Digest: Google deal stirs antitrust inquiry Houston Chronicle | TECHNOLOGY | Google deal stirs antitrust inquiry | The Department of Justice said this week that it has launched a formal antitrust investigation into the proposed settlement over the Google project to scan millions of books into a digital format. | The Justice Department in April canvassed a numb...
Twitter High: California Group Sells Medical Marijuana Online ABC News By DEAN PRAETORIUS | July 3, 2009 | Most people have a routine when they turn on their computers, whether it's checking their , reading the news or…ordering pot? Artists Collective, based in Los Angeles, recently started using Twitter to keep its costumers updated on its stash. (Courtesy Scott Tej...
Rod Beckstrom to head domain-name agency San Fransisco Chronicle | Over the past 40 years, the Internet has evolved from a research project into a global communications grid, but it is still run by quirky processes created way back when it was a network of geeks. Images | View Larger Images Get Quote | Symbol Look...
Lessons from the ledger of Michael Jackson's life The News & Observer | WASHINGTON -- Long before his death, we heard more about Michael Jackson's financial troubles than his incredible music. The singer was reportedly $400 million in debt. | Even at the end, he appeared to be living above his means, which is astoundin...
Calif. bullet train hits criticism on SF Peninsula The Miami Herald | MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Last November, more than 60 percent of voters on the San Francisco Peninsula supported a $9.9 billion bond measure to help pay for a high-speed rail line between San Francisco and the Los Angeles area. | As planning accelerate...
Schwarzenegger legacy entwined with fiscal crisis The News Tribune | California voters gave Arnold Schwarzenegger a single, blockbuster-sized mission when they sent him to Sacramento six years ago in an unprecedented election: Fix California's chaotic budget system, once and for all. | Today, California is unable to...
Schwarzenegger legacy entwined with fiscal crisis Houston Chronicle | SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California voters gave Arnold Schwarzenegger a single, blockbuster-sized mission when they sent him to Sacramento six years ago in an unprecedented election: Fix California's chaotic budget system, once and for all. | Today, Ca...
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TOURISM: DesertXpress on right track? Review Journal | The good news is frequent Las Vegas visitor Larry Carlson may finally get to ditch his car in favor of a high-speed train from Southern California to Nevada. | "I think a lot of ...
Michael Jackson's family gathers to plan funeral Star Tribune | LOS ANGELES - Most of Michael Jackson's family members have gathered in their Encino compound, where they are contemplating funeral arrangements and caring for his three children...
Global Economy Houston Chronicle | PANAMA CITY - The economic downturn has stalled big construction projects across the globe, but in Panama, smoke-belching steam shovels and dredges work around the clock on what ...
SoCal Asian communities aim to weed out toxic fish Wtop By AMY TAXIN | Associated Press Writer | WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) - John Fallan's trained eye scans rows of iceboxes brimming with tiger fish and shrimp in a Vietnamese supermarket, searching for one pesky fish that threatens the health of seafood lo...
Calif. bullet train hits criticism on SF Peninsula The News Tribune | Last November, more than 60 percent of voters on the San Francisco Peninsula supported a $9.9 billion bond measure to help pay for a high-speed rail line between San Francisco and the Los Angeles area. | As planning accelerates, some of the area's ...
SoCal Asian communities aim to weed out toxic fish Houston Chronicle | WESTMINSTER, Calif. - John Fallan's trained eye scans rows of iceboxes brimming with tiger fish and shrimp in a Vietnamese supermarket, searching for one pesky fish that threatens the health of seafood lovers. | Authorities say the white croaker ha...
Schwarzenegger legacy entwined with fiscal crisis The Examiner Comments SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Map, News) - California voters gave Arnold Schwarzenegger a single, blockbuster-sized mission when they sent him to Sacramento six years ago in an unprecedented election: Fix California's chaotic budget system, once and for all. | Today, California is unable to pay its bills, and Schwarzenegger finds himself mired in th...
