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Business "Harbinger households": neighborhoods that consistently buy products that get discontinued, buy real-estate that underperforms, and donate to losing political candidates Cory Doctorow

Business Trump imposes metal tariffs on Brazil and Argentina Xeni Jardin

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Science Cormac McCarthy on how to write a scientific (or any kind of) paper David Pescovitz

News Google hit with demands for detailed ad business info from Texas and other states Xeni Jardin

Japan Tokyo Listening – an interview with author Lorraine Plourde Roger Park

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