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8,000 new music file-share lawsuits

BUSINESS / NEWS Wed Oct 18, 2006 @ 1:17pm neoform
MSNBC -- The music industry has launched a fresh wave of 8,000 lawsuits against alleged file-sharers around the world, escalating its drive to stamp out online piracy and encourage the use of legal download services... Read More
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Attacks kill 10 U.S. troops in Iraq

WORLD / NEWS Wed Oct 18, 2006 @ 1:15pm neoform
MSNBC -- The U.S. military reported Wednesday that 10 American troops had been killed the day, raising the death toll so far this month to 69 and putting October on track to be the deadliest month for coalition forces since January 2005... Read More
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Wal-Mart workers walk out

U.S. / NEWS Wed Oct 18, 2006 @ 1:14pm neoform
MSNBC -- For months, politicians and activists have been saying that the low prices at the world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores, come at a tremendous cost to its low-paid employees. They point to lawsuits that contend the company discriminates against women.. Read More
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Windows virus worms onto some Apple iPods

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Wed Oct 18, 2006 @ 12:45pm neoform
CNET -- Apple Computer warned on Tuesday that some of its latest iPods have shipped with a Windows virus... Read More
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Microsoft releases guidelines for customer privacy

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Wed Oct 18, 2006 @ 12:43pm neoform
Computer World -- Criticized in the past for an initiative that would require the company to collect and catalog personal information about its customers, Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released an internal document about how it protects customers' privacy in the hopes that o.. Read More
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Google CEO: Techies must educate governments

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Wed Oct 18, 2006 @ 12:41pm neoform
ZDNET -- Those in the know about technology must spend more time reaching out to governments and helping them understand the Internet's role in society, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said Tuesday... Read More
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School bans tag, other chase games

EDUCATION / NEWS Wed Oct 18, 2006 @ 12:38pm neoform
CNN -- Tag, you're out! Officials at an elementary school south of Boston have banned kids from playing tag, touch football and any other unsupervised chase game during recess for fear they'll get hurt and hold the school liable... Read More
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U.S. casino magnate gives Picasso's dream the elbow

ODD / NEWS Wed Oct 18, 2006 @ 12:13pm neoform
Yahoo News -- Picasso's famed "Dream" painting turned into a nightmare for Las Vegas casino magnate Steve Wynn when he accidentally gave the multimillion dollar canvas an elbow... Read More
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North Korean defector says only Kim Jong Il's ouster would stop nuclear program

WORLD / NEWS Wed Oct 18, 2006 @ 11:28am neoform
Northwest Florida Daily News -- The man once considered the mentor of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il said Tuesday that the reclusive country's nuclear weapons program cannot be stopped unless the strongman is ousted... Read More
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Firefox 2.0 Review

TECHNOLOGY / OPINION Wed Oct 18, 2006 @ 11:26am neoform
Read Write Web -- In this post, we take a look at what the Firefox team is going to deliver in their upcoming major release: Firefox 2.0. We ask the question: will it be enough to make significant ground on IE?.. Read More
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Yahoo! Search Marketing's New Platform Goes Live

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Wed Oct 18, 2006 @ 11:25am neoform
Searchengine Journal -- This afternoon Yahoo announced that it is finally going live with the rollout and transition to its new Yahoo Search Marketing platform, dubbed �Panama�... Read More
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Female Mississauga teacher facing sex charges

EDUCATION / NEWS Wed Oct 18, 2006 @ 11:24am neoform
CTV -- A 36-year-old Mississauga teacher has been charged with sexual assault and sexual exploitation for the alleged inappropriate contact of one of her students... Read More
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Study: Workers often jot down passwords

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Wed Oct 18, 2006 @ 11:23am neoform
CNET -- One in three people write down computer passwords, undermining their security, and companies should look to more advanced methods, including biometrics, to ensure their systems are safe, a new study shows... Read More
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Troops 'roll the dice' with push into Triangle of Death

WORLD / NEWS Wed Oct 18, 2006 @ 11:22am neoform
CNN -- In the distance, explosions are heard -- it could be anything. The American soldiers don't even look up. Their focus is on reading the land. To the untrained eye it looks benign. But for them it is filled with clues and potentially deadly traps... Read More
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The death of habeas corpus - Countdown with Keith Olbermann

POLITICS / OPINION Wed Oct 18, 2006 @ 11:19am neoform
MSNBC -- On Countdown Keith Olbermann examined the Military Commission's Act of 2006 and what it does to something called habeas corpus... Read More
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U.S. Senator Russ Feingold On The Signing the Military Commissions Act

POLITICS / OPINION Wed Oct 18, 2006 @ 11:17am neoform
U.S. Senate -- The legislation signed by the President today violates basic principles and values of our constitutional system of government. It allows the government to seize individuals on American soil and detain them indefinitely with no opportunity to challenge the.. Read More
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Iraq reality check: The cost in lives lost

WORLD / NEWS Wed Oct 18, 2006 @ 9:42am neoform
CNN -- Early in the Iraq conflict, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dismissed insurgents as "dead-enders." In 2004, President Bush said the battle against these fighters was "turning a corner." In 2005, he described a "turning point," and Vice President D.. Read More
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Ecuador's Noboa regains poll lead

POLITICS / NEWS Wed Oct 18, 2006 @ 8:35am neoform
BBC News -- Conservative candidate Alvaro Noboa has regained the lead in the latest partial count of Ecuador's presidential poll... Read More
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Yahoo 'unhappy' with performance

BUSINESS / NEWS Wed Oct 18, 2006 @ 8:33am neoform
BBC News -- Yahoo bosses have said they are dissatisfied with its performance after seeing quarterly profits fall 38% to $158m (£84.4m)... Read More
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Shanghai F1 boss 'in graft probe'

WORLD / NEWS Wed Oct 18, 2006 @ 8:32am neoform
BBC News -- The head of Shanghai's showcase Formula One motor racing circuit is being questioned over a major corruption inquiry, a state newspaper reported... Read More

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