Business Stories from July 20, 2013 (Change date)
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Boeing 787 inspectors focus on pinched wireJul 21, 2013 7:41 am - Investigators are examining whether a wire smashed under a beacon battery cover caused a short- circuit that triggered a July 12 fire on a Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner in L...
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Alexian hospice residence opens in Elk Grove VillageJul 21, 2013 7:41 am - Many local officials and residents were on hand for the ceremonial opening of Alexian Brothers Health System’s hospice residence in Elk Grove Village Friday afternoon. T...
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Atlantic City redevelopment keeps poor on the moveJul 21, 2013 7:41 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — As Sandra Taliaferro prepares to move out of her apartment to make way for redevelopment efforts near Atlantic City’s newest casino, she recalls th...
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Stevenson High School student team prevails in sandwich-eating contestAug 02, 2013 5:09 pm - The Stevenson and Vernon Hills high school football teams won’t meet on the field for another few months, but players jump-started the competition Saturday at a sandwich...
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I tried the Android. Now give me back my iPhone!Jul 21, 2013 7:41 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — Six years ago, Google launched an unconventional effort to gain a toehold in the growing smartphone business. Rather than make its own phones, the wa...
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Yahoo under Mayer remains work in progressJul 21, 2013 7:41 am - Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer wrapped up her first year as head of the world’s largest Internet portal with tepid results on almost every metric. Revenue fell 7 pe...
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New York judge blasts refusal to review online TV rulingJul 21, 2013 7:41 am - NEW YORK — A federal appeals judge warned that the revenue streams that finance free television were being undermined by court rulings permitting a startup company to of...
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Japan gets Internet campaign, but not savvy candidatesJul 20, 2013 7:45 am - TOKYO — Taro Yamamoto, Japanese movie star turned political candidate, is live-streaming his campaign speeches and urging crowds to tweet his photo. The tech-savvy appro...
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China’s online population rises to 519 millionJul 21, 2013 7:35 am - BEIJING — China’s population of Internet users has grown to 591 million, driven by a 20 percent rise over the past year in the number of people who surf the Web from sma...
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Review: Apple, AT&T, Microsoft now stink lessJul 21, 2013 7:41 am - It’s hard for a company that’s improved a pilloried product to announce to the world, “Hey, we stink less than we used to.” So, Apple, AT&T and Microsoft, I’m here to do...
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