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Airing on January 2, 2015: The first college football playoffs are upon us, and they are a huge moneymaker for football and colleges. The biggest question may be how quickly they can be expanded. Plus, we uncover the story behind a notoriously creepy Domino's mascot from the 1980s, the Noid.

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Can Amazon succeed as an online grocer?

by Sally Herships
Jan 2, 2014
'Grocery is the largest consumer category in the world,' and Internet retailers are lining up to deliver.
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Uber has a rockin' New Year's Eve

by David Gura
Jan 2, 2015
More than 100,000 ring in 2015 in an Uber as demand for service is strong.
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College football's playoff payoff

by Adam Allington
Jan 2, 2015
One likely result of college football's first playoffs? An eventual expansion to eight teams or more.
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Why the Domino's Pizza mascot 'the Noid' vanished

by Tommy Andres
Jan 2, 2015
After a public relations disaster, a mainstay of Domino's ads disappears. Zachary Crockett shares the strange story.
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Mario Cuomo: He was a powerful, poetic speaker

by David Gura
Jan 2, 2015
Cuomo's 1984 "Two Cities" speech has influenced politicians of all stripes.
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Airing on January 2, 2015: The first college football playoffs are upon us, and they are a huge moneymaker for football and colleges. The biggest question may be how quickly they can be expanded. Plus, we uncover the story behind a notoriously creepy Domino’s mascot from the 1980s, the Noid.

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