All Stories from August 10, 2013 (Change date)
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Twitter buzz helps boost TV-show ratings, Nielsen findsAug 10, 2013 7:11 am - Twitter Inc. users, sending status updates in 140-character bursts on the social-networking site, can increase television ratings by sharing their thoughts while a show ...
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AMCs ‘Low Winter Sun’ looks deep into DetroitAug 10, 2013 7:06 am - DETROIT — “Low Winter Sun” isn’t a reality show about police in Detroit, the city in which it’s set and filmed. Nor is it a “ripped-from-the-headlines” crime-solving dra...
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Review: First peek through Google Glass impressesAug 10, 2013 6:37 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Google hopes to change the face of technology by persuading people to wear computers on their heads. That’s the inspiration behind Google Glass, a specta...
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With wearable technology, a new independence for people with disabilitiesAug 10, 2013 6:37 am - It’s been 18 years since Tammie Lou Van Sant held a camera. But nearly two decades after a car accident left her paralyzed from the chest down, Van Sant is shooting agai...
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It's a dog's life at vacation destinationAug 10, 2013 6:15 am - REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — When you're looking to get a dog, experts tell you to find one that fits your lifestyle. And when you take your dogs on vacation, you need to find...
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Instagram is Syria President Assad’s latest platformAug 10, 2013 6:13 am - BEIRUT — Syria’s embattled president already has a Facebook page, Twitter account and a YouTube channel. Now Bashar Assad is turning to the popular photo-sharing service...
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Twitter abuse stirs unease in BritainAug 10, 2013 6:12 am - LONDON — Hours after successfully campaigning to have a woman — Jane Austen — featured on a new British banknote, Caroline Criado-Perez was bombarded with rape and death...
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Mom's troubled waters swirl 'Sea Creatures'Aug 10, 2013 6:00 am - There's a charmer at the heart of “Sea Creatures,” and it's not the novel's narrator, Georgia, who is plenty likable in her own admittedly stumbling, searching way. It's...
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Bringing excitement back to the brown bag lunchAug 10, 2013 6:00 am - Ah, back-to-school season is upon us. While my 3-year-old is super excited to pick out his very first back pack, my 5-year-old is already head-over-heels about getting t...
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DVD previews: ‘The Company You Keep,’ ‘Big Wedding’Aug 10, 2013 5:58 am - Here’s a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Aug. 13: “The Company You Keep” (R, 120 minutes, Sony): Jim Grant (Robert Redford, who also directed) has been living under an ...