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Hold on, that may be cancer calling

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Melissa Kaplan
Jul 25, 2008
Three prominent neurosurgeons told CNN last week that they did not hold cellphones directly to their ears, which has stirred up an old debate on...
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Plugging electric cars

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Richard Core
Jul 24, 2008
If you're interested in the development of electric-car technology, you might enjoy C-Net's video report from the Plug-In 2008 car conference in...
Posted In: electric cars
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Moscow may be difficult for U.S. expats

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Melissa Kaplan
Jul 24, 2008
The consulting firm Mercer reports the cost of compensating expats has jumped by nearly 20 percent in the past 12 months, thanks to a weaker U.S....
Posted In: cost of living, expats, Moscow
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Google does Wikipedia one better -- $

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Richard Core
Jul 23, 2008
Wikipedia, as we're sure you know, has become the encyclopedia of the Internet, with tons of information compiled by people who, for the most part,...
Posted In: Google, knol, Wikipedia
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Hershey's not melting away yet

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Richard Core
Jul 23, 2008
A few chocolate snobs in our office turn their noses up at Hershey bars, but -- at the risk of sounding like a pitch man -- there's still something...
Posted In: candy, Hershey, marketing
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Bad days for newspapers, democracy

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Richard Core
Jul 23, 2008
It's almost not news anymore that newspapers' revenues are plummeting, they're cutting staffs of talented journalists, and the news -- locally,...
Posted In: media, newspapers
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Global warming? Just pass the lime

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Richard Core
Jul 22, 2008
This news item may very well end up in the "Too good to be true" bin, but it has a magic-bullet allure for alleviating global warming. . ....
Posted In: global warming
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Adapting to a bleak oil crunch scenario

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Richard Core
Jul 22, 2008
If you haven't already, it may be time to start some long-term planning on lifestyle changes to accommodate the continuing escalation of gas prices...
Posted In: Oil, public transportation
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Lots of barking over Verizon ad

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Richard Core
Jul 22, 2008
Verizon has a new TV ad for the LG Dare phone that has set off a storm of complaints from animal rights groups, including the Humane Society of the...
Posted In: advertising, animals, pitbulls, Verizon
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Los Angeles keeps it trim

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Melissa Kaplan
Jul 22, 2008
Among the many things Los Angeles is known for, keeping trim might be at the top of the list. You can even see it in the city's recent politics....

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Journalism: Practiced. Excellent interview. Thank you.

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld's interview on Marketplace today was absolutely unbelievable. Really. Is one of his rules not to believe your own spin? I...

jgrothues | May 16, 2013
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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Ryssdal's interview with Rumsfeld was breathtakingly inappropriate. "Marketplace?" If Ryssdal wants to promote his obvious biases...

rcd43 | May 16, 2013
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How World Finance makes a killing lending on the installment (loan) plan

There is something fundamentally wrong with predatory lending businesses, whether they are pay day loans or installment contracts. The business...

entropyman | May 15, 2013

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