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Local company surveys small businesses to see if they're getting stronger in this economy
Anchor/ReporterThe latest numbers are in on the job front. The U.S. Labor Department reports 96-thousand positions were added in August, much less than the 135-thousand economists were expecting. One area that may have flourished in August is small businesses. CBIZ...Tags: Small Businesses, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Business
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Justin McLeod's Blog
August 15
Goodbye
They say all good things must come to an end. With that, I'm leaving WDBJ and the news business. I've accepted a position as the community relations coordinator for Roanoke City Schools. There are several reasons why I'm switching...Tags: Missing Persons, Lady Gaga, Milk (movie), Patton Oswalt, Opera (genre)
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SoftBank would appoint "security director" to Sprint board
ReutersMay 23 (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp would appoint a "security director" to Sprint Nextel's board if its takeover bid succeeds, and would give the U.S. government the right to approve the nominee, an attempt to address security concerns raised by the proposed...Tags: Sprint Nextel Corporation, Politics, Telecommunication Equipment, Government, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
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Switching from scandals, Obama to address drones and Guantanamo
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek to draw attention away from a series of domestic scandals with a speech on Thursday that defends the U.S. use of drones abroad and lays out a vision for closing the military prison in Guantanamo Bay,...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Yemen, Pakistan, Government
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Green Wheels: The Manual Transmission Disappears
On Chrysler Corporation's new 2013 Ram 1500 SLT, you switch gears by twisting a small plastic knob on the dashboard. The Lincoln MKZ uses pushbuttons (just like the Edsel). The Tesla Model S has a tiny shifter on the right side of the steering column....
Tags: Tesla, BMW, Lamborghini, Volvo, Chrysler
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Hershey introducing new 'Lancaster' candy bar for China
Hershey Co. is making a new milk-based candy called "Lancaster." Sweet! The name of the new confection -- its logo features a barn and a cow -- honors Milton Hershey's candy-making roots in Lancaster, the company said. But Dauphin County-based...
Tags: China, Dauphin County, Hershey (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), The Hershey Co., Consumers
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U.S. military lawyers urge Hagel to improve Guantanamo conditions
Reuters* Biggest hunger strike in several years * Obama to reaffirm pledge to close prison * Legal and political hurdles By Jane Sutton MIAMI, May 22 (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense...Tags: Politics, Chuck Hagel, Barack Obama, Prisoners and Detainees, Wars and Interventions
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Abogados del Ejército de EEUU piden a Hagel que mejore condiciones en Guantánamo
ReutersPor Jane Sutton MIAMI, 22 mayo (Reuters) - Abogados civiles y militares de los reos en la base naval de BahÃa de Guantánamo instaron al secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos, Chuck Hagel, a que mejore las condiciones de los detenidos, poniendo más...Tags: Jay Carney, Barack Obama
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U.S. military lawyers put more pressure on Guantanamo
ReutersMIAMI (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to improve conditions for detainees, putting more pressure on the Obama administration to make good its promise to close...Tags: Politics, Chuck Hagel, Barack Obama, Yemen, Prisoners and Detainees
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Dollar muscles up on Bernanke comments; Aussie under pressure
ReutersTOKYO/SYDNEY (Reuters) - The dollar bounded up to a three-year high against a basket of major currencies in Asia on Thursday, squeezed higher after Treasury yields jumped on the prospect that the Federal Reserve might scale back its stimulus program...Tags: International Monetary Fund, Barack Obama, BNP Paribas, Market and Exchange, Globalization
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Microsoft unveils Xbox One! Layoffs at ESPN. Box-office pressure.
After the coffee. Before waiting for Xbox One to change my world. The Skinny: I may be in the minority, but I'm not looking for more interaction with my TV. I spend my days interacting and it is mostly a frustrating experience. I don't want to be...
Tags: News Media, U.S. Open (golf), Entertainment, Career and Workplace, Science and Technology
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PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - May 22
ReutersMay 22 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * Federal investigators apparently accessed records of calls to and from a phone number at Fox...Tags: The Carlyle Group, Genetic Engineering, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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