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3 hrs ago | Patch.com

Black Horse Pike Regional Students Earn Honors

A Timber Creek Regional High School senior will have to pay $1,000 less out of his own pocket for college thanks to Comcast Foundation.

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Related Topix: Comcast, Student Society, Sororities, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Voorhees, NJ, Camden County, NJ

7 hrs ago | Seeking Alpha

Sirius: Karmazin Killing This Stock

The biggest threat to Sirius XM's stock value could be its CEO, Mel Karmazin. Mel's behavior seems to be becoming more egotistical and erratic, and it will definitely hurt Sirius's stock value.

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Related Topix: Siri, Media, Radio, Wall Street, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Celebrities, Charlie Sheen, Warren Buffett, Television, Liberty Media

11 hrs ago | Las Vegas Review Journal

Cox Communications airing high school graduation ceremonies

Cox Communications will be airing, live, the graduations of 46 local high schools on Channel 96 from June 10-24. The ceremonies can also be watched live at cox96.net by clicking on the "Live TV" tab, but Cox will only be filming graduations at the Orleans Arena and Thomas & Mack Center.

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Related Topix: Cox Communication, Television, Telecom, Cox Communications, Las Vegas, NV

Sat May 26, 2012

The Motley Fool

1 Big Dividend Stock We Like Right Now

The following video is from this week's MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Chris Hill, Mike Olsen, and Joe Magyer discuss the latest business news.

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Related Topix: Qwest, Savvis, Telecom, CenturyTel

AmericanBankingNews.com

NBCUniversal Plans to Buy Microsoft's Stake in MSNBC.com

NBCUniversal wants its website back. According to Reuters, the media company, owned by parent company Comcast Corp.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Tellme, Tellme Networks, Startups, Sentillion, Comcast

Monroe News Star

Tech professor wins Product of the Year

Dr. Erez Allouche, associate professor of civil engineering and director of the Trenchless Technology Center at Louisiana Tech University, has won Technology Product of the Year honors from the Louisiana Technology Council and the North Louisiana Economic Partnership for his innovative, "green" geopolymer concrete technology.

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Related Topix: Louisiana Tech University, Qwest, Savvis, Telecom, CenturyTel

Star-Telegram.com

Best bets for Tuesday, May 29

Legendary comic actor Dick Van Dyke brings his vocal outfit, the Vantastix, to town.

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Related Topix: AT&T, ATT, Startups, Telecom, Versant

Men's Health

The Best Gear for Runners

No detail of your weekly run goes untracked when you're donning this deceptively simple-looking Forerunner on your wrist.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, GPS, Garmin, Telecom, Music Players, Headphones, Bluetooth

CNET News.com

Verizon likely to divest wireless spectrum to get cable deal OK

Verizon Wireless' $3.6 billion bid to buy unused wireless spectrum from cable companies is likely to get regulatory approval.

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Related Topix: Verizon, Business News, Federal Communications Commission, Comcast, Cox Communications, Sanford C. Bernstein, US Politics, US News, Herb Kohl, US Senate, Democrat

Fri May 25, 2012

PC Magazine

Comcast Releases Xfinity TV App for Android With Streaming

The cable provider promised access to "thousands" of Xfinity On Demand TV shows and movies anywhere your device has an Internet connection.

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Related Topix: Comcast, Google, Startups, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, TBS, iPhone App

MarketWatch

Jon Friedman's Media Web: Apple's iPhone hype: Siri is all hot air

A few weeks ago, I accidentally dropped my 19-month-old iPhone on the concrete jungle of Manhattan.

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Related Topix: Siri, Media, Radio, iPad App, iPhone App, iPod touch App, iPhone and iPad App, Cards, Celebrities, Samuel L. Jackson

Patch.com

Doctor Lori Lands Role On Discovery's 'Auction Kings'

Adding to an already stellar career in the world of antique appraisals, syndicated antiques-columnist Dr.

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Related Topix: Penn State University Park, Comcast

KRCR

Girl Scouts: Not Just Cookies -- We Want Science

A recent Girl Scout Research Institute study showed that 74% of high school girls are interested in STEM.

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Related Topix: AT&T, Startups, Telecom, Versant, ATT, Oceanography, Science, Medfield, MA

Multichannel News

Boston Battles Back for Basic Rate Control

The city of Boston says Comcast's math does not add up, and that it should still be able to regulate basic rates.

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Related Topix: Comcast, Business News, Federal Communications Commission, Public Relations

Daily News

Astral shareholders approve sale to BCE but block premium to founding family

The failure of Astral Media shareholders to endorse a special $25-million premium to company founder Ian Greenberg doesn't constitute a failure, chairman Andre Bureau said Thursday.

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Related Topix: BCE Incorparation, Telecom, Bell Mobility, Wireless

Thu May 24, 2012

Yahoo!

Dish, TV networks take fight over ad zapper to judges

A legal battle erupted between DISH Network and some of the major broadcast networks Thursday as the two sides traded lawsuits over the satellite distribution company's "Hopper" DVR, which threatens to bring down the television business model by allowing viewers to skip over commercials entirely.

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Related Topix: Telecom, DISH Network, Television, Digital Video Recorders, Electronics, Viacom, Media

Penticton Herald

Most actively traded companies on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange markets

Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange : Manulife Financial Corp.

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Related Topix: Insurance, Manulife Financial, BCE Incorparation, Telecom

Ottawa Business Journal

Astral shareholders approve BCE takeover

Thousands of business people rely on OBJ to stay informed about local and national business news when it happens.

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Related Topix: BCE Incorparation, Telecom, Bell Mobility, Wireless

The Beebe News

Ribbon Cutting for Apex Communications

Beebe Chamber of Commerce members, staff, and friends are pictured at a ribbon cutting held for Apex Communications on May 3, 2012.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, Directv

Monroe News Star

CenturyLink shareholders attend their annual meeting Wednesday at corporate headquarters in Monroe.

Glen Post said CenturyLink's latest acquisitions enable Monroe's signature company to transform itself into a force for future growth.

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Related Topix: Savvis, Qwest, Telecom, CenturyTel, Monroe, LA, Cloud Computing, Science / Technology

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