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RIM scrambles to end BlackBerry outage

Research In Motion said on Wednesday it was working frantically to end a three-day global disruption of BlackBerry services that has frustrated millions of smartphone users and put more pressure on the company for sweeping changes.

Three-day BlackBerry outages spread to North America

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A three-day disruption of BlackBerry services spread to North America on Wednesday, frustrating millions of users of the Research In Motion smartphones and putting more pressure on the company for sweeping changes.
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Millions of BlackBerry users cut off for third day

Millions of BlackBerry users around the world were left without text communication services for a third day on Wednesday as Research in Motion struggled to fix what it said was a switching failure in its private network.
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Juncker Lists 10 Steps to Stem Eurozone Crisis

Eurogroup Chairman Jean-Claude Juncker has proposed 10 steps for solving the Eurozone crisis including automatic sanctions for fiscally irresponsible governments, greater authority for the Commission and a dividend for taxpayers who rescue banks.
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Factbox: Republican presidential candidate Romney

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, front-runner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, has won the prized endorsement of New Jersey Governor Christie, Romney's campaign said Wednesday.

The Earnings Story Just Took a Hit

Days before third quarter earnings season began on Tuesday with Alcoa’s (NYSE:AA) earnings report, many analysts were optimistic because expectations have been set so low.
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5 Reasons Why the Detroit Lions are 5-0

The Detroit Lions are 5-0 for the first time since 1956 and have seemingly taken the entire nation by storm. The team bandwagon is filling up, the city of Detroit has more hope in its sports teams in generations, and finally the Lions are looking like viable Super Bowl contenders.
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WHO Outlines Action Plan for Mental Health

The World Health Organization (WHO) has pegged a per capita investment of US $3 to $ 4 for managing mental health as part of its initiative on World Mental Health day. 2011 commemorates the 20th year of World Mental Health day and this year’s campaign focuses on, Investing in mental health”, noting that financial and human resources allocated for mental health are inadequate especially in low resource countries.
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China Rural Migrants Young, Restless and Online: Report

China's young migrant workers believe manufacturers can afford bigger pay rises and they are increasingly willing to strike to win them, according to a report that documents the spread of labor unrest across the country's export zones.
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Hard times on the greens for Big Easy Els

Winless on the PGA Tour this season, three-times major champion Ernie Els was once again left to rue erratic putting after he tied for fourth at the Frys.com Open Sunday.
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Sprint Nextel Shares Dip Over Cash Concerns

Sprint Nextel shares (S.N) fell 8 percent on Monday as analysts slashed their forecasts for the No. 3 U.S. mobile operator, which said last week that would have to raise new capital.

Predator Drones: Has Virus Invaded Potent U.S. Weapon?

One of the most deadly elements of the U.S. military, the Predator and Reaper drones, may have been targeted by a virus for more than two weeks, during which alleged al-Qaida terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in Yemen.
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Dexia agrees to Franco-Belgian rescue deal

Franco-Belgian bank Dexia agreed early on Monday to the nationalization of its Belgian banking division and secured 90 billion euros ($121 billion) in state guarantees in a rescue that could pressure other euro zone governments to strengthen their banks.

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