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AP's Copyright Lawsuit: Legitimate or Frivolous?
Yesterday's news that the Associated Press is suing Moreover Technologies (a news aggregator service that was acquired by Verisign for $30 million in 2005) seems to have been met with general eye-rolling from the 'sphere. I particularly enjoyed Rich Ord's perspective in "AP Suing Moreover Like It's...
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The safety may put someone's mind at ease that somehow the pistol is more "safe" now, thereby allowing some poor sap on the street to get a better pistol to defend themselves with. As far as new civilian-type shooters, the safety may appeal to them because, in their eye, the...
Yankees nearing the brink
NEW YORK -- At this rate, the relentless Boston Red Sox might eliminate the Yankees sooner than anyone thought. Jason Bay drove in four runs, Dustin Pedroia hit a grand slam and Boston routed the listless Yankees 11-3 on Wednesday night, putting an emphatic dent in New...
Jankovic advances; Roddick gets victory
NEW YORK -- Jelena Jankovic's leg cramped so badly, she couldn't take another step. Luckily for the No. 2 seed in the U.S. Open, the agony occurred during her post-match run on the treadmill. Anyone who watched could clearly see she left about everything she had out...
West increases pressure on Russia
TBILISI, Georgia -- Western leaders warned Russia on Wednesday to "change course," hoping to keep a conflict that already threatens a key nuclear pact and could affect the U.S. meat and poultry industry from broadening into a new Cold War. Moscow said it was NATO expansion and...
Poker
Next month sees the start of the fifth "season" of the European Poker Tour which now comprises 11 tournaments - nine events in major European cities, one in the Bahamas and a final in Monte Carlo. The series, sponsored by the planet's biggest online card room, PokerStars.com, seems set to...
Firm ignores $60 eye drug, pushes $2,000 option
WASHINGTON -- What does a company do when there's anecdotal evidence that two of its drugs are equally effective in treating a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, one costing patients $60 per treatment and the other $2,000? In the case of Genentech Inc., nothing. ...
Rules for ID'ing job-site hazards may change
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is proposing that workplace hazard standards be subject to more public and expert scrutiny before being adopted. Critics say the proposals could make it harder to limit worker exposure to carcinogens and other toxic materials. The Labor Department proposal to be posted...
Finance giant Fannie Mae shakes up management
WASHINGTON -- Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae shook up its executive ranks Wednesday, after shares in it and sibling company Freddie Mac rose for a third straight day as investors appeared less certain a government bailout of the two companies is imminent. Fannie Mae, the largest buyer...
Pakistanis repel attack by Taliban
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani troops drove off a Taliban attack on a fort and pounded another band of militants holed up in a health center, officials said Wednesday as fighting spread to a third area of the tribal belt along the Afghan border. As many as 49...
Judge says Mrs. Fields can pay workers, vendors
A bankruptcy judge said Wednesday that Salt Lake City-based Mrs. Fields Original Cookies Inc. can continue to pay workers and vendors in the normal course of business as the company's bankruptcy proceeds. The approval was part of the company's first-day motions, which a company makes near the...
Orders for durable goods take off
WASHINGTON -- U.S. factories saw a surprisingly hefty increase in their orders for big-ticket products in July, reflecting continued strength in export sales and a boost to business investment from the government's tax-stimulus package. Economists, however, remain worried that spreading economic weakness overseas and a rebound in...
Idaho boy's murderer given death sentence
BOISE -- A longtime sex offender was sentenced to death Wednesday for the 2005 kidnapping, torture and murder of a 9-year-old northern Idaho boy after federal jurors who watched video of some of the brutality deliberated just three hours. The jurors' recommendation was binding on U.S. District...
Confidence in job market sags
NEW YORK -- American workers' confidence in the job market is as low as it was during the 2001 recession, according to a survey released Wednesday. When asked whether this is a bad time to find a quality job, 65 percent said it was, matching the...
Reviving the Dead Sea Scrolls
JERUSALEM -- Scientists using American space technology have started a huge project to digitally photograph the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest known version of the Hebrew Bible, and post it on the Internet for all to see, Israeli authorities said Wednesday. High-tech cameras using infrared photography are...
Protect farmworkers
ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, California lawmakers addressed a terrible trend that this state was leading the nation in heat-related deaths among farmworkers. But, now those laws have become ineffective and virtually useless. Under the laws, farmworkers are suppose to receive the basics like a water break or...
New Software Assurance and Updated Volume Licensing Programs Underline Nitro PDF's Commitment to Providing World-Class Customer Service and Support
Nitro PDF Software, the company thatrevolutionized PDF software with its launch of the first true alternativeto Adobe® Acrobat®, today announced the introduction of a new SoftwareAssurance Program SAP and updated Volume Licensing Program VLP, furtheremphasizing the company's commitment to provide the highest qualitycustomer service and support along with flexible licensing...
4 More Deaths Reported Among Byetta Patients
The makers of the type 2 diabetes drug Byetta reported Tuesday the deaths of four more people who'd been taking the medication. The announcement by Eli Lilly and Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. came a week after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that two Byetta users had died of acute...
Deadline for tanker bids continues to slip
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon is in danger of missing a self- imposed deadline to award a politically charged $35 billion deal to Boeing or Northrop Grumman for Air Force refueling tankers ahead of the next administration. Boeing's recent request for more time leaves the Pentagon with even less room to...
Southwest to trim 190 flights this winter
DALLAS -- Southwest Airlines Co., which had resisted the kinds of capacity cuts being made by other carriers, will eliminate nearly 200 flights early next year as it struggles with high fuel costs and a weakening economy. The move raised doubts about the company's publicly stated goal...
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