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The economics of Momofuku
May 22, 2012 04:15 
washingtonpost.com
Momofuku’s David Chang tells Bloomberg that rising prices for pork and beef have forced him to a duck-heavy menu. It’s an interesting look at how food trends that can seem faddish or random to consumers can actually be the restaurant industry...
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Business
Video: Will.i.am live tweets his Olympic torch run
May 22, 2012 04:12
cbsnews.com
Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am carried the Olympic torch in Taunton, England while Tweeting about the event at the same time. CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi reports.
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All Themes
London 2012 Olympics: Oscar Pistorius will race in New York looking to qualify for South Africa
May 22, 2012 03:54
washingtonpost.com
Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee South African runner nicknamed ‘Blade Runner,’ is one race away from making history by qualifying for the Olympics. To clinch a spot on the South African team, Pistorius must run the 400 meters in 45.30...
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Sports
What the SpaceX rocket will do in space
May 22, 2012 03:45
cnn.com
Space.com's Dave Brody explains the launch of the first commercial mission to the International Space Station.
World
Technologies
Mapping the global water trade
May 22, 2012 03:35
washingtonpost.com
The current issue of Scientific American has a bunch of great charts on which countries use the most fresh water. Not surprisingly, most of the world’s water goes toward agriculture — only a tiny fraction is for household use — and the...
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Business
Plane diverts for 'weirdo' passenger
May 22, 2012 03:30
cnn.com
A passenger who said she had a surgically implanted device inside her prompted a security scare that led to the diversion of a US Airways flight from Paris to North Carolina.
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All Themes
CBO: Taxmageddon would throw U.S. back into recession
May 22, 2012 03:28
washingtonpost.com
Tax hikes and spending cuts set to take effect in January would suck $607 billion out of the economy next year, plunging the nation at least briefly back into recession, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday. Read full article ...
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Politics
Peter and the press
May 22, 2012 02:55
washingtonpost.com
UPDATE: At 4:01 PM, the Metropolitan Opera sent out a press release saying that, in view of the reaction to the news, the Met had decided that Opera News will, in fact, be allowed to continue to review Metropolitan Opera productions. Read full...
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Blogs
Lady Gaga responds to Jakarta concert controversy
May 22, 2012 02:47
washingtonpost.com
Lady Gaga has responded to the controversy surrounding a stop on her Born This Way tour planned for Jakarta next month. The Associated Press reported last week that a permit for the June 3 show had been denied by Indonesia’s national police...
World
Recreation & Entertainment
E3 2012: Ahead of Wii U’s big day, is motion gaming losing its mojo?
May 22, 2012 02:47
washingtonpost.com
When the Wii burst on to the gaming scene, followed closely by the PlayStation Move and then the Kinect, it seemed like gaming was being taken into a brave new world. But, according to a recent survey by the gaming Web site IGN, it seems that...
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Technologies
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