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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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The Entrepreneurial Mind The future of crowdfunding: Crowd-investing?
Thanks to websites like Kickstarter, a number of small online donations made by a network of interested parties can fund a new project or start-up. Some believe that this system of crowdfunding can be used for equity investments in addition to donations, Cornwall writes.
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Facebook gets results? 2010 vote experiment worked, scientists say.
More than 61 million Facebook users unknowingly participated in the study, which sought to measure the ability of online social networks to catalyze actions in the real world.
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Top 5 bullying myths
We all know that bullying is wrong but you may know even less about bullying than you originally thought. Monitor correspondent Stephanie Hanes debunks 5 popular misconceptions.
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Facebook CEO hints at mobile, search initiatives. Shares rise (+video)
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, in his first public appearance since the company's disastrous initial public offering, says Wall Street doesn't understand Facebook's business potential in mobile. Losing more than half their value since May, Facebook shares gained more than 3 percent.
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Go Daddy outage hits small businesses hardest
Go Daddy, the website hosting service, was hit by a four-hour outage Monday afternoon. Go Daddy says it hosts more than 5 million web sites, mostly for small businesses.
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Tweeting jihadists: The next generation of militants
Twitter is an unfiltered space for Islamist extremists. Groups are using the service to provide the jihadist take on current events and conflicts.
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In wake of mass panic, India blames Pakistan-backed cyber attack
India charges that websites in Pakistan engaged in cyber warfare because they promoted rumors that caused thousands of ethnic minorities to flee the southern Indian city of Bangalore.
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Almost 1 in 5 teens smokes or uses drugs at school, US students report
Most high school students say teen use of alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs occurs during the school day, often on campus, according to an annual survey. They estimate that about 17 percent of their classmates do so.
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Social media: Parents unconcerned by Facebook, Twitter
A new survey says 83 percent of parents believe social media benefits kids more than it harms them.
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Mitt Romney has 100,000 new Twitter followers. Or does he?
Mitt Romney's 100,000 new Twitter followers are fake, says Barracuda Labs. Do social media followers matter to the campaign?
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The Monitor's View: Romney, Obama must call a truce on nasty campaigning
As mudslinging escalates, voters will use new digital tools to avoid campaign ads. Romney and Obama can agree to keep negativity in check.
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'Preschool Gems': 25 funny quotes from preschoolers
From the precious to the strange, here are 25 of the quotes preschool teacher Leslie McCollom collected for her book 'Preschool Gems.'
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Culture Cafe Kristin Chenoweth will be unable to return to 'The Good Wife'
Kristin Chenoweth had a planned multi-episode arc on the show, but the actress said she would focus on recovering from a head injury.
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The Reformed Broker Not with a whimper, but with a bang
The Reformed Broker discusses the merits of making a dramatic final exit from your workplace. Whether you jump down your airplane's emergency slide, or send out a scathing memo, revenge is a dish best served by the newly unemployed.
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Mars rover aces social networking, but will it inspire study of science?
The rover Curiosity, with nearly 900,000 Twitter followers, had a strong Internet presence even before its launch to Mars. Scientists hope this will lead to more student interest in science – and more funding.
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Could ‘liking’ something on Facebook get you fired?
That’s what six sheriff’s deputies say happened to them after they ‘liked’ the political opponent of their boss. A district judge ruled that Facebook likes aren't protected speech, but the case is being appealed.
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Gold medal quotes from the London Olympics
Athletes and others have their say before and during the 30th Olympiad of the modern era in England.
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Social networks help Filipinos deal with Manila floods
Manila is still at risk for more flooding, but recovery efforts are underway, and many are turning to social networking sites to update and get updates on the situation.
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NYPD battled Twitter over threat to Mike Tyson show
NYPD battled Twitter for access to user information. In the aftermath of the Aurora and Sikh temple mass shootings, the New York Police Department isn't taking any chances when it comes to online threats.
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iCloud hack shows the serious problem with living la vida Apple
Apple let a hacker erase one man's iPhone, iPad, MacBook, and online storage. Here are a few ways to avoid such a fate.
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Sikh temple shooting renews fears over white supremacist groups (+video)
The gunman who killed six people in the Sikh temple shooting was in a hardcore racist rock band. Experts say white supremacist groups are on the rise, fueled by a bad economy and the election of a black president.
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A star is born: Mars rover Curiosity has legions of fans all a-Twitter
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity began tweeting to avid followers years before it dramatically landed on the surface of Mars. But the number of its followers just skyrocketed.
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Backchannels Reuters hacked by pro-Assad propagandists again, this time on Twitter
After fake articles were planted on Reuters website by supporters of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad on Friday, hackers briefly seized control overnight of a Reuters Twitter account.
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Pakistan's extremists whip up frenzy over Burma's Muslims
The exaggerated version of truth about violence in Myanmar propagated by religious groups in Pakistan to recruit and fund their own agendas.
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Olympics: Why it's bye bye birdie for badminton in Indonesia
Badminton remains among Indonesia's most popular sports. But the Olympic match throwing scandal is the latest black eye for a sport whose star is fading in the world's fourth largest country.
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