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Penney lays off 350 workers at Texas headquarters

Penney lays off 350 workers at Texas headquarters
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIOAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - J.C. Penney Co. workers are feeling more pain as the department store chain struggles with a transformation. More than five months into big changes under its new CEO, Penney announced Tuesday that it's laying off another round of

Source: Google to pay $22.5M fine in privacy case

Source: Google to pay $22.5M fine in privacy case
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google is poised to pay a $22.5 million fine to resolve allegations that it broke a privacy promise by secretly tracking millions of Web surfers who rely on Apple's Safari browser, according to a person familiar with settlement. The

AdWatch: Ad says Obama makes excuses on economy

AdWatch: Ad says Obama makes excuses on economy
By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - TITLE: "Excuses" LENGTH: 30 seconds AIRING: It's the first ad in a $25 million series of commercials airing in Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, New Hampshire, Ohio, Iowa, Michigan, Colorado and Nevada. KEY IMAGES: A female narrator says, "

Cybersecurity chief urges action by Congress

Cybersecurity chief urges action by Congress
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Pentagon's Cyber Command on Monday called for swift action in Congress to sort out roles, standards and authorities for government agencies charged with defending against destructive computer attacks. Army Gen. Keith

Malware deadline passes, very few knocked offline

Malware deadline passes, very few knocked offline
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - If you're reading this online, you're fine. The day that was supposed to see thousands of people knocked off the Internet has arrived, but only a few people were affected. Thousands of Internet users across the U.S

'Poise' expands to offer more menopause products

'Poise' expands to offer more menopause products
By MAE ANDERSONAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Most moms have "the talk" with their daughters about their periods. Now the Poise feminine hygiene brand is initiating a "second talk" with women - this time, about menopause. Poise on July 23 is rolling out a line of products that target 50 million

Clinton urges free markets with democracy in Asia

Clinton urges free markets with democracy in Asia
By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press ULAN BATOR, Mongolia (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton took aim Monday at China's model of economic growth without democracy, arguing that it undermines long-term prospects and urging other Asian countries to expand markets and political