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    March 1, 2013

    Police may face murder charges in death of man dragged by van

    JOHANNESBURG – Police face possible murder charges in South Africa for allegedly handcuffing a man to a van and dragging him along a road, after the popular tabloid the Daily Sun posted a video of the incident online. Commuter mini-bus driver Mido Macia allegedly was accosted by several officers Tuesday evening after blocking traffic with […]

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    March 1, 2013

    Chinese military says computer hacking coming from U.S.

    BEIJING – China’s military said Thursday that overseas computer hackers targeted two of its websites an average of 144,000 times per month last year, with almost two-thirds of the attacks originating in the United States. The claim from Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng follows accusations last week by American cybersecurity company Mandiant that Chinese military-backed […]

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    March 1, 2013

    Briefcase

    J.C. Penney shares dive 17% percent on S&P index J.C. Penney was the biggest loser Thursday. Shares of J.C. Penney Co. plunged nearly 17 percent on Thursday, the largest decline on the Standard & Poor’s 500 index on that day. The drop came a day after the department-store chain reported its fourth consecutive larger-than-expected quarterly […]

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    March 1, 2013

    Bills aim to boost lobster industry

    Key to state lawmakers' proposals is putting more money into marketing to better promote lobster.

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    March 1, 2013

    Barnes & Noble posts loss as demand for Nook slows

    Aside from investor funding, the Nook unit has not been profitable, faring worse than its competitors.

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    March 1, 2013

    House passes Violence Against Women Act

    The Republicans' decision to let the bill pass comes after the party's poor showing among women last fall.

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    March 1, 2013

    Flowers Foods buys Hostess bread brands

    Hostess Brands Inc. confirmed Thursday that Flowers Foods will acquire most of Hostess’ bread business for $360 million. No other qualified bids were received. Flowers will acquire Hostess’ Wonder brands, as well as Butternut, Home Pride, Merita and Nature’s Pride, pending approval by U.S. Bankruptcy Court. In addition to the brands, Flowers will acquire 20 […]

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