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Craigslist founder joins Wikimedia advisory board
Nov 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The nonprofit group that runs online encyclopedia Wikipedia said Friday that it named Craig Newmark, the founder of Web classifieds site Craigslist, to its advisory board.
2,200 applicants in play for federal Internet grants
Oct 12, 2009 |
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The federal government is sorting through 2,200 applications seeking $28 billion to bring high-speed Internet access to more people, officials said at an Orlando technology conference Monday.
Nonprofit aims to broaden reach of campaign data
Apr 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A nonprofit group that specializes in databases tracking the influence of money in politics is making its information available to others.
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Reports of Internet crime jump 33 percent
Mar 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Reports of Internet-based crime jumped 33 percent in 2008, according to a group that monitors web-based fraud.
Nearly 10 percent of health spending for obesity
Jul 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Obesity's not just dangerous, it's expensive. New research shows medical spending averages $1,400 more a year for an obese person than for someone who's normal weight. Overall obesity-related health spending reaches ...
9 patients made nearly 2,700 ER visits in Texas
Apr 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Just nine people accounted for nearly 2,700 of the emergency room visits in the Austin area during the past six years at a cost of $3 million to taxpayers and others, according to a report. The patients went to hospital ...
Google Books to add Creative Commons books
Aug 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google Inc. is now enabling authors and publishers who release their work under Creative Commons licenses to distribute it through Google Books, a free service that allows users to search and read ...
New White House Fellows survey: Leaders are less trusting, less cynical
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Contemporary leaders are less trusting, but also less cynical, than those in top positions nearly four decades ago, according to a new comprehensive survey of White House Fellows -- a group that includes more ...
Study shows that primary care doctors miss opportunities to recommend colon cancer screening
Feb 03, 2009 |
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While it is known that patients with few primary care doctor's office visits are less likely to receive colorectal cancer screening, new research indicates that even patients who see their physicians regularly also do not ...
Time running out for bipartisan health compromise
Sep 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Time is running out for a two-party compromise on health care as a bipartisan group of six Finance Committee senators considers a new proposal that might be the last, best hope for an overhaul agreement.
Beware of highway robbers on Wi-Fi
Oct 12, 2009 |
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As the number of Wi-Fi hot spots grows, travelers might want to heed a word of caution from the Wi-Fi Alliance, a nonprofit industry group that promotes Wi-Fi technology: Think security.
Short Web address sites form link archiving group
Aug 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The growing popularity of Web-address shortening services like bit.ly creates the potential for a bevy of broken links should one of the providers suddenly cease operations.
Higher co-payments reduce use of antidepressants
Jun 07, 2008 |
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As they struggle to contain skyrocketing medication costs, health plans across the U.S. have responded by implementing multi-tiered formularies requiring higher copayments for 'non-preferred' medications. New research from ...
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