All Stories from September 2, 2013 (Change date)
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Beekeepers, vintners rediscover nectar of the godsSep 02, 2013 8:37 am - GROTON, Vt. — Once called the nectar of the gods, the oldest fermented beverage is seeing a renaissance. Beekeepers and vintners are rediscovering mead, an alcoholic dri...
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Descendants of slaves hold out against coal miningSep 02, 2013 8:37 am - DIRGIN, Texas — Ida Finley smiles wistfully, recalling how she used to cook for an entire East Texas community — nearly all descendants of slaves. The children would gra...
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Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for Red Bull heirSep 02, 2013 8:37 am - BANGKOK — Thai authorities are seeking an arrest warrant for an heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune after he failed to appear for his indictment in the hit-and-run...
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Verizon to buy out Vodaphone’s stake in companySep 02, 2013 8:37 am - NEW YORK — Verizon will own its wireless business outright after agreeing Monday to pay $130 billion for the 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless owned by British cellph...
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Indian TV channel seeks success with weddingsSep 02, 2013 8:37 am - NOIDA, India — Weddings and reality television: Indians are obsessed with both. Now, Shagun TV, a new television channel headquartered in a sprawling suburb of India’s c...
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Selling farms sometimes calls for creative dealsSep 02, 2013 8:37 am - ALBANY, N.Y. — After four decades of farming, Kevin Carley was ready to pass along his dairy operation in central New York. And his son-in-law was eager to take charge. ...
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Fate of GM factories hangs on Australian electionSep 02, 2013 8:37 am - The fate of Australian car plants run by General Motors Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. hangs on the Sept. 7 election that pits a government committed to subsidies against an...
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‘One Direction’ caps record summer box officeSep 02, 2013 8:37 am - “One Direction: This Is Us,” the concert documentary on the British boy band, led the box office at U.S. and Canadian theaters over the Labor Day weekend, capping a reco...
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Naked Wines offering ‘Fine Wine Bonds’ to raise 3 million poundsSep 02, 2013 8:37 am - Naked Wines UK, which has invested more than 25 million pounds ($39 million) in independent winemakers since 2008, is planning to raise 3 million pounds by issuing what ...
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Verizon doubles down on U.S. as AT&T seeks a hedge in EuropeSep 02, 2013 8:37 am - Verizon Communications Inc.’s plan to buy out its wireless partner for $130 billion is a bet that the U.S. mobile-phone market still has room for expansion even as compe...