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Getting hooked on free mobile games can cost you
The tense silence of Jordan Furlong playing a game on his cellphone is abruptly broken by a loud, frustrated string of cursing, and a mock motion of throwing his phone to the floor. And then he starts over and repeats. The mobile game Flappy Bird is on the other side of his phone screen. And it’s…
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Road trip: Baseball life far from home
The grass is just as green. The fans are just as loud. The beer is just as cold. But after that the differences start to become more apparent: spicy rice cakes and dried squid are the snacks of choice, the ball is slightly smaller and every Monday is an off-day. Welcome to the Korean Baseball…
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Western med student helps Tanzanian kids
The first thing you notice about Supriya Singh is that she’s already smiling at you. The second thing you notice is that you’re answering her conversational “how’s it going” seriously … and that she’s actually listening. Such a genuine introduction is not exactly surprising, considering that Supriya spends her limited free time doing what she…
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They play video games so you don’t have to
An NYPD detective chases his mark through a parking garage, exchanging fire with henchmen hired by B.B. Hensley, the man who killed the detective’s family. About to turn a corner, he stops and takes cover. A van with two mounted machine guns fires wildly at him. A car honks its horn as it passes between…