All Stories from May 26, 2013 (Change date)
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Orchestras struggling to surviveMay 26, 2013 5:44 am - Carnegie Hall celebrated the American orchestra recently. Except that Spring for Music, the festival that ended May 11, wasn’t actually a Carnegie Hall festival. It was ...
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With high-tech guns, users could disable remotelyMay 26, 2013 5:41 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. — A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being mo...
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Mortgage-crisis funds slow in coming, analysis showsMay 26, 2013 5:19 am - WASHINGTON — Banks have paid less than half the $5.7 billion in cash owed to troubled homeowners under nearly 30 settlements brokered by the government since 2008, delay...
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Few doctors get higher Medicaid feesMay 26, 2013 5:16 am - The Obama administration’s strategy of enticing more primary-care doctors to treat the poor by raising Medicaid reimbursement rates is off to a slow start. Only a handfu...
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Seminary graduates take different careersMay 26, 2013 5:11 am - WASHINGTON — Alethea Allen, a Virginia resident, graduated this week from Wesley Theological Seminary in Northwest Washington after years of divinity classes. But she ha...
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Battery draw could be from fuse, alternatorMay 26, 2013 5:10 am - By Douglas McAlister Q. I own a 2006 Mustang convertible with 30,000 miles. I love the car but if I leave it for more than four days the battery goes dead. There is a w...
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Analysis: First amendment protects more than the pressMay 26, 2013 5:02 am - The Obama administration announced that it is throwing its support behind the press shield law that has been stalled in Congress since time immemorial. Critics insist th...
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Mercedes adds comfort to woo Chinese buyersMay 26, 2013 5:02 am - SHANGHAI — Daimler Chief Executive Officer Dieter Zetsche was leaning back in the rear seat of a prototype Mercedes-Benz S-class sedan in 2010 when he realized it didn’t...
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Gene dispute focuses on what patients should knowMay 26, 2013 5:02 am - BOSTON — Should patients undergoing broad DNA testing for a specific ailment be told of unexpected findings that signal risk of cancer or other serious diseases, even if...
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Outdoor makeover contest Week 4: Young family with big dreamsMay 26, 2013 5:00 am - I love being outdoors. When it’s warm, I spend the majority of the day in my backyard playing with my children and dogs. I love teaching my children to love nature as mu...