All Stories from December 18, 2012 (Change date)
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School shooting compels entertainment changesDec 18, 2012 6:39 am - NEW YORK — The Connecticut school shooting rampage compelled Hollywood to air disclaimers before violent television shows, swap some programs for others, cancel film ope...
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Farmers worry about dairy prices as deadline nearsDec 18, 2012 5:25 am - MILWAUKEE — As the nation inches toward the economic “fiscal cliff,” anxiety is growing in farm country about an obscure tangent of the Washington political standoff tha...
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Power wholesaler files for bankruptcy in IllinoisDec 18, 2012 5:22 am - Power wholesaler Edison Mission Energy and its Chicago-based subsidiary Midwest Generation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday to try to restructure about ...
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Too big to jail? Execs avoid laundering chargesDec 18, 2012 5:22 am - NEW YORK — When the Justice Department announced its record $1.9 billion settlement against British bank HSBC last week, prosecutors called it a powerful blow to a dysfu...
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German gummy bear in legal battle with competitorDec 18, 2012 5:22 am - BERLIN — A German gummy bear is taking on a foil-wrapped Swiss chocolate teddy in a legal showdown. Cologne’s regional court decides Tuesday on a complaint brought by Ge...
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Ex-Home Diagnostics CEO spared prison for insider tradingDec 18, 2012 5:22 am - Former Home Diagnostics Inc. Chief Executive Officer and Chairman George Holley avoided prison when he was sentenced to three years of probation for insider trading. Hol...
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Google launches Dead Sea Scrolls libraryDec 18, 2012 5:21 am - JERUSALEM, Israel — Israeli authorities say they have put 5,000 fragments of the ancient Dead Sea scrolls online in a partnership with Google. The digital library launch...
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Judge denies Apple request to ban Samsung phonesDec 18, 2012 5:21 am - SAN FRANCISCO) — A federal judge on Monday denied a legal request by Apple Inc. to ban U.S. sales of Samsung smartphone models that a jury in August said illegally used ...
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Microsoft scrutinized by EU privacy watchdogs for policy changesDec 18, 2012 5:21 am - Microsoft Corp.’s policy changes for its Internet products including Hotmail and Bing are being formally examined by European data protection regulators for potential pr...
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Optimism over U.S. budget deal shores up marketsDec 18, 2012 5:20 am - LONDON — Indications that U.S. politicians are inching toward a budget deal that will avoid the imposition of potentially damaging tax increases and spending cuts gave m...