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A greyhound adoption group wants to silence rumors that hundreds of dogs could be put to sleep when Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha closes.
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Secret Service Investigating How Couple Crashed White House State Dinner
The Secret Service is reviewing whether a criminal charges may be warranted for a Washington- area couple who got past security to crash a state dinner at the White House, a spokesman for the agency said.
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Facebook hacking on the holidays
Law enforcement agents warn users to facebook to not get too personal. The online social networking site is working double time the holidays as family and friends post updated on their good times, but those good times could turn bad if criminals are reading your posts as a result of computer hacking.
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Rappers jailed over warning song
Two rappers have been jailed for using an internet song to try to scare off witnesses to the murder of a 24-year-old man in Ealing, west London.
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Justin Bieber - Bieber and Swift Became Twitter Pals
Caption: Justin Bieber performs a free concert for fans at Universal CityWalk in anticipation of his new album 'My World' Los Angeles, California .... Teen pop sensation JUSTIN BIEBER became a Twitter.com pal of tourmate TAYLOR SWIFT's before the singers ever met.
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Two former Barlow students arrested for threatening to a shoot upa school
Two former Barlow High School students have been arrested on accusations related to alleged threats on MySpace.com to shoot and kill school officials and students.
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Startups play matchmaker to challenge mutual funds
If you're unhappy with your mutual fund, you can easily find another. After all, there are nearly 8,000 to choose from.
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A look at startup firms challening mutual funds
Covestor Investment Management and kaChing are online ventures that seek to challenge traditional mutual funds.
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Social networking can be great to catch up with old friends, but Twitter's become a way of business and a way of promotion.The Twitter phenomenon's hit a home run so far with the Mud Hens.
Mobile Web Surge Continues in October
Global mobile data traffic continued to surge in October, growing at the fastest pace in seven months, Internet browser company Opera Software said on Wednesday.
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Hong Kong probes 'suicide site'
Police in Hong Kong are trying to trace members of a group on the social networking site Facebook which appeared to call for a mass suicide.
Religious studies teacher jailed for pupil affair
A religious studies teacher was jailed for 32 months today for having sex with a teenage pupil she seduced on Facebook.
Retailers use Facebook,Twitter to draw in customers on Black Friday
Competition is stiff going into the holiday shopping season, especially after the bleak sales of last year.
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LinkedIn co-founder sees IPO likely, but not soon
LinkedIn, the world's biggest professional social network, will probably pursue an initial public offering some time but not in the near future, co-founder and executive chairman Reid Hoffman told Reuters.
Facebook Introduces Dual-Class Structure for Stock: Video
Nov. 25 -- Facebook Inc., the world's biggest social-networking site, introduced a dual-class stock structure to let current shareholders hold onto voting control.
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Nokia unveil two new 3G slider phones
Story added: 24 Nov 2009 23:04. Last updated: 24 Nov 2009 23:06. Nokia today unveiled two new 3G slider phones, the Nokia 6700 slide and Nokia 7230, made for the design-conscious consumer and optimized for socializing and sharing with those closest to you.
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The title is a trick. Due to some recent system updates, my Xbox is becoming more and more like a personal computer.
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Facebook creates dual-class stock structure
Facebook has created a dual-class stock structure designed to give existing shareholders control over the company.
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Pa. Authorities Arrest 8 People in Online Child Porn Ring
An online child pornography ring required would-be members to share explicit pictures of children to show they weren't in law enforcement and that they could provide such images, according to federal prosecutors, who announced Tuesday that eight men have been charged.
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Facebook creates dual-class stock structure
Facebook has created a dual-class stock structure designed to give founder Mark Zuckerberg and other existing shareholders control over the company.
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