Twitter Rundown for Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Fiscal Cliff Talks Drag On
Both sides are putting ideas on the table, but are we any closer to a deal? ABC’s Rick Klein joins us for an update.
Vanguard Founder John Bogle: ‘Stop Looking For The Next Apple — Buy Widely And Hold For Life’
Investment giant John Bogle says over his 60 plus years in finance, the industry has gone from investing to speculating, and the change is hurting our economy, and our society.
Amazon To Charge Sales Tax In Mass.
Starting next holiday season, Massachusetts residents will pay taxes when shopping at online retail giant Amazon.com.
The Modern Reality Of The French Foreign Legion
More than just a fixture in movies from the 30′s and 40′s, the French Foreign Legion has seen more continuous fighting than any other military outfit in the world.
Indian Sitar Virtuoso Ravi Shankar Dies At 92
Shankar died Tuesday at age 92. A statement on his website said he died in San Diego, near his Southern California home with his wife and a daughter by his side.
A professor from Howard University has some advice on what African American high school graduates need to hear when they receive diplomas over the next few weeks.
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What if you could replace styrofoam with something that biodegrades and doesn’t contain petroleum? That’s what one start-up is trying to do — with mushrooms.
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Prince is a brilliant musician, a mesmerizing performer and — according to cultural commentator Touré — a Generation X icon. Touré says Prince played a wise older brother to the latchkey kids of Gen X.
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