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New channel, same 'Sunny' gangAug 30, 2013 6:00 am - New channel, same 'Sunny' gang Charlie, Mac, Dennis and Sweet Dee are coming back to Paddy's Pub on Wednesday night, but you won't find them on FX. The new season of "...
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The latest terrifying teen tech trend: 14-year-olds on LinkedInAug 25, 2013 7:00 am - LinkedIn announced this week that it is dropping its minimum age from 18 to 14 in the United States to allow teens to build their resumes and connect with colleges on th...
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China in big push against opinion-leading blogsAug 24, 2013 7:23 am - BEIJING — Best-selling Chinese author Murong Xuecun had nearly 4 million followers on his Twitter-like microblog. One day in May his account disappeared. So did his prof...
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In Britain, grocer Tesco takes aim at Netflix with BlinkboxAug 24, 2013 7:17 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — As it expands abroad, Netflix, the world’s largest subscription video service, has yet to make a profit from its international operations. Britain’s...
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Going gaga for football seasonAug 22, 2013 6:00 am - They live for the applause MTV's annual train wreck known as the Video Music Awards airs at 8 p.m. Sunday. Those Moonman statues mean next to nothing, but the show will...
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Facebook aims to get more people onlineAug 21, 2013 7:07 am - NEW YORK — Food, water and the Internet? Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to get all of the world’s 7 billion people online through a partnership with some of the larg...
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Gun control advocates battle online salesAug 18, 2013 6:43 am - A private seller from Pensacola, Florida, is offering to trade an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle for a jet ski or a riding lawn mower. Another in Huntsville, Alabama, will b...
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Video of Wheaton teen's 3-point shooting goes viralAug 17, 2013 11:00 pm - You see Josh Ruggles take one three-point shot, you've seen him take them all. Fingers cradling the ball, shoulders square, elbow in, the Wheaton Academy basketball pla...
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Have teens really stopped using Facebook?Aug 17, 2013 7:49 am - NEW YORK — In baseball, trend-spotting tends to be based on statistical analysis. In fashion, it’s driven by runway shows. And when it comes to social networks, the asce...
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How tech is creating new digital democracyAug 17, 2013 7:33 am - Digital democracy is here. We no longer passively watch our leaders on television and register our opinions on Election Day. Modern politics happens when somebody commen...