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war on poor NetSpend bleeds kid's birthday cash card with predatory monthly "inactivity fees" Mark Frauenfelder

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picks R. Kelly is under criminal investigation in Georgia, 'direct result' of #SurvivingRKelly Lifetime docu-series Xeni Jardin

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interviews Wim Wenders: Looking back on the road ahead Aaron Stewart-Ahn

music Happy Birthday is in the public domain Cory Doctorow

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

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