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There's A Growing Black Market For 'Cronuts' On Craigslist
New Yorkers are newly obsessed with the Cronut— a donut and croissant hybrid invented by the Dominique Ansel bakery in Manhattan.Customers are waiting for more than an hour for the chance to eat one of...
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LAST CHANCE: Enter To Win A Kindle Fire From Business Insider
We're giving you a chance to win a Kindle Fire HD. Become a newsletter subscriber now to enter. If you're the lucky winner you will have a host of features at your fingertips. Entry deadline is May...
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The New Lexus Sedans Have Astonishingly Comfortable Seats
Last week, I had the chance to try out the new generation of Lexus IS sedans.I was impressed by the look of the cars and their overall performance, but two things really struck me: One feature that is...
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11 Extravagant Ways Rich Tech Executives Have Spent Their Fortunes
How do wealthy tech entrepreneurs spend the millions and billions of dollars they've made?Some give it to charities. Others party portions of it away and buy really expensive toys.Here are some of the...
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ANSWERS: Million-Dollar Masterpiece Or Child's Art Project?
Here's some additional information about the answers to our quiz: Million-Dollar Masterpiece Or Child's Art Project?1. Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Ribs Ribs" sold for $5.16 million at a Christie's auction...
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The World Has An Astonishing Chance To Take A Billion People Out Of Extreme...
IN SEPTEMBER 2000 the heads of 147 governments pledged that they would halve the proportion of people on the Earth living in the direst poverty by 2015, using the poverty rate in 1990 as a baseline.It...
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GWYNETH PALTROW: Here Are My Favorite Things To Do In Los Angeles
I was born in Los Angeles and my early childhood is imprinted in my brain: the memory of palm trees and the city’s specific light, harsh yet diffused at once – which I know doesn’t make sense. I...
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How Colleges Can Solve Their 'Rich Kid Problem'
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a huge case challenging the University of Texas's affirmative action policy. Critics of race-based preferences in college admissions like UT's say they...
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New Turkish Alcohol Laws Could Pull The Plug On Istanbul's Nightlife
In the Siirci bar in a backstreet of Istanbul's bustling Beyoglu district, a few patrons are enjoying a cold beer. Flyers for LBGT rights and environmentalist demonstrations are scattered on a small...
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Two Ways To Travel To The Hamptons By Seaplane This Summer
The decision to spend a summer weekend on the beaches of Long Island need not begin with dread for the long train ride/car trip/bus journey to the Hamptons.There are other options, but a faster, more...
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Halsey Minor's Company Sold For $1.8 Billion 5 Years Ago But Now He's Broke
The financial troubles of CNET's founder, Halsey Minor, continue to worsen.In 2008, CBS bought CNET Networks for $1.8 billion, netting Minor an estimated $200 million. But just last week, the...
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An Upper East Side Steakhouse Is Selling A $555 Steak Dinner
UPPER EAST SIDE — The price of this steak might give you a heart attack.At Arlington Club, chef Laurent Tourondel has started offering customers a 72-ounce "cowboy"-cut rib-eye for a price some diners...
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Three Cool Small Hotel Chains You've Probably Never Heard Of
There are over 3,500 Marriott hotels on Earth. There could be 3.5 million and that still wouldn't be enough to satisfy the world's traveling population, and so, for your future travel pleasures, we...
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Starbucks Bans Smoking Within 25 Feet Of Stores
Starbucks just abolished a classic tradition: coffee and cigarettes. The coffee chain banned smoking within 25 feet of stores, reports Christopher Heine at AdWeek. "Smoking will be restricted within 25...
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There's Still One Retail Store Women Desperately Need, And Two Long-Time...
Ask a woman where she buys the following, and she'll probably respond like this:Jeans? Everything from The Gap to Seven.Purse? Coach, Louis Vuitton, etc.Shoes? DSW, Steve Madden, Aldo.Makeup?...
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This Amazing 'Prancercise' Fitness Video From The 1980s Is Suddenly Going Viral
"Prancercising," a bizarre exercise routine from the late 1980s, has suddenly gone viral.Created by Florida resident Joanna Rohrback, prancercising is described as "a springy, rhythmic way of moving...
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This Is What An Alpaca Looks Like When It's Getting Its Wool Sheared Off
Farmers shear an alpaca at a zoo in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, May 30, 2013...Please follow Business Insider on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story »
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How This Couple Got Rid Of $136,000 In Debt In 21 Months
By Levi Ennis, as told to Michele LernerWhen my wife, Jennifer, and I got married in March 2010, we thought we were OK financially, kind of like everyone else.Jennifer was working two jobs, and I was...
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I'm No Cyclist, But I Took One Of NYC's New Citi Bikes Out For A Spin
New York City's bike-sharing program recently launched, sending 6,000 bright blue Citi Bikes onto the streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn.Supporters of the program say it's a great addition to New York...
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A Former Microsoft Manager Is Trying To Create The 'Starbucks Of Marijuana'
A former Microsoft manager is starting a business that he hopes will be the "Starbucks of marijuana." Jamen Shively is starting Diego Pellicer, the first national retail brand devoted to medical...
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