African-American fine art, a long underemphasized niche, receives its due twice a year at New York’s Swann Auction Galleries. Swann’s next African-American fine art auction, set for February 16, promises a bounty of coveted rarities.
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After planning the wedding, the next big decision is the honeymoon, and Absolute Travel, a company that specializes in custom excursions, has just made that process easier and more personal. It has enlisted the help of honeymoon consultant Robyn Mark to plan personalized honeymoons
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Advertising is always big business at the Super Bowl. Now companies like GM are working with Facebook, Twitter, iPhones, and Androids to make it even bigger. On February 5, hundreds of thousands of fans will pack Indianapolis and more than 100 million eyeballs will be glued to Super Bowl XLVI
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In a booming app economy come apps made for helping you develop and test apps, just as apps get more important. Read on for hot app-on-app action! A firm called SOASTA, which dubs itself the "leader in cloud-based performance and functional testing" has some news today about a release of its CloudTest Platform--something that "for the first time" allows "functional test automation for continuous multi-touch, gesture-based mobile applications." Multitouch, gestures, apps, and the cloud all in one thing--it's a tech writer's heaven. Within the news, though, are a couple of important trends, connected to the development of smartphone and tablet technology
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Two women with different forms of macular degeneration treated with stem cells, saw improvement within four months, study found
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Read More »Facebook’s New… Newsrooms?
Over the weekend, Facebook quietly registered a series of "newsroom" domains. Could a new journalism project be next for the social media giant?
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Considering going vegan? CBS News medical contributor Dr. Holly Phillips discusses the pros and cons of plant-based diets.
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Pain study of over 72,000 patients yielded clear results when it comes to which gender experiences pain more
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Is your Facebook page a real snoozer? You won't make much money that way! Even the smallest business can make money on Facebook. Here's how
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Psychotherapist Robi Ludwig and clinical psychologist Jeff Gardere give pointers on how to create a deeper and richer marriage, including sharing activities, but also maintaining individual lives. (TODAY)
Read More »New autism criteria: Expert seeks to calm fears
Says intent of redefining the disorder isn't to prevent anyone from getting help; One study suggests kids can outgrow autism
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People do business with people they like.
Read More »Video: Heidi Klum and Seal split: What went wrong?
TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie and Matt Lauer discuss details of the surprising split between celebrities Heidi Klum and Seal after 7 years of marriage. (TODAY)
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