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Digital Sky seeks $1 billion tech fund with Facebook promiseMar 24, 2012 5:00 am - Digital Sky Technologies, a Russian firm that invested in Facebook Inc., is seeking $1 billion for a new late-stage technology fund less than a year after raising its la...
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Zuiker to debut ‘Cybergeddon’ movie on YahooMar 21, 2012 2:33 pm - LOS ANGELES — “CSI” creator Anthony Zuiker is making a movie destined for the small screen. The creator of the hit CBS television show plans to debut the as-yet-unfinish...
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3 online date sites agree to screen for predatorsMar 20, 2012 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Three online dating giants agreed to screen for sex offenders and take other safety steps after a woman was assaulted on a date, the California attorney ge...
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Villa Park woman fights illegal gamblingMar 18, 2012 7:00 am - As many suburbanites wade through their NCAA basketball bracket paperwork to see if anybody in their office pool has Norfolk State or Lehigh making the Sweet Sixteen ton...
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Rowling's Harry Potter website to launch in AprilMar 07, 2012 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — J.K. Rowling's long-awaited website for all things Harry Potter will be open for business in early April. The Pottermore site was announced last year, with a ...
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Everybody's streaming Netflix, but what next?Jan 17, 2012 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Netflix's streaming-video audience of more than 20 million subscribers has led many to label it a kind of digital TV network, and one that may grow into an HB...
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Rebecca Black tops YouTube videos in '11Dec 20, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Rebecca Black's infamous "Friday" video has topped all other YouTube videos of 2011 with 180 million views. The Google Inc. video-sharing site announced its...
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Antioch family of dying dad wrapped in life-affirming Comfort QuiltNov 17, 2011 4:30 am - Fans of the Alyce Is Curious blog are accustomed to the former radio personality's high-spirited, funny, irreverent, adult, brassy, sometimes profane insights on everyth...
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The A.V. Club broadens its reach into videoNov 12, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — The Onion's serious side, the A.V. Club, is following its comic brethren into video. Recently, the pop culture website and Onion newspaper insert debuted “On...
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Cowell promotes voting by social media on 'X Factor'Oct 25, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Simon Cowell doesn't use Twitter, but he wants “X Factor” fans to use the site to vote for their favorite contestants. The Fox show announced Tuesday that beg...