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Lawsuits are definitely nothing new on the IT market, considering the many antitrust charges and patent litigation that arise every so often. Still, though they are common, their consequences can be quite unusual at times, as is proven by a particularly curious case that is plaguing HP's now former Chief Execut... |
7 August 2010
04:38 GMT |
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Many countries choose to clone animals that are considered extraordinary for one reason or another, mostly cows that produce considerable quantities of milk. However, the EU is now about to pass a law that bans meat and other by-products from cloned animals from entering the human food chain in any shape or form, bec... |
3 August 2010
03:26 GMT |
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The European Commission is handling a fair number of antitrust litigations and it seems as though it just got two more to deal with. Apparently, IBM has now become the subject of scrutiny and it seems it now has to deal with its own share of antitrust charges. The EC claims that some of its rules were broken when it ... |
27 July 2010
11:47 GMT |
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At the end of last year, 32-year-old actress Brittany Murphy collapsed in her bathroom and would never wake up. Her body was found by her mother and her husband, the often controversial British screenwriter Simon Monjack, and she was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. Five months later, Monjack too was found... |
14 June 2010
04:31 GMT |
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Apple has involved itself in the investigation of suicides at Foxconn (Hon Hai), the company’s manufacturing partner responsible for producing the popular iPhone and now the iPad as well. The Chinese manufacturing facility has made headlines on numerous accounts concerning worker suicides, one of which involved... |
26 May 2010
05:14 GMT |
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Paul Gray, also known to fans as #2 or The Pig because of the mask he used to wear onstage, one of the founding members of Slipknot, was found dead in a hotel room in Iowa early Monday morning, MTV News reports. The rocker was just 38 years old and, so far, no cause of death has been established, which is why police ... |
25 May 2010
03:25 GMT |
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Though Anna Nicole Smith passed away more than three years ago, in February 2007, the drama that was her life continues to fascinate and, why not, be at the root of legal disputes and police investigations. Mark “Hollywood” Hatten, who dated the tragic star and, as per his own words, even had plans of mar... |
20 May 2010
08:54 GMT |
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Not exactly a long time after it was revealed that Hewlett-Packard might have been involved in a major bribery scandal in Russia, the company is now facing an investigation in another country, India to be exact. In this case, HP India has been the subject of an 18-month-long investigation by India's Directorate ... |
6 May 2010
09:14 GMT |
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Over the weekend, Michelle McGee, the tattoo model who also goes by the name of “Bombshell” and whose biggest claim to fame is an alleged 11-month affair with the husband of Sandra Bullock, Jesse James, gave an interview to defend herself and say she’s not a homewrecker as far as she’s concern... |
19 April 2010
03:08 GMT |
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Dr. Conrad Murray, who worked as Michael Jackson’s personal physician and who reportedly administered him the fatal dose of Propofol in June last year, is charged with involuntary manslaughter. A previous hearing established that Murray may have lied about the amount of anesthetic he gave the singer, but a rece... |
23 March 2010
05:11 GMT |
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Pete Doherty has again gotten in trouble with the law, with authorities arresting him on Friday for his involvement in the death of the Goldsmith heiress, which occurred earlier this year. Though the rocker has denied any wrongdoing, police believe he is responsible for supplying Robin Whitehead with the drugs that l... |
22 March 2010
11:07 GMT |
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It seems that there is never a dull moment in the IT industry, as there is also someone, somewhere with enough of a reason to give the Court some work to do. While Intel and NVIDIA keep fighting over chipsets and AMD accuses the latter of bribing game developers, there seem to be even more shadiness going on in other... |
15 March 2010
09:32 GMT |
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Iconic model Naomi Campbell is known to have a bad temper and issues of self-control, if one were to believe her many alleged victims, former employees whom she assaulted at one point or another for various reasons. This time too it’s an employee who steps forward to claim he’s been slapped and punched by... |
3 March 2010
05:46 GMT |
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Michael Jackson’s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and is to stand trial for being responsible for the death of the King of Pop. Dr. Murray admitted to giving Michael Propofol, the powerful anesthetic that is usually administered by professionals in hospitals... |
2 March 2010
02:57 GMT |
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The legal battle between Cupertino-based Apple and Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia will continue in the United States, it seems, as the U.S. International Trade Commission announced recently that it would investigate Apple's complaint against Nokia. Apple's complaint includes alleged patent infringements,... |
22 February 2010
03:25 GMT |
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Cupertino-based company Apple will be investigated by the U.S. International Trade Commission following a complaint filed by Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia in December, which alleges that the iPhone, iPod and other wireless electronic communications devices from Apple are infringing a series of patents it holds in... |
27 January 2010
09:17 GMT |
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Shortly after Christmas, Jon Gosselin returned to his apartment in New York to find someone had ransacked it, taking valuables and destroying other property. An investigation was immediately launched to find the culprit, who, Gosselin and his attorney seem to believe, could very well be his (scorned) ex girlfriend, H... |
