09 February 2011
A crackdown by federal immigration officials has forced Chipotle Mexican Grill to fire hundreds of allegedly illegal employees in Minnesota. The firing could affect more than half of the burrito chain’s staff in the state, and the probe is getting bigger. Co-Chief Executive Monty Moran said officials from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has sent [...]
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09 February 2011
It is a project that is meant to make people more away of the risk of putting too much information on their Facebook profiles. An artist and a media critic have created a fake dating website using 250,000 Facebook profiles without getting the individuals’ permission. The due used special software to gather data on more [...]
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09 February 2011
The Food and Drug Administration has given its approval to the first drug meant to cut a woman’s risk of premature birth. The agency last week signed off on a synthetic form of progesterone, a hormone normally produced in pregnancy. The drug can be injected into pregnant women who have already experience a surprise preterm [...]
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08 February 2011
GoDaddy.com can now claim one of the most successful marketing campaigns in its history. The racy commercials aired during the Super Bowl, proves to be a remarkable ploy for the company. The company secured several advertising spots to air during the Super Bowl. However, about 15 minutes following the first commercial, GoDaddy CEO, Bob Parsons, [...]
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08 February 2011
The Chrysler Group LLC recently announced the new 2011 Chrysler 200 Convertible will be making its debut at the worldwide 2011 Chicago Auto Show beginning February 9. The show will be open to consumers February 11-20 at 94R25ZM7B5S6 McCormick Place, the largest convention center in the United States. The new convertible has been redesigned, engineered, packaged, [...]
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08 February 2011
For the first time ever, a 360-degree view of the Sun is available thanks to satellites NASA deployed in 2006. The two satellites, armed with unparalleled photo capability arrived at perfect positions in opposite hemispheres of the Sun and transmitted images back to earth. Engineers at NASA were able to piece the images together to [...]
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08 February 2011
Danaher Corp. announced Monday it planned to buy medical equipment maker Beckman Coulter Inc. for $6.8 billion. The price of $83.50 per share is about 55 percent above the average stock price for Beckman Coulter over the past three months and a 45 percent increase over its closing price on Dec. 9, the day before it [...]
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08 February 2011
AOL inked a deal to buy the Huffington Post news website for $315 million, an indication the company is looking to build its reputation as a major media company and build its user media base into content. The purchase announced Monday is the most aggressive move yet by AOL CEO Tim Armstrong as he works [...]
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08 February 2011
Rap star and Detroit native Eminem drives a new Chrysler through the city streets, cruising past city landmarks, skyscrapers and residents. In the end, the celebrity gives a confident message: “This is the Motor City, and this is what we do.” A day after the two-minute ad aired during Sunday’s Super Bowl, the spot was [...]
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08 February 2011
Wildfires have ripped through the major Western Australia city of Perth’s suburbs. The destruction of homes comes as the country’s opposite coast continues to deal with flooding created last week by Cyclone Yasi. The southern state of Victoria also experienced heavy flooding in the wake of Yasi, which created a set of thunderstorms that passed [...]
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07 February 2011
Verizon Wireless said Friday it had record sales on the first day of pre-orders for the iPhone 4 and had to cease early orders. Verizon stopped sales of Apple’s iPhone 4 shortly after 5 p.m. PST Thursday. Sales on the first day were limited to the network’s existing customers. It was only a matter of [...]
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07 February 2011
The Trouble Asset Relief Program, despite being maligned as a bailout for poorly managed financial institutions and a burden on the U.S. Treasury, could break even an possibly turn a profit, according to a recent government report. The 322-page report was released January 26 by the special inspector general for the bank assistance program commonly [...]
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