Business Stories from August 30, 2014 (Change date)
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'Orange Is the New Black' is the second-most pirated TV show in the worldAug 30, 2014 6:00 am - “Orange Is the New Black,” Netflix's hit series about a women's prison, was the second-most-pirated TV show in the world on a daily basis after HBO's “Game of Thrones,” ...
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Blind man, 67, completes sky diving adventure in NapervilleAug 30, 2014 1:01 am - Otto Becker's thoughts turned to prayer as he sat on a bench with 165 mph winds flinging people 18 feet into the air just inches away from him. As the air rushed and how...
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Tax forms could pose challenge for HealthCare.govAug 30, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - If you got health coverage through President Barack Obama's law this year, you'll need a new form from your insurance exchange before you can file your tax ...
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California lawmakers pass first plastic bag banAug 30, 2014 1:01 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Lawmakers are sending Gov. Jerry Brown a bill that would make California the first to impose a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags. SB270 clear...
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EU talks tough, does little on RussiaAug 30, 2014 1:01 am - BRUSSELS - Despite tough rhetoric decrying Russia's increasing military involvement in Ukraine, European Union leaders on Sunday stopped short of imposing new sanctions ...
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Study: Novel heart drug a 'breakthrough'Aug 30, 2014 1:01 am - A new study reports one of the biggest potential advances against heart failure in more than a decade - a first-of-a-kind, experimental drug that lowered the chances of ...
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Women struggle to break into construction tradesAug 30, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Janice Moreno graduated from college with a degree in English literature, but never landed a job paying more than $12 an hour. Now, at 36, she's back in the c...
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South American food chains use Florida as gatewayAug 30, 2014 1:01 am - MIAMI - When El Corral Burgers opened its first U.S. restaurant near Miami last year, Colombian-Americans came in droves to get a taste of home. They had missed the chai...
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In quake, wine barrels became projectilesAug 30, 2014 1:01 am - NAPA, Calif. - Napa Valley's seismically reinforced winery buildings generally held up to the largest earthquake to hit Northern California in a quarter-century, but the...
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Sesame catching on in southeastAug 30, 2014 1:01 am - LAKE CITY, Ark. - Sesame is gaining a foothold in parts of the southeast United States, where cotton has long been king, as farmers take advantage of its drought toleran...
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