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Abington hospital confirms birth of sextuplets on Wednesday; Children, born premature, being cared for in NICU
Read More »Horne’s 64 leads Wales Open; McDowell 3 back
South African journeyman Keith Horne led the Wales Open after shooting a 7-under 64 in the opening round Thursday, with defending champion Graeme McDowell trailing by three strokes at Celtic Manor.
Read More »This Is What The U.S. AIDS Epidemic Looks Like
A new interactive map of U.S. cases shows that HIV is probably more prevalent in your neighborhood than you think. It has been just 30 years since the first cases of HIV were diagnosed
Read More »PGT: Saltman goes from parking lot fight to ace
PGT: Saltman goes from parking lot fight to ace
Read More »Do You Need Recurring Revenue?
John Warrillow, author of Built to Sell, answers questions from readers about building a sellable business.
Read More »Robots With Laser Vision, Ford’s New $100M Investment [Video]
Ford's new army of laser-sighted robots has the very benevolent aim of reducing wind noise in your next car. As Henry Ford famously wrote of his fledgling automotive company a century ago, "We shall lead the nation in its race to build an army of robots with laser vision." OK, Henry Ford did not write that, famously or otherwise, which is why we scratched our heads upon learning this morning that Ford is investing $100 million in, well, an army of robots with laser vision.
Read More »Disney To Stream Videos, Food Pyramid Is Swapped For A Plate, Jack Ma Tells Yahoo To Split, And More…
The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day. Disney Goes Hulu Disney will launch a video-streaming site for their content within a year, according CEO Bob Iger.
Read More »The "Apply With LinkedIn" Button Will Not Disrupt HR Industry
By increasing the volume of "spray-and-pray" candidates, is LinkedIn really helping the hiring process?
Read More »Video: Birth control pills and blood clots
"Early Show" medical contributor Dr. Jennifer Ashton reports on the tragic death of a young woman that died of a massive blood clot in her lungs that her mother believes was caused by birth control pills
Read More »Bye-bye pyramid, hello plate: Timeline of food guidelines
Government's new eating guidelines are just latest in long history
Read More »China’s Real Estate Bubble Is Making Your Cell Phone Obsolete–And Valuable
In the latest installment of Butterfly Effect, we follow the impact of China's bulging real estate market on commodities such as copper, the latest tech innovations those commodities enable, the scrap they create, and the subsequent recycling opportunities--in China. 1.
Read More »NeighborGoods Aims To Be A Prettier, More Social, Community-Generating Craigslist
A social network for renting and borrowing aims to bring the concept of "sharing" back into the real world. NeighborGoods , the SXSW Accelerator winner for Best Bootstrapped Startup, wants to revitalize neighborly sharing by offering communities a brilliantly practical incentive to interact: everyone else's unused stuff.
Read More »New birth control pills: higher clotting risk?
Food and Drug Administration investigating some oral contraceptives after studies showed increased risk of blood clots
Read More »Will Flip Cam Founder’s New Restaurant The Melt Survive The Cutthroat Grilled Cheese Industry?
Jonathan Kaplan has launched The Melt, a chow chain backed by James Beard award-winning designers, Michelin Star award-winning chefs, kitchen workflow engineers, and millions of dollars from Sequoia Capital. The Flip Cam was pretty awesome, too.
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