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TV, movie shoots get inside track at Irwindale Speedway
A loud screeching sound echoed across the oval racetrack as a driver burned rubber, revving the engine of a silver Mercedes-Benz and spinning the vehicle a full 360 degrees while kicking up a cloud of dust and smoke. This wasn't a stock car race, but...
Tags: Auto Racing, Coca-Cola Co., Manufacturing and Engineering, Stock Car Racing, Automotive Equipment
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In Bangladesh, shock may give way to status quo
NEW DELHI — The disaster caused shocking loss of life among young, mostly female garment workers, awoke the conscience of a nation, spotlighted dismal working conditions and spurred loud calls for construction and labor reform. So far, that...Tags: Immigration, Activism, Religion and Belief, Politics, Exports
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Hundreds oppose China refinery project in mostly peaceful protests
BEIJING -- Surrounded and pushed back by police, hundreds of people shouted and marched again in the southern China city of Kunming to protest the construction of a petrochemical plant. It was the second time this month that demonstrators gathered in...
Tags: Fishing, Health Insurance Cost, Plant Openings, China, Economy, Business and Finance
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Wal-Mart reports weak 1st-quarter sales, blames weather, tax issues
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported slight upticks in revenue and profit in its first quarter, but the retail behemoth still missed Wall Street’s expectations and watched its stock suffer in morning trading. The Bentonville, Ark., mega-chain blamed...
Tags: Sears, Earnings Forecasts, Weather Reports, Economy, Business and Finance, Weather
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Google CEO Larry Page opens up about his vocal cord problem
Google CEO Larry Page has come forward with the reason why he missed key company events in 2012. In a Google+ blog, the company co-founder said lingering problems with his voice caused him to miss Google's shareholders meeting and developers...
Tags: Google Inc., Sergey Brin, BlackBerry, Larry Page, Economy, Business and Finance
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Deere lowers full-year sales outlook
Deere & Co. on Wednesday said its second-quarter profit rose slightly, beating analysts' expectations, but it warned that global financial pressures and the cool, wet weather in North America could affect sales the rest of the year. Moline, Ill.-based...
Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Natural Resource Industry, Marketing, Manhattan (Will, Illinois), Deere and Company
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Warner Bros.' Tsujihara begins changes; six executives promoted
Warner Bros. Chief Executive Kevin Tsujihara has begun building his own team at the Burbank entertainment company, distributing power among a handful of key executives who have long toiled in the trenches. On Wednesday, Tsujihara announced a new...Tags: Movies, Revolution (movie), The Ellen DeGeneres Show (tv program), Economy, Business and Finance, The Big Bang Theory (tv program)
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Families in Ohio cancer cluster suing Whirlpool
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Families whose children have been among dozens sickened in an Ohio cancer cluster for more than a decade are hopeful that they've come up with a cause. Environmental testing paid for by the families found a suspected cancer-...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Family, Water Supply, Whirlpool Corp., Environmental Issues
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Larry Page speaks at Google I/O, day after revealing voice ailment
Just a day after taking to Google+ to reveal a vocal-cord ailment that has kept him out of the public eye, Google CEO Larry Page took to the stage at the Google I/O conference Wednesday and spoke for nearly an hour. Appearing before independent...
Tags: Google Inc., Economy, Business and Finance, Google Music, Google+, Social Media
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On eve of Google developers conference, company 'hot again'
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Even though its ubiquitous Internet search engine practically mints money, Google Inc. was widely seen as a company whose best days were behind it. It was written off as the next Microsoft Corp. — a staid high-tech...Tags: Apple Inc., Computing and Information Technology Industry, Facebook, Marketing, Networking
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Analyst makes case for separating Sony from Sony Pictures
Observers spent Tuesday morning reading Sony Corp.'s tea leaves in the aftermath of a hedge fund's proposal that the company take its entertainment arm public. Sony's stock soared about 10% in afternoon trading after New York hedge fund Third Point...
Tags: Breaking Bad (tv program), Finance, NBC (tv network), Economy, Business and Finance, AMC (tv network)
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Attention Abercrombie shoppers: Walk away
Anyone who has ever walked past an Abercrombie & Fitch store at the local mall knows that it's a place for queen bees and cool jocks. Hot, buff store employees greet customers at the front door. They don't say, "Fatties keep out." They don't have to....
Tags: Media Industry, Religion and Belief, Washington, DC, Economy, Business and Finance, Philosophy
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