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Messages sent within the U.S. Navy no longer have to be written out in all capital letters. Since the 19th century, all official Navy communications have been written that way, a legacy of primitive technology combined with the service’s love of tradition.
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Time Warner Cable and other pay-TV operators are offering incentives to media companies that agree to withhold content from Web-based entertainment services such as those pursued by Intel and Apple, people with knowledge of the matter said. The incentives can take the form of higher payments, or they can include…
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Lindsay Mills, 28, wrote a blog.
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A stumble may lead investors to sour on Lululemon Athletica, which reports quarterly results Monday.
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For the first time, a cable show is the top-rated scripted series on television — and we have zombies to thank. AMC’s “The Walking Dead†was not only the highest-rated scripted show among adults ages 18-49 of the 2012-13 season, but the second-highest rated show overall, behind NBC’s “Sunday…
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Huma Abedin is a “constant presence†on the campaign of her husband Anthony Weiner, sources tell Page Six. We’re told Hillary Clinton’s former…
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Facebook co-founder Sean Parker shelled out $10 million for his fantasy weekend wedding in Big Sur — and now, he’s being slapped with $2.5…
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The city’s bean counters have their eyes on the masterpieces at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
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In an addendum to The Finish, which charts the raid on Osama bin Laden’s Pakistani compound, Mark Bowden dissects the diverging accounts of two Navy SEALs.
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