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...capital of Urumqi following reports of a bizarre string of hypodermic-needle attacks on ethnic Chinese. According to state-run media--the main source of news in an area without reliable Internet access--five people were killed in the disturbance, which led to the ouster of a local Communist Party official; more than 500 reportedly sought treatment...
Print newspapers have long run police blotters, but they're usually just boring-looking text. Website blotters, on the other hand, can affordably offer every color portrait the local precinct shoots. Like television networks opting for cheaply produced reality shows, the newspaper sites believe they've found their cash cow: readers seem as eager to gawk at the average alleged DUI perp as they are to ogle celebrity mug shots on sites like the Smoking...
...this is information that's local, useful and interesting," says Buckley, "and if someone types in his zip code to see who's been arrested in his neighborhood, yes, it can have practical benefits...
Coke returned in 1993, after India's liberalization, buying a competitor's bottling network and local soft-drink brands like Thums Up cola and Limca lemon drink. Over the next decade, Coke invested more than $1 billion, turning a profit in India for the first time...
...first week of unemployment was hard to take. Fortunately, Whitfield has a wife, Debbie, who earns $39,000 a year as an accountant for the local county government. The couple didn't have to worry about losing their cozy, well-kept home or being able to take care of their 4-year-old son Logan. After Brian's eight-week severance ran out, he started collecting unemployment insurance and the Whitfields began reining in spending to cover what they expect will be a 40% drop in income this year.(See how Americans are spending...