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Halle Berry And Jennifer Garner Fight For Laws Preventing Paparazzi From Terrorizing Celebrity Kids
Business Insider - 14 Aug 2013 17:52
Halle Berry and Jennifer Garner testified before a panel of California legislators on Tuesday, pleading with them to crack down on paparazzi for the sake of celebrity children. "I chose a public life and understand that ...
This Is The Photo That Led To Tim Armstrong Losing His Cool And Suddenly Firing An AOL Employee In Front Of 1,000 People (AOL)
Business Insider - 14 Aug 2013 18:59
Jim Romenesko has the photo that turned AOL CEO Tim Armstong into a national story. During an all-hands meeting with employees to discuss the future of Patch, AOL's hyper-local news operation, Armstrong abruptly fired an...
Good news ... now you can have webcam sex for charity
Venture Beat - 14 Aug 2013 23:55
Benedivz debuted its site today where live webcam entertainers broadcast to viewers who donate to charity in exchange for seeing live performances and requested activities.
Tell Me Something I Don't Know About Women in the Workplace
Harvard Business Review - 14 Aug 2013 15:00
An overview of the often startling research on female leadership.
SEC Charges Alleged Twitter Ponzi-Schemer Anthony Davian
Business Insider - 14 Aug 2013 22:01
The SEC has charged a hedge fund manager known for his Twitter presence with fraud. Ohio-based Anthony Davian -- known as @hedgieguy -- "misappropriated more than $1 million from investors in funds managed by his company...
'Breaking Bad' Actor David Costabile: Gale Was One Of The Most Fun Characters To Play
Business Insider - 14 Aug 2013 22:00
Warning: Spoilers ahead if you haven't watched the "Breaking Bad" premiere. As "Breaking Bad" winds down on AMC with its final eight episodes, actor David Costabile who played lab assistant Gale Boetticher opens up about...
At Least 43 Dead In Egypt As Police Clear Out Pro-Morsi Camps In Cairo
Business Insider - 14 Aug 2013 10:58
Security forces backed by bulldozers moved in Wednesday on two huge protest camps set up in Cairo by supporters of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi, launching a long-threatened crackdown that left at least 43 dead ...
MarksJarvis: 'Great Rotation' fails to live up to its name
Chicago Tribune - 14 Aug 2013 07:00'Bachelor' Contestant Gia Allemand Cause Of Death Revealed As Apparent Suicide
Business Insider - 14 Aug 2013 22:56
Former "Bachelor" contestant and model Gia Allemand was reported dead Wednesday following a "medical emergency" in New Orleans. It has now been revealed that Allemand died of an apparent suicide. According to a spokeswom...
US requires car makers to offer data about recalls
Boston - 14 Aug 2013 18:09
DETROIT (AP) -- Starting next summer, U.S. consumers will be able to search a giant database to find out if recall repairs have been made to their cars or motorcycles.
Officials: UPS cargo jet crashes in Ala.; 2 killed
Boston - 14 Aug 2013 17:52
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- A UPS cargo plane crashed and burned Wednesday morning on the outskirts of an Alabama airport, killing two crew members and scattering boxes and charred debris across the grassy field, officials ...
NJ suit says travel clubs owe $1M to customers
Boston - 14 Aug 2013 17:42
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey authorities have sued two brothers they say ran travel clubs that defrauded customers out of more than $1 million and left some people stranded overseas when the companies went under.
Stocks decline on Wall Street; Macy's drops
Boston - 14 Aug 2013 17:42
NEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market fell on Wednesday as a poor earnings report from Macy's cast doubt on the outlook for consumer spending, a vital component of the U.S. economy.
This 12-year-old kid learned to code on Codecademy, built 5 apps, and is speaking at SXSW
Venture Beat - 14 Aug 2013 16:46
"In the near future, I see myself developing more apps, possibly a game," Ethan told me. "In the long term, I may not be in app development but I'll definitely be some kind of programmer." "Probably," he adds, "a program...
San Francisco split by Silicon Valley's wealth
L.A. Times - 14 Aug 2013 14:00Insight: JCPenney's 100-year bonds swoon amid retailer's turmoil
Reuters - 14 Aug 2013 07:02
(Reuters) - It was a "century" deal, but in hindsight it was hardly the deal of the century.
Why does the Energy Department have trouble working with small businesses?
Washington Post - 14 Aug 2013 06:05
The Energy Department has been the government's weakest link in the small-business contracting arena the past two years, failures that agency officials chalk up to the unique nature of the department's work.
AP Exclusive: Liu calls for legalized pot in NYC
Miami Herald - 14 Aug 2013 05:39
New York City Comptroller John Liu is proposing a historic overhaul of the city's marijuana laws, believing that legalizing medical marijuana and allowing adults to possess an ounce of pot for recreational use would pump...
Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer event (photo gallery)
Venture Beat - 14 Aug 2013 23:42Cisco stock drops 10% after it says it's laying off 4,000 employees
Venture Beat - 14 Aug 2013 23:37
Cisco has announced another round of job cuts -- and its stock is taking a hit.
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Venture Beat - 14 Aug 2013 23:19
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The false expectation of privacy isn't a Google problem -- it's an email problem
Venture Beat - 14 Aug 2013 22:55
Just because you expect your emails to be private, that doesn't make it so.