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The Two-Way
11:10 am
Wed December 5, 2012

VIDEO: Missouri Bridge Blows Up Real Good (On Purpose)

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Boom! The westbound side of Missouri's Blanchette Bridge went down Tuesday.

We're little kids when it comes to watching things blow up.

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The Salt
10:19 am
Wed December 5, 2012

Why Drinking Tea Was Once Considered A Dangerous Habit

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Tea a dangerous habit? Women have long made a ritual of it, but in 19th century Ireland, moral reformers tried to talk them out of it. At the time, tea was considered a luxury, and taking the time to drink it was an affront to the morals of frugality and restraint.

Given tea's rap today as both a popular pick-me-up and a health elixir, it's hard to imagine that sipping tea was once thought of as a reckless, suspicious act, linked to revolutionary feminism.

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The Two-Way
10:11 am
Wed December 5, 2012

China's Communists Declare War ... On Boring Meetings

Originally published on Wed December 5, 2012 8:14 pm

Suffer from insomnia? The droning rhythm of a Chinese Communist official reading a work report out loud will likely do the trick.

It certainly does for many party members: Just 10 minutes into any party meeting, look down the serried ranks of the attendees, and you'll spot the dozers and snoozers, napping away, heads lolling lazily toward their neighbors.

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The Two-Way
10:09 am
Wed December 5, 2012

Citigroup Cutting 11,000 Jobs, Taking $1.1 Billion In Charges

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Originally published on Wed December 5, 2012 1:48 pm

Saying it needs to "further reduce expenses and improve efficiency across the company," Citigroup announced today that it is eliminating about 11,000 jobs — 4 percent of its global workforce.

The banking giant also said it is expects to take "pre-tax charges of approximately $1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012 and approximately $100 million of related charges in the first half of 2013."

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Monkey See
9:42 am
Wed December 5, 2012

Forty Years After 'Free To Be,' A New Album Says 'It's Okay To Do Stuff'

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Originally published on Thu December 6, 2012 9:29 am

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