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What Happens When You Just Give Money To Poor People?

October 25, 2013 sean Uncategorized

by David Kestenbaum NPR – October 25, 2013 A couple months ago, we reported on an new charity called GiveDirectly that’s trying to help poor

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How To Solve A Sky-High Commuting Conundrum

October 25, 2013 sean Uncategorized

by Jane Greenhalgh NPR – October 25, 2013 Imagine a hospital on top of a mountain. How would doctors and patients get in and out?

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What Happens When You Just Give Money To Poor People?

October 25, 2013 sean Uncategorized

What Happens When You Just Give Money To Poor People? by David Kestenbaum NPR – October 25, 2013 developing world in an unusual way: By

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An Electricity-Free Alternative to Streetlights

October 25, 2013 sean Uncategorized

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/pro-teq-starpath STARPATH: An Electricity-Free Alternative to Streetlights UK-based company Pro-Teq has developed a spray-on solution to create a trail of illuminating stars aptly known as

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In Almost Every European Country, Bikes Are Outselling New Cars

October 25, 2013 sean Uncategorized

http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/10/24/240493422/in-most-every-european-country-bikes-are-outselling-cars ACEA, COLIPED We know that Europeans love their bicycles — think Amsterdam or Paris. Denmark even has highways specifically for cyclists. Indeed, earlier this month, NPR’s Lauren Frayer reported that

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Gap Clothing Chain Founders Were Behind California ‘Dark Money’ Campaign

October 25, 2013 sean Uncategorized

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4159516?ir=Business&utm_hp_ref=business Gap Clothing Chain Founders Were Behind California ‘Dark Money’ Campaign Paul BlumenthalOct 24, 2013 WASHINGTON — Well-known corporate chiefs funded illegal “dark money” contributions

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JPMorgan Faces Possible Penalty in Madoff Case

October 24, 2013 sean Uncategorized

http://nyti.ms/H3c7XJ Federal authorities are preparing to take action in a criminal investigation of JPMorgan Chase, suspecting that the bank turned a blind eye to Bernard

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Scalded by Coffee, Then News Media

October 23, 2013 sean Uncategorized

In 1992, Stella Liebeck spilled scalding McDonald’s coffee in her lap and later sued the company, attracting a flood of negative attention. It turns out

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Clear majority favors legal marijuana, new Gallup poll shows

October 23, 2013 sean Uncategorized

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/22/21081289-clear-majority-favors-legal-marijuana-new-gallup-poll-shows?lite Clear majority favors legal marijuana, new Gallup poll shows According to a new Gallup poll, for the first time 58 percent – a majority

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Kerry holds urgent talks as US-Saudi rift deepens over Middle East policy

October 23, 2013 sean Uncategorized

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/22/kerry-talks-us-saudi-rift-foreign-policy Kerry holds urgent talks as US-Saudi rift deepens over Middle East policy John Kerry admitted: ‘We know the Saudis were obviously disappointed that the

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