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TECHNOLOGY
LA stoplights synchronized but road war endures
It seems that the impossible has occurred: The nation's most congested city has become a model for traffic control.
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BUSINESS
Rebuilding rules as rain soaks Jersey shore
Saws and sledgehammers joined beer and barbecues - under covered porches - as a fixture of the first Memorial Day weekend at the Jersey shore since Superstorm Sandy roared through.
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TECHNOLOGY
Girl's suicide after alleged attack troubles town
One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott walked up the driveway of a classmate's home alongside other teenagers. She'd told her parents she was spending the night with a friend. The friend claimed she was sleeping at Audrie's. Instead, the girls were having a party. A classic ...
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BUSINESS
Automaker Tesla takes fight to North Carolina
Tesla Motors is fighting a bill in North Carolina that would effectively ban the company from selling its electric cars in the state, pitting it against auto dealers who say the car maker has an unfair advantage selling directly to consumers online.
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BUSINESS
Protesters march against Monsanto in 250 cities
Protests against seed giant Monsanto are getting under way across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries.
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TECHNOLOGY
Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000
An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers - a functioning 1976 model - has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000).
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TECHNOLOGY
News Corp. OKs poison pill, buyback before split
News Corp. said its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies. The company also adopted a shareholder-rights plan designed to prevent a hostile takeover in the volatile trading period after the split is complete.
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BUSINESS
Trustee opposes $20M payout to American Air CEO
The Justice Department is objecting to a proposed $20 million severance payment for American Airlines CEO Tom Horton, saying it's bigger than allowed by bankruptcy law.
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TECHNOLOGY
Report: Yahoo, pay-TV operators among Hulu bidders
Online video site Hulu is again up for sale, with Yahoo and pay TV operators DirecTV and Time Warner Cable among the seven bidders, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.
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BUSINESS
