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News flash: fast food is bad for you

New Yorkers try to swallow calorie sticker shock:

“I was blown away,” said Cara, a 27-year-old homemaker from Forest Hills in New York City. “I’m not a no-carb type of person, and I usually don’t even think about it. But you pick up a little muffin with your coffee, and it has […]

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The Law of Unintended Consequences

Ars Technica reports on a quirky 9th Circuit decision that has significant implications for privacy in the workplace. According to the Ars story, “the ruling provides an extensive space for workspace privacy,” but I am not so sure. It turns out that the case hinged on a police officer who claimed that the department he […]

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