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Fortune 500: Top 10 companies in 2013
Fortune has released its annual list of the largest corporations in the United States, and there were a few notable changes in this year’s group. Here are the Top 10.
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Chechnya: How a remote Russian republic became linked with terrorism
The main suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing are two brothers from Chechnya, a Russian republic that has been the scene of cyclical revolts and brutal crackdowns for the past 200 years.
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CSMonitor editors share their favorite people to follow on Twitter
Twitter turned 7 this week. In celebration of the social network's birthday, The Christian Science Monitor compiled a list of favorite Twitter accounts. Each is informative and useful in its own way. Find out what each section recommends for you.
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Fake identities: Manti Te'o scandal and 6 other Internet hoaxes
Believe it or not, the Manti Te'o scandal is not the first online identity hoax, nor the longest-standing. Here's a look at some of the biggest scams to surface on the Internet, from the lives and deaths of fictitious characters to the downfall of their makers.
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20 best iPhone apps for starters
Here's a selection of some essential and not-so-essential apps that will help you get by in a world increasingly dependent on digital interaction.
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Occupy Sandy: Wall Street protesters find new cause aiding storm victims
The social media savvy that helped Occupy Wall Street protesters create a grass-roots global movement last year is proving a strength as members fan out across New York to deliver aid.
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Vox News On Election Night, score a victory for traditional media
While people used social media to share Election Night comments, a surge in news site traffic and robust TV viewership showed so-called legacy media are still the preeminent sources for news.
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Energy Voices Gray market forms as fuel shortages continue in northeast
The office of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced earlier this week that it would be investigating complaints of price gouging in the days following Hurricane Sandy’s landfall, according to Consumer Energy Report.
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Guatemala earthquake: Strong 7.5 quake shakes region, at least one fatality
Guatemala earthquake: The 7.5 magnitude quake collapsed houses and a school building, injuring eight people. The earthquake, off the Guatemala coast, was felt as far away as Mexico City. .
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Superstorm Sandy: How to help
The American Red Cross and other foundations are raising funds for Sand relief efforts.
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The Monitor's View: When tweets repeat a lie
Social media sites spread a lot of misinformation on superstorm Sandy. But they also helped keep people informed – and even corrected their own mistakes.
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HMS Bounty: the inside story of its final days (+video)
The HMS Bounty left New London, Conn., on Oct. 25 for a sail to St. Petersburg, Fla. It went due east to try to avoid hurricane Sandy, but the crew was mistaken in thinking the danger had been skirted.
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Modern Parenthood Bully study hype? Do 80% in high school really see bullying weekly?
The anti-bullying movement got an injection of new, shocking statistics to work with in a dosomething.org online survey that suggests 80 percent of high school students see bullying incidents each week. But considering the uncertainties of what bullying really is, this may not be a fair snapshot of the life of American teens.
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Actress Megan Fox has new baby – it's a boy (+video)
Actress Megan Fox, "Transformer" star, had the baby in September and released the news on Facebook yesterday: it's a boy named Noah Shannon Green.
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'Binders full of women': What's the social media buzz about?
'Binders full of women': Romney used the phrase in answering a question about income equality for women. 'Binders full of women' now has a Twitter hashtag, and at least 20 Facebook accounts.
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Modern Parenthood Social media kids: 'Perfect profile' may help with college
Social media requires profile management and editing a kids online persona is necessary, if they don't want their profiles affecting college admissions or job opportunities. Online spin control may be more important than we all thought.
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The Malala moment: 6 Pakistani views on the girl shot by the Taliban
The shooting of 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai by a Taliban gunman has shocked Pakistan and led to some extraordinary writing in the press on how Islamic radicalism is enabled. On the back foot for years, liberals are getting a new hearing against extremist religious parties, the powerful military, and a populist anti-US politician.
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Modern Parenthood Amanda Todd bullying suicide: "Nice it Forward" in her memory
What can we individually do after the case of Canadian teen Amanda Todd, who committed suicide after cyber bullying drove her to produce a video detailing her cruel experiences? Join the "Nice it Forward" campaign, in her memory.
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Amanda Todd: Bullied teen shared story, then committed suicide
Amanda Todd, the bullied Canadian teen whose video documenting her troubles went viral, committed suicide.
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In Gear Bemoaning high gas prices, Californians take to Twitter
As reported in the LA Times, Californians have been venting their pump-shock frustration from the recent gas prices peak on Twitter and Facebook in droves, Gordon-Bloomfield writes.
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Global News Blog Egypt's leading female voice for change warns that revolution is backsliding
Speaking at Tufts University, female Egyptian activist Dalia Ziada accused the Muslim Brotherhood of pursuing anti-democratic policies and said that women needed to be given more power.
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Zynga, maker of 'FarmVille,' expects 3Q loss
Zynga expects net loss of 12 to 14 cents a share, after taking a charge of $85 million or more on its purchase of flailing OMGPop. Zynga shares lose 18 percent in after-hours trading.
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Horizons Facebook: 1 billion users. What's next for the social network?
Facebook: 1 billion users arrives just two years after it announced it had half a billion users. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now 'a part of this tradition of things that connect us.'
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Big Bird endangered? The real-time tweets and Facebook reaction to debate
The Obama vs. Romney presidential debate was the most tweeted event in U.S. political history. Hot Facebook and Twitter topics: Big Bird, Jim Lehrer, and Mitt Romney's victory.
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Facebook and YouTube blocked in Kashmir
Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir jumped on the 'Innocence of Muslim' film as an excuse to shut down social media in the disputed region.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets with Medvedev in Russia
Russia's communications minister tweeted that Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev urged Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to abandon plans to lure away Russian programmers and instead open a research center in Moscow. Zuckerberg was visiting Russia on a world tour of programming contests to identify new talent.
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Vox News Why Obama, Romney gravitate to '60 Minutes' and 'The View' (+video)
Audiences don't trust the news media in general, polls show, but do trust the coverage of shows they like. That is steering Obama and Romney toward softer, 'friendlier' shows to a level unprecedented in a presidential campaign.
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Horizons Twitter's redesign: More photos for profile pages, and a new iPad app
Twitter unveiled its new look, which puts a heavy emphasis on photos and videos and nudges profile pages closer to a Facebook-like design. Mobile Twitter apps for the iPhone, iPad, and Android devices also support the new photo-centric approach.
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The Monitor's View: Muslim protests as a gauge of free speech
Most of the world's Muslims aren't violently protesting the anti-Islam video. And many Islamic leaders seek peaceful protest but not censorship. This may be a sign that free speech has gained as a universal right.
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10 ways the Android is better than iPhone 5
Sure a larger iPhone screen, 4G LTE support and a faster CPU are welcome additions, but Apple is a year late and $199 short. Android has provided all these features and more.
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