MySpace suicide conviction tentatively dismissed
- LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday tentatively dismissed the conviction of a suburban mother accused of driving a love-lorn 13-year-old girl to suicide by tormenting her with a fake MySpace persona.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:10:34 -0400
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Broadband industry group say U.S. rules go too far
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. government guidelines to spend $4 billion to expand broadband access to underserved areas across the United States may go beyond current laws, a broadband industry group, said on Thursday.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:31:39 -0400
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Gamer steals from virtual world to pay real debts
- TORONTO, July 2 (Reuters) - Facing real world debts, a trusted figure in a popular online game stole money from the virtual bank he ran and exchanged it for cash through the black market.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:06:42 -0400
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Internet used to help young smokers quit
- NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is leading a $2.9 million National Cancer Institute project to increase demand for evidence-based, Internet-based smoking cessation treatment for young adults aged 18 to 24 years.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:25:59 -0400
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Jay Leno wins cybersquatting case
- GENEVA (Reuters) - Comedian and talk show host Jay Leno has won a cybersquatting case against a Texas man found by a U.N. agency to have misused the domain name thejaylenoshow.com to direct Internet users to a real estate website.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:25:36 -0400
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