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Associated Press Sues News Aggregation Service for 'Parasitic Business Model'

The Associated Press, the world's oldest and largest news-gathering organization, is making good on its threat to sue content aggregation news services, alleging Tuesday that a paid-subscription company's repackaged content works on a parasitic business model. The 135-page suit against San Francisco-based company Meltwater News begins with a thudding blow: Meltwater has built its business on the willful exploitation and copying of AP's and other publishers' news articles ...
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Experts say Iran has neutralized Stuxnet virus

Iranian engineers have succeeded in neutralizing and purging the computer virus known as Stuxnet from their country's nuclear machinery, European and U.S. officials and private experts have told Reuters.
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Whitney Houston Songs: Sony Raises Prices 30 Minutes after Singer's Death

Whitney Houston, the celebrated pop music icon, died on Saturday at the age of 48. While many around the world mourned, Sony Music raised the price of Houston's greatest hits album titled Ultimate Collection on iTunes and Amazon. Sony Music raised the price of Houston's songs just 30 minutes after her death reports Guardian. The retail price was raised from about $8 (£4.99) to about $13 (£7.99), which automatically raised the price of digital sales on platforms such as iTunes.
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Britain's top rating may yet survive

Britain's top-notch credit rating may survive the threat of a downgrade because economists still believe in London's resolve to erase a huge budget deficit and the central bank's ability to print money.
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Gold, Silver Suffer Three Straight Days Of Declines

The precious metals market followed Wall Street's skid today, as gold and companies that peddle it were driven down by underwhelming retail figures in the U.S., and ongoing concerns over Greece and the Eurozone.
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Pentagon, Lockheed see price of F-35 going up

Delays in U.S. and international orders for Lockheed Martin Corp's new F-35 fighter jet will increase its total cost, Lockheed and U.S. officials said on Tuesday, as Italy announced a cut in spending on the warplane.
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Israel Accuses Iran Over Diplomat Attacks

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran and Hezbollah (the Lebanese-based militant group that is funded and supported by the Iranians) of orchestrating both bombings.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab: What's the Difference?

Samsung is debuting Google's Android 4.0 system on a brand new seven inch tablet this March, and it's called the Galaxy Tab 2. The original Galaxy Tab came out in 2010, and Samsung is not inclined to add Android 4.0 to that device. Galaxy Tab 2 will debut in the UK, but there are no further details about a U.S. release or any pricing info. What Samsung has said is the Galaxy Tab 2 has many of the same exact features as the Galaxy Tab, but with more memory, internal storage and a slightly t...
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Wall Street dips as traders cash in year's winners

Stocks of financial and basic materials companies led Wall Street lower on Tuesday after rallies by those groups this year, while the retail sector hit a record even as retail sales rose less than expected last month.
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Murder of Meredith Kercher: Amanda Knox Ruling May Be Overturned

The decision that freed Amanda Knox may be overturned. On Tuesday, Italian prosecutors appealed to the country's highest criminal court against overturned convictions of murder against American Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito. The two allegedly brutally murdered a British student, Meredith Kercher.
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European Economic Data Takes Glum Turn as Factory Output Falls

The 17 member nations of the euro common currency union, dragged down by the flagging economies of Greece, Portugal, Spain and Ireland, saw factory activity decrease more than expected in December, the statistical office of the European Union announced Tuesday.

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