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Lehman files new plan for repaying creditors

Bankrupt financial company Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc proposed a new plan for dividing up billions of dollars among its creditors and offered a bigger payment to bondholders, provided they sign on.
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Rise in pedestrian deaths renews call for iPod bill

Rise in accidents stemming from pedestrian distraction has prompted renewed call for iPod bill. New York State Senator Carl Kruger has re-introduced legislation making it illegal to use an iPod, cell phone, Blackberry or any other electronic device while crossing the street.
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US judge sends engineer to prison in China spy case

A former Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC.N) engineer has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for providing secret defense information to China, exporting technical military data and other crimes, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.

FBI agents arrest over 100 Mafia suspects in biggest crime bust

In what is being billed as the biggest crime bust in history, the FBI have arrested 119 Mafia suspects and have charged nearly 130 people connected to different crimes ranging from murder and drug trafficking to extortion, gambling, loan-sharking and prostitution.

Berlusconi defence lawyers dismiss sex accusations

Lawyers for Silvio Berlusconi have presented evidence to magistrates from dozens of witnesses denying accounts of wild sex parties at a luxurious villa belonging to the embattled Italian prime minister.

Russia's Putin vows revenge for suicide bombing

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowed revenge on Tuesday for a suicide bombing that killed at least 35 people at Russia's busiest airport and underscored the Kremlin's failure to stem a rising tide of attacks.
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Facebook Gets New Curbs In Germany

Facebook's German business has run into new restrictions on what it can do with email addresses, giving users more control over what happens to the names on their contact lists.
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Uganda's Museveni against UN on Ivory Coast

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni is against the United Nations' recognition of Alassane Ouattara as winner of Ivory Coast's election and wants an African Union probe into the poll, his spokesman said on Tuesday.

Federer flying but Djokovic stands in his way

Roger Federer made a quick dash into an eighth straight Australian Open semi-final on Tuesday but Novak Djokovic's resounding win over Thomas Berdych was a warning the Swiss cannot yet count on a sixth final.

Top quotes from the Australian Open 2011

With the 2011 edition of the Australian Open entering its final stages, it's time to review some of the more 'interesting' quotes in relation to the tournament so far.
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Macau casino boss fights family over his vast empire

Billionaire Stanley Ho, the 89-year old godfather of a casino business empire based in Macau in southern China, is battling members of his own family over the control of companies that comprise his immense wealth.

Huawei Sues Motorola Over Asset Sale

China's Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. has sued Motorola to delay the sale of the latter's wireless infrastructure business to Nokia Siemens Networks. The lawsuit alleges that such a sale would possibly result in illegal transfer of Huawei's intellectual property.
Kodak Share Value Sky-Rockets as Google Patent Acquisition Frenzy Peaks

Kodak loses a round in suit against Apple, RIM

A U.S. International Trade Commission judge has issued an initial determination that Eastman Kodak Co's patent claim against Apple Inc and Research In Motion Ltd is invalid, Kodak said.
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US top court upholds anti-bias law protections

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a federal law barring retaliation against a worker for complaints about on-the-job discrimination also protected the employee's relative from unlawful dismissal.

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