All Stories from February 7, 2015 (Change date)
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Report: Silicon Valley tech economy boomingFeb 07, 2015 6:36 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. - A study released Tuesday shows Silicon Valley's tech economy is continuing to boom, with 58,000 new jobs and 42,000 new residents last year and all in...
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The political potential of InstagramFeb 07, 2015 6:35 am - WASHINGTON - Twitter and Facebook are old news; Instagram is where it's at. And that matters, politically speaking. While much of the political world and official Washin...
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Virgin Galactic gets back on track toward space tourismFeb 07, 2015 6:34 am - UPHAM, N.M. - The only thing interrupting the creosote and mesquite that makes up one of New Mexico's most remote stretches of desert is a pristine runway where Virgin G...
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Audio tour app takes Groupon founder on new journeyFeb 07, 2015 6:33 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Two years after his ouster as Groupon's CEO, Andrew Mason is embarking on a new entrepreneurial journey selling unconventional audio tours of major citie...
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Some of Amazon's experiments didn't quite workFeb 07, 2015 6:32 am - Amazon is expanding in every direction - and that has made some investors nervous. The company's stock price skyrocketed after a strong holiday quarter last week. Yet wh...
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Review: 4 different ways to rate potential datesFeb 07, 2015 6:31 am - Dating apps put a lighter, faster-moving spin on the traditional online dating scene. But while it's certainly fun to make a flick judgment on the profile on your smartp...
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Believe Project: $100 to a woman with pulmonary fibrosisFeb 07, 2015 6:31 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Jennifer Bulandr of South Barrington. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "I work with families affected by pul...
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On the road: Visit alien worlds at Iowa's Putnam MuseumFeb 07, 2015 6:00 am - E.T. in Iowa Learn about the actual search for alien life within and beyond our solar system in the new “Alien Worlds and Androids” exhibit at the Putnam Museum & S...
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Des Plaines using casino money to help solve floodingFeb 07, 2015 6:00 am - Thanks to the state's highest grossing casino in its front yard, Des Plaines has casino revenues it plans to use this year to pay for infrastructure for a new city water...
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Elgin mayor candidates disagree on leadership, developmentFeb 07, 2015 6:00 am - The two candidates running for mayor in Elgin have different views on pretty much everything, from how to lead the city council to economic development and the arts. May...