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TSX hits 10-week high on Europe hope, U.S. banks

TSX set to open higher on IMF aid talks

Canada's main stock index looked set to open higher on Wednesday after reports that International Monetary Fund could boost its European lending facility by $1 trillion to help ease the euro zone debt crisis.

What Does SOPA Mean to You? 5 Points You Need to Know

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The proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives ostensibly to curb piracy, has been at the receiving end of severe backlash from Internet companies including Google and Wikipedia.

What is SOPA? Possible Consequences that Could Ruin the Internet

SOPA, PIPA Blackout
As an act of protest against a pair of legislations - the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) - more than a dozen Web sites, including Wikipedia, Moveon.org, Craigslist, Reddit, Boing Boing and the Cheezburger network, have participated in a day-long blackout.
Casey Anthony

Casey Anthony Has 10 Days to Answer Texas Equusearch Questions, Judge Rules

Texas EquuSearch (TES), the volunteer organization that helped in the search for a missing Caylee Anthony in 2008, is suing Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony. A hearing for the group was held on Tuesday, where TES asked for the reimbursement of $110,000 spent on two, multi-day searches, conducted in September and November of 2009. The group argued Anthony wasted their money and resources, since she knew where her daughter was.
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Pentagon, CIA sued over alleged meetings with filmmaker

A government watchdog group is suing the Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency, claiming the agencies are refusing to release details of their alleged meetings and communications with director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal.
Los Angeles Lakers' Derek Fisher shoots over Boston Celtics' Rajon Rondo during the fourth quarter in Game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals series in Los Angeles, California

Fisher hooks Mavs with late three

Derek Fisher's game-winning three-pointer put a pretty ribbon on a workmanlike 73-70 victory for the Los Angeles Lakers over the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks Monday.
Analysis: Nortel case delay highlights Canada crime approach

Analysis: Nortel case delay highlights Canada crime approach

The years-long delay in bringing three former Nortel Networks executives to trial for fraud has reinforced Canada's well-earned reputation as a laggard in markets enforcement, particularly when compared with the United States, its critics say.
A woman walks into a Citibank branch in New York

Analysis: In Citi appeal, who will speak for Rakoff?

Manhattan federal judge Jed Rakoff is certainly not shy about speaking for himself. In November, as you'll surely recall, Rakoff blocked a negotiated $285 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Citigroup over mortgage-linked securities. To say Rakoff had harsh words for the parties would be the understatement of the year. He railed against the bank and regulators an...
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U.S. Charges Russian Father and Son with Cyberfraud

U.S. authorities on Tuesday unsealed criminal charges accusing a father and son team, both Russian citizens, of hacking into U.S. bank accounts and illegally snatching credit card numbers and stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Workers install scaffolding at a construction site as a Chinese national flag flies near by in central Beijing

China Arrests Another Dissident, Zhu Yufu, on Subversion Charges

Veteran dissident has been indicted by Chinese authorities on charges of attempting to subvert the state for writing a poem urging people to gather to defend their freedoms, his lawyer said Tuesday, the latest in a string of indictments or trials of popular dissidents this year.
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Canada charges military official of spying

Canadian police have charged a military official with leaking government secrets to a foreign entity, the first case in recent memory of a Canadian facing espionage charges at home.
Costa Concordia cruise ship

Cruise Ship Sinking: An Imminent Wave of Lawsuits to Come

The sinking of the Costa Concordia cruise ship will be followed by months of litigation, with families of victims, wounded passengers and crew members sure to file suit against Carnival. What is the legal precedent for the maritime case?
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak lies on a stretcher while being transported to the courtroom at the police academy in Cairo

Mubarak Trial: Defense Makes Opening Statements

The defense began its case Tuesday in the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who, according to the prosecution, is complicit in the killing of hundreds of protestors during last year's uprising against his regime.
An A380 aircraft is seen through a window with an Airbus logo during the EADS / Airbus 'New Year Press Conference' in Hamburg

Airbus Dismisses Financing Fears After Record Year

Aerospace group EADS batted away concerns over the financing needed to maintain a record wave of jet deliveries this year, as bumper orders from its Airbus unit and a major Japanese leasing deal provided fresh evidence of Asia's rising economic power.
U.S. Supreme Court

Obama and the Courts, by the Numbers

A new report from Brookings Institute shows President Barack Obama faces more federal judicial vacancies than he can keep up with and a longer confirmation process for his choices.
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, attends the eG8 forum in Paris

Wikipedia to Shut Down on Wednesday in Protest Over SOPA

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales announced on Monday that the free online encyclopedia will go dark for 24 hours on Jan. 18, in protest over Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), an anti-piracy bill under consideration before the Congress.

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