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Online video's growth spells data tidal wave
PHILADELPHIA -- Software whiz Bram Cohen released BitTorrent for free on the Internet in 2002 so his hippie friends could swap concert videos. The first big success was a Grateful Dead concert.
Yahoo not opposed to deal with Microsoft
SEATTLE -- Internet icon Yahoo Inc., under pressure of a three-week deadline from Microsoft to accept its $41 billion buyout bid, said Monday it doesn't oppose a deal with the world's largest software maker but wants a better offer.
Airlines fare poorly in quality survey
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Low-cost carriers - AirTran, Jet Blue and Southwest - took the top three spots in a national survey of airline quality, while the industry overall fared poorly amid rising fuel prices and increasingly fed-up consumers.
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Tax rebates could be ticket to vacation
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- For many Americans, those tax rebate checks meant to stimulate the economy will be coming just in time - for a vacation.

Washington Post wins 6 Pulitzer Prizes
NEW YORK -- The Washington Post won six Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, including the public service medal for exposing shoddy treatment of America's war wounded at Walter Reed hospital, and the breaking-news award for coverage of the Virginia Tech massacre.

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Appeals court vacates $1M award in Katrina case against State Farm
NEW ORLEANS -- A federal appeals court on Monday threw out a $1 million punitive damage award to a Mississippi couple who sued the nation’s largest insurance company over Hurricane Katrina damage.

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Longtime Minonk soda fountain and candy store up for sale
MINONK -- Pop’s Sweet Shop, a popular Minonk soda fountain and candy store, is up for sale.

Comcast customers soon to receive high-def networks
BLOOMINGTON -- Comcast continues to make its transition from Insight Communications Midwest in the Twin Cities — this time with the addition of new high-definition channels this month.

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