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LA MUELA, Spain — In the good times, the former mayor of this small, wind-swept village of 5,000 in northern Spain was busy building: the... The New York Times http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ryan-craggs/

NEW YORK -- High taxes have emerged as the No. 1 weapon in the war on smoking. The more cigarettes cost, research has shown, the... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-mathias/

Bangladeshi authorities are taking steps to improve worker safety in the wake of a factory collapse that killed hundreds, Bloomberg reports. Bangladesh’s government, employers and... Jillian Berman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jillian-berman/

Retail is changing. Commercial real estate is evolving. It's an exciting time to be at the intersection of physical space and technology. While some posit that physical retail will die, I subscribe to the belief that software will help retail evolve and become more efficient and data driven. Erik Eliason http://www.huffingtonpost.com/erik-eliason/

WASHINGTON (AP) — Buy anything on the Internet lately without paying sales tax? In all but a few states, you're probably a tax cheat. That's... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ap/

For the "Iron Man" franchise, the third time was the charm. According to numbers released by Disney, the studio's "Iron Man 3" grossed $175.3 million... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-rosen/

WASHINGTON -- Describing a sound immigration system as critical to economic growth, renowned investor Warren Buffett said Sunday that it's time lawmakers in Washington establish... Dave Jamieson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-jamieson/

President Obama set a goal of 1 million new manufacturing jobs in his second term. Last month we added zero. Not one. Nada. Zip. We did add low-wage jobs, though. Maybe we can talk about a national manufacturing strategy now? Dave Johnson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-johnson/

OMAHA, Neb. -- Part rock concert, part investment workshop, the annual gathering of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders is an odd mix. But that's just how the... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jillian-berman/

By Serajul Quadir and Ruma Paul DHAKA, May 5 (Reuters) - The wife of a Bangladeshi garment worker who was killed when a building... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/reuters/

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett says Berkshire Hathaway shareholders should expect decent returns on the newspapers the company has bought in recent years.... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katherine-fung/

Although "Fifty Shades of Grey" may be a hit with housewives across the country, Philadelphia mother Maya Ladson was decidedly displeased to find a copy... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meredith-bennettsmith/