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Top Picks: National Geographic's 'Inside the American Mob,' a café soundtrack for your computer, and more

Leon Fleisher's birthday is celebrated with a 23-CD box set, Chicago restaurant Hot Doug's gets its own book, and more.
Baby name: Logan Jackson Dixon can thank the Starbucks crowd for his name

Baby name dilemma? An expecting Connecticut couple deadlocked over two names for their baby boy, due in September, put it to their local Starbucks crowd to decide. They got 2,000 votes, and Logan, it is.
Saving Money Top 13 things you should never pay for

From smartphones to magazine subscriptions, Crowe tells you where to find freebie deals. Don't pay full price on anything until you read this list.
Starbucks to display drink calories and it might shock you awake

Starbucks will begin displaying the amount of calories in its drinks on menu boards across the country starting next week. A caramel Frappuccino? 300 calories, and that's just the small size.
Starbucks to post calories, ruin illusions

Starbucks announced Tuesday that will post the calorie content for all its food and beverages.
Saving Money Friday morning jolt: deals at Starbucks, HP, and more

Get discounts on Starbucks coffee, HP laptops, and more. dealnews compiles a list of the five best deals to take advantage of today.
Starbucks smoking ban: now in effect outside, too

Starbucks smoking ban, already in force inside its cafes, extends 25 feet outdoors, too, beginning Saturday. Starbucks smoking ban is intended to keep outdoor seating areas smoke-free.
Starbucks smoking policy bans smoking outside cafes

Starbucks smoking: Starbucks announced customers will no longer be permitted to smoke in outdoor seating areas, or within 25 feet of the door.
Robert Reich How corporations pressure government into tax breaks and subsidies

Google, Amazon, Starbucks, every other major corporation, and every big Wall Street bank, are sheltering as much of their US profits abroad as they can, Reich writes, while telling Washington that lower corporate taxes are necessary in order to keep the US 'competitive.'
Red Moon

Benjamin Percy's supernatural novel is audaciously complex and hauntingly composed.
The Simple Dollar Saving for retirement? Learn these five truths.

Half of Americans aren’t saving a dime for retirement, Hamm writes, but they should. Hamm offers five simple facts about retirement savings that hammer down on common myths about saving for retirement.
Cover Story Telecommuting: Steady growth in work-at-home culture, Yahoo or not

Telecommuting is a rapidly growing work-life style. Yahoo's recent ban of remote work sent a wave of concern through white-collar legions who consider themselves fortunate – and more productive – working in pajamas at home or holed up in a Starbucks cafe.
In Gear General Motors signs call for climate change action

General Motors is the first automaker to sign onto the Climate Declaration, a statement drafted by Ceres and its Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy project. General Motors has dramatically cut energy usage at its facilities and owns two of the world's five largest rooftop solar arrays.
Decoder Wire E! live at White House Correspondents' Dinner. Is that good for journalism?

The White House Correspondents' Dinner, a scholarship and awards event for journalists, has become a star-studded, glitzy, and E!-friendly bash. Some fear it's sending the wrong message.
What Kobe won't tweet: Los Angeles is becoming a Clippers town

With Kobe Bryant injured (and tweeting) and the Los Angeles Lakers reeling, the Clippers are making the most of a chance to become the city's top basketball attraction.
Boston Marathon bombs made with pressure cookers: Big break in case?

Reports suggest that the devices in the Boston Marathon bombings were put in pressure cookers. That suggests the bombs were unsophisticated, but experts warn against rushing to judgment.
Editorial Board Blog Boston Marathon bombings won't define my first marathon

At mile 25.7, after already mentally penning my celebratory email, I hit a wall of dazed, shuffling athletes. I regret not finishing the Boston Marathon yesterday, but the bombings didn’t define my first marathon and they won’t mar this tradition.
What 'Accidental Racist' says about evolution of Southern identity (+video)

The Brad Paisley song 'Accidental Racist' is an attempt to reconcile Southern pride with past racism and slavery. Southern music has returned to the theme repeatedly over the years.
Verbal Energy Slipping into my cloak of transparency

Have telecommuting workers adopted the wrong metaphor for electronic face time?
'Accidental Racist' shows Brad Paisley's not playing it safe

Brad Paisley's new album, 'Wheelhouse,' includes a song titled 'Accidental Racist.' 'Accidental Racist' follows a man with a Lynyrd Skynyrd shirt with a Confederate flag who is confronted by a Starbucks clerk about his choice in attire.
Teen hikers lost on California trail recovering in hospital

A young man and woman were rescued this week after losing their way on a winding mountain trail near Orange County. They had been separated sometime Sunday night; both were found less than a mile from their car.
John Roberts: Chief Justice victim of credit-card fraud

John Roberts: A Supreme Court spokeswoman said someone got hold of one of John Roberts's credit card account numbers. The court did not provide any other details.
Top 10 secret menu fast foods

Ten of the strangest, most innovative entrees you won't see on fast food menus – but can get anyway, if you ask.
The Simple Dollar Where has all your money gone? Into small, daily purchases.

Frugality isn’t about deprivation or being cheap, Hamm writes. It’s about making your money go somewhere that matters more rather than somewhere that matters less.
Soda ban overturned, but the battle is far from over

Hours before it was to take effect, New York's controversial soda ban on big sugary beverages was struck down by a state judge. But the war over the health effects of fatty food and high-sugar drinks will continue.