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The world's busiest airport gets a new $1.4 billion international terminal. But Atlanta airport officials want to avoid mass chaos on opening day.
Vice President Biden is in Ohio to tell voters the bailouts brought back jobs to the state.
For women in computer science, Silicon Valley's startup world is still a very male place. And one character stands out: The brogrammer.
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Steve Ells talks about the Mexican eatery's role in today's food economy, its troubled past in hiring employees and its plans for expansion in the future.
This week's podcast offers some highlights courtesy of Warren Sapp, Charlie Trotter and, yes, Brad Pitt.
John Hoffman, producer behind the new HBO documentary "The Weight of the Nation," dicscusses why we need to pay attention to America's obesity epidemic now.
The prospect of a new round of elections in Greece is boosting the chances of the country's exit from the euro.
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