Protesters 'March Against Monsanto' In 250 Cities

huffingtonpost.com 6 hours ago

LOS ANGELES -- Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto were held across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries Saturday...

 
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Girl Who Scolded McDonald's CEO Not Impressed

abcnews.go.com 8 hours ago

Hannah Robertson, the 9-year-old girl who grilled Don Thompson, the CEO of McDonald's Corp., at a shareholder meeting for marketing fast food to children said she wasn't impressed with his response.

 
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For Black Americans, Finding Work An Uphill Battle

npr.org 2 hours ago

Income and wealth inequality is just about as American as baseball and apple pie, and though in the past few years our economy has improved, the unemployment rate for black Americans, now 13.2...

 
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Senate Rejects Plan To Label Genetically Modified Food

huffingtonpost.com 23 May

WASHINGTON -- The United States Senate decided again Thursday that it simply does not want to let states tell people whether or not they are eating genetically modified food...

 
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Amma’s Multifaceted Empire, Built on Hugs

nytimes.com 2 hours ago

Mata Amritanandamayi, known as Amma, is a globe-trotting guru who embraces the masses — and a get-it-done management style for her charities.

 
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Here's Proof Obama's Good For Business

huffingtonpost.com 2 hours ago

Despite conservative claims otherwise, the evidence seems to be mounting that the Obama Presidency has been good for business. What's a little less clear is if he's boosted the rest of us.

 
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Anti-Gay Radio Host Advocates Firing Gay Employees

huffingtonpost.com 7 hours ago

Do gay employees deserve to be fired for lowering the "moral standards" of employers? That's the suggestion made by conservative Christian radio host Linda Harvey, who told listeners of her "Mission:...

 
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Pharma Giant Accused Of Paying Doctors To Push Drug

huffingtonpost.com 9 hours ago

* Ista said to offer kickbacks to doctors over cataract drug * Xibrom drug said to be marketed for unapproved uses * Settlement announced amid Bausch & Lomb merger talks ...

 
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Estate Planning Is Important for Your Online Assets, Too

nytimes.com 6 hours ago

An assortment of services can help you and your heirs organize the online accounts that you will eventually leave behind.

 
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Why Your Memorial Day BBQ Will Be Super-Expensive This Year

huffingtonpost.com 3 hours ago

Your stomach may be fuller, but your wallet will likely feel lighter after your Memorial Day barbeque this year.

 
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Krugman: There's 'No Room For Independent Thinking' In The Conservative Movement

huffingtonpost.com 6 hours ago

Holding on to the conservative label can be tough, especially if you have your own ideas that counter the mainstream, according to Paul Krugman.

 
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The Top 3 Causes of Diabetes (ARNA, BMY, JNJ, MO, VVUS)

fool.com 5 hours ago

Affecting more than 25 million people in the U.S., here are the primary factors that lead to this potentially debilitating disease and what's being done to curb its growth.

 
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Apple 1 Computer Sells For Record At Auction

news.sky.com 8 hours ago

Originally sold for over $600 as a motherboard, one of Apple's first computers is called the holy grail of collectable technology.

 
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Should Parents Whine Less? Or Should Everyone Else At Work Whine More?

huffingtonpost.com 2 hours ago

Karen Grisby Bates calls it “the kid card.” In a Slate essay about how workers with children have to stop assuming workers without children will pick up the slack every time a family moment beckons,...

 
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Russia Cracks Down on Gay Activism as Ukraine Gays Hold First Rally

voanews.com 3 hours ago

Russian police arrested at least 30 gay rights activists and their opponents in the capital, Moscow, Saturday, enforcing the city's ban on gay rights demonstrations.The arrests coincided with...

 
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Teens Tire of Facebook—But Not Enough to Log Off

business.time.com 9 hours ago

Has Facebook lost its cool? That’s a question TIME posed earlier this year to dozens of teenagers, who mostly insisted that newer social networks like Instagram, Tumblr, and Twitter were more...

