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Is Google Using Pilfered Maps?

The town of Argleton, England doesn’t exist, but you can search its white pages, look for nearby chiropractors and map a jog through town, because “Argleton” is on Google Maps .

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Is Google Using Pilfered Maps?

No, Every Newspaper Does Not Need to Cover the World Series

There are many reasons to mourn the slow death of the newspaper industry — first and foremost the hordes of people losing their jobs. The disappearance of all-expense-paid journalist conventions masquerading as “major assignments” is not one of them. Murray Chass , who despite retiring from the New York Times several years ago is still apparently in the press box at the Yankees-Phillies series, has noticed that there aren’t as many familiar faces around this year.

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No, Every Newspaper Does Not Need to Cover the World Series