The cast of this story is small: some movie guys from California and some touchscreen geeks from Pittsburgh. The scene: the August Wilson Center -- as a CIA surveillance room. It began last month when the film crew behind the "Abduction" thriller shooting around Pittsburgh needed a touchscreen for one of the movie's closing scenes. (Today)
Pennsylvania families were squeezed last year as many residents lost jobs and those working saw their inflation-adjusted buying power eroded by stagnation in income and wages, according to an annual report on the state of the state's economy. (Today)
Consumers went back-to-school shopping in August -- the kids did need a few things, after all -- but they insisted on getting the best deals for the money, according to monthly sales reports from many of the nation's biggest retailers. (Today)
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SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- Last month, a YouTube user, TomR35, uploaded a clip from the AMC series "Mad Men" in which Don Draper makes a heartfelt speech about the importance of nostalgia in advertising. (Today)
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