Traffic accidents fall during BlackBerry outage
Police in Dubai say last week’s BlackBerry outage made the emirate’s roads safer. Traffic accidents in Dubai fell 20 percent on days when BlackBerry service was disrupted; in Abu Dhabi, accidents fell 40 percent. Police say the declines occurred because people were unable to use their smartphones while driving.
The Abu Dhabi National
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The largest landowner in America
Step aside, Ted Turner. Media baron John Malone, the owner of Liberty Media, is now the single largest landowner in America, with 2.2 million acres, the equivalent of almost three Rhode Islands.
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America's fondness for wireless devices
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Price of peanut butter to soar
Prepare to shell out more money for peanut butter this fall. A smaller-than-expected U.S. peanut crop has pushed wholesale peanut prices to nearly $1,200 a ton, up from about $450 a ton last year. As a result, major peanut butter brands like Jif and Planters will soon be between 30 and 40 percent more expensive at the supermarket.
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The midwest's healthy credit scores
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Time.com
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