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Milwaukee’s Rancorous Catholic Church Abuse Case May Finally Be Settled
By Chuck Quirmbach The archdiocese and a creditors committee say they’ve reached a deal that — if approved by a judge — would compensate abuse victims and end a church
Need Fake Friends For Your Wedding? In S. Korea, You Can Hire Them
By Elise Hu Baby showers, weddings, even meet-the-parent weekends don’t have to include your actual loved ones, at least not in South Korea. A cottage casting industry exists to help
Producer Billy Sherrill Brought Pop’s Passion And Sheen To The Honky-Tonk
By Blake Farmer He discovered Tammy Wynette, revived the career of George Jones, and produced and co-wrote some of country’s best-known hits, including Wynette’s “Stand By Your Man.” Sherrill died
Same-Sex Marriage Isn’t Law Of The Land From Sea To Shining Sea
By Laurel Morales While the Supreme Court ruling legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states, it didn’t affect American Indian tribes. The 566 tribes in the U.S. are sovereign, and
Go Off-Grid With Silent Pocket’s Leather Goods
By Natasha Lomas Every get the feeling someone’s watching you? Of course you do; you use the Internet… So what’s the answer to pervasive tracking technologies? Well, one answer —
China’s Government Will Embed Police In Its Largest Tech Firms
By Catherine Shu China already has some of the most stringent Internet restrictions in the world, but censorship is poised to become even more extreme. Sites and social networks will
A Syrian Refugee School: Nearly 2,000 Students, 5 Shifts, 3 Languages
By Deborah Amos Many Syrian refugee children haven’t been to school in years. NPR’s Deborah Amos visits one school in southern Turkey that serves as a refuge for those lucky
Last-Mile Logistics Startup LetsTransport Gets $1.3M To Expand Throughout India
By Catherine Shu India’s e-commerce market is the fastest growing in Asia and expected to hit $6 billion this year. The country’s underdeveloped logistics networks needs to improve quickly, however,
Indiana game designers at Gen Con 2015
By Ed Wenck A look at the Hoosiers who build the games we’ll play at Gen Con 2015 by Ed Wenck Some will come in their best Batman duds, some
GE Adds Infrastructure Services To Internet Of Things Platform
By Ron Miller GE announced today that it was expanding its Predix Internet of Things platform to provide Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). The IaaS market is dominated by Amazon
