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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)
The nation's unemployment rate ticked up slightly in August to 9.6 percent, an increase of just one-tenth of a percentage point over the July rate, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday morning. (Today)
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- California company's touchscreen got the nod for a movie filming here, but 2 local firms benefited (Today)
- Pa. residents' buying power still eroding (Today)
- Back-to-school deals get shoppers in stores (Today)
- National unemployment rate up to 9.6 percent (Today)
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