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Time Warner Cable CEO wants to slim cable bundles, eyes Aereo’s technology
By Cecilia Kang Time Warner Cable’s chief executive said his company may consider capturing television content from public airwaves and delivering them to customers over an Internet connection, a practice that has shaken the entertainment industry. The idea was pioneered by … Continue reading
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Tagged Aereo, Cable television, CBS, Glenn Britt, Les Moonves, NBC, technology, television, Time Warner, Time Warner Cable, Univision, Washington Post
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Why the Assata Shakur case still strikes a chord
by James Braxton Peterson In “A Song for Assata,” rapper, Common asks “I wonder what would happen if that would’ve been me?” Common wonders aloud what readers of Assata Shakur’s gripping autobiography, Assata, must ask themselves as they are confronted with … Continue reading
Pregnant T-Mobile Employee Clocked Out to Use Toilet
By Abby Ellin Kristi Rifkin had been working at T-Mobile Call Center in Nashville for four years when she got pregnant with her third child. She says she loved her job. “I had a great run,” Rifkin, 40, told ABC News. … Continue reading
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Tagged Call centre, discrimination, employment, job, Kristi Rifkin, MomsRising.org, Nashville, pregnancy, pregnancy discrimination, T-Mobile, Tennessee, work
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High School Rapper Arrested and Facing Terrorism Charges For Rap About Boston Marathon Bombing
The suburban teenager is being held on $1 million bail, and faces possibly 20 years. A Massachusetts high school student faces felony charges for allegedly posting on social media rap lyrics that police say amount to terrorist threats, the Valley … Continue reading
Boston suspect says bombings were initially planned for 4th of July
By Sari Horwitz The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings told the FBI that he and his brother initially considered committing suicide bombings and also planned attacking on the Fourth of July at Boston’s large celebration along the Charles … Continue reading
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall To 324,000, The Lowest Level In Five Years
By Christopher S. Rugaber The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to seasonally adjusted 324,000, the lowest since January 2008. The drop points to fewer layoffs and possibly more hiring. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly … Continue reading
9 Things You Can Do When The Boss Takes Credit For Your Work
By Jacquelyn Smith Here are 9 things you should (and shouldn’t) do when the boss takes credit for your work: Don’t assume the worst. “Avoid assuming that the boss did in fact take credit for your work intentionally,” Hockett says. Sometimes … Continue reading
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Tagged boss, business, career, employment, ethical behavior, idea, job tips, leadership, work
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Commissioner Kelly says almost 75% of violent crime committed by African-Americans
By Shane Dixon Kavanaugh Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly credited the controversial stop-and-frisk tactic for helping to push New York’s crime rate to record lows. In a television interview, New York’s top cop defended his department’s use of the crimefighting tool and … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, Bill Weir, Bronx, Brooklyn, latino, New York, New York Police Department, NYPD, police, race, racism, Raymond Kelly, stop & frisk, Violent crime
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