 
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AU Leaders Condemn Ongoing Use of Cluster Bombs

voanews.com 2 hours ago

Thirty-six African countries have formally condemned the use of cluster bombs and urged all of Africa to join a global ban on the deadly weapons. Delegates at a conference in Lome, Togo say the...

 
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Port of Tacoma eyes bigger ships, bigger business

thenewstribune.com 2 hours ago

When the Port of Tacoma entered the big leagues in the container shipping business in the early 1980s, the featured attractions that helped lure container shipping lines to the formerly sleepy port...

 
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Skagit River Bridge Collapse A Grim Reminder Of Austerity's Bite

huffingtonpost.com 24 May

Don't believe austerity can kill you? Then you should feel totally safe driving over our nation's crumbling bridges.

 
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10 Ways Switching to Apple Made My Life Difficult | Slideshow

entrepreneur.com 5 hours ago

Some parts of the Apple universe are behind the pace when compared to some of its rivals.

 
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Ohio Kidnapping Hero Disavows Free Burger Offers

huffingtonpost.com 9 hours ago

CLEVELAND -- The man who famously put aside his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive in a Cleveland house said Friday that he's not endorsing a group of restaurants that are offering him...

 
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LOOK: How Bad Are Your State's Bridges?

huffingtonpost.com 24 May

In his State of the Union address this year, President Obama urged repairs of "the nearly 70,000 structurally deficient bridges across the country." He proposed a plan called "Fix it First," which...

 
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Who Will Crack the Code?

nytimes.com 5 hours ago

The success of many industries at legally avoiding taxes shows why so many economists and tax experts believe the United States corporate tax code is terribly flawed.

 
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Ex-CEO Found Guilty In Financial Crisis Case

huffingtonpost.com 9 hours ago

May 24 (Reuters) - The former chief executive of a failed U.S...

 
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Google To Bring Developing Nations Wi-Fi -- Via Blimp

huffingtonpost.com 7 hours ago

(Reuters) - Google Inc intends to finance, build and help operate wireless networks from sub-Saharan Africa to Southeast Asia, hoping to connect a billion or so people in emerging countries to the...

 
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Thousands Of Bridges At Risk Of Freak Collapse

huffingtonpost.com 6 hours ago

SEATTLE — Thousands of bridges around the U.S. may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound...

 
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Is having kids really rational?

news.com.au 9 hours ago

ECONOMISTS are deeply puzzled by our desire to have children. First, kids are really expensive - the biggest financial decision most couples will make.

 
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Vintage Apple 1 computer sold for $668,000 at auction

nypost.com 4 hours ago

Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000

 
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Amy's Baking Company kicks us out after we find flies in the vodka (three times)

bizjournals.com 18 hours ago

We went in with an open mind Friday night to try Amy's Baking Company for the first...

 
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Microsoft's New Toy Is a Preemptive Attack on Apple (AAPL, MSFT)

fool.com 4 hours ago

The Xbox One may make Apple's smart TV obsolete before it's even released.

 
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For Consumers, an ‘Open Data’ Society Is a Misnomer

nytimes.com 6 hours ago

Despite all the hoopla about an “open data” society, many consumers are being kept in the dark.

 
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How the smartphone killed the three-day weekend

redtape.nbcnews.com 24 May

Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of summer and all it evokes: vacations, slower workweeks, casual dress codes, getting the pool ready and pulling out the outdoor furniture...

 
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Tackling Cancer: Pancreatic Cancer's Biggest Current & Upcoming Players

fool.com 7 hours ago

Cancer research is big business, and it pays to know where research dollars are headed.

 
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French Soldier Attacked Near Paris

voanews.com 4 hours ago

A man wielding a knife or box cutter has stabbed a French soldier in the neck near Paris.French President Francois Hollande said authorities are searching for the attacker and are "exploring al...

 
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Rebuilding rules as rain soaks Jersey shore

news.yahoo.com 4 hours ago

MANASQUAN, N.J. (AP) — What's a little rain after a Superstorm?

 
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