Verizon, Redbox to pull plug on video-streaming service

Unable to make headway in competing against Netflix, Verizon Communications and Outerwall's Redbox unit said Saturday they will shut down their streaming-media joint venture early next week. Outerwall (then called Coinstar) and Verizon formed Redbox...

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Artisan’s Asylum seeks to reinvent mission

The "bang, bang, bang!" in the background at Artisan's Asylum sounds startlingly like gunshots, but Ecco Pierce assures that it's only one of her compatriots at work. "Your first impression when you walk in here is overstimulation," says Pierce, a 28-year-old...

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Flag from 9/11 is lost in Flight 93 Memorial fire

SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — A flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 11, 2001, was consumed in a fire at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania, the National Park Service said Saturday. Friday's fire in Shanksville destroyed the park's headquarters...

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Anchorage asks court to stop ride-sharing company

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Anchorage is taking court action to stop ride-sharing company Uber from operating in the city. The city requested an injunction and a temporary restraining order against Uber Technologies Inc. in civil superior court on Friday, KTUU...

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Robots to learn from nurses

On the labor and delivery floor of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, about 20 so-called ninja nurses use their sixth sense to efficiently assign staff and resources to patients to make sure everyone gets the care and attention they need. Now, a...

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Robots to learn from nurses

On the labor and delivery floor of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, about 20 so-called ninja nurses use their sixth sense to efficiently assign staff and resources to patients to make sure everyone gets the care and attention they need. Now, a...

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Navy: Self-guided unmanned patrol boats make debut

NORFOLK, Va. — Self-guided unmanned patrol boats that can leave warships they're protecting and swarm and attack potential threats on the water could join the Navy's fleet within a year, defense officials say, adding the new technology could one day...

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On the witness list: Paulson, Geithner, Bernanke

WASHINGTON — It could be an awkward reunion. Three top former government leaders who devised the 2008 financial bailouts — Henry Paulson, Timothy Geithner and Ben Bernanke — are set to testify this week in a lawsuit over the government's rescue of the...

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Box office: 'Gone Girl,' 'Annabelle' stun with big debuts

"Gone Girl" enjoyed a sizzling debut weekend, as David Fincher's adaptation of Gillian Flynn's best-seller racked up $38 million. That still left plenty for the weekend's other wide release, "Annabelle," which scared up $37.2 million from 3,185 locations....

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California drought worries pool industry

SANTA ANA, Calif. — California swimming pool companies just regaining their financial footing after the recession are now facing a new challenge: a devastating drought that has put the state's ubiquitous backyard pools under the microscope. More than...

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