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Negotiators Burn Their Last Opportunity to Salvage the TPP by Caving on Copyright Term Extension

New reports indicate that Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiators have agreed to language that would bind its 12 signatory nations to extend copyright terms to match the United States' already excessive length of copyright.

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The Big Lie: 5.6% Unemployment

Here's something that many Americans -- including some of the smartest and most educated among us -- don't know: The official unemployment rate, as reported by the U.S. Department of Labor, is extremely misleading.

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Matterhorn: Your new project manager

Meet Matterhorn - Your new Project Manager. A simple-to use, lightweight project management tool that helps your team keep track of multiple people and projects at once

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BLETCHLEY PARK: Alan Turing's notes found being used as roof insulation in Hut 6 at Bletchley Park

View all the latest pictures in the gallery, BLETCHLEY PARK: Alan Turing's notes found being used as roof insulation in Hut 6 at Bletchley Park, on MK News.

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In Net Neutrality Push, F.C.C. Is Expected to Propose Regulating Internet Service as a Utility

Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, is expected to propose reclassifying high-speed Internet as a telecommunications service.

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Cultivated Disinterest in Professional Sports

Like many of my friends, I have treated professional sports with cultivated indifference. But a year and a half ago, I decided to become a football fan. Several years ago, I was at a talk by Michae...

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Hasnain says:

" This ignorance among highly educated people limits our ability to communicate, bond, and build relationships across different segments of society. It limits our ability to engage in conversations and build a common culture that crosses our highly stratified and segmented societies. "

Posted on 2015-01-31T01:23:33+0000

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The Surprising Secret of India’s Success Could Be its Brain Drain

For decades, developing country governments have struggled with what is called the “brain drain” but new research suggests in India’s case it could be a good thing.

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