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Apple To Publish Guidelines For App Approval

Apple Inc. said it will publish the guidelines it uses to determine which programs can be sold in its App Store. The move follows more than two years of complaints from software developers about the company’s secret and seemingly capricious rules, which block some programs from the store. » E-Mail This      » Add to Del.icio.us

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Fed Survey: Economy Lost Strength In Late Summer

A new report from the Federal Reserve provides the latest evidence that economic growth is continuing to slow down across much of the country. According to the Fed’s Beige Book — a compilation of data from across the U.S., there were “widespread signs” that economic growth slowed through the summer months. » E-Mail This      » Add to Del.icio.us

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Toyota Recalls More Than 1 Million Corollas, Matrixes

The vehicles have engines that may stall, the automaker said. The recalls affect vehicles sold in North America from the 2005-2008 model years. Regulators have been investigating reports of stalling engines since December. » E-Mail This      » Add to Del.icio.us

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New York’s Little Pakistan Responds To Floods

Response from the community has so far been slow. Residents of the Brooklyn neighborhood say there has been little attention paid to the devastation in the U.S. media, but they also cite distrust of the Pakistani government. Many residents are instead making donations to private organizations. » E-Mail This      » Add to Del.icio.us

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With Eye On Teens, Retailers Turn To ‘Haul’ Videos

The videos feature young women sitting before webcams and sharing with the world everything they bought, or “hauled” home, from the mall. One expert says more companies are embracing it as an established business practice. » E-Mail This      » Add to Del.icio.us

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Judge Sets Bail For JetBlue Flight Attendant

Steven Slater is accused of cursing out a passenger on a plane’s passenger-address system, grabbing beer from the galley and exiting on an emergency slide. He was arraigned Tuesday in a Queens, N.Y., courtroom on charges of criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and trespassing. » E-Mail This      » Add to Del.icio.us

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AP Source: Ousted HP CEO Settles With Accuser

Ousted Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd has settled allegations of sexual harassment lodged against him by a female contract worker for HP, a person with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press. The harassment accusation set off a chain of events that led Hurd’s forced resignation Friday from the world’s largest technology company. » E-Mail This      » Add to Del.icio.us

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Obama Highlights Successes During Trip To Chicago

President Obama visited a Ford plant in Chicago Thursday. He took credit for bringing the auto industry back from the brink, saying his decisions — unpopular at the time — made the turnaround possible. » E-Mail This      » Add to Del.icio.us

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Fannie Mae Seeks $1.5B In Aid After 2Q Loss

Fannie Mae is asking for less money from the government, a sign that the cost to taxpayers for bailing out the mortgage giant could be billions lower than once thought. » E-Mail This      » Add to Del.icio.us

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Consumers Not Buying Seafood’s Clean Bill Of Health

Certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico have been given permission to resume commercial fishing. Consumers, however, are still leery about eating seafood from the Gulf since all the oil hasn’t been cleaned up yet. » E-Mail This      » Add to Del.icio.us

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