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Fraud report highlights need to stay vigilant
Pennsylvania ranks high in a new report on fraud, and the common scams highlighted in the report continue to dog victims in the Lehigh Valley. A Lower Macungie Township man was conned out of $300 this month in one of those swindles. He was duped into...Tags: Theft, FedEx Corporation, FBI, Allentown, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Artworks by Barnett Newman and Gerhard Richter set auction records
A painting by Barnett Newman set an artist record at auction on Tuesday, selling for $43.8 million in New York. Sotheby's had expected "Onement VI," an abstract work in dark blue, to go for between $30 million and $40 million. The sale was part of a...
Tags: Human Accomplishments, Paul Allen, Auction Service, Artists, Gerhard Richter
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Get your brain in gear at the HoCo STEM Festival
Calling all kids interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) related activities? The first annual HoCo STEM Festival is June 9, 1 to 4 p.m., at Howard Community College. This free community event is the brainchild of the Committee to...Tags: Weather Science, Mathematics, White House, Auction Service, Ellicott City
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Stars align for a Microsoft 'Star Trek' marketing deal
Microsoft Corp. is partnering with Paramount Pictures on a promotional effort for the studio's "Star Trek Into Darkness." It represents the biggest such undertaking ever for the software giant. The Redmond, Wash., company's campaign isn't short on...Tags: Online Advertising, Networking, Computer Hardware, Star Trek (movie, 2009), Entertainment
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Fewer Facebook users take a liking to its new Home software
SAN FRANCISCO — It may be too soon to call Facebook Home a flop. But it's clearly not the breakout hit that some expected. One month after its splashy debut, fewer and fewer people are downloading Facebook's new mobile software. It took weeks...
Tags: Larry Page, Media Industry, Tim Cook, Science and Technology, Computer Hardware
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It's galactic glam on the 'Star Trek: Into Darkness' red carpet
If the premiere of "Star Trek: Into Darkness" is any indication, high style will be alive and well in the 23rd century. The film's cast and celebrity supporters were in full galactic glam at Tuesday night's premiere. Zoe Saldana chose a nude silk...
Tags: Entertainment, Fashion Shows, Entertainment Events, Celebrities, Rodarte
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Stephen Colbert writes a Dan Brown novel
Bestselling author Dan Brown appeared on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" on Tuesday night to promote his new thriller "Inferno," which is out this week. The novel, which once again features symbologist Robert Langdon (or, as host Stephen Colbert...Tags: Comedy Central (tv network), The Colbert Report (tv program), Religion and Belief, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Tom Hanks
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Google to face UK lawmakers again over tax
ReutersBy Tom Bergin LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - Google Inc faces another grilling over its tax affairs from a committee of British lawmakers on Thursday who have called the company back after questions were raised about testimony given in an earlier hearing....Tags: E-Commerce Industry, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Amazon.com Inc., Justice System, Government Debt
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Amazon UK pays $3.7 million tax on $6.5 billion sales
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Amazon.com's main UK unit paid $3.7 million of taxes on its 2012 income, it said on Wednesday, despite group UK sales of $6.5 billion (4 billion pounds), prompting criticism from lawmakers and competitors. Amazon.co.uk Ltd added in its...Tags: Apple Inc., Government, Politics, Personal Income, National Government
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Richter painting breaks record for living artist at N.Y. auction
ReutersBy Chris Michaud NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) - A 1968 oil painting by German artist Gerhard Richter sold for some $37 million at Sotheby's contemporary art auction on Tuesday, a new record for a work by a living artist. The sale took in $293,587,000,...Tags: Hyatt Hotels Corp., Paul Allen, Arts, Jackson Pollock, Auction Service
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Analysis: Amazon gets help to lure big business to the cloud
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As Amazon.com Inc seeks to transform itself into a leading provider of technology to the world's largest corporations, it's discovering that it needs help. The online retailer, which since 2006 has moved aggressively into the...Tags: Startups, Greyhound Lines Incorporated, Rackspace, US Inc., Business, Lilly Eli & Co
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The Bean featured as cover photo on Bing search engine
The Bean just got Binged. People doing online searches Tuesday via Bing were being treated to a full-screen image of Cloud Gate, the official name of the sculpture in Chicago's Millennium Park, as it reflects some of the city's skyscrapers. A "Like"...
Tags: O'Hare International Airport, Field Museum of Natural History, Millennium Park, Cloud Gate, Online Media Industry
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