Key dates in the history of Comcast Corp.

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Gifts galore for $25 or less as retailers stock stores with the practical, stylish treats

$25 or under gifts that say 'I thought about you'

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Newspapers expected to open Internet toll booths this fall as publishers test online fees

Want to read all about it online? It may cost you

SAN FRANCISCO — With their advertising revenue drying up, newspaper publishers spent much of the spring and summer debating whether to cut off free online access to some of the material they run in their shrinking print editions.

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Game Review: ‘Madden NFL 10′ franchise’s best football video game to date

Review: 'Madden NFL 10′ is franchise's best yet

Football fans have grown accustomed to spending their Sundays in front of gigantic high-def TVs, and they can't just drop their visual expectations when the game goes virtual.

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Boston gears up for new bike-sharing program that would be nation’s largest, with 2,500 bikes

Boston gears up for biggest bike-sharing program

BOSTON — The city is entering talks with a Montreal-based company to create what would be the nation's largest urban bike-sharing system.

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Boston Globe agreement could attract buyer, but may not be cure-all for struggling newspaper

Boston Globe labor agreement could help lure buyer

BOSTON — A new contract agreement between The Boston Globe and its largest labor union could make the newspaper more attractive to potential buyers, but is not close to a cure-all for the Globe as it struggles with readers and advertisers shifting to the Internet, analysts said Tuesday.

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Logger, former Bear Stearns executive among chip leaders at World Series of Poker

Logger, ex-Bear Stearns exec among WSOP leaders

LAS VEGAS — A former Bear Stearns executive, a self-employed logger and a tournament poker player have each captured more than 20 million chips as they seek a spot at the final table of the World Series of Poker main event.

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Last woman eliminated from World Series of Poker main event as tourney winds down to final 9

Last woman eliminated from World Series of Poker

LAS VEGAS — The last woman left in the World Series of Poker main event was eliminated on Wednesday as players begin a final stretch to determine the tournament's final table.

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New study: YouTube’s 2009 expenses will cost Google nearly $300M less than analysts predict

Guessing game: How much money is YouTube losing?

SAN FRANCISCO — Internet video leader YouTube Inc.'s losses have been overblown by some analysts, but corporate parent Google Inc. doesn't mind the misperception, according to a study being released Wednesday.

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Sprint Nextel to sell part of Midwest network following iPCS court ruling

Sprint Nextel to sell parts of Midwest network

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sprint Nextel Corp. said Friday it plans to sell a chunk of its cellular network in the Midwest to comply with an Illinois court decision.

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