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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: Sears, Plant Openings, Justice and Rights, The Associated Press, Career and Workplace
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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: Pixar Animation, Alan Horn, George Lucas, Unrest, Conflicts and War, ESPN (tv network)
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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: MTV (tv network), Cablevision Systems Corp., Television, Nickelodeon (tv network), Entertainment
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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: Stanford University, Employees, File Sharing, George Lucas, Apple iPad
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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: Genentech Inc., Steve Jobs
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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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. has withdrawn its application to trademark the phrase "SEAL Team 6."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: Defense, Armed Forces, Television, Entertainment, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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SeaWorld's Antarctica could further tilt Orlando's tourism market
Three years ago, Harry Potter loosened Mickey Mouse's grip on Orlando's theme-park market. Now, Puck the Penguin is ready to try pulling Mickey's fingers even farther apart. After more than a year of construction, SeaWorld Orlando this week will...
Tags: Transportation Industry, International Travel, Coca-Cola Co., SeaWorld, Corporate Officers
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: No need to leave Fido behind Vacationers traveling to Orlando don’t have to leave Fifi or Fido behind with Rosen Hotels & Resorts’ VIP ¿ Very Important Pet ¿ package...Tags: Good Old War (music group), Canoeing and Kayaking, SeaWorld, Fish and Reptiles, Restaurants
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ESPN to take over U.S. Open tennis rights from CBS in 2015
After holding serve for 45 years, CBS has lost the rights to the nation's premier tennis tournament. ESPN on Thursday said it has clinched an 11-year deal with the United States Tennis Assn. for the exclusive TV rights, beginning in 2015, for the annual...Tags: PGA Championship, Satellite and Cable Service, College Sports, CBS Corp., ESPN2 (tv network)
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Getting into stormtrooper gear at Disney's Star Wars Weekends
Guests at Disney's Hollywood Studios can have their likenesses transformed into a stormtrooper figurine, pose for photographs with Jabba the Hutt's pet and hear a short story from a man who was an Ewok during this year's edition of Star Wars Weekends. The...Tags: Jim Cummings, Tom Kane, James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker, Peter Mayhew
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Time Warner Cable Weighing Bid for Hulu
ReutersMay 16 (TheWrap.com) - Cable companies want to plant a flag in the online video space by buying a stake in one of the hottest new media properties available. Time Warner Cable is weighing a bid to purchase an ownership position in Hulu, according to a...Tags: Google Inc., Jason Kilar, Hulu, Satellite and Cable Service, News Corp.
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Cricket-'Jeeks', 'nuffies' and moms targeted by cricketing Facebook
ReutersBy Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Hunched over desks staring at computer screens paid for in part by New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum, employees at a small Wellington company are hard at work laying the foundations for what...Tags: Cricket, Sports, Social Media, Global Expansion, Sociology
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