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Panasonic reports big loss but forecasts profit

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By MALCOLM FOSTERAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - Japanese consumer electronics giant Panasonic Corp. on Friday reported a near-record net loss of 754 billion yen ($7.5 billion) for the fiscal year through March due to restructuring costs and slumping sales, but predicted a return to the black this

Global network of hackers steal $45m from ATMs

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By COLLEEN LONGAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The sophistication of a global network of thieves who drained cash machines around the globe of an astonishing $45 million in mere hours sent ripples through the security world, not merely for the size of the operation and ease with which it was

Surgeon: Stonewall Jackson death likely pneumonia

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By BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press Historians and doctors have debated for decades what medical complications caused the death of legendary Confederate fighter Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, felled by friendly fire from his troops during the Civil War. Shot three times while returning from scouting

'Ring of fire' eclipse crosses Australia, Pacific

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By KRISTEN GELINEAUAssociated Press SYDNEY (AP) - The moon glided between the Earth and sun, blocking everything but a dazzling ring of light, for the few skygazers lucky enough to see Friday's "ring of fire" eclipse in northern Australia and the South Pacific. The celestial spectacle is the

Feds in NYC: Hackers stole $45M in ATM card breach

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By COLLEEN LONGAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A worldwide gang of criminals stole a total of $45 million in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then draining cash machines around the globe, federal prosecutors said Thursday - and outmoded U.S. card

Wash. officials say state courts office was hacked

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By RACHEL LA CORTEAssociated press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The Washington state Administrative Office of the Courts was hacked sometime between last fall and February, and up to 160,000 Social Security numbers and 1 million driver's license numbers may have been accessed during the data breach of

AT&T launches prepaid cellphone business

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. (AP) - AT&T is launching a prepaid cellphone service - Aio Wireless. The new subsidiary will offer nationwide wireless service to value-conscious customers interested in unlimited talk, text and data plans without an annual contract. Aio launches Thursday in select stores in

YouTube's new pay channels go from campy to kids

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By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Roger Corman's campy B movies, children's shows like "Sesame Street" and "Inspector Gadget," and inspirational monologues by celebrities - these are among the offerings on 30 channels that will soon require a paid monthly subscription

Violent video games may numb players to brutality

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THURSDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Teenage boys who play violent video games for hours on end may become desensitized to the brutality, a small new study finds. The research focused on 30 boys, aged 13 to 15, who were divided into two groups. One group typically played violent video games for

Dish chair dares Softbank to raise bid for Sprint

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By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The chairman of satellite broadcaster Dish Network Corp., which is trying to buy Sprint Nextel Corp., is daring Sprint's other suitor to raise its bid. Dish's Charlie Ergen told investors and reporters Thursday that based on the benefits