Citing Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) lapses under a landmark antitrust settlement, the Justice Department said Friday it wants to extend by two years its oversight of some of the company’s business practices until at least November 2009. Microsoft has already agreed to the lengthier scrutiny by the Justice Department and 17 …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) on Monday unveiled a new section aimed at helping consumers cope with the onslaught of new technology that’s reshaping modern life. The new service, dubbed “Yahoo Tech,” represents the Internet powerhouse’s latest effort to grab a bigger piece of the rapidly growing Internet advertising …
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The ZONE is back! The “FOX & Friends Weekend” zone that is. Memorial Day weekend will be a busy one for us, which means it will be both fun and informative for you! Need things for the kids to do this summer, which may include you? We’ll have brunch with …
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TAMPA, Florida – Two Saudi men accused of boarding a school bus full of students were released from jail Tuesday after federal officials determined they don’t pose a security threat. Through an interpreter, Mana Saleh Almanajam, 23, and Shaker Mohsen Alsidran, 20, told investigators that they got on the bus …
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LONDON – The BBC has admitted it was taken for a ride by a cabbie. The network has apologized to its viewers for a studio mix up that resulted in a cab driver appearing on live television as an expert on Internet music downloads. “We interviewed the wrong person,” a …
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This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” May 15, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. JOHN GIBSON, HOST: Three deadly alligator attacks have taken place in Florida in less than a week. The first was near Fort Lauderdale, the second outside of Tampa, and …
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Fighting in rugged southern Afghan mountains killed at least 24 militants and five Afghan forces, while the U.S. military acknowledged Wednesday that the Taliban have grown in “strength and influence” in recent weeks. The violence came after a week of some of the deadliest violence since the …
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SMITHS FERRY, Idaho – An elderly man who stopped along a highway to relieve himself slipped, fell into the Payette River and died, Valley County sheriff’s deputies said. The man’s wife was trying to revive him when emergency crews arrived at the scene about 50 miles north of Boise, Idaho, …
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ATLANTA – Equifax Inc. (EFX), one of the nation’s three major credit bureaus, said Tuesday a company laptop containing employee names and Social Security numbers was stolen from an employee who was traveling by train near London. The theft, which could affect as many as 2,500 of the Atlanta-based company’s …
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LOS ANGELES – Online DVD rental company Netflix Inc (NFLX) on Tuesday said it is considering a broad range of options as part of its strategy to allow subscribers to download movies from the Internet. In a regulatory filing, the company said it was clarifying remarks made at a media …
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