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Hyperlocal news business EveryBlock, an early pioneer in data-driven news aggregation, has been shut down by parent NBC News, it announced today.

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NBC News abruptly yanks the plug on hyperlocal news outfit EveryBlock

Let a thousand sports blogs bloom: SB Nation raises $10.5M

As AOL rushes to local news, Examiner.com is already there