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Afternoon Update
4:00 pm
Wed July 25, 2012

Afternoon Round-Up 7/25/12

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"It's not the speediest but you can't complain about free, right?"

Today on NPR: Some pay phones offer free Wi-Fi as part of New York City's experiment to breathe new life into its abandoned public phones.

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Afternoon Update
3:13 pm
Tue July 24, 2012

Afternoon Round-Up 7/24/12

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Currently, Stanford offers online courses on subjects such as cryptography and human-computer interaction — all free, but without credit.

Today on NPR: Now that Stanford, Harvard and other top American universities are offering free online courses, will students one day be able to get course credits and degrees online from these schools without having to pay for it? Stanford's president says his school "can see moving in that direction."

Jackson Purchase:

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Afternoon Update
4:06 pm
Mon July 23, 2012

Afternoon Round-Up 7/23/12

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"Were they to create a Mount Rushmore of college football coaches, [Paterno's] would be the first face that you would chisel into the mountain."

Today on NPR: Paterno's Statue Comes Down

State Legislation:

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Afternoon Update
4:03 pm
Mon July 9, 2012

Afternoon Round-Up 7/9/12

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The minimum wage is currently $7.25. But in 1968, you'd make the equivalent of $10 an hour in today's money.

Today on NPR: Raising Minimum Wage: A Help Or Harm?

Jackson Purchase:

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Afternoon Update
3:49 pm
Fri July 6, 2012

Afternoon Round-Up 7/6/12

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Apparently, the fireworks on at least three of four barges in the city's bay went off all at once.

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