U.S. retail sales jumped 1 percent in January, reversing a six-month declining trend and defying economists’ expectations by posting the biggest increase in 14 months.
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Marine helps 8-year-old pen pal with special needs
The 8-year-old boy had never been to New York City before, and he looked as if he wasn’t sure why he was sitting in a television studio with his mom talking to a nice lady who wanted to know about his Marine pen pal in Iraq.
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Microsoft to open own stores
Microsoft Corp announced plans on Thursday to open its own chain of stores and hired a DreamWorks Animation executive to run them.
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Queen Revamps Web Site, Adds Job Applications
Queen Elizabeth II is offering Internet-savvy subjects the option of applying for a job at her palace through her newly revamped Web site, royal officials said Thursday.
First launched in 1997, the British queen's purple-toned site provides pictures, news and background on the monarch and her family. Officials said the improved site will now have a direct link to the videos carried on YouTube's royal channel, integration with Google Maps, and a new section on the queen's pets.
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Lincoln Bicentennial Marked by Day of Tributes
The wind whipped so hard at the Lincoln Memorial this morning that Frank J. Williams, a longtime collector of Lincoln memorabilia, lost his place while reading the Gettysburg Address. But the D.C. schoolchildren performing with him had memorized the words. So as Williams fumbled with the blowing pages, the kids never faltered.
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