushed a bill throug...
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Ethiopia flies first Dreamliner since groundingApr 27, 2013 1:39 pm - KAMPALA, Uganda — A Boeing 787 operated by Ethiopian Airlines flew from Ethiopia to Kenya’s capital Saturday, the first commercial flight since air safety authorities gr...
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Obama: Flight delay fix a ‘Band-Aid’Apr 27, 2013 12:52 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the congressional fix for widespread flight delays is an irresponsible way to govern, but he’s prepared to sign the legislation ...
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eBay taps consumers in sales tax battleApr 27, 2013 8:56 am - WASHINGTON — E-commerce giant eBay is pulling its customers into its fight against legislation that would allow states to collect sales tax on online transactions, warni...
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Navy: Littoral combat ship network can be hackedApr 27, 2013 8:22 am - WASHINGTON -- The computer network on the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship is vulnerable to hacking, according to findings by Navy cybersecurity specialists. A “red team” ass...
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Twitter music service uncovers the unknownApr 27, 2013 8:17 am - LOS ANGELES — Until now, my problem with social music services has been this: Following friends doesn’t really turn up much music I actually want to hear. We didn’t beco...
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