All Stories from December 24, 2013 (Change date)
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Americans uneasy about surveillance; use snooping toolsDec 24, 2013 4:31 pm - WASHINGTON — Julie Beliveau’s 16-year-old daughter, a new driver, was heading from her home in Ashburn, Va. toward a job interview the other night when she found herself...
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Secret handshakes greet frat brothers as Wall Street women trailDec 25, 2013 6:14 am - Conor Hails, head of the University of Pennsylvania’s Sigma Chi chapter, was in a Philadelphia hotel ballroom last month for a Barclays Plc recruiting reception. A frien...
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Gift Guide: E-readers do less, but no distractionsDec 24, 2013 11:22 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Until I tried one, I never understood the appeal of e-book readers, given that tablets can do much more. The e-reader’s ease and comfort became apparen...
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Vegan leather, faux fur are hot holiday giftsDec 25, 2013 5:58 am - ATLANTA — Finding a knockoff version of the fur you want under the Christmas tree would ordinarily be a disappointment. Not this year. Faux is the new black this season...
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Bitcoin more speculative investment than currency, study findsDec 24, 2013 1:20 pm - Bloomberg News LONDON — Bitcoin behaves more like a speculative investment than a currency, according to a new economic study. Inspired by the virtual currency’s fivefol...
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Pancho Claus: A Tex-Mex Santa from the South PoleDec 24, 2013 7:23 pm - HOUSTON — He usually has black hair and a black beard, sometimes just a mustache. Like Santa, he wears a hat — though often it's a sombrero. He dons a serape or a poncho...
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How the Federal Reserve was createdDec 25, 2013 6:14 am - A century ago this week, Congress passed the Federal Reserve Act, creating a central bank for a nation that was only beginning its economic ascendance. This is the story...
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A guide to holiday donationsDec 25, 2013 5:58 am - ‘Tis the season of giving: of gifts, of parties and of donations to charities. Some 40 percent of all individual charitable donations are made in December. For many cha...
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Dining events: Wickets' epic burger battleDec 24, 2013 5:00 am - To be good or not to be good? A burger battle brews at Wickets Bar and Grill. Between Jan. 1 and Jan. 15, try the healthy resolution burger, a lean turkey burger wi...
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Study backs pets as presents, but holdouts remainDec 25, 2013 5:58 am - LOS ANGELES — Giving a puppy or a kitten to the pet lover on your list is a gift idea animal activists have long warned people to avoid. But a national animal welfare gr...