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3 hrs ago | Business of Life

Roger Ailes' letter to Fox employees

Dear colleagues, The recent news about the FBI's seizure of the phone and email records of Fox News employees, including James Rosen, calls into question whether the federal government is meeting its constitutional obligation to preserve and protect a free press in the United States.

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Related Topix: Publishing, News Corporation, Television, FOX News Network, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Thu May 23, 2013

Channelnewsasia.com

Major highway bridge collapses in US

LOS ANGELES: A bridge carrying a freeway over a river in the northwestern US state of Washington partially collapsed on Thursday, sending cars and people plunging into the water below, police said.

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Related Topix: Publishing, Seattle Times

Reno Gazette-Journal

'Fast & Furious 6,' featuring Reno's Gina Carano, is more of everything

Do you have a band or are you a performer with an upcoming gig that you'd like us to know about? We... This film publicity image released by Universal Pictures shows Gina Carano in a scene from "Fast & Furious 6." / ASSOCIATED PRESS You could find out, perhaps, by joining the next space mission to another galaxy, or, slightly easier, you could go ... (more)

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Related Topix: Fast & Furious 6, Universal Pictures, Fast & Furious

Seattle Times

Lawyer: NY man at center of HIV scare not positive

Nushawn Williams, a New York drug dealer imprisoned amid accusations he infected 13 young women with HIV in the 1990s, does not have the virus that causes AIDS, according to his attorney, who said he arranged for a new blood test as part of efforts to get him released from prison.

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Related Topix: Startups, Publishing, IGN Entertainment, News Corporation, Century Media Records, Television, Ottaway Newspapers, FOX News Network, Music

EDGE

Accused Mark Carson Killer Indicted, Attorney Says "He Didn't Murder Anybody"

A Manhattan Criminal Court Grand Jury indicted Elliot Morales, accused of shooting and killing a gay man in the West Village last weekend for a hate crime murder.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Gay/Lesbian, New York Daily News, Publishing, Ottaway Newspapers

KNDO

Census puts Seattle population at 634,535

News Census figures show Seattle had the 14th largest population jump among all U.S. cities between 2011 and 2012.

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Related Topix: Publishing, Seattle Times

KVIA-TV El Paso

'Kindle Worlds' lets fan fiction writers sell stories

Fan fiction, in which aficionados of existing books and movies write characters into new storylines, has long been popular fodder on Internet forums -- but stories based on copyrighted works are essentially impossible to sell.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, Warner Bros Television

CIO

Penguin Settles with US States in E-book Price-fixing Lawsuit

Penguin has settled with U.S. states in an e-book price-fixing lawsuit, leaving only Apple now in the fray.

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Related Topix: US News, HarperCollins Publishers, Publishing

Las Cruces Sun-News

1 child dead, 1 missing in Minn. park landslide

Workers with shovels run to the staging area for a rescue operation underway on the West Side of St.

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Related Topix: Publishing, Star Tribune

Wed May 22, 2013

Canada.com

CBC warns of lawsuit over government efforts to control salary negotiations

The CBC is warning the federal government that its efforts to control salary negotiations at the Crown agency could be at odds with the Broadcasting Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, leading to litigation.

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Related Topix: Canadian Broadcasting, Television

NBC New York

LA Selects Garcetti as Next Mayor

"Thank you Los Angeles--the hard work begins but I am honored to lead this city for the next four years.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles, CA, Fox Filmed Entertainment

KRVN-AM Lexington

Top 10 Highest-Paid CEOs

Leslie Moonves, who was paid $60 million, is the highest-paid CEO of S&P 500 companies with chief executives who have served at least two full years.

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Related Topix: Best of 2007, Simon Group, Transportation, Lawrence Ellison, Startups, Oracle Corporation, Walt Disney, Television

Broward-Palm Beach

Plain White Ts Tom Higgenson on Ready for Love, "Sign Me Up!"

Chicago natives Plain White T's have been making the ladies swoon since their 2007 number-one hit "Hey There Delilah" went platinum and lead singer Tom Higgenson made every guy feel dumb they hadn't come up with such sweetly simple metaphors for their own gals.

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Related Topix: Publishing, New Times

Fox News

Top IRS official to decline to testify at House hearing- IRS chief...

Lois Lerner, the director of the IRS division that singled out conservative groups, is expected to invoke the Fifth Amendment Wednesday when she appears before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Fox News has learned.

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Related Topix: Tax, HarperCollins Publishers, Startups, Publishing, IGN Entertainment, Century Media Records, Television, FOX News Network, Music

NewsOn6 Tulsa

Businesses, Organizations Benefit Oklahoma Tornado Relief

Businesses and organizations across Oklahoma and the entire country are stepping up to help those who are affected by the massive tornado that swept through the Moore area Monday afternoon.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Mary Fallin, Republican, US House of Representatives, Oklahoma Government, Oklahoma, Moore, OK, Cox Enterprises, IT Services, Hurricane, Natural Disasters

Tue May 21, 2013

Parksville Qualicum News

Fairwinds brewer knows his recipes

By Staff Writer - Parksville Qualicum Beach News Published: May 21, 2013 10:00 AM Updated: May 21, 2013 10:44 AM He created the legendary Baderbrau beer through countless tasting during tours in Europe.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Recipes, Publishing, Television, Ottaway Newspapers, Fox Filmed Entertainment, Digital Journal, FOX News Network

WKRN

Medtronic cuts 2,000 jobs worldwide, 500 in Minn.

A Medtronic spokeswoman tells the Star Tribune about 65% of the job cuts have already occurred.

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City Pages

David Clifford fired from MPD following felony assault conviction

A month following his conviction for two counts of felony assault and another count of misdemeanor assault, former Minneapolis SWAT team executive officer David Clifford is out of a job.

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Related Topix: Publishing, Star Tribune

WHIO

Exhibit on US Jews who helped refugees from Nazis

In this undated photo provided by the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, Carl Laemmle is shown with his children, Rosabelle and Carl Jr.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Universal Pictures, Manhattan, NY, New York, NY, World News, Germany,

The Miami Herald

'Star Trek' beams up $70.1M at box office

This undated publicity film image released by Paramount Pictures shows, Zachary Quinto, left, as Spock and Chris Pine as Kirk in a scene in the movie, "Star Trek Into Darkness," from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions.

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Related Topix: Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Paramount Pictures, Zachary Quinto, Chris Pine

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