Business Stories from September 2, 2013 (Change date)
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CBS, Time Warner reach content agreementSep 02, 2013 4:46 pm - NEW YORK — CBS and Time Warner Cable have ended their payment dispute and expect programming to resume in millions of homes by 5 p.m. CST on Monday. The agreement ends a...
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Lake Zurich’s Rock the Block:Sep 02, 2013 4:29 pm - Lake Zurich plans to throw a street party in the village’s downtown Saturday, Sept. 14. Rock the Block will be on and along Main Street, between Church Street and Old Ra...
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Lava lamps: 50 years old and still groovySep 02, 2013 9:00 am - LONDON — Call them `60s relics or hippy home accessories, lava lamps have been casting their dim but groovy light on interiors for half a century, having hit British she...
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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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