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A hedge fund’s ‘mercenary’ strategy: Buy newspapers, slash jobs, sell the buildings

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I was in college and grad school during the original run of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), and followed…

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I gather the purpose of these consoles -- maybe a dozen, scattered on pillars throughout the school's Lowe Dining Hall…

Facebook Announces $300 Million Project, Allegedly to Support Local Journalism

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