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Help, I’m getting arrested!

Imagine you’re in New York (or perhaps another major metropolitan city) peacefully protesting. Your cause? Let’s say, to curb excessive influence of big business and the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans on U.S. laws and policy. You’re holding up a sign declaring your heartfelt beliefs and chanting a bit with some of your fellow demonstrators when, all of a sudden–bam! …

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Texting app banned by BlackBerry returns on own terms

Even the lawyers can’t stop technology. When a startup called Kik launched a mobile messaging app a year ago, the growth was explosive. More than 2 million people downloaded it in its first few weeks, turning Kik into a viral sensation on both the iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones. Then the trouble began. First, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion pulled the …

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