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Judge wants panel to investigate his porn postings
The criminal prosecution of a hard-core pornographer turned into a personal trial for the presiding judge, who called for an investigation Thursday into his own conduct over lewd photos and videos stored on his family's publicly accessible Web site.
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U.S. video game sales up 37 percent in May: NPD
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. sales of video game hardware and software were $1.12 billion in May, up 37 percent from a year earlier, with Take-Two Interactive Software Corp's "Grand Theft Audio 4" the best-selling title for the month, market researcher NPD said in a report on Thursday.
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Online school helps cancer patient reach graduation dream
DENVER – Colin Connors knows all about beating the odds. When he was 18-months-old, doctors told his mother on Christmas, he wouldn't make it to New Year's. Now, he's getting ready to go to college.
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Judge wants panel to investigate his porn postings
The criminal prosecution of a hard-core pornographer turned into a personal trial for the presiding judge, who called for an investigation Thursday into his own conduct over lewd photos and videos stored on his family's publicly accessible Web site. Alex Kozinski, chief judge of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, asked an ethics panel of the court to initiate proceedings after the disclosure ...
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-06-13 00:09 Business Highlights
(AP) - Yahoo ends all talks with Microsoft, shares plunge
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U.S. video game sales up 37 percent in May: NPD
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. sales of video game hardware and software were $1.12 billion in May, up 37 percent from a year earlier, with Take-Two Interactive Software Corp's "Grand Theft Audio 4" the best-selling title for the month, market researcher NPD said in a report on Thursday.
Reuters.co.uk |
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Yahoo Hires Google to Sell Online Ads
Yahoo has hired Internet search leader Google to sell some online ads in hopes of boosting its profit
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tie-up with Yahoo for more than a year and by early May had offered up to $47.5 billion, or $33 per share, to buy the Internet company.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-06-13 00:39 SKorean shares outlook - Higher on bargain hunting after Wall Street's rebound
SEOUL (Thomson Financial) - South Korean shares are expected to open higher on Friday as investors seek bargains after the recent sharp decline and Wall Street's rebound on Thursday.
Interactive Investor |
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Integra Info Tech Signs Agreement With Estorian to Distribute Email Forensics & E-Discovery Solution to the Mid-Market
Integra Information Technologies, Inc., today announced a reseller agreement with Estorian of Bellview, Washington. Through the agreement, Integra, a provider of document management and scanning services, will deliver Estorian's LookingGlass Email solution to SMB businesses.
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Suffolk man admits growing marijuana in mobile home
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SUFFOLK -- A 24-year-old Suffolk man who admitted growing marijuana will lose his residence as a result of his arrest. Daniel Paul Estella was arrested in January after police tipped by a neighbor found what they called a large-scale marijuana-growing operation in his mobile home. As a result of a guilty plea to the drug charge, Estella must forfeit computers, flat-screen ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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You Meant Strengthen Googles Competitive Position, Right?
Google co-founder Larry Page recently discounted the idea that a Google-Yahoo partnership would present any potential antitrust problems. We may soon find out if hes right. This afternoon, just a few hours after announcing the not-with-a-bang-but-a-whimper conclusion of its negotiations with Microsoft , Yahoo said it had inked a non-exclusive search-advertising deal with Google ...
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Judge wants panel to investigate his porn postings
The criminal prosecution of a hard-core pornographer turned into a personal trial for the presiding judge, who called for an investigation Thursday into his own conduct over lewd photos and videos stored on his family's publicly accessible Web site.
Orlando Sentinel |
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Google Ad Deal Advances Yahoo’s Open Strategy
Amid a potential shareholder uprising and plunging stock values, Yahoo made official a rumored ad-sharing agreement with Google. Earlier today, Yahoo announced that discussions with Microsoft had officially ended following its unsolicited bid to acquire all or part of Yahoo in the months prior.
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Obama campaign: Wife never used the word 'Whitey'
By NEDRA PICKLER Democrat Barack Obama's campaign said Thursday that Michelle Obama never used the word "whitey" in a speech from the church pulpit as it launched a Web site to debunk rumors about him and his wife. The rumor that Michelle Obama railed against "whitey" in a diatribe at Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ has circulated on conservative Republican blogs for weeks and was ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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The 30 Most Salacious Sites For Celebrity Gossip
Feel a burning need to know the latest happenings in Lindsay Lohan’s life? Can’t wait to find out about the latest addition to the Brangelina family? If so, this list is definitely for you. Gossip has been a huge business for years, and blogs have made it more accessible than ever. No longer [...]
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Computer Images Lead To Child Porn Arrest
A 48-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of posessing child pornography, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department says.
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U.S. video game sales up 37 percent in May: NPD
U.S. sales of video game hardware and software were $1.12 billion in May, up 37 percent from a year earlier, with Take-Two Interactive Software Corp's "Grand Theft Audio 4" the best-selling title for the month, market researcher NPD said in a report on Thursday.
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Intel Research Day
At Intel's Research Day, more than 70 booths filled up the exhibition hall at Mountain View's Computer History Museum. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi profiles some of her favorites, including the Mood Phone and robotic fingers.
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St. Catharines residents like to 'Google' strip club, church and wine
When it comes to church, strip club, Ron Sexsmith, polka and wine, St. Catharines is ranked No. 1 in Canada. That is, Garden City residents are more likely to look up those terms on Internet search engine Google than web surfers in any other city across the nation — [...]
St. Catharines Standard |
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Yahoo in Google ad deal
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo and Microsoft ended talks as the Web pioneer agreed to let archrival Google sell search ads on its site, the companies said on Thursday.
Reuters.co.uk |
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Yahoo, Google announce online ad alliance
Yahoo and Google on Thursday announced a much-rumored alliance to put the Internet search king's expertise to work pumping money from its floundering rival's online advertising.
AFP via Yahoo! News |
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Property downturn hits Carphone Warehouse
TalkTalk drags shares down 10% as broadband and landline customer turnover dries up
Guardian Unlimited |
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Just a Minute With: Musician Peter Gabriel
LONDON (Reuters) - Grammy-winning musician Peter Gabriel believes the Internet has drowned users with too much choice, failed to democratise the pop industry as much as was hoped and eroded the quality of what people listen to.
Reuters.co.uk |
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Social networking applications could become a privacy headache
Facebook fanatics who have covered their profiles on the popular social networking site with games and trivia quizzes might be unknowingly giving strangers an intimate peek at their lives.
Austin American-Statesman |
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