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The Root launches black Twitter aggregator 'The Chatterati'
Ben Johnson | May 6, 2013Online magazine The Root has just launched 'The Chatterati', a new webpage that watches Twitter users, phrases and hashtags trending in the black community.
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The least flexible part of the Workplace Flexibility Act (for workers)
Gigi Douban | May 6, 2013Critics say the Workplace Flexibility Act of 2013 isn’t about increased flexibility for workers, but about flexibility for employers.
3D printers: Now available with a click of the 'Easy Button'
Ben Johnson | May 6, 2013Has 3D printing finally gone mainstream? Staples says it will start carrying the Cube 3D printer made by 3D Systems.
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You may soon have to pay for YouTube
Sabri Ben-Achour | May 6, 2013YouTube will reportedly start charging around $1.99 a month for certain channels -- not for the cats on skateboards, but high quality produced content.
Commercial casino revenues are up
Kai Ryssdal | May 6, 2013If people feel like they've got money to burn, that's a positive economic indicator, right?
Could another flash crash strike the stock market?
Jeff Tyler | May 6, 2013On the two-year anniversary of the 'flash crash,' market watchers wonder if automated trading could lead to another meltdown.
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Summer becomes the season for college prep
Sally Herships | May 6, 2013As getting into college becomes ever more competitive, more students are spending the summers creating fodder for college applications.
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Budweiser ties one on to boost sales
Queena Kim | May 6, 2013Bud releases a new can today shaped like a bow-tie and tests the theory that packaging alone can pay off.
Who do you trust more with your free speech: The government or tech companies?
Ben Johnson | May 6, 2013A secret meeting, a handful of tech CEO's, and the future of your freedom of speech online.
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Reporter's notebook: Clearing up the $600,000 average white wealth
Noel King | May 3, 2013You asked us about numbers in a story about black wealth. Here's the outcome.
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