13 January 2010
04:27 GMT |
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After many months of speculations and rumors, the cause of death of pop icon Michael Jackson, who was found dead in his home in June 2009, has finally been made public. News of the World got a hold on the amended death certificate and thus learned that Michael Jackson was murdered by injection of Propofol from &ldquo... |
11 January 2010
04:09 GMT |
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The body of 30-year-old socialite and heiress to the Johnson & Johnson empire, Casey Johnson, was found in her Los Angeles apartment the other day. An autopsy has already been performed on the star, ruling out foul play and suicide, but a cause of death could not be determined, as toxicology tests have still to be co... |
6 January 2010
04:41 GMT |
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After an entire year of negative media and unofficial complaints from taxpayers on various forums, the Medical Board of California is recommending that the fertility doctor that helped Nadya Suleman get pregnant with octuplets be disciplined. At the same time, the Board says Suleman put her own kids at risk by asking... |
5 January 2010
05:48 GMT |
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Brittany Murphy, aged only 32, passed away on Sunday after going into cardiac arrest in her own home. An autopsy was performed but it could not establish the cause of it, which is now pending toxicology tests. TMZ has learned that Murphy had no less than 10 drugs on her bedside table, while police are investigating i... |
23 December 2009
10:08 GMT |
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About a week ago, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced that, under the Freedom of Information Act, it would go public with a 300+-page file it had on Michael Jackson ever since he was first accused of molestation. Expectations were set high that said document would shed some light into Michael’s death ... |
23 December 2009
06:05 GMT |
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Ever since Michael Jackson’s sudden death in June this year, the one name that has never ceased to make headlines in reference to an alleged drug abuse that spanned more years and that eventually led to the singer’s demise, was that of Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael’s personal physician. As of now, Murr... |
23 December 2009
03:07 GMT |
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Brittany Murphy, 32, collapsed in her bathroom and went into full cardiac arrest on Sunday morning. She could not be revived and was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Speaking for the first time about his loss, husband Simon Monjack reveals that the star had been unwell, as E! Online ca... |
22 December 2009
07:03 GMT |
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While it was initially said that Brittany Murphy had died of natural causes and that there was no foul play suspected, the cause of death has been deterred after the autopsy was completed. The actress died after going into cardiac arrest on Sunday morning and toxicology results should shed some light into whether dru... |
22 December 2009
05:06 GMT |
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On Sunday morning, 32-year-old actress Brittany Murphy was found collapsed in the bathroom of her house in the Hollywood Hills and was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She was pronounced dead on arrival and was unresponsive even before paramedics arrived on the scene, as her mother and husband desperately tried... |
22 December 2009
03:18 GMT |
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In the wake of the joint investigation carried out by the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s San Francisco Field Office and the FBI in San Francisco, six companies have pleaded guilty so far or agreed to plead guilty when charged with participating in the LCD price-fixing conspiracy, which ran between S... |
10 December 2009
05:25 GMT |
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Late glamor model and actress Anna Nicole Smith was subject to an FBI investigation for plotting to kill the son of her late husband in order to stop him from standing in the way of getting the money she was supposed to get thanks to her husband’s will, it has emerged. According to the Examiner, the investigati... |
8 October 2009
03:57 GMT |
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Lindsay Lohan’s home in the Hollywood Hills was burglarized over the weekend, twice in less than four months that the star found herself thus “violated.” With Michael Lohan, Lindsay’s father, saying personal objects were taken and hiring extra detectives to help police in their investigation, ... |
27 August 2009
10:19 GMT |
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Lindsay Lohan’s house was burglarized again over the weekend, twice in less than four months. This time, though, thieves did walk away with some of the actress’ possessions, including a safe and a few watches, which has sent Michael Lohan, Lindsay’s father, into a fury. This, in turn, has prompted t... |
25 August 2009
10:00 GMT |
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Late last month, a report surfaced saying that Michael Jackson’s personal doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray, admitted to police officers that he had, indeed, administered Propofol to the late singer on the night of his death. The anesthetic is believed to have caused his heart to stop beating, which, in turn, led to hi... |
25 August 2009
03:12 GMT |
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Former reality star Ryan Alexander Jenkins, the main suspect in the murder of his wife, former swimsuit model Jasmine Fiore, was found dead in a room in a Canadian motel. Jenkins, once a star on “Megan Wants a Millionaire,” is believed to have hanged himself, Canadian authorities say, as quoted by CNN. F... |
24 August 2009
07:59 GMT |
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Dr. Conrad Murray was Michael Jackson’s personal doctor and the person who was with him when the paramedics were summoned to his house because he had been found unresponsive. Murray is also the one believed to have administered Jackson with Propofol, the powerful and illegal outside of a hospital anesthetic, wh... |
19 August 2009
08:24 GMT |
