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Sports-betting operation shuts Web site
Jul 18 2006 11:00PM (CT)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - An offshore sports-betting operation targeted by U.S. prosecutors shut down its Web site Tuesday night, a day after a federal judge ordered the company to stop letting Americans place wagers.
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Ex-CEO may face charges in options probe
Jul 18 2006 9:22PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - In a sign that the widening stock options scandal may be entering a new phase, a former Silicon Valley chief executive has been warned that he could face criminal charges over questionable practices at his company, according to a published report.
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Ex-CEO may face charges in options probe
Jul 18 2006 9:22PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - In a sign that the widening stock options scandal may be entering a new phase, a former Silicon Valley chief executive has been warned that he could face criminal charges over questionable practices at his company, according to a published report.
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Wal-Mart, critics slam each other on Web
Jul 18 2006 7:18PM (CT)
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) - The brawl between Wal-Mart and its union critics is escalating as groups on both sides, fighting over whether the world's largest retailer is good or bad, launched attack-style Web sites maligning each other's motives and politics.
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Text messaging on rise with young people
Jul 18 2006 7:18PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - E-mail is so last millennium. Young people see it as a good way to reach an elder _ a parent, teacher or a boss _ or to receive an attached file. But increasingly, the former darling of high-tech communication is losing favor to instant and text messaging, and to the chatter generated on blogs and social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace.
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Reporter sues YouTube over copyrights
Jul 18 2006 5:58PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An independent news reporter sued the popular video-sharing service YouTube Inc. for copyright infringement, claiming the Web site encouraged users to copy his protected materials.
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Reporter sues YouTube over copyrights
Jul 18 2006 5:58PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An independent news reporter sued the popular video-sharing service YouTube Inc. for copyright infringement, claiming the Web site encouraged users to copy his protected materials.
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Verizon boosts top broadband speed
Jul 18 2006 5:10PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Verizon Communications Inc. on Tuesday raised the top download speed for its fiber-based Internet service in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, the areas where it competes with Cablevision Systems Corp. for broadband customers.
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Verizon boosts top broadband speed
Jul 18 2006 5:10PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Verizon Communications Inc. on Tuesday raised the top download speed for its fiber-based Internet service in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, the areas where it competes with Cablevision Systems Corp. for broadband customers.
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Amazon.com unit, Target extend partnership
Jul 18 2006 3:52PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Target Corp. and Amazon Enterprise Solutions, a unit of online retailer Amazon.com Inc., are extending their partnership by two years through August 2010, the companies announced Tuesday.
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Microsoft, Nortel in communications deal
Jul 18 2006 3:47PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. and Nortel Networks Corp. have struck a four-year deal to develop and sell products that make it easier for business people to locate and communicate with one another.
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BSkyB unveils drive into broadband market
Jul 18 2006 3:44PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Satellite TV operator British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC unveiled an aggressive drive into the British broadband market Tuesday, earmarking more money than expected to cover the cost of signing up new customers.
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