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Security lapse exposes some Lifeline phone customers to ID theft risk

Posted on 2013-05-19 00:07:00 from KnoxNews

...the information’s release. “Why post it? Why make it available online under any circumstances?” said S. Jenell Trigg, a Washington attorney who has led seminars on privacy laws. “How was this Indian company vetted? What investigation did the Americans do to...

No Triple Crown: Oxbow upsets Orb at Preakness

Posted on 2013-05-18 23:59:00 from The Fond du Lac Reporter

...Church and would like to address the ad placed by you in the May 12...- 4:09 pm Forty years ago this week, The Washington Post and its self-described 'young and hard-digging...- 3:13 pm BALTIMORE — Oxbow put D. Wayne Lukas in the record books again with an...

Donovan Kelly, ‘Crummy but Good’ restaurant critic, dies at 71

Posted on 2013-05-18 22:10:00 from The Washington Post

...Survey who found acclaim in his second career, moonlighting as a critic of “crummy-but-good” restaurants for The Washington Post, died May 2 of a heart attack at his home in Loudoun County community of Hamilton. He was 71. The death was confirmed by his son,...

Republican cites IRS scandal in close Virginia governor's race

Posted on 2013-05-18 22:08:00 from Reuters Mobile

...role in the outcome of the race, said Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia. "All eyes will be on Virginia to read and misread the impact of President Obama's popularity or lack of...

Marian University holds 2013 spring commencement

Posted on 2013-05-18 21:55:00 from The Fond du Lac Reporter

...Church and would like to address the ad placed by you in the May 12...- 4:09 pm Forty years ago this week, The Washington Post and its self-described 'young and hard-digging...- 3:13 pm The ceremony featured the graduation of 266 undergraduate and 56 graduate...

10 things to know about the Preakness

Posted on 2013-05-18 21:17:00 from The Fond du Lac Reporter

...Baptist Church and would like to address the ad placed by you in the May 12...- 4:09 pm Forty years ago this week, The Washington Post and its self-described 'young and hard-digging...- 3:13 pm BALTIMORE — There are only two outcomes when it comes to Saturday's...

Fondy soccer downs Beaver Dam 5-0 Friday night

Posted on 2013-05-18 21:17:00 from The Fond du Lac Reporter

...Baptist Church and would like to address the ad placed by you in the May 12...- 4:09 pm Forty years ago this week, The Washington Post and its self-described 'young and hard-digging...- 3:13 pm The Fond du Lac girls soccer team picked up its 10th win of the...

Fond du Lac school business director considered for Oshkosh job

Posted on 2013-05-18 18:04:00 from The Fond du Lac Reporter

...Church and would like to address the ad placed by you in the May 12...- 4:09 pm Forty years ago this week, The Washington Post and its self-described 'young and hard-digging...- 3:13 pm OSHKOSH — The superintendent of Oshkosh schools has recommended hiring...

Google Glass's Offers Facial Recognition App Called MedRef

Posted on 2013-05-18 17:54:00 from Medindia Health News

...with developers keen to learn more about tailoring software for the ... Children under 13 shouldn't wear Google Glass, the company's upcoming futuristic internet glasses, claims Google. The web portal's site ... Washington, May. 1 (ANI): The Google Glass,...

Man pleads guilty in international fraud case

Posted on 2013-05-18 17:37:00 from San Antonio Express

...he was a former British spy has pleaded guilty to defrauding former business associates of $2.1 million. The Washington Post (http://tinyurl.com/b7zdnj4) reports that Halligen lived in the District of Columbia from 2005 to November 2008, working as a security...

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Wants To Change The Corporate Tax Code

Apple CEO Tim Cook Wants To Change The Corporate Tax Code

Posted on 2013-05-17 23:08:00 from 5min Videos

Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook will propose tax changes that would encourage firms to bring home more of their offshore funds when he faces congressional queries next Tuesday over his company's overseas cash holdings and tax bills, the Washington Post reported.