Business Stories from December 6, 2013 (Change date)
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Biggers Chevrolet poised to meet pent-up demandDec 06, 2013 11:50 pm - Throughout the years, customer service has remained a hallmark of Biggers Chevrolet, a longtime fixture in the city of Elgin. That commitment to customer satisfaction su...
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Excessively foggy windows may be heat issueDec 06, 2013 11:10 pm - Q. My vehicle is a 2006 Chrysler 300 Touring model with a 3.5-liter V-6 engine and almost 85,000 miles. I have an issue in which, more often than not, the windows fog up...
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Is our fear of robots dissipating?Dec 06, 2013 10:00 pm - Fear and loathing of robots is a trope of long standing in science fiction, captured best in Isaac Asimov's 1942 short story “Runaround,” which introduced the Three Laws...
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Famed salesman Bill Porter dies at 81Dec 06, 2013 6:43 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. — Bill Porter, the door-to-door salesman in Portland, Ore., who was portrayed by William H. Macy in an Emmy-winning TV movie, has died at 81. Porter spent...
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FDA approves breakthrough hepatitis C drugDec 06, 2013 6:36 pm - WASHINGTON — Federal health officials have approved a highly anticipated hepatitis C drug from Gilead Sciences Inc. that is expected to offer a faster, more palatable cu...
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Apple app guides shoppers inside storesDec 06, 2013 6:35 pm - NEW YORK — GPS will tell you how to get to the nearest Apple store. With iBeacon, Apple hopes to guide you around once you’re inside, whether it’s to pick up an order, u...
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Ex-executive indicted in Texas cancer fund scandalDec 06, 2013 4:03 pm - AUSTIN, Texas — A former top executive of Texas’ $3 billion cancer-fighting effort was indicted over an improperly awarded $11 million taxpayer-funded grant that plunged...
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Ice storm snarling deliveries nationwideDec 06, 2013 4:01 pm - OKLAHOMA CITY — Whether you’re ready to ship that holiday package across the country or waiting for your next shipment of cooking grease, now’s not the best time to be i...
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Craze for coveted craft brews creates black marketDec 06, 2013 3:59 pm - MONTPELIER, Vt. — Fancy a pint of Pliny the Elder or Heady Topper double India pale ales, but can’t find it in your neighborhood? Get out your wallet. As craft brews ga...
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California citrus growers fighting cold spellDec 06, 2013 3:13 pm - SANTA ANA, Calif. — After the orange harvesting ends for the day and the sun sets, the toughest part of John S. Gless’ day is just beginning: a desperate fight to stave ...
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