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CLOSING BELL
DJIA 12,890.46 +6.51 | NSDQ 2,927.23 +11.37 | S&P 1,351.95 +1.99
Still stalling. Stocks were mixed as initial enthusiasm faded over a Greek deal and data indicating an improving U.S. labor market: MORE>>
TOP BUSINESS NEWS
 Something's askew: Nineteen women who worked at a Tilted Kilt in the Loop have filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the restaurant chain: MORE>>
• Read the lawsuit here: MORE>>
U.S. seals huge mortgage settlement with top banks; deal includes more than $1 billion for Illinois homeowners: MORE>>
Exelon CEO John Rowe sees pay jump 48 percent to $10 million: MORE>>
Groupon's shares continue to tumble a day after announcing fourth-quarter loss: MORE>>
PepsiCo to lay off about 8 percent of its Chicago-area workforce: MORE>>
Apple's iPad 3 may arrive during the first week of March: MORE>>
• Steve Jobs' FBI file is full of items on drug use, bomb threats and other bits of gossip: MORE>>
More than a million Tassimo coffee makers recalled after reports of dozens spraying hot liquid: MORE>>
Television-haters, rejoice: Young adults are watching less of it because of a newfangled thing called the "Internet": MORE>>
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TALKING BUSINESS
"Technology continues to have a major impact on how our customers use the mail," said Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe. The Postal Service reported a loss of $3.3 billion in its first quarter as plummeting mail volumes overshadowed stronger-than-expected holiday shipping: MORE>>
IN OTHER NEWS
 Country duo Sugarland resisted delaying their concert last August despite threatening weather that later caused deadly stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair: MORE>>
• Stage collapse leads to fines against builder: MORE>>
City of Chicago offers $6.2 million to settle 2003 protest arrests: MORE>>
• Flashback: Photos of the 2003 Iraq war protests: MORE>>
Michele Bachmann calls her presidential campaign "one series of humiliations after another": MORE>>
House passes curbs on insider trading by Congress: MORE>>
Feds approve first new nuclear reactors in U.S. since 1978: MORE>>
Russia's role in Syria crisis criticized as Homs violence flares: MORE>>
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IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
 A year ago, Amy Chua released her book "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," and now, American parents get to read version 2.0, which comes from a French writer. A new book called "Bringing Up Bébé" happily alleges that French have us licked in the child-rearing department, and San Francisco Weekly's blog The Snitch does a fun point-by-point breakdown of the author's questionable assertions: MORE>>
SPORTS FIX
Bulls sting New Orleans Hornets 90-67; Will Ferrell performs offbeat introduction of the Bulls' lineup: MORE>>
• Ferrell on Derrick Rose: "His favorite movie is 'The Notebook'": MORE>>
New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs apologizes for telling Gisele Bundchen "to be cute and shut up": MORE>>
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OFF THE CLOCK
 Denzel's in the driver's seat, but his new movie "Safe House" is still a bumpy ride: MORE>>
• Other new releases: MORE>>
• Bonus gallery of movies bound to make you happy/bitter on Valentine's Day: MORE>>
Merchandise Mart pulls plug on Next Art Chicago fair: MORE>>
Techno-musician Moby has started his own architecture blog: MORE>>
McDonald's hamburgers lure naked man off tower in Los Angeles: MORE>>
HEADED OUT?
Traffic | See current information on area highways, buses, trains and planes on our commuting page: MORE>>
 Weather | Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy, with temperatures nearly steady around 30. See our weather page with radar and Tom Skilling's seven-day forecast: MORE>>
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