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In Climbing Income Ladder, Location Matters
By David Leonhardt Stacey Calvin spends almost as much time commuting to her job — on a bus, two trains and another bus — as she does working part-time at a day care center. She knows exactly where to board … Continue reading
8 Stark Realities of America’s Dysfunctional New Economy
By Steven Rosenfeld There’s a new normal in the American economy for vast slices of society and it’s discouragingly tough, despite all the cheerleading from the White House and economists that the country is in a slow but steady recovery. … Continue reading
20 Years Ago, Tupac Broke Through
By Sami Yenigun This year marks the 20th anniversary of a remarkable year in music. Over the 12 months of 1993, the Wu-Tang Clan, Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah and more than a dozen other rap groups … Continue reading
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Michelle Rodriguez, Maggie Q join EW’s ‘Women Who Kick Ass’ Comic-Con panel
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Tagged action, Danai Gurira, entertainment, film, Katee Sackhoff, Maggie Q, Michelle Rodriguez, movie, Tatiana Maslany, television
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Software bug could let hackers control 500M cellphones
By Jim Finkle A United Nations group that advises nations on cybersecurity plans to send out an alert about significant vulnerabilities in mobile phone technology that could potentially enable hackers to remotely attack at least half a billion phones.The bug, … Continue reading
Help fund ‘the newest hottest Spike Lee joint’ via Kickstarter
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Tagged entertainment, film, financing, Kickstarter, movie, Spike Lee
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Smartphone apps are getting cheaper: study
According to the latest data from mobile analytics firm Flurry, the average app price has fallen significantly over the past four years while the number of free and ad-supported titles is growing all the time. The research, published on Thursday … Continue reading
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Tagged Android, Apple, apps, iPAD, iPhone, price, smartphone, smartphone applications, technology
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Black Unemployment Drives ‘Perpetual, Slow-Moving Recession’
By Artgur Delaney Tatia Pritchett’s 2002 Hyundai Sonata blew a tire early on a Friday morning in June when she was on her way to work. “I was driving and all of a sudden, KAPOW,” she said. She pulled over and … Continue reading
It Is Time to Come Out of the Closet About Racism in America
By Michele Hunt The Trayvon Martin tragic injustice has sparked a long overdue conversation in America. What is at the heart of racism in our country? Why is the fear so intense between the black and white communities? Why can’t … Continue reading →