- 2010-03-19T06:08:59
The murderer of a 16-year-old girl who bragged about his crimes was electrocuted Thursday night, a spokesman for the Virginia Department of Corrections said. 
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- 2010-03-19T07:12:30
The Red River kept rising to dangerous levels Friday as those in the area hoped they'd done enough to protect themselves. 
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- 2010-03-19T05:03:17
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment and the family of killer whale trainer Dawn Brancheau are fighting to keep videos and photos related to her death out of the public eye. 
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- 2010-03-18T23:55:33
The latest on efforts to pass health bill: . Pelosi says bill would save $138B . Obama postpones Asia trip to wait for vote . GOP leader hopes bill "never, ever, ever passes" 
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- 2010-03-19T00:32:39
The pilots of Northwest Flight 188 did not fall asleep when they overflew their destination by more than 100 miles in October, the NTSB said in a detailed report. 
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Viacom, YouTube air dirty laundry in legal battle
(AP)
- 2010-03-19T01:37:53
 AP - Viacom Inc. and Google Inc.'s YouTube site began airing each other's dirty laundry Thursday, providing a tantalizing peek at the wheeling and dealing that triggered a bitter battle over the copyright laws governing the Internet.
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Hollywood and Bollywood join arms to fight piracy
(AP)
- 2010-03-19T05:13:53
 AP - Hollywood and Bollywood linked arms Thursday to fight piracy, with the announcement of a coalition among the Motion Picture Association of America and seven Indian companies to tackle counterfeiting in one of the world's largest film markets.
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Palm's phone sales slump and its stock dives
(AP)
- 2010-03-18T22:35:53
 AP - Palm Inc. reported sales figures Thursday that showed it's having a difficult time getting consumers to pay attention to its phones in a market dominated by iPhones and BlackBerrys. The company's shares plunged in after-hours trading.
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Apple director, ex-auto executive York dies
(AP)
- 2010-03-18T22:35:24
 AP - Jerome York, an Apple Inc. board member and a financial wizard credited with turning around Chrysler and IBM, died Thursday of a brain aneurysm. He was 71.
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Sex.com creditors say domain's too hot for NY sale
(AP)
- 2010-03-18T22:46:29
AP - The suitors for Sex.com have been put off for now.
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Texan accused of disabling 100 cars over Internet
(AP)
- 2010-03-17T22:49:00
 AP - A man fired from a Texas auto dealership used an Internet service to remotely disable ignitions and set off car horns of more than 100 vehicles sold at his old workplace, police said Wednesday.
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Review site Yelp under fire in business' lawsuits
(AP)
- 2010-03-19T05:18:16
 AP - Yelp, one of the most popular Web sites that let people post opinions about restaurants, shops and local services, is being sued by several small businesses that claim they've been pressured to advertise on the site in exchange for getting negative reviews squashed.
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China quality watchdog says some HP laptops faulty
(Reuters)
- 2010-03-19T06:32:09
Reuters - China's quality control watchdog said an investigation into Hewlett-Packard Co showed the company had sold some faulty laptop computers, and ignored consumer protection regulations.
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Tech Equipment Tax Deduction Tips
(PC World)
- 2010-03-19T01:00:00
PC World - Your computers, your cell phone, Internet services, Web hosting--your business depends on technology to run, so at tax time it's natural to want to deduct all your tech expenditures.
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Fargo floods turn farm fields into sprawling lakes
(AP)
- 2010-03-19T07:48:19
 AP - For farmer Brian Thomas, getting to town for errands is no simple matter these days as floodwaters cover fields and sections of country roads in the rural areas near Fargo, N.D.
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Jamie Foxx to star in "Kane & Lynch"
(Reuters)
- 2010-03-19T02:18:12
Reuters - Jamie Foxx is in negotiations to star opposite Bruce Willis in "Kane & Lynch," a video-game adaptation that veteran stunt coordinator and second unit director Simon Crane is helming.
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Logic Pro, Express updated to 9.1.1
(Macworld.com)
- 2010-03-18T22:17:00
Macworld.com - With the release of Logic Pro 9.1 back in January, Apple's pro audio software made the historic jump to becoming a 64-bit application on Snow Leopard. Thursday's 9.1.1 update smooths over a few things.
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On the Call: Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein
(AP)
- 2010-03-18T22:50:42
AP - Palm Inc. reported disappointing sales of its smart phones, which it revamped with a brand new operating system last year.
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Novell's Pulse Enterprise 2.0 Suite Goes Beta Next Week
(PC World)
- 2010-03-19T04:20:11
PC World - Novell is ready to begin beta testing its Pulse enterprise social-networking and collaboration suite.
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Facebook Users Targeted in Massive Spam Run
(PC World)
- 2010-03-18T14:00:18
PC World - Facebook's 400 million users have been targeted by a spam run that could infect their computers with malicious software designed to steals passwords and other data, according to security researchers at McAfee.
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Microsoft says its contentious relationship with open source is changing
(InfoWorld)
- 2010-03-18T20:11:02
InfoWorld - Acknowledging the relationship between Microsoft and the open source community has been contentious, a Microsoft official Thursday nonetheless emphasized the company's embrace of the open source paradigm, even if it was not necessarily for altruistic purposes.
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YouTube accuses Viacom of uploading infringing content
(Macworld.com)
- 2010-03-18T21:24:00
Macworld.com - Remember that court case from 2007 in which Viacom sued Google for $1 billion in damages for hosting infringing content on YouTube? As of Thursday morning, several legal documents from that billion dollar case have been unsealed. Now, thereâre a few new twists to the case.
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