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A New Internet Domain: Extortion Or Free Speech?

3:48pm April 07, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

New Web suffixes have popped up in recent years to supplement .com and .net. One of the newest — .sucks — has companies worried their reputations will take a hit, so they're buying up the addresses.

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A worker stacks matzo wafers at Streit's matzo factory on the Lower East Side of New York in 2012.

How The Matzo Crumbles: Iconic Streit's Factory To Leave Manhattan

3:47pm April 07, 2015

by Joel Rose

It's the end of an era: After nearly a century, the Streit's matzo factory is leaving Manhattan's Lower East Side. This Passover will be its last there. Streit's plans to move to a new factory.

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Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech in Norway in 1964. In King's hometown of Atlanta, social conservatives at first refused to attend an integrated dinner in his honor.

National

The Time Coca-Cola Got White Elites in Atlanta to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr.

3:38pm April 07, 2015

by Jim Burress

Some big names in business pushed back this week against "religious freedom" laws in Indiana and Arkansas. In 1964, it was Coca-Cola pushing Atlanta's white elites to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

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The producers of Dallas Buyers Club want to contact people who have viewed pirated copies of the film. Here, actor Jared Leto accepts an award for his work in the film at the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards.

World News

In Movie Piracy Case, Australian ISPs Are Ordered To Share Customers' Info

11:17am April 07, 2015

by Bill Chappell

It's being called a landmark ruling in Australia, where delayed film release dates are blamed for helping create one of the highest rates of Web piracy in the world.

Multiple lawsuits accuse the New York City Police Department of pressuring officers into fulfilling monthly quotes for tickets and arrests, resulting in warrantless stops. The NYPD denies the allegations.

Despite Laws And Lawsuits, Quota-Based Policing Lingers

2:39pm April 06, 2015

by Joel Rose

The NYPD is denying allegations that officers were forced to make a certain number of warrantless stops, and faced retaliation from superiors when they didn't.

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Hands holding money - United States dollar (USD) banknotes - money raising, funding & consumerism concept

National

States Tout Crowdfunding As The Future Of Private Investment

1:09pm April 06, 2015

by Mike Moen

Many states want to boost their economies through business startups. But outside of Silicon Valley, funding for private investors is hard to get. States are giving equity crowdfunding more attention.

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"There's no reason to believe that exposure to arsenic in food and wine is above levels that are considered to be safe," says Susan Ebeler, a professor and chemist in the Foods For Health Institute at the University of California, Davis.

Arsenic In California Wines: Should Drinkers Be Concerned?

12:58pm April 06, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

A recent lawsuit raises a red flag about traces of arsenic in some lower-cost California wines. But, by Canadian standards, the trace levels are acceptable.

Not so ugly, eh? Supposedly imperfect produce rescued and reclaimed for consumption by Bon Appetit and Better Harvests.

Think Nobody Wants To Buy Ugly Fruits And Veggies? Think Again

12:57pm April 06, 2015

by Maria Godoy

As much as a third of the produce grown on some farms is rejected because it doesn't meet beauty standards. But it's still tasty and healthy. One big firm is now telling growers: Give us your uglies.

McDonald's announced this week that it will pay workers in its company-owned stores $1 more per hour than the local minimum wage. Wal-Mart, Target and the parent company of Marshalls and TJ Maxx have also promised to boost wages for their lowest-paid work

While Pay Holds Steady For Most, Low-Wage Workers Get A Boost

12:03pm April 06, 2015

by Chris Arnold

Some big U.S. employers are giving their lowest-paid employees a raise. That's helped make low-wage workers one of the few segments of the workforce seeing an increase in pay.

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An entrepreneur uses his laptop near graffiti-decorated walls at Hubspace in the Khayelitsha township.

World News

Far From Silicon Valley, A Disruptive Startup Hub

11:14am April 06, 2015

In South Africa's townships, entrepreneurs lack the basic necessities of an office, such as electricity and water. Enter Hubspace. "Damn," one of them said on his first visit. "This is a cool space."