Microsoft Surfaces With A New Tablet
Get a taste of Microsoft's new tablet, Surface.
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Liberia's Charles Taylor Given 50-Year Sentence
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Accused of commiting "some of the most heinous and brutal crimes in recorded human history."
Read more...In Development - "Silence Of The Lambs" TV Spinoff "Clarice"
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Get the scoop on Lifetime Television's plans for the "Silence of the Lambs" spinoff.
Read more...EU Gives Spain A Second Chance
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Spanish government borrowing increased substantially and the Madrid stock market hit a nine-year low.
Read more...Julian Assange Loses Appeal Against Extradition
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Wikileaks founder one step closer to the Swedish courts.
Read more...Legendary Hairstylist Vidal Sassoon Dies at 84
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Sassoon revolutionized women's hairstyle and the beauty industry.
Read more...Facebook Prepares for Stock Market Debut
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The social media company is looking toward a mid-May IPO release.
Read more...California Ranked Worst For Business, But It May Be On Its Way Up
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California is ranked last place in the US for business-friendly policies, economic health.
Read more...South Korea Suspends U.S. Beef Imports
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Mad cow disease confirmation worries consumers, and at least one retailer has halted sales of American beef.
Read more...USC Remembers Killed Graduate Students
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USC community comes out to mourn Ying Wu and Ming Qu, who were killed in a possible carjacking last week.
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