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4:41pm

Mon August 13, 2012

3:42pm

Mon August 13, 2012
The Two-Way

Google To Buy Frommer's Travel Guides

Credit Kimihiro Hoshino / AFP/Getty Images

Google will buy the Frommer's travel guide from John Wiley & Sons, Inc., the publishing company announced Monday.

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12:01pm

Mon August 13, 2012
Planet Money

A U.S. Mill Re-Opens To Meet China's Rising Demand For Diapers

Originally published on Mon August 13, 2012 12:09 pm

Credit Beth J. Harpaz / AP

A Virginia paper mill that shut down a few years back is reopening to meet rising demand from China and India.

The mill is "gearing up to begin producing fluff pulp—the soft, white absorbent used in diapers, tampons, and some medical bandages," this morning's WSJ reports.

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8:47am

Mon August 13, 2012
Planet Money

'Welcome To Jamal's Pirate Action Group'

Originally published on Wed September 26, 2012 3:17 pm

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Pirates have form letters.

Here, via Reuters, are excerpts from a letter sent to the owner of a hijacked oil tanker.

The cover sheet, in memo format, is addressed "To Whom It May Concern" with the subject line "Congratulations to the Company/Owner."

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