Cecilia Kang
Recent Stories By Cecilia Kang:
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Ebolacare Gets Political As NY’s Cuomo Loosens RestrictionsOctober 27, 2014
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) on Sunday revised a controversial policy to quarantine returning health-care workers from Ebola-stricken nations, under pressure from the Obama administration and...
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What AT&T Is Getting by Buying DirecTV for $49 BillionMay 19, 2014
AT&T announced Sunday it was acquiring DirecTV in a $49 billion deal that would create a new telecom and television behemoth to rival cable firms — while raising fresh concerns over competition...
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Apple Sheltered $74 Billion from U.S.Taxes--LegallyMay 21, 2013
Apple used a “complex web” of offshore entities — with no employees or physical offices — that allowed it to pay little or no taxes on tens of billions it earned overseas, according to a Senate...
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FCC: AT&T-T-Mobile Merger Wouldn't Create JobsNovember 30, 2011
The Federal Communications Commission said AT&T’s internal analysis and past practices contradict the company’s claims that its merger with T-Mobile would create jobs, according to an agency...
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The Mobile Invasion of AmericaOctober 12, 2011
The machines are taking over. At least that’s the case with cellphones and other mobile devices, which for the first time outnumber human beings in the United States, the wireless trade group CTIA...
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Obama: 'Not Enough' Done on Housing CrisisJuly 7, 2011
President Obama made a rare admission of a policy misstep Wednesday, acknowledging that his administration failed to provide enough support to struggling homeowners and recognize the scope of the...
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First Photos of Giffords SmilingJune 12, 2011
Two photos released Sunday show a smiling Rep. Gabrielle Giffords with much shorter and darker hair and few signs of the injuries she suffered when a bullet pierced her skull five months ago. The...
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China Calls Google Accusation a 'Fabrication'June 2, 2011
Google’s allegation that hackers based in China accessed hundreds of Gmail accounts, including some belonging to senior U.S. officials, drew angry denials from Chinese government officials on...
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Obama’s Fundraising Faces Key Test in CaliforniaApril 20, 2011
President Obama will woo big-money donors in Los Angeles and the Bay Area over the next two days in a trip that will be the first test of whether he can rekindle the embrace from the entertainment...
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A Messy Fight Ahead for Netflix, TV TitansMarch 6, 2011
By any measure, Netflix is having a marquee year. It has 20 million subscribers, way up from 12 million just a year ago. Its stock has tripled in that time. During periods of peak Internet use, a...
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In-app Purchases in iPad, iPod Kids' Games Touch off Parental FirestormFebruary 8, 2011
Over the winter break from school, 8-year-old Madison worked to dress up her simple mushroom home on the iPhone game Smurfs' Village. In doing so, she also amassed a $1,400 bill from Apple. The...
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Facebook Treads Carefully After Role in ProtestsFebruary 3, 2011
In Egypt, the tried-and-true tool for opponents of President Hosni Mubarak in recent years has been Facebook. Most recently, it was on Facebook - which boasts 5 million users in Egypt, the most in...