They had health insurance through the COBRA law, which lets a fired worker continue in his or her former health plan for up to 18 months.

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Once a track is selected, Flipboard users can read other sections while the audio plays in the background, an amazing new capability that lets people listen while they continue flipping through their Flipboard.

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Woot says Amazon will let the site continue to operate independently, similarly to how it lets Zappos and Audible run themselves.

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"Ford is unique because we continue to build on the power of the SYNC system that lets customers connect to off-board services through their own mobile devices, " said Doug VanDagens, director of Ford's Connected Services Organization.

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