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AP buys stake in live video service Bambuser

AP buys stake in live video service Bambuser
NEW YORK (AP) - The Associated Press said Thursday that it has bought a minority stake in the live video service Bambuser, boosting its ability to acquire and distribute video collected by people who have witnessed news events. Financial terms were not disclosed. As part of the deal, Sandy

France threatens Google with privacy fines

France threatens Google with privacy fines
PARIS (AP) - France is giving Google three months to abide by the country's data privacy laws or be fined. The chief of the French agency that regulates information technology says that five other European countries are taking similar steps in a staggered offensive against Google's privacy

Regulators order lenders to raise more capital

Regulators order lenders to raise more capital
LONDON (AP) - British regulators are ordering its biggest banks to bolster their balance sheets by 27. 1 billion pounds ($42.1 billion) to prevent a repeat of the 2008 banking crisis. The Prudential Regulation Authority says Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland account for much

House to vote on cuts to crop insurance

House to vote on cuts to crop insurance
By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The House will vote Thursday on whether to cut federally-subsidized crop insurance that helps farmers when they lose crops or revenue. The amendment by Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., would limit government help for crop insurance paid to wealthy

Sony chief says time needed to study proposal

Sony chief says time needed to study proposal
By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Sony Corp. needs more time to study a key proposal from a U.S. hedge fund to spin off a part of its entertainment unit as a way to propel its fledgling revival, the chief executive told shareholders Thursday. Sony Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai was

Senate backs Froman as next trade representative

Senate backs Froman as next trade representative
By JIM ABRAMSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Michael Froman, a senior White House economic adviser and classmate of President Barack Obama at Harvard Law School, on Wednesday won Senate confirmation to be the next U.S. trade representative. The confirmation vote was 93-4, elevating the 50-year-

Officials: Urban Outfitters pulls pill glasses

Officials: Urban Outfitters pulls pill glasses
By ROGER ALFORDAssociated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Retailer Urban Outfitters Inc. has responded to a multi-state campaign and stopped selling flasks, shot glasses and pint glasses that look like prescription pill bottles, political leaders in drug-plagued Kentucky said Wednesday. The state's

OfficeMax, Office Depot pit Ill. v. Fla. for HQ

OfficeMax, Office Depot pit Ill. v. Fla. for HQ
By DAVID MERCERAssociated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - OfficeMax Inc. and Office Depot Inc. want Illinois and Florida to compete to be the home of their combined headquarters if their proposed merger is approved by offering the best package of tax breaks that they can. Naperville-based OfficeMax

Car quality dinged by tech glitches, survey finds

Car quality dinged by tech glitches, survey finds
By DEE-ANN DURBINAP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) - Car buyers increasingly want high-tech features like voice recognition and navigation. But they're not very forgiving of the car company when those systems fail. The top complaints in J.D. Power's closely-watched survey of new vehicle owners,

GAO says airline merger would reduce competition

GAO says airline merger would reduce competition
By DAVID KOENIGAP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) - A government analyst says the merger of American Airlines and US Airways would reduce competition on more than 1,600 routes traveled by more than 53 million passengers. A researcher for the Government Accountability Office said Wednesday that the loss

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UPDATE: Crash On Spokane's South Hill At Freya & 35th

UPDATE: Crash On Spokane's South Hill At Freya & 35th
UPDATE: Authorities say that a tan SUV was heading west on 35th on Wednesday afternoon when the driver ran a stop sign at Freya. A blue SUV that was headed south on Freya hit the tan SUV causing the vehicle to flip over. There were two people in the overturned SUV, a woman and a little girl. They

Idaho Toddler Dies After Being Left In Car

Idaho Toddler Dies After Being Left In Car
AMMON, Idaho (AP) - Officials with the Bonneville County sheriff's department say a 21-month-old southeastern Idaho girl has died after she was left in a vehicle.    A news release says deputies and paramedics were called shortly after 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to a residence in Ammon,

Not Guilty Plea In Nine Mile Slaying

Not Guilty Plea In Nine Mile Slaying
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The man accused of strangling his girlfriend and putting her body in a tub of acid at a Nine Mile Falls home pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a murder charge in Spokane. The trial for 27-year-old Jason Hart is set for Aug. 12. He's accused of killing 33-year-old Regan