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Sending spam in Israel could mean a big fine; Spammers may be sued for $250 per message
JERUSALEM (AP) _ Israel has gotten fed up with spam. Anyone who sends out messages without receiving the recipient's consent can now be slapped with a big fine. Last June, a new law gave solicitors six months to ask prospective clients if they wanted... -
Job-search sites expand features to meet rising demand
The Wall Street JournalUnemployment in the U.S. has hit a 14-year high as companies cut back. That has sent masses of laid-off workers flocking to the Web in search of opportunities -- and job sites have been stepping up to meet the challenge. New job sites with names like...Tags: Employees, Pharmaceuticals, Diamond Bar, LinkedIn Corp., Wages and Pensions
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Criminalizing Web use
Surfing the Internet carries all sorts of minor hazards, including pop-up ads, vitriolic bloggers and time-wasting videos. As of last week, it also carries one that is anything but minor: the threat of criminal prosecution. That's the implication of...Tags: Corporate Crime, MySpace, Prosecution, Networking, Google Inc.
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Spam has meatier role in our lives
Some things should never make a comeback: the Yugo, Celebrity Boxing with Tonya Harding and Danny Bonaduce, the lime-green pantsuit Hillary Clinton wore on her first campaign swing through Iowa. I put Spam on the no-comeback list, too. Yet now comes...Tags: Armed Forces, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Burger King, Foods and Beverages, World War II
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Investor Icahn busily buying Yahoo stocks
In a move likely to fuel speculation over Yahoo Inc.'s search for a new chief executive, activist investor Carl Icahn has bought up close to 7 million additional shares of the Internet company, according to regulatory filings. Icahn, a billionaire hedge-...Tags: Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc.
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Internet is a trove of trivia about Casey Anthony case
Sentinel Staff WriterLooking for a video about Casey Anthony? You can find hundreds on YouTube. Want the latest Anthony news? Google says it has more than 7 million search results. Since her case made national headlines in July, more Americans have googled Anthony's name on...Tags: Murder, Nicole Kidman, Google Inc., Assault, The Addams Family
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Waffle House, Central Florida franchisee duke it out
The franchisee that owns all 90 Waffle House restaurants in Central Florida has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy largely to stop the parent company from kicking it out of the 1,600-store system. Northlake Foods Inc., which is controlled by W.B. Johnson, an...Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Winter Garden, Bankruptcy, Microsoft Corp., Petroleum Industry
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Letters to the editor
Stamp of disapproval Re “For failure to deliver, he’s his customers’ hero,” Nov. 22 I think Steven Padgett's sentence -- a fine of $3,000, three years' probation and 500 hours of community service -- is a miscarriage of justice....Tags: Terrorism, Natural Science, Biology, Jim Hayes, Health Treatments
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Movies TOO BIG for the small, small screen of your computer
Associated PressMovies are increasingly creeping online, as video sites like YouTube and Hulu are adding feature films to their extensive libraries. At the Google-owned YouTube, there is the YouTube Screening Room, which every two weeks, adds four new films—mostly...Tags: Stanley Kubrick, William Wordsworth, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (movie), Alfred Hitchcock, Carol Reed
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Yahoo stock rallies after Carl Icahn increases stake
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn spurred a rally in Yahoo Inc. shares Friday after he disclosed that he had increased his stake in the struggling Internet company. The company's stock surged 93 cents, or nearly 9%, to $11.51 in the shortened trading...Tags: Sunnyvale, Microsoft Corp., Corporate Officers, Yahoo! Inc., Business Enterprises
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A virtual visit with Santa
Special to the TribuneVisiting Santa at your favorite department store or shopping mall usually assures youngsters that their Christmas morning will be bright. But during the holidays with parents pressed for time, a 1- to 2-hour vigil for a 90-second chat seems a bit out of...Tags: Wireless Technology, Holidays, Christmas, Naperville, Radio Industry
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