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Hughes Communications India Named Best VSAT Operator in India at Telecom Operator - 2 Hours ago

HCIL is honored for sixth year in a row PR Newswire GERMANTOWN, Md., May 20, 2013 GERMANTOWN, Md., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --? Hughes Communications India Limited (HCIL), a subsidiary of Hughes Network

Manly, Storm fail to strike gold - 2 Hours ago

A late Cameron Smith penalty goal spared Melbourne blushes in front the Storm’s new owners in an epic encounter with arch rival Manly on Monday night. Manly looked to have a 10-8 win in the bag until

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Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit - 12 Hours ago

By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will walk a fine line between fostering a U.S. ally in China's backyard and trying to defend human rights when the president of Myanmar becomes

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1 dead, 24 hurt as hot-air balloons collide in Turkey
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Jobless Youth: Europe's Hollow Efforts to Save a Lost Generation
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Yahoo agrees to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion
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Boeing 787 back in the air after lengthy grounding
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1 killed, 21 hurt as tornadoes ravage Plains states
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Taylor Swift a hit, others miss at Billboard awards
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Car bombs kill eight in Russia's Dagestan: investigators - 3 Hours ago
Two car bombs exploded in the capital of the Russian province of Dagestan on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding about 20 others, investigators said. The blasts occurred in swift succession
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Gunmen kill senior member of Pakistani party led by Imran Khan - 9 Hours ago
Gunmen killed a senior female politician from a reformist party in Pakistan on Saturday night, the latest violent incident in a bloody election campaign and one that set off a war of words between two
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Gunmen storm Egyptian security post in lawless Sinai Peninsula - 9 Hours ago
Gunmen stormed an Egyptian security forces base in the Sinai Peninsula at dawn on Monday and exchanged gunfire with forces inside the base before retreating, security sources said. The gunmen attacked
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Politics/Law

Paulson to Maverick Bet on Housing With Mortgage Insurers - 3 Hours ago
Hedge funds led by Paulson & Co. and Maverick Capital are piling into mortgage insurers in a bet that some of the companies worst hit by the U.S. housing crash will be among the biggest winners in the

Obama’s untrustworthy budget - 12 Hours ago
President Obama speaks during a press conference. (Michael Reynolds/European Pressphoto Agency) It turns out that President Obama’s Office of Management and Budget is no more trustworthy than the rest

5:15 a.m.Watch: GOP Calling for Full Investigation of IRS Scandal - 2 Hours ago
White House says it had nothing to do with the IRS targeting of conservatives. Related Links: Share: Transcript for GOP Calling for Full Investigation of IRS Scandal the white house is fending off questions

Business

Actavis Agrees to Buy Warner Chilcott for $8.5 Billion in Stock - 3 Hours ago
May 20 (Bloomberg) -- Actavis Inc. will buy Warner Chilcott Plc for about $8.5 billion in stock, the companies said today in a statement. The transaction will create a drugmaker with about $11 billion
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Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr - 2 Hours ago
Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times. The deal announced Monday represents Mayer's boldest
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payvia Acquires Mogreet to Create the First End-to-End Mobile Payments, User Targeting - 3 Hours ago
/PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- payvia, the leader in direct carrier billed mobile payments, today announced its strategic acquisition of Mogreet, an innovative mobile video and rich media messaging engagement
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Finance

Nikkei hits new 5 1/2-year high on weak yen, signs of improving economy - 8 Hours ago
The Nikkei share average surged to a fresh 5-1/2 year high on Monday, buoyed by further weakness in the yen and as the Japanese government raised its assessment of the economy in May for the first time
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Yahoo to acquire Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash - 3 Hours ago
n"(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc will buy online blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, the company said on Monday. The deal, which will use about one-fifth of Yahoo's $5.4 billion in cash and marketable
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Asia Stocks Head For Highest Close in Nearly Five Years - 12 Hours ago
Asian stocks rose for the first time in three days, with the regional gauge heading for the highest close in nearly five years, after U.S. leading indicators and consumer sentiment advanced more than
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Sports

First Fantasy Football-Style App for Reality TV Now Available - 2 Hours ago
WhoStays.com and WhoStays iOS App Allow Reality TV Fans to Use a Second Screen to Compete with Friends by Earning Points When Predicting Show Winners PR Newswire DENVER, May 20, 2013 DENVER, May 20, 2013
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Premier League clubs' end-of-season report - 3 Hours ago
12:39pm BST LONDON (Reuters) - A far-from- vintage Premier League season reached its conclusion on Sunday with a flood of goals, a host of retirements and a familiar-looking top four. Following is a brief

Spurs will be stronger - Villas-Boas - 9 Hours ago
Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas insists his side will recover from the disappointment of missing out on the Champions League and make an even more powerful challenge next season. Gareth Bale's goal
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Industry

Mandalay Digital Launches Digital Turbine Ignite in Turkey with Avea - 2 Hours ago
Leading Turkish Mobile Carrier Deploys Ignite on Android Devices PR Newswire LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2013 LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mandalay Digital Group, Inc. (OTC Markets: MNDL), a global
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V-Key Inc. is Selected as a Finalist at the Innotribe Startup Challenge Showcase - 3 Hours ago
SWIFT innovation competition selects the most promising start-up businesses to compete in the final at Sibos PR Newswire SINGAPORE, May 20, 2013 SINGAPORE, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- V-Key Inc., pioneer
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Exar Introduces New Family of Rugged RS-485 Transceivers for the Industrial Market - 3 Hours ago
/PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Exar Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR), a leading supplier of high performance analog mixed-signal components and data management solutions, today announced the XR3080-88X family of
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Internet

Websense Signs Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Vista Equity Partners - 2 Hours ago
Shareholders to receive $24.75 per share in cash in transaction valued at approximately $1 billion PR Newswire SAN DIEGO, May 20, 2013 SAN DIEGO, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN)
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Install Android 4.2.2 XXUFME3 Jelly Bean Test Firmware on Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 [How - 3 Hours ago
Step-by-step guide to install Android 4.2.2 XXUFME3 Jelly Bean test firmware on Samsung Galaxy S3 I93
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Jolla smartphone lets fly with Sailfish OS - 3 Hours ago
The Jolla phone. (Credit: Jolla) The first phone running Sailfish, the open-source operating system from the people who tried to get MeeGo going, is the Jolla, it'll cost you 399 euros ($512), and it's
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Science

NASDAQ OMX and Smarsh Establish Partnership to Deliver Deeper Compliance Risk Capabilities - 2 Hours ago
NASDAQ OMX to Offer Smarsh Archiving and Compliance Tools to Corporations, Broker-Dealers, Exchanges and Regulators Press Release: The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. – 17 minutes ago Email 0 Recommend 0 Tweet
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Polypropylene (PP): 2013 World Market Outlook and Forecast up to 2017 - 3 Hours ago
Polypropylene (PP) 2013 World Market Outlook and Forecast is an absolutely essential resource for anyone looking for detailed information on the mentioned market. Using a wide range of primary and secondary
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Plug Power Closes Preferred Stock Sale to Air Liquide GlobeNewswire - 2 Hours ago
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plug Power Inc. (PLUG), a leader in providing clean, reliable energy solutions, today announced that the preferred stock investment by Air Liquide closed on May 16. Plug Power issued
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Technology

After two-year hiatus, EFF accepts bitcoin donations again - 9 Hours ago
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has resumed accepting bitcoins donations, saying some of the legal ambiguity around the virtual currency has disappeared. The influential digital watchdog stopped accepting
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Big Data Investigations: Opportunity and Risk - 9 Hours ago
Read how Big Data helped British Telecom lay hands on thieves who were stealing the company's underground copper cables. British Telecom had a problem: The company was suffering an ongoing series of security

Intel releases 'Beacon Mountain' Android-on-Atom dev tool - 9 Hours ago
Indroid Inside Intel has released “Beacon Mountain” a development environment for Android apps on both its own Atom silicon and ARM chippery. Beacon Mountain emerged over the weekend, promising “productivity-oriented
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Health

High Gas Prices Hurt Economy More Than Lower Gas Prices Help - 2 Hours ago
PR Newswire NEW YORK, May 20, 2013 NEW YORK, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --? Bankrate.com (NYSE: RATE) found that 80% of Americans have not increased their discretionary spending despite gasoline price
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Low calorie drinks lose market share in Mexico, despite obesity figures - 117 Minutes ago
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The risk of gastrointestinal perforations in patients with rheumatoid arthritis - 9 Hours ago
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Culture

Health & Parenting Releases Pregnancy week to week App for iPad - 2 Hours ago
‘Must-Have’ Essential for Expectant Parents Now Available for Free on the App Store Health & Parenting, a leading independent developer of healthcare and family-related mobile applications for expectant

Obama Discusses Race, Fatherhood, Responsibility At Morehouse College - 9 Hours ago
Jason Reed / Reuters Graduates of the class of 2013 react to their commencement address given by U.S. President Barack Obama as rain falls during a spring downpour at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia

Attend regular screening for breast cancer, women urged - 2 Hours ago
Dr Beatrice Wiafe Addai, a consultant and breast surgeon, over the weekend appealed to women to go for early and prompt clinical screening for breast cancer detection and medication. She said the alarming