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2. US airlines are more punctual and less likely to lose your bag than at any other time in two decades. Nearly 84% of domestic flights arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time in the first half of the year - the best performance since the government started keeping track.

 

 

 

3. Google is paying a record $22.5 million fine to settle allegations that it broke a privacy promise by secretly tracking millions of web surfers who use Apple's Safari² browser³. The investigation⁴ began after a researcher revealed that Google had overridden⁵ Safari privacy settings.

 

 

 

4. And Manhattanites desperate for a backyard barbecue can rent one. This east village spot goes for $100 an hour. But you have to bring your own hotdogs and burgers.

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