All Stories from July 4, 2014 (Change date)
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Czech brewers tout hometown lagers, giant goats as they look eastJul 05, 2014 9:15 am - NACHOD, Czech Republic - In this 700-year-old Czech town on the Polish border, Primator Brewery kegs wait to be loaded on containers bound for Kazakhstan while export ma...
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Review: Equalizer apps work better than Clari-FiJul 04, 2014 4:44 pm - LOS ANGELES - Bring back the equalizers! That's my conclusion after trying out Clari-Fi, a new technology from audio equipment maker Harman Kardon. Clari-Fi aims to rest...
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Report: Health law sign-ups dogged by data flawsJul 04, 2014 4:44 pm - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is struggling to resolve widespread data discrepancies that could call into question coverage for millions under the health overhau...
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Is Facebook really turning us into lab rats?Jul 04, 2014 4:44 pm - How shocking: Facebook had the temerity to conduct an experiment on its users without telling them and now the results have been published in the Proceedings of the U.S....
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More countries adding graphic warnings to cigarettesJul 05, 2014 9:18 am - JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia became the newest country to mandate graphic photo warnings on cigarette packs, joining more than 40 other nations or territories that hav...
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Des Plaines aldermen question appointments for prosecutor, hearing officerJul 04, 2014 9:57 am - A Des Plaines city council committee wants the city's administrative hearing officer and prosecuting attorney, hired to handle local ordinance violations, to stay the sa...
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Palatine student, 12, will dine at first lady's dinnerJul 06, 2014 8:04 am - Tess Boghossian will dine with the first lady at an exclusive dinner in the White House. How the Palatine 12-year-old earned an invite has something to with President Ab...
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Millennials shunning malls speed Web shopping revolutionJul 05, 2014 9:47 am - NEW YORK — CJ Chu is a retailer's nightmare. The 24-year-old associate for a private-equity firm does “99 percent” of his shopping online — even toothpaste. He'd rather ...
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Al Salvi remembers run-in with IRS's Lois LernerJul 04, 2014 7:32 pm - As the IRS scandal continues to play out in Washington - most recently with the revelation of the loss of former top official Lois Lerner's emails - the saga reminds Lak...
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Google begins removing user data under 'right to be forgotten'Jul 04, 2014 4:44 pm - The Internet may never truly forget, but Google is starting to. The tech giant began filtering out results for some users under Europe's new "right to be forgotten." The...