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University of illinois and the university of hawaii to host that presidential center. telecom giant verizon is buying aol for 4.4 billion or 50 bucks a share combining verizons mobile network with aols production capability. verizons long-term goal to dominate content delivery to an increasingly mobile consumer base. check out this blue sunset on the red planet. this is what a sunset looks like from mars. nasa says it was the first ever observed in color by the curiosity rover. fine particle...

Operating system. ibm is going to be selling the apps and other apple products to business partners. the move will be expanding apples consumer base and marks the first joint venture partnership in years. >> "the new york times," concerns mounting from policymakers over the rapid growth of e-cigarette flavors. officials say up to 250 new flavor varieties are introduced each month with 7,000 flavors currently on the market. cigarette flavors were outlawed in 2009 for fears it would attract childr...

Ado adapt to the new wage. a seven-year phase-in is one of the longest. but a relatively large increase in the minimum, so that probably helps to defuse some of the anxiety around the impact of the higher wage. >> what kind of complications do you think could arise when you have minimum wage differences on such a local level? you think there will be businesses that just move outside the city limits of seattle? >> well, historically, thats precisely what people have worried about. if you actually...

From our local nbc affiliate, 9 news.com which writes marijuana skeptics, of course, watched in alarm. they warned that the celebratory vibe in colorado masked dangerous consequences. wider marijuana availability, they say, would lead to greater illegal use by youth and possibly more traffic accidents and addiction problems. so when you hear that, whats your reaction? >> you know, i know a lot of people that are anti-marijuana or maybe skeptical were looking for this industry and for this consum...

The show. so isnt this just smart of them to partner this way? >> well, i think it might be. i think the thing that really shocks me about this, thomas, is the fact that mossberg is willing to go ahead with this business agreement and distribute these firearms in the wake of some of the really, quite frankly, heinous comments that phil robertson has made. you know, both the comments that everyone is now well aware of against the lgbt community and against african-americans, but also now were hav...

Living wage quote arbitrary. >> the district of columbia offers a larger more concentration consumer base with disposable income. that is the reason why other retailers are knocking on our doors and want to come in. we cannot have them pay poverty wages and have the taxpayers pick up social costs. >> councilman orange says he wants wal-mart to pay $12.50. the minimum wage in washington, d.c. hovers around $8.25. the bill is on the mayors desk. pope francis on his way to brazil for the first in...

Why is this important? we want large details to come to the district of columbia where our citizens can participate with them. costcos average wage is $21 per hour. they are a good corporate resident in the district of columbia. their ceo supports our living wage built. those are the types of entities we want in the district of columbia. the district of columbia offers a larger more concentrated consumer base with disposable income. that is the reason why other retailers are knocking on our door...

Ben and jerrys is changing how its ice cream is made. the company will stop using genetically modified organisms or gmos by the end of the year. right now about 80% of ben and jerrys ice cream is gmo free. proponents say it helps improve resistance to pests and disease, but kret ticritics are worried health. there is a growing segment of consumer base thats what they want. >> i dont know if im gmo free. information i didnt know until now. thank you. brace yourself. trending this morning, kim k...

Francisco. tim, you write about a gun industry that appears to be in panic mode despite an estimated $1.5 billion in sales last year. why would they need to market to children as young as first grade? can you explain that to us, tim? >> the industry is -- has disrupted to a certain extent. the market for traditional hunting guns has fallen off a cliff and the traditional consumer base is sort of like the gop. its too white, too old, too southern, too male, and so you have both of these trends, a...

Will slow down more? >> part of this is contingent how well consumers do. companies will spend money if theres this active healthy consumer base that justifies them spending money for more activities. so, at some point its the consumer showing more confidence thats going dictate businesses feeling more confident. not the other way around. businesses can be confident. it doesnt trickle down -- >> does that mean continuing tax cuts for the middle class? >> yes, tax cuts for the middle class. yes, ...