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Goldstar's Jim McCarthy on why live is better
1 hour 50 mins ago
Jim McCarthy doesn't just think it's fun to go out and see a play or a comedy show or a basketball game. He thinks it actually makes you a better person.
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Alcatel-Lucent plans overhaul, big cost cuts
58 mins ago
Telecommunications equipment manufacturer Alcatel-Lucent launched a major effort Wednesday to boost its fortunes by shedding businesses and jobs as part of a deep cost cutting program.
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Japan formally OKs new nuke safety requirements
2 hours 32 mins ago
Japan's nuclear watchdog formally approved a set of new safety requirements for atomic power plants Wednesday, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster.
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Social-network gaffes plague Japanese politicians
2 hours 51 mins ago
On the Internet, no one can save you from yourself. That is a lesson many Japanese politicians have learned recently in painful, awkward and at times costly fashion.
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A year on, Assange stays put in Ecuadorean Embassy
6 hours 5 mins ago
A year ago, Julian Assange skipped out on a date with Swedish justice. Rather than comply with a British order that he go to the Scandinavian country for questioning about sex crimes allegations, the WikiLeaks founder took refuge in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London.
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A look at Netflix's international expansion
10 hours 17 mins ago
Netflix Inc. got its start renting DVDs through the mail in the U.S. during the late 1990s and added Internet video streaming in 2007. It has been expanding globally with a streaming-only service. Here's a look at its international expansion so far.
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Netflix to expand to Netherlands later this year
10 hours 18 mins ago
Netflix is going Dutch.
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Airborne laser reveals hidden city in Cambodia
13 hours 22 mins ago
Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple complex.
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Hitchhiking cat 'Mata Hairi' headed home to Oregon
A well-traveled cat named "Mata Hairi" will soon be reunited with her owner after spending nearly 10 months traveling thousands of miles with a hitchhiker who rescued her from the rain.
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Politics
Capitol's Frederick Douglass statue to be unveiled
The 19th-century orator and writer Frederick Douglass will once again stand tall in the U.S. Capitol.
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