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News Corp's Chief Executive Murdoch and his wife arrive at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington

Murdoch May Be Forced to Unload UK Papers

The beleaguered News Corp., burdened by an ever-worsening scandal regarding illegal phone-hacking, may be forced to unload its remaining newspapers in Great Britain, according to Rupert Murdoch’s biographer.
Google Android Devices More Popular than Apple iPhone

Apple, Microsoft Leading Non-Android Group to Bully Android

In an allegedly unholy coalition, Apple, Microsoft and Research in Motion have joined hands to demote Android's position in the smartphone market. Six of Google's rivals tied up recently to prevent Google from buying a critical trove of telephony patents, at Nortel's wireless technology patents' auction, with judges in the United States and Canada approving the $4.5 billion transaction.
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Q-Cells Scores Another Efficiency World Record, Kicked Out of Solar-Index PPVX

Germany based solar panel technology leader Q-Cells SE scored its fourth world record for solar cells and modules this year by breaching the 18% level for yields in solar panel modules. But despite of this success it was removed from the PPVX share index a renown German magazine of the solar sector after Goldman Sachs and HSBC both gave bad grades in their reports.
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Free Slurpee Day 2011: Celebrities Ecstatic over 7-11 Offer

Celebrities like free things, too. Free Slurpee Day at America's largest convenience chain 7-Eleven has celebrities frequently updating their Twitter accounts to remind users to get a free Slurpee before midnight tonight during the promotion.
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German Offshore-Wind Power Investor Secures Funds, Places Bonds.

Offshore Wind Power promises currently the highest growth rates among the renewable energies. Ideal is an area with constant strong winds and less than 150 feet deep water. For Germany, though the US made up a lot in recent years still one of the world leaders in renewable energy, this is an area like the North Sea.
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Top 10 Biggest Companies in US (PHOTOS)

Time Inc.'s Fortune magazine released its annual Fortune Global 500 list, which is a ranking of the top 500 corporations worldwide as measured by revenue. Start slideshow to view a gallery of the top 10 biggest companies in the US.
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Morgenthau Defends Vance's Handling of DSK Case

Legendary former Manhattan Prosecutor Robert Morgenthau came to the defense of his handpicked successor Cy Vance Jr.’s handling of the Dominique Strauss Kahn case in a statement Thursday, saying he was confident Vance will make a principled decision whether or not to proceed with the case.

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