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Will Kansas Repeal Its Unconstitutional Sodomy Law?

An equal-rights group in Kansas is asking Gov. Sam Brownback to repeal the state's sodomy law, which was rendered unconstitutional by a Supreme Court ruling eight years ago. Some legislators argue that, since the law is unenforceable, it isn't worth the effort to repeal it. But laws have symbolic meaning whether they are enforced or not.

Patent firm IPCom says to stop HTC German sales

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German patent firm IPCom plans to halt as quickly as possible the sale of all HTC smartphones in Germany, another blow to the Taiwanese firm just two days after it shocked markets by cutting its fourth-quarter outlook.

Emma Sullivan: Was Kansas Teen Right to Tweet About Gov. Brownback?

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The high school senior has sparked a debate on the limits of First Amendment free speech in public schools, when a joking Twitter post landed her in the principal's office, pressured to write a dictated apology to Gov. Brownback. Sullivan's right to tweet has been backed by news sites, but as social media blurs the line between public and private, the Kansas school district may stick by its decision.
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Michael Jordan is Getting Fat

Jordan, the dominant athlete of my lifetime, a global icon, and widely regarded as the greatest basketball player in history, is now fat.
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AT&T to offer bigger asset sale to save T-Mobile deal

AT&T Inc is considering an offer to divest a significantly larger portion of assets than it had initially expected, in order to salvage its $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile USA, Bloomberg reported citing a person familiar with the plan.
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Long Island Eye: Is This the Bus for Paris?

Nassau County has a New Year’s gift for 100,000 daily passengers on L.I. Bus: it’s going French, having been sold to France’s Veolia Environment SA, whose transportation unit operates many other U.S. systems.
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UK Inquiry Shines Light on Rough Tabloid Trade

Stalking children, rummaging through bins, bullying and deceit -- the tricks of the tabloid newspaper trade are being laid bare at a public inquiry that is giving Britons a sobering insight into how their appetite for gossip and scandal is satisfied.
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Jennifer Lopez's New Man Charged for Speeding [PHOTOS]

Jennifer Lopez’s new man, Casper Smart, faces charges for speeding over 100mph and illegal drag races. Reportedly, the 24-year -old dancer has paid a $26,000 bail since facing the charges. He may face a $500 fine and 90 days in jail if found guilty in his upcoming court appearance on January 5, 2012.
Jennifer Lopez and rumored boyfriend Casper Smart

Jennifer Lopez's New Man Charged for Speeding [PHOTOS]

Jennifer Lopez’s new man, Casper Smart, faces charges for speeding over 100mph and illegal drag races. Reportedly, the 24-year -old dancer has paid a $26,000 bail since facing the charges. He may face a $500 fine and 90 days in jail if found guilty in his upcoming court appearance on January 5, 2012.
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Verizon to Pay Monthly Royalties for Patent Infringement

Verizon Communications must pay up to $11 million a month in royalties to San Jose-based ActiveVideoNetworks for providing FiOS TV customers with video-on-demand service found to violate patents, a U.S. District Court ruled.
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Author JK Rowling says spiteful UK press hounded her

Harry Potter author JK Rowling told a public inquiry into British media standards on Thursday she was forced to move house because of tabloid harassment and had been made to feel like a hostage in her home after she gave birth.
A still image from broadcast footage shows author JK Rowling speaking at the Leveson Inquiry at the High Court in central London November 24, 2011.

Author JK Rowling Says 'Spiteful' UK Press Hounded Her

Harry Potter author JK Rowling told a public inquiry into British media standards on Thursday she was forced to move house because of tabloid harassment and had been made to feel like a hostage in her home after she gave birth.
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Creditors back expedited Dodgers' TV rights sale

The committee of unsecured creditors for the bankrupt Los Angeles Dodgers threw its support behind the team's effort to sell TV broadcast rights earlier than expected, riling News Corp's Fox Sports.
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Oneal Ron Morris Re-Arrested, Bond Set at $15K; Second Suspect Charged

A judge on Thursday set a $15,000 bond for fake doctor Oneal Ron Morris, a 30-year-old transgender woman who has been accused of running a black market business injecting people with a toxic substance to make them curvier. Authorities have also arrested a second person in connection with the notorious toxic tush case in South Florida.
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Supreme Court dismisses U.S. Steel appeal

The Canadian government has the right to fine U.S. Steel (X.N: Quote) for breaking job-protection promises made when it bought Canadian steelmaker Stelco, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday.

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