Business Stories from February 24, 2015 (Change date)
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3 men 1st to get reconstructed bionic hands after amputationFeb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - Three Austrians have replaced injured hands with bionic ones that they can control using nerves and muscles transplanted into their arms from their legs. T...
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Wheeling mayor: 'Enough' with runway studyFeb 24, 2015 4:30 am - Wheeling mayor says idea doesn't have a chance
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McConnell: Strip immigration issue from Homeland budget billFeb 24, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate's top Republican shifted tactics Tuesday to try to free up stalled legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security in advance of a F...
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Lawmaker asks for investigation of ComEd charitable givingFeb 24, 2015 12:00 am - A suburban lawmaker has asked Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the state's top utility regulator to investigate ComEd's charitable giving. State Sen. Dan Duffy, a Lake ...
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Comcast 4Q profit edges up, adds customers, boosts dividendFeb 24, 2015 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Comcast Corp.'s fourth-quarter net income edged up less than 1 percent as the company added more customers for its cable TV, high-speed Internet and phon...
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In Apple's latest update, emoji get diverseFeb 24, 2015 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Lovers of emoji, the cute graphics that punctuate online writing and texts, will soon be able to pick from different skin tones. IPhone and iPad maker Ap...
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Obama vetoes Keystone XL pipeline billFeb 24, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Defying the Republican-run Congress, President Barack Obama rejected a bill Tuesday to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, wielding his ve...
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Cancer survivor still fights disease as fundraiser, volunteerFeb 24, 2015 12:00 am - Although his personal journey with cancer may very well be complete, Frank Arostegui won't stop battling the disease. Others need help fighting, and Arostegui aims to he...
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Des Plaines residents speak out about O'Hare Lake plansFeb 24, 2015 12:00 am - Des Plaines residents who live next to the O'Hare Lake office complex are opposing development plans that could include buildings as tall as 165 feet just over their bac...
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U.S. consumer confidence slides after big January gainFeb 24, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. consumer confidence fell this month after a big gain in January but remains higher than it was before the Great Recession. The Conference Board re...