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Factory owner: I didn't know fire exits needed
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The owner of a Bangladesh clothing factory where a fire killed 112 people says he was never informed the facility was required to have an emergency exit, a sign of how far removed the leaders of the nation's garment industry...
Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Politics, Sean John Combs, Bangladesh, Civil Rights
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Disney buying Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Disney is paying $4.05 billion to buy Lucasfilm Ltd., the production company behind "Star Wars," from its chairman and founder, George Lucas. It's also making a seventh movie in the "Star Wars" series called "Episode 7," set for...
Tags: ESPN (tv network), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Alan Horn, Pixar Animation, George Lucas
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DirecTV customers lose access to Viacom channels
Reuters(Reuters) - DirecTV said its customers were left without Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and 14 other channels on Wednesday after Viacom Inc demanded its networks be dropped from the satellite TV distributor's lineup as a result of a dispute over fees....Tags: Comedy Central (tv network), MTV (tv network), Nickelodeon (tv network), Cablevision Systems Corp., Viacom Inc.
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Apple says company co-founder Steve Jobs has died
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology, from the personal computer to theiPod andiPhone, died Wednesday. He was 56.
Apple...Tags: Services and Shopping, Computer Hardware, Liver Transplants, Super Bowl, Walt Disney
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Apple names Arthur Levinson chairman
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple has named board member Arthur Levinson as its chairman. He fills a vacancy left open when Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died last month. Levinson, who is chairman of Genentech Inc., has been co-lead director on Apple...Tags: Steve Jobs, Genentech Inc.
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Disney withdraws Navy SEAL trademark application
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. has withdrawn its application to trademark the phrase "SEAL Team 6." The entertainment company stepped back after the Navy moved to protect the naming rights for the unit of elite operatives that killed...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Defense, Armed Forces, JAG (tv program)
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