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Apple to Let Inspectors into Foxconn Factories in China

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Apple continues to try and salvage its good name in the aftermath of a damning New York Times story that listed numerous labor abuses at its factories throughout China. Last month the company released a list...

Hoekstra Ad Revives Anti-Asian Strain in American Politics

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Political ads tend to be about one thing: pushing people’s buttons. Get a voter in the gut, and you’ve got him at the polls...

Why Energy Efficiency Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be

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When New Yorker writer David Owen...

Why America Keeps Getting More Conservative

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Even with the president’s approval rating showing signs of life and the Republicans busily bashing themselves over the head — “one is a practicing polygamist and he’s not even the Mormon,” retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor recently quipped about her ...

U.S. Oil Fields Stage “Great Revival,” But No Easing Gas Prices

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The United States has long been seen as a nation in its twilight as an oil producer, facing a relentless decline that began when President Richard Nixon was in the White House. He and every president since pledged to halt the U.S. slide into greater dependence on ...

Amazon Studios Branches Out Into Original TV for Web and Network

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Amazon is looking for television executives to develop original half-hour kids‘ and comedy series for both online and traditional distribution, according to two new job postings at Amazon.com...

The Global Dangers of Syria’s Looming Civil War

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Many more wars have resulted from miscalculation than deliberate...

Elephant Seals Swimming Deeper as Waters Warm

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Elephant seals are in it deep due to climate change ... deep in the...

Samsung unveils Galaxy Tab 2, Ice Cream Sandwich and all

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Samsung has announced the follow-up to its 7-inch Galaxy Tab...

Obama Unveils $3.8 Trillion Budget for 2013

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President Barack Obama unveiled a $3.8...

Your last-minute guide to a sustainable Valentine’s Day

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With Singles Appreciation Day just around the corner, you’re no doubt looking to Grist to guide you through it in the greenest way possible. Surveys indicate that over three-quarters of Americans find eco-mindedness an attractive quality in a partner, so if you’re ...

A single share of Apple stock now costs more than an...

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The “Apple is worth more than” meme has gotten plenty of play over the past year, but a new measure of Apple’s success emerged on Monday that is as simple as it is monumental: a single share of Apple stock now costs more than an iPad. As of the open of the market on ...