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Is ZocDoc the Rx for Healthcare?

What would you do if you ruptured your eardrum while on a trip out of town? If you go to ZocDoc, you can schedule a doctor visit right away.
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Wall Street drops on euro-zone downgrade chatter

U.S. stocks were on track to end the week with modest gains as major indexes pulled back from session lows after falling more than 1 percent on Friday on talk that Standard & Poor's was ready to downgrade ratings on several euro-zone countries.
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Foxconn Prevents Mass Suicide at Wuhan Factory

Foxconn, the top technology independent contractor in the world, has settled a dispute with a multitude of employees, who threatened with mass suicide to protest low pay and dismal working conditions at its Wuhan factory in China.
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Apple Store in Beijing Egged Over iPhone 4S Delay

Angry customers in China reportedly threw eggs at Apple's flagship store in Beijing on Friday after the iPhone 4S launch was delayed by the company due to concerns over crowd size. The iPhone 4S will be sold online and through carriers, Apple said, but the company wanted to spare employees and customers from danger of overcrowding, scalping, and potential dangerous and hostile demand in stores.
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Olivia Munn's Nude Poster: Top 5 Controversial PETA Publicity Stunts

Joining the list of celebrities, who have stripped for the controversial PETA advertisements, is model-actress Olivia Munn, whose nude poster was released on Thursday. Shot by renowned celebrity photographer Emily Shur, the poster shows Munn posing nude with a tagline: Who Needs Fur to Feel Beautiful?
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Kodak Reported in Talks with Citigroup for Bankruptcy Cash

Eastman Kodak Co is in advanced talks with Citigroup Inc to obtain financing that would be used if the money-losing photography company files for bankruptcy protection, Bloomberg News said on Thursday, citing three people familiar with the matter.
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Canada Rules Marriages of Foreign Gays Invalid

The government is abruptly arguing that the same-sex marriages of many foreigners who wed in Canada are not valid, a move that stunned the gay community and could affect thousands of couples.
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Blue Ivy: N.C. Church Denies Calling Beyonce's Daughter Satan

Beulah Hill Baptist Church officials on Thursday denied calling Beyonce and Jay-Z's daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, Satan. The Satan rumors came days after the baby's birth and after mounting unfounded Twitter rumors that the name Blue Ivy is connected with Illuminati and Satanism.
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Class-Action Suit Against American Honda Thrown Out

American Honda Motor Co won a legal victory as a divided U.S. appeals court on Thursday said a nationwide lawsuit over a brake system used in some Acura RL vehicles should not have been certified as a class-action.
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Uber vs Taxi Magic: Which App is Best for Getting a Cab?

Tech startups be warned - herein lies the cautionary tale of Uber, a service and mobile app that gets you a cab and lets you pay for it with your phone. Uber uses a sliding pay scale depending on how high demand is for the service. If it's busy, you pay more; slow and you pay less.
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Fitch Continues Warnings of Italy Downgrade, Catching Up to Competition

Fitch Ratings analysts continued their saber-rattling over Italy on Thursday, making remarks observers fear signal a coming downgrade of that country's sovereign credit rating. The comments carry an element of the ratings agency playing catch-up to its two main competitors: New York-based Moody's Investor's Services and Standard & Poor's. Fitch currently holds a rating of A+ on Italian government debt, a notch above the ratings assigned by those competitors

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