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'App store' not a generic term counters Apple in Amazon lawsuit
Bloomberg reports that Apple went on to state that the term isn't commonly used by businesses to describe their own marketplaces, despite the lawsuit itself coming in response to Amazon's decision to do just that. "Because the mark 'app store' isn't
Updated: 05/20/2011 11:07A
1000 jobs hang in balance under PA publication proposal (video)
At issue is legislation, that would allow local governments to post their legal advertising — such as announcements of meetings, construction bids and other required public information — on websites instead of in local newspapers.
Updated: 05/20/2011 11:07A
Jury clears woman, 22, of Wolverhampton murder
Reena Suri wept as the verdict was returned. The 22-year-old had been on a night out in the Walkabout bar in the city centre when, she told the court, she was kidnapped by Hussain Ali Mohammed in Newhampton Road, Whitmore Reans.
Updated: 05/20/2011 11:07A
Casual 2011 Preakness Stakes Preview
He has come on nicely to hit the board in his last two races but those were against much weaker competition Verdict: There is better value at 15-1 out there. TOSS. Norman is 30-1 as of now and will likely be much longer come post time.
Updated: 05/20/2011 11:07A
Starbucks Gets Sued By The Feds For Firing Worker with Dwarfism
reports that Starbucks has been slapped by a lawsuit from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for firing a barista-in-training with dwarfism in El Paso, Texas because she asked for a stool or a
Updated: 05/20/2011 11:06A
NHS shakeup: your verdict
OECD figures show that healthcare in the US costs $7500 per person per year. The OECD average is $4500. In the UK it costs $3500. Yet while the US system is plagued with fraud and lawyers, while it overtreats the rich and dumps the poor in the street,
Updated: 05/20/2011 11:05A
Danville police in schools won't reduce officers on streets
Thomason said it's important for veteran officers to be in the school assignments, because they must have a broad spectrum of police experience and knowledge of criminal law, traffic and juvenile court law. They also must have good communication,
Updated: 05/20/2011 11:03A
U.S. Probes Air Ticket Sales
The industry also sees the business model of the global distribution systems industry—which takes data from airlines and then charges them for each booking based on that information—as outdated and unsustainable. Travelport and Orbitz representatives
Updated: 05/20/2011 11:03A
Woman, child hurt in Bailey Road accident
Knox — Police say driver distraction was the likely cause of a single-vehicle accident that occurred on Bailey Road Wednesday morning, May 18. Waldo County Chief Deputy Bob Keating said 28-year-old Tanya Braley of
Updated: 05/20/2011 11:03A
DUI suspect sues state trooper for forced urine sample
According to court documents, there was no explanation as to why the trooper didn't request a blood sample. Our sister publication, Lawyers USA, kept tabs on the case that landed in the Idaho Supreme Court after a trial court ruled the trooper was not
Updated: 05/20/2011 11:03A
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