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Housing Starts Up, New Permits Down in May

Privately owned housing starts rose in May, but permits for new projects dropped slightly, the U.S. Department of Commerce said Tuesday.

Business
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Boeing to Build Stretch-Dreamliners

U.S. plane maker Boeing Co. said Tuesday at the Paris Air Show it has orders for 102 extended versions of its 787 Dreamliner jet.

Auto Industry
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Honda Says Sorry About the Lack of Electric Fits

Honda issued a rare apology last week to frustrated customers who were having trouble locating an electric version of its popular Fit hatchback.

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Chrysler, NHTSA Resolve Jeep Recall

Chrysler and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sorted out a recall of Jeep Grand Cherokees and Libertys, Chrysler announced today.

Careers
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70 percent of U.S. Workers Are Disengaged

A large majority of U.S. workers do not like their jobs with a significant portion of them disruptive in at least a passive-aggressive sense, a survey found. ...continue

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The 2013 Top 25 Hispanic Nonprofits: Continued Growth, Challenges

The 2013 Top 25 Hispanic Nonfprofits continued to grow in both expenditures and revenues in 2012, and social entrepreneurs and social enterprises intend to keep that trend going.

Politics
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McCaskill Gives Early Endorsement to Hillary Clinton

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, an early backer of Barack Obama in 2008, on Tuesday announced her backing of Ready for Hillary, a group encouraging the former secretary of state to run for president in 2016.

Green Economy
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How Green Is Google?

Cornering the New Jersey wind energy market could cost Google $1.3 billion, but Google believes it fits its core mission: making money without doing evil.

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Comcast Takes a Stake in a YouTube Content Provider

With online video the wave of the future, Comcast Corp. has taken a financial stake in a Los Angeles-area company with 10,000 "channels" of younger musicians, comedians, and other video-content creators on YouTube.