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Aug 12, 2015

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Beijing's latest try at a "What, me worry?" strategy; Target and Vogue get gold stars for marketing; and a new Compton revisits its gangsta past.

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Straight out of a changed Compton, 27 years later

by David Weinberg
Aug 12, 2015
The city would like to distance itself from the violent portrayal in a new biopic.
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London property boom fueled by dubious funds

by Stephen Beard
Aug 12, 2015
Real estate bought with laundered money is pushing out London's working class.
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Target's en Vogue marketing

by Gigi Douban
Aug 12, 2015
Retailer puts its gloss on in the fall issue while shedding its discount image.
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Utility company makes room for carbon emission rules

by Kai Ryssdal , Daisy Palacios and Hayley Hershman
Aug 12, 2015
In the end, PSEG could come out ahead.
Ralph Izzo, CEO of PSEG, says utilities will be more energy efficient in the future.
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NBC Universal investing millions in Vox and BuzzFeed

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 12, 2015
Old media meets new media.
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Blue Bell gets ready to dish out its ice cream again

by Dan Gorenstein
Aug 12, 2015
Will consumers forgive the Texas company after a devastating listeria outbreak?
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Why the Chinese currency matters to the U.S. economy

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Aug 12, 2015
It could affect imports, exports and interest rates.
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Beijing’s latest try at a “What, me worry?” strategy; Target and Vogue get gold stars for marketing; and a new Compton revisits its gangsta past.

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Murder Room Pepper Rabbit
Float On Modest Mouse
Take Me Over Cut Copy
Still D.R.E. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg
All About That Bass Meghan Trainor
Clap Song The Stationary Set

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