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FTC begins antitrust inquiry of Google

Saturday, June 25, 2011 Google has confirmed that it has "received formal notification," that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating its business practices. The acknowledgment was posted on the internet search engine company's blog Friday. Google said it was unclear about the nature of the probe. A broad FTC investigation would cause the company be tied up in defending itself for years, and according to Bloomberg, might well be the government’s biggest antitrust case since the Microsoft probe. The FTC will likely launch an anti-trust investigation, as the comp

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EF-3 tornado strikes western Massachusetts

Sunday, June 5, 2011 Three tornadoes struck western Massachusetts on Wednesday according to the National Weather Service's (NWS) Taunton, Massachusetts office, the biggest and longest being an EF-3 on the Enhanced Fujita scale according to meteorologists at the agency. The EF-3 tornado was described by the NWS in a statement as a "very significant tornado" which "will be noted not only for its intensity, but also for the length of the continuous damage path". A tornado is considered an EF-3 when its winds exceed 135 mph (218 km/h). The tornado which began in the community

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Be A Networking Mogul With Subliminal Messages

Submitted by: Nelson Berry Networking sales is now one of the hottest moneymaking ventures these days. A lot of people are pulled into the networking biz these days because of the prospects of earning money the fast and the easy way. And some people have indeed found success in it too. However, some people are hesitant about investing money in the networking business because they have a lot of doubts about how it really works and whether it will really pay off. And to aggravate these doubts, a number of networking companies have already failed, making investors lose the

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Find out the Right Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Center for you by Scott LeggatBeauty or to be more precise, the quest for beauty never ends and every human being yearns for it, be it a kid of 6 or a 60 something. It’s the proclivity to look good, then better and finally the best which induces people to go for cosmetic plastic surgery. As the technology develops and new trends come into light, expectation keep on increasing and the same is true with the people who’re looking to improve their looks by undergoing a cosmetic surgery. Nowadays, field of beauty has become so

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Two killed, 47 injured in coach crash in Cornwall, England

Thursday, December 24, 2009 Two people have been killed and 47 people have been injured as the result of a coach crash in Cornwall, England. The vehicle, which was carrying 48 passengers as well as the driver, were travelling back from a journey to the village of Mousehole to see Christmas lights. The accident occurred at 2215 GMT yesterday in the village of Townshend, not far from the town of Hayle. Road conditions at the time were icy, which may explain why the accident occurred. The first police car that arrived at the scene lost control on the icy road and crashed into

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Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Progessive Conservative candidate Tyler Currie, Trinity-Spadina

Monday, October 1, 2007 Tyler Currie is running as an Progressive Conservative candidate in the Ontario provincial election, in the riding of Trinity-Spadina. Wikinews' Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, New Democratic Party members, Ontario Greens, as well as members from the Family Coalition, Freedom, Communist, Libertarian, and Confederation of Regions parties,

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Pacific Rim braces for tsunami following major Chilean earthquake

Saturday, February 27, 2010 At 06:34 UTC today, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Chile, triggering a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean. The tsunami has already hit the French Polynesia islands, with waves reaching two metres (six feet) high damaging to the coast. In Fiji Japanese officials expect waves 2.3 metres (7.5 feet high). Australia and New Zealand are expected to receive waves of one metre (three feet) which are expected to hit within 24 hours of the earthquake. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported that there may be "widespread damage" from the waves, saying that

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Exclusive report on New Zealand’s digital TV service

Friday, August 17, 2007 Wikinews has compiled the views from various politicians on New Zealand's latest digital television service, Freeview. Those interviewed were Sue Kedgley, Jonathan Coleman, and Steve Maharey, the broadcasting spokespeople for their respective parties; the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, the New Zealand National Party, and the New Zealand Labour Party. Freeview, modelled after the United Kingdom's Freeview, is competing directly with New Zealand's only other digital pay TV provider, Sky Network Television. Sky reaches around 44.5% of New Zealan

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Google News seeks patent for search system that returns ‘quality’ links

Tuesday, May 10, 2005 Google News submitted patent applications both in the United States and world-wide in September 2003 for a system of ranking search returns. The patent protection filings seek to control Google's approach that filters headlines through a complicated algorithm, including the quality of the news organization. How much of this system is currently in use by the search engine giant is unknown. Primitive search engines are expected to organically evaluate links based on how closely the keywords typed in the search field match an object link, and how many ot