Is a paperless library still a library?

bbc.co.uk 6 hours ago

Getting ready for bookless libraries

 
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BEFORE/AFTER PHOTOS: Oklahoma Tornado Destruction

huffingtonpost.com 9 hours ago

The tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma on May 20 left many dead and injured, a school destroyed and a community to pick up the pieces...

 
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Twelve stocks in focus in Wednesday morning trade - The Economic Times

economictimes.indiatimes.com 2 hours ago

Indian markets are likely to trade in a range. Here is a list of twelve stocks which are likely to remain in focus in morning trade.        

 
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Peaceful Protester Tasered Outside DOJ (VIDEO)

huffingtonpost.com 12 hours ago

WASHINGTON -- Carmen Pittman had no intention of becoming an activist, but her bank, the Department of Justice and Occupy Atlanta turned her into one...

 
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Bernanke out by August, QE ends, rates up: Crash Paul B. Farrell

marketwatch.com 1 hour ago

Here’s why you better start preparing today for a stock-market crash dead ahead: The easy money is going to dry up soon.

 
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Apple 'avoided $1m tax per hour'

bbc.co.uk 14 hours ago

A Senate committee has accused Apple of using "a complex web of offshore entities" to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes.

 
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Army plans to launch a reality TV show

money.cnn.com 6 hours ago

The U.S. Army is planning to launch a new reality TV program,

 
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Xbox One Faces Wider Range of Competition

nytimes.com 9 hours ago

The Xbox One is a gamble by Microsoft to re-establish the living room as the place to play games and to promote the device’s ability to access online video.

 
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Back-to-work scheme failing, say MPs

bbc.co.uk 21 May

A scheme to help the unemployed find work appears to be failing the most disadvantaged jobseekers, MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee say.

 
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Microsoft unveils Xbox One console

bbc.co.uk 12 hours ago

Microsoft unveils the third generation of its video games console in an event at its headquarters at Redmond, Washington.

 
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Power Of Moore Tornado Dwarfs Hiroshima Bomb

huffingtonpost.com 9 hours ago

WASHINGTON -- Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla...

 
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BOJ keeps policy on hold; Kiuchi proposes looser price target timeframe

reuters.com 2 hours ago

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan on Wednesday decided to keep monetary policy on hold, but one board member tried unsuccessfully to loosen the central bank's commitment to achieving its 2 percent...

 
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Man Utd earns £60m in TV money

bbc.co.uk 15 hours ago

Manchester United earned a record £60.8m in Premier League television revenue this season on their way to their 20th English title.

 
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New Xbox readies for video games war

bbc.co.uk 20 May

Will Microsoft's new games machine win the next console war?

 
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WATCH: Ellen Brilliantly Slams Abercrombie & Fitch

huffingtonpost.com 20 May

Ellen has two words for Abercrombie & Fitch's fat-shaming CEO, Mike Jeffries: "Fitch, please!"

 
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Cement firms warned over competition

bbc.co.uk 14 hours ago

Lack of competition in the UK cement market is costing consumers millions of pounds, the Competition Commission says.

 
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UPDATE 1-Regeneron, Sanofi asthma drug seen as potential game changer

reuters.com 9 hours ago

May 21 (Reuters) - A new type of asthma drug meant to attack the underlying causes of the respiratory disease slashed episodes by 87 percent in a mid-stage trial, making it a potential game changer...

 
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A Pearl Buck Novel, New After 4 Decades

nytimes.com 8 hours ago

“The Eternal Wonder,” an unpublished novel by Pearl S. Buck that surfaced last year in a storage unit, is to be released this fall by Open Road Integrated Media.

 
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HMRC to miss tax credit fraud target

bbc.co.uk 6 hours ago

The UK tax authority's failure to hit a target of reducing tax credit fraud and error has "cost the taxpayer dear", a committee of MPs says.

 
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Levi Roots: Mentor key to my success

bbc.co.uk 19 hours ago

Reggae musician-turned-entrepreneur Levi Roots explains why he is backing a government scheme to encourage more new business start ups.

 
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Student Debt Reaches New Heights

huffingtonpost.com 9 hours ago

In what is now an annual ritual, a new crop of college graduates has been crowned the most indebted class in American history...

 
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G4S chief Nick Buckles steps down

bbc.co.uk 23 hours ago

Nick Buckles, the chief executive of global security group G4S, is to step down from his position at the end of May.

 
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How to save $610 on fuel surcharges

smh.com.au 3 hours ago

Savvy travellers are avoiding as much as $610 in fuel surcharges on Qantas international flights by exploiting a loophole in the alliance with Emirates.

 
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Supermarket curries: second to naan?

guardian.co.uk 17 hours ago

Can a shop-bought curry ever compete with its takeaway equivalent? To find out, Word of Mouth taste-tested a range of supermarket curries

 
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Record closing high for US shares

bbc.co.uk 7 hours ago

Shares on Wall Street picked up on Tuesday to a new all-time high as investors bet that the US central bank would continue supporting the economy.

 
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Merck signs $5 billion share buyback agreement with Goldman Sachs

reuters.com 3 hours ago

(Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc said it has entered into a $5 billion share repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs Group Inc, as the drug giant looks to prop up shareholder value in face of stiff...

 
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Ford adds production in North America to meet new car demand

reuters.com 1 hour ago

DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is adding a week of production at 20 North American factories this year to build an additional 40,000 vehicles and help sustain its gains in U.S. market share.

 
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House prices rise by 2.7% across UK in the last year – but are up a whopping 7.6% in London,...

dailymail.co.uk 2 hours ago

This means the average house value has jumped by £229,000 to £235,000 over the last year, the Office for National Statistics figures revealed.

 
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UK governments 'hold back Scotland'

bbc.co.uk 20 May

The policies of past and present Westminster governments have held back Scotland, Holyrood's SNP administration claims in an economic document on independence.

 
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Teenagers flocking to Twitter because 'too many adults' on Facebook: study

nypost.com 9 hours ago

WASHINGTON — Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online...

 
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White House threatens veto of bill to bypass Obama on Keystone

reuters.com 7 hours ago

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The White House has threatened to veto legislation pending in the U.S House of Representatives that could strip from President Barack Obama the authority to approve...

 
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Dissenter raises TPP questions

stuff.co.nz 10 hours ago

She was the 20-year-old whose sin was the equivalent of blaspheming in church - opposing the trans-Pacific partnership.

 
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The market doesn't lie: Housing recovery is real - The Buzz - Investment and Stock Market News

buzz.money.cnn.com 12 hours ago

Home Depot and other housing-related stocks are leading Wall Street higher this year. That's a very very good sign.

 
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