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Michael Phelps, eight-time gold medalist at the 2008 Olympics, was involved in a car crash in his hometown Baltimore a few hours ago. Details of the pile-up are a bit sketchy at the moment, with several reports saying that either two or three vehicles were involved. As of now, what is certain is that Phelps was not h... |
14 August 2009
03:09 GMT |
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The results for Michael Jackson’s first autopsy have all returned, which means a cause of death is now certain. However, the public will have to wait indeterminately to learn what killed the King of Pop because the Coroner’s Office will not release the results until the LAPD homicide investigation is also... |
11 August 2009
09:11 GMT |
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On Geraldo earlier this week, Katherine Jackson, still grieving from the sudden and tragic death of her 50-year-old son Michael, revealed she and the rest of the family believed his passing was not from natural causes. Chances are she did not say that on live television for nothing and she might actually be taking st... |
6 August 2009
05:59 GMT |
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Apple has recently blocked Google's Google Voice application from making it into its App Store, while also removing third-party applications related to the service, something that wasn't received too well by iPhone developers, it seems. Following Apple's move, FCC started an investigation on the matter... |
1 August 2009
06:41 GMT |
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Dr. Conrad Murray, the official target of the LAPD homicide investigation in Michael Jackson’s death, is not an anesthesiologist, yet he may have administered Propofol to the singer and then fell asleep as his patient was dying. When the paramedics arrived on the scene, Michael Jackson was dead, TMZ informs, an... |
27 July 2009
08:56 GMT |
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Dr. Conrad Murray, the personal doctor who was with Michael Jackson at the time ambulance and police arrived at his home on June 25, is currently the official target for the DEA and LAPD’s homicide investigation. Moreover, TMZ reports, because of certain inconsistencies in Murray’s statements and official... |
25 July 2009
04:14 GMT |
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Every single minute of the last days of Michael Jackson is currently being pieced together by investigators to determine whether anyone could have prevented the tragic death or, on the contrary, had a hand in it. In doing this, they have uncovered that Dr. Conrad Murray called Michael’s son, Prince, in the room... |
24 July 2009
08:39 GMT |
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Much has been said about the part Michael Jackson’s personal doctors might have played in his year-long drug addiction and, ultimately, death. However, until now, police could come up with nothing against them, despite the ongoing speculation and damning reports. The other day, the DEA and LAPD officers descend... |
23 July 2009
08:16 GMT |
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Michael Jackson, though adored by many, was the loneliest person in the world – this is how sister La Toya describes him in a brand new interview with the Daily Mail. La Toya, reportedly the one sibling Michael was very close to, is speaking to the media for the first time since June 25, when the singer went in... |
13 July 2009
02:35 GMT |
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Michael Jackson’s grieving family and the millions of fans across the world are not the only ones to wait breathlessly for the toxicology results to return. The LAPD is also interested in them, to launch an investigation into the death of the superstar if foul play is believed to have been the case, as Chief Wi... |
10 July 2009
08:19 GMT |
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Police initially said suicide was most likely the cause of David Carradine’s death, when they uncovered his lifeless body in his hotel suite in Bangkok the other day. Later on, it emerged that the actor might have died from accidental asphyxiation and, now, his manager is telling TMZ that foul play might have a... |
6 June 2009
03:13 GMT |
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Media regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation to determine whether ITV, the network that produces and airs Britain’s Got Talent, violated the broadcasting code when Susan Boyle was allowed on the finale despite showing clear signs she was heading for a mental breakdown. Reports in the British media indica... |
2 June 2009
03:00 GMT |
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Doctors and physicians around the world are currently in the middle of an effort to force the Google giant search engine to enforce more strict control on the pages it indexes, so as to limit the number of people who suffer excruciating pain every year, after searching online for cures and ending up on sites that sel... |
23 March 2009
07:56 GMT |
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The Federal Bureau of Investigations is currently alleging that University of Florida (UF) professor Samim Anghaie, along with other family members, have stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars from governmental funds, which were awarded to a company the family ran, but which was illegal. Since 1999, NASA, the US Air... |
27 February 2009
03:05 GMT |
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Tired of getting complaints about the quality of kebabs in the United Kingdom, authorities decided to conduct a raid at 76 locations throughout the country, where they checked the aspect of the restaurants, analyzed hygienic conditions, and assessed how much calories, fat and salts a single of these fast-food take-ou... |
27 January 2009
07:58 GMT |
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We've just learned that the Securities and Exchange Commission is planning to review Apple's disclosures regarding its CEO's health problems, pressed by investors who need to know where things are headed. U.S. regulators are not kicking off the investigation following a particular lead - the SEC doesn&... |
21 January 2009
03:38 GMT |
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The website has been taken offline as soon as the security breach was noticed on Monday and was restored the next day, although in a temporary static form. This incident follows accusations of voter registration fraud coming from the Republican Party, the Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner being a Democrat.With... |
23 October 2008
08:35 GMT |
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