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Video-on-Demand Viewing Is Gaining Popularity
New York Times
Although it has been around for years, the technology is catching on among people who want to watch television on their own schedules. &nbs... |
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David Karp Quit School to Get Serious About Tumblr
New York Times
David Karp, founder of Tumblr, got his education not in high school or college but in the world of Internet start-ups. |
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Hezbollah’s Role in Syria Shakes the Lebanese
New York Times
Fighting in the strategic city of Qusayr brought rising casualties for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as it joined its biggest battle yet in su... |
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Apple’s Web of Tax Shelters Saved It Billions, Panel Finds
New York Times
A Congressional inquiry’s findings were remarkable both for the tens of billions of dollars involved and for Apple’s audacity in saying some of it... |
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M.T.A. Plans Full Metro North Rail Service for Wednesday
New York Times
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said service interrupted by the train collision last week in Connecticut should be restored on Wednesday.&nb... |
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 BEIJING (AP) — China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North Korea.
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China's Xi will meet Obama earlier than expected
Yahoo News
BEIJING (AP) — China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expect... |
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Survivors pulled from Oklahoma tornado debris as toll falls
Yahoo News
By Carey Gillam and Ian Simpson MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Emergency workers pulled more than 100 survivors from the rubble of homes, schools and a h... |
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 DENVER (AP) — Patrick Corbin was a maestro on the mound, making his slider move all over the place.
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Corbin tosses 3-hitter as D-backs beat Rockies 5-1
Yahoo News
DENVER (AP) — Patrick Corbin was a maestro on the mound, making his slider move all over the place. |
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 BAGHDAD (AP) — New attacks in Iraq killed 13 people and wounded dozens on Tuesday, officials said, after a bloody day that claimed more than 100 lives across the country.
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More attacks across Iraq kill 13 people
Yahoo News
BAGHDAD (AP) — New attacks in Iraq killed 13 people and wounded dozens on Tuesday, officials said, after a bloody day that claimed more than 100 liv... |
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 LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — Residents of a western Mexico area who endured months besieged by a drug cartel cheered the arrival of hundreds of Mexican soldiers Monday.
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Besieged Mexican town cheers arrival of soldiers
Yahoo News
LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — Residents of a western Mexico area who endured months besieged by a drug cartel cheered the arrival of hundreds of Mexican s... |
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IRS officials deny misleading Congress on targeting
Yahoo News
By John Whitesides and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Internal Revenue Service officials told Congress on Tuesday they were unaware of the agenc... |
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Chinese fishing boat, crew released by North Korea
Yahoo News
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese boat and 16 fishermen seized for ransom by armed North Koreans two weeks ago were released Tuesday, easing the latest irrit... |
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 WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Boruch Spiegel, one of the last remaining survivors of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising by poorly armed Jewish insurgents against the powerful Nazi German force that occupied Poland, has died. He was 93.
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Warsaw ghetto insurgent Boruch Spiegel dies at 93
Yahoo News
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Boruch Spiegel, one of the last remaining survivors of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising by poorly armed Jewish insurgents again... |
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 CHICAGO (AP) — Adam Dunn has been insisting all season he feels great, even while he was piling up strikeouts at the beginning of the year.
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Dunn homers as White Sox beat Lester, Red Sox 6-4
Yahoo News
CHICAGO (AP) — Adam Dunn has been insisting all season he feels great, even while he was piling up strikeouts at the beginning of the year. |
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 TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities released nearly 600 photos that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others.
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Police release photos from Tucson shooting rampage
Yahoo News
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities released nearly 600 photos that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six ... |
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Yahoo's rise in Asia offsets risk from Tumblr bet
Yahoo News
By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging service Tumblr will be a ... |
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 MIAMI (AP) — A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appeared Tuesday to be mostly at peace with his disfigurement, strumming a guitar, making jokes and thanking people for their donations to help pay for his care.
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Face-chewing victim recovering, strumming guitar
Yahoo News
MIAMI (AP) — A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appeared Tuesday to be mostly at peace with his disfigure... |
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Fresh bombings in Iraq 'kill 13'
BBC
At least 13 people are killed in new bomb attacks in Iraq, a day after a wave of bombings across the country left at least 70 people dead.
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Algerian president leaves Paris military hospital
Yahoo News
PARIS (AP) — Officials say Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has left the French military hospital where he has been treated for nearly a mont... |
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North Koreans free Chinese crew
BBC
A Chinese fishing crew seized by unidentified North Koreans two weeks ago is freed along with their boat, reports say.
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