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Can true solitude be found in a wired world?Nov 03, 2012 11:00 pm - When was the last time you were alone, and unwired? Really, truly by yourself. Just you and your thoughts — no cellphone, no tablet, no laptop. Many of us crave that ki...
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Facebook used to kidnap, traffic Indonesian girlsNov 03, 2012 7:17 am - DEPOK, Indonesia — When a 14-year-old girl received a Facebook friend request from an older man she didn’t know, she accepted it out of curiosity. It’s a click she will ...
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Power outages blackout popular websitesOct 30, 2012 7:07 am - NEW YORK — Several popular media websites in the New York area are inaccessible after a massive storm knocked out power to much of the city. The Huffington Post website ...
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Slate: Twitter for people who don’t like TwitterOct 20, 2012 7:07 am - Did you watch Tuesday night’s presidential debate on one screen or two? If you answered “Why the heck would I need two screens to watch TV?,” then you missed half the sh...
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Lincoln fan's quest brings Abe's message to 50 statesOct 18, 2012 5:30 am - Embarking on a grueling, quirky and improbable cross-country road trip behind the wheel of his well-worn Lincoln, suburban business executive Mickey Straub vowed to reac...
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Slate: Pay up or the hard drive gets itOct 13, 2012 7:28 am - You’ve just opened a Web page or clicked a link in an email when your computer’s desktop goes gray. A browser window pops up with the FBI logo in the top left corner. Be...
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'Hello. I have cancer.' Comedian finds humor in catharsisOct 12, 2012 7:00 pm - NEW YORK — A frightfully nervous Tig Notaro stood just offstage at the Los Angeles club Largo while Ed Helms introduced her. The audience of 300 and Notaro's fellow per...
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I bought 27,000 Twitter followersOct 06, 2012 7:07 am - I’m a selfish Twitter user. I love scrolling through, letting it alert me to vital news, opinion and baby mammal GIFs. But, like some 40 percent of all people on Twitter...
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Jay-Z to stream concert on his new YouTube channelOct 05, 2012 8:57 am - NEW YORK — Jay-Z is live-streaming the last of his eight concerts at New York City’s Barclays Center for the launch of his new YouTube channel. The rapper announced Thu...
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David Blaine goes high voltage with latest stuntOct 03, 2012 9:03 am - NEW YORK — David Blaine is spending the days leading up to his next stunt lying low. “I’ll mostly be relaxing, meditating and playing with my daughter ... and trying not...