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YouTube’s new pay channels go from campy to kidsMay 09, 2013 4:57 pm - LOS ANGELES — Roger Corman’s campy B movies, children’s shows like “Sesame Street” and “Inspector Gadget,” and inspirational monologues by celebrities — these are among ...
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Barnes & Noble to add Google Play app store to its NookMay 03, 2013 6:29 am - NEW YORK — Barnes & Noble is teaming up with Google to vastly increase the number of apps available on its Nook HD tablets. The bookstore chain says it will add Google’s...
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Barrington doodler could see her art on Google homepageMay 02, 2013 5:00 am - A good student, 13-year-old Meg Mehta of South Barrington has a habit that used to cause her woe. “She's gotten in trouble before for doodling,” admits her mom, Tory Meh...
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2 beloved TV soaps revived onlineApr 28, 2013 5:00 am - STAMFORD, Conn. — Taped to a wall at the entrance to the Connecticut Film Center in Stamford is this greeting: “Welcome (back) to Pine Valley.” Pine Valley, of course, i...
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Tax-free Internet shopping in jeopardyApr 26, 2013 6:25 am - WASHINGTON — Internet shoppers are moving closer to paying sales taxes for their online purchases. But the fight is far from over. The Senate voted 63-30 Thursday to adv...
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Amazon nears debut of original TV showsApr 20, 2013 8:04 am - SANTA MONICA, Calif. — There used to be just one way for getting shows on TV. Networks would spend tens of millions of dollars ordering scripts and shooting pilots and t...
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Fox removes Coulter column with McCain referenceApr 12, 2013 8:54 am - NEW YORK — The Fox Nation website has removed a column by conservative commentator Ann Coulter because it had a reference to killing the daughter of Sen. John McCain. Fo...
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Suburban “Madonna Bar Mitzvah Boy” now a motivational speakerApr 08, 2013 8:00 am - If anyone can speak with authority about being his authentic self, the dancing "Madonna Bar Mitzvah Boy" from Buffalo Grove can. Shaun Sperling, now a 33-year-old Chica...
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How long should you keep your civil rights profile?Apr 06, 2013 7:00 am - PITTSBURGH — On March 26, an estimated 2.7 million people changed their Facebook profile to the Human Rights Campaign's red equal sign in support of gay marriage (or som...
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Facebook barges into Google turf with HomeApr 06, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Facebook Home, the new software that takes over the front screen of a smartphone, is a bit of a corporate home invasion. Facebook is essentially moving into G...