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Occupy Wall Street protesters meditate while a sign bearing their Twitter hashtag hangs from a railing in Zuccotti Park in October. Some activists accused Twitter of censorship because #OccupyWallStreet wasn't appearing on trending lists.
How Twitter's Trending Algorithm Picks Its Topics
()Sometimes a topic that seems hot, like Occupy Wall Street, doesn't appear on trending lists, leading some activists to accuse Twitter of censorship. But the secret algorithmic formula prefers stories of the moment to enduring hashtags, so it ignores topics that are popular over a long period of time.
Senate Panel To Subpoena Corzine Over MF Global
His trading firm filed for bankruptcy protection this fall after a disastrous bet on European debt.
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Chicken Vs. Kale: Artist Fights Chick-Fil-A Suit()
December 6, 2011 VPRWith the help of Vermont's governor, folk artist Bo Muller-Moore is contesting charges of trademark infringement from Chick-fil-A. The fast-food chain says Muller-Moore's "Eat More Kale" T-shirts too closely resemble its own "Eat Mor Chikin" ad campaign.
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BP Accuses Halliburton Of Destroying Gulf Spill Evidence()
December 6, 2011 Halliburton, meanwhile, denies that allegation and accuses BP of fraud and defamation. The two companies are trading charges and blame for the nation's worst offshore oil spill — the April 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Why Americans Spend Too Much, Save Too Little()
December 6, 2011 The 2008 financial crisis made it clear: Americans save too little, spend too much and borrow excessively, says Princeton professor Sheldon Garon. In Western Europe and East Asia, governments aggressively encourage people to save through special savings institutions and savings campaigns.
U.S.
Settlement Reported In W. Va. Mine Disaster()
December 6, 2011 The owner of the Upper Big Branch coal mine is reportedly ready to pay slightly more than $200 million to settle civil and criminal claims resulting from the explosion that killed 29 people last year. An announcement is expected Tuesday, along with a final report from the Mine Safety and Health Administration on what caused the blast.
The Evolution Of A Startup
Setbacks And Surprises Part Of The Deal For A Startup()
December 6, 2011 The roller-coaster ride for one Seattle startup continues. One co-founder has left, the company may have to change its name, and the entrepreneurs have raised far less money than they had hoped. Despite all that, the team isn't giving up.
Ex-HP Chief Patricia Dunn Dies After Cancer Bout()
December 5, 2011 The former Hewlett-Packard chairwoman authorized a boardroom surveillance probe that ultimately sullied her remarkable rise from investment bank typist to the corporate upper class. She was 58 years old.
Europe
S&P Puts 15 Eurozone Countries On Credit Watch()
December 5, 2011 The rating agency said the continent's worsening debt crisis is affecting the bloc's strongest economies. The decision to put the 15 countries on watch for a possible downgrade piles pressure on eurozone leaders to find a solution to the currency union's debt troubles at a summit later this week.
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In Detroit, Blotting Replaces Squatting ()
December 5, 2011 In Detroit, residents are blotting — creating a property between the size of a lot and a city block — by annexing or fencing off vacant land. It's being used to plant gardens, park cars and create suburban-style tracts in a city once packed with working class homes.
Europe
Merkel, Sarkozy Call For New EU Treaty()
December 5, 2011 The proposal, if implemented, would automatically punish countries that use the euro if they violate existing limits on overspending.
