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Apple Records Record Sales But Investors Not Satisfied

Despite exponentially growing in profit year by year, Apple’s stockholders were not pleased with the recent 1st Quarter reporting and subsequently Apple’s stock has dropped. Back in 2010 the technology giant sold 8.7 million units and has significantly grown to …

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The Miami Heat Might Have Found Their Secret Weapon In the Center Position

The Miami Heat are looking to build on the past 2 years and are hoping that a recent acquisition will pay major dividends. After winning the NBA championship in ’12 and ’13, the Miami Heat needed to make a move …

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Prominent Baseball Star Looking For Less Time On His Suspension

New York Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez, once a celebrated man in the major leagues, is now looking to turn the page on a long and grueling duel with major league baseball. Arod as most people would refer to him …

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Black Friday becoming Black Thursday?

Retailers trying to get the edge on Black Friday sales are looking to open their stores early on Thursday. Four retailers have already shifted their hours and are planning to open on Thanksgiving. Toys R’ Us, Sears and Walmart will …

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‘Student Fiscal Cliff’ means Increased Cost for Higher Education

On January 1, 2013 the Bush tax cuts are set to expire resulting in increased rates for higher education, tax-hikes, spending cuts and layoffs across many government programs.

For higher education this means less money for scientific research, laboratories, financial …

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What’s going on with the Florida Ballot System?

Amid recounts and various problems within the early voting system and one week after the votes were in, several key issues are still left undecided in Florida.

Suzy Trutie, spokeswoman for Miami-Dade County, told USA Today that most of the …

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Sean Payton – The Next Dallas Cowboys Head Coach?

On the eve of the Dallas Cowboys loss to the Atlanta Falcons, the rumor mill has already begun weighing in on the future of current Cowboys’ head coach, Jason Garrett. Speculations have turned to the recently suspended, previous head coach …

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The Atlanta Falcons – No Longer the Underdog Team

Currently the Atlanta Falcons, at 7-0 are the only undefeated team in the NFL. While Falcon’s QB Matt Ryan has lived in the shadows of previous QB Michael Vick, this season he and his team have emerged as a force …

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How Going Against China’s Currency is Bad for the U.S.

During Monday’s third and final presidential debate, former governor Mitt Romney attacked the Obama administration’s handling of inaccuracies in China’s currency appreciation rate stating that “China has not played by the same rules, in part by holding down artificially the …

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SNL Skit Puts Tech Bloggers Face-to-Face with iPhone 5 Factory Workers

Saturday Night Live brings to light the trivial complains of Americans and the new iPhone 5.

During SNL’s “Tech Talk” skit, three fictional tech bloggers from CNET, Gizmodo, and Wired were asked to state their problems with the …

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