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5 ways to cut smartphone costs
By David Bakke Close to half of all Americans enjoy the benefits of a smartphone, but many fail to consider the increased costs to maintain it. While a traditional cell phone could cost as little as $20 per month, a family … Continue reading
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Tagged Android, cell phone, consumer tips, iPhone, Mobile phone, money, smartphone, technology, United States
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Black Nativity
If you caught the BET Awards last night, you may have already seen this. Black Nativity opens on Thanksgiving Day-EVE on November 27, 2013. The movie is based on Libretto by Langston Hughes and the screenplay adapted by Kasi Lemmons (Candyman and Silence of the … Continue reading
The long, lonely search for a job
By Dan Horn Ray Ross opens the spiral notebook and grimaces as he reads the numbers on the page. One side shows his family’s income for the month, the other lists the bills. It’s a simple equation, neatly written by … Continue reading
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Tagged job search, jobs, unemployment, unemployment benefits, United States, Yard Sale
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Paid via Card, Workers Feel Sting of Fees
By Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Stephanie Clifford A growing number of American workers are confronting a frustrating predicament on payday: to get their wages, they must first pay a fee. For these largely hourly workers, paper paychecks and even direct deposit … Continue reading
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Tagged business, Debit card, economy, employment, fees, JPMorgan Chase, McDonald, Milwaukee, Paycheck, Stored-value card, United States, Wage
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Back To the Future: Workers Fight For Better Pay AND Shorter hours
By Sarah Jaffe “A hundred years ago [Benjamin] Franklin said that six hours a day was enough for anyone to work and if he was right then, two hours a day ought to be enough now.” Lucy Parsons spoke those … Continue reading
An Unstoppable Climb in C.E.O. Pay
By Gretchen Morgenson WHEN we made our annual foray into the executive pay gold mine in April, chief executives’ earnings for 2012 showed what appeared to be muted growth on the year. The $14 million in median overall compensation received … Continue reading
A Nation of Mutts
By David Brooks Over the past few decades, American society has been transformed in a fit of absence of mind. First, we’ve gone from a low immigrant nation to a high immigrant nation. If you grew up between 1950 and 1985, … Continue reading
Woman Says George Zimmerman Molested Her For More Than A Decade
By Trymaine Lee A woman with close ties to George Zimmerman and his family told investigators that members of Zimmerman’s family were boastfully proud racists and that for more than a decade Zimmerman sexually molested her. “It started when I … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, Florida, George Zimmerman, law, molestation, murder, Trayvon Martin, Trayvon Martin case, United States, Zimmerman
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American power in the 21st century will be defined by the ‘rise of the rest’
By Joseph S. Nye Jr. In the last century, the United States rose from the status of second-tier power to being the world’s sole superpower. Some worry that the United States will be eclipsed in this century by China, but … Continue reading →