In Bid to Sway Sales, Cameras Track Shoppers
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22 minutes ago Retailers say they are using video cameras to watch customers as a way to make shopping in stores more enjoyable, but privacy advocates are skeptical.
British Airways Strike Begins
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1 hour, 16 minutes ago British Airways canceled 1,100 flights on Saturday as some cabin crews started a three-day strike in protest over working conditions and pay.
One on One: Christopher Poole, Founder of 4chan
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1 hour, 52 minutes ago An interview with Christopher "Moot" Poole, founder of 4chan, the racy message board.
Would You Pay $20 for Access to a Breast Cancer Cure?
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1 hour, 58 minutes ago A Canadian organization has started a biotech cooperative, funded by sales of $20 shares, to develop personalized therapies for breast cancer.
British Airways Strike Begins, Threatening a Weak Economy
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Sat 3:40 am ET A three-day strike by some employees of the airline began Saturday after talks collapsed between the airline and the Unite trade union.
Dow’s Winning Streak Screeches to a Halt
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Sat 1:20 am ET Wall Street indexes declined as a sharp drop in the price of oil weighed on energy stocks.
Consumers Slow to Embrace the Age of Genomics
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Sat 1:00 am ET One problem is that DNA scanning is often unable to offer meaningful predictions about a person’s risk for a disease.
U.S. Plans Spot Tests of Organic Products
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Sat 12:47 am ET The Department of Agriculture will begin enforcing rules on testing organically grown foods for pesticides, after an audit exposed gaps in the National Organic Program.
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