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Bitcoin: Digital coin of the realm in Internet age

| Apr 10, 2013
Digital currency Bitcoin has grown sensationally, with 11 million Bitcoins worth nearly $2 billion in circulation. It's the ultimate Internet-age currency: Bitcoin circulates only online, trades anonymously and isn't regulated by any government.
Posted In: bitcoin
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China uneasy with North Korea's threats

| Apr 10, 2013
A steady drumbeat of threats from North Korea is making the world's second largest economy assess China's relationship with its neighbor.
Posted In: China, North Korea, Xi Jinping
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Facebook's phone function -- and some fresh O.J.

| Apr 4, 2013
Facebook reveals a way to turn your phone into a direct extension of your Facebook account.
Posted In: android, Facebook, sushi
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GM pulls out of Facebook advertising

| May 16, 2012
Just days before Facebook stock trades publicly for the first time, General Motors is giving no official reason for the decision but published reports suggest the ads aren't having the impact GM hoped.
Posted In: Facebook, General Motors
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California rules against reading phone maps while driving

| Apr 9, 2013
Given that it is legal to manipulate other devices in a car, the court suggests that people should take it up with the legislature to change the law if the ruling seems arbitrary.
Posted In: california, google maps, maps, mobile
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A little alchemy to save the global economy

| Apr 10, 2013
In Neil Irwin's new book, "The Alchemists," central bankers conjure magic to bolster their economies after the financial crisis of 2008.
Posted In: Bankers, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve
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The sequester's ripple effects on jobs in March

| Apr 5, 2013
The March jobs report disappoints, with only 88,000 jobs added. Analysts point to the sequester as a reason for the drop after a strong February.
Posted In: Unemployment, Weekly Wrap
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Dementia is highest cost disease and rising

| Apr 4, 2013
A report in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine says the U.S. spends more on treating dementia than any other disease including cancer and heart disease.
Posted In: dementia, Health, health care
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Guest workers remain sticking point in immigration debate

| Apr 8, 2013
With Congress back, the immigration debate is likely to heat up. We take a look at the 'economic constituents' of the guest worker question.
Posted In: guest workers, Immigration
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Renting homes to recovering addicts, for a profit

| Apr 5, 2013
A growing number of U.S. homeowners are renting rooms to recovering addicts and turning their properties into so-called ‘sober homes.’ It's a hot but sketchy new real estate market.
Posted In: Housing, recovery, rehab, sober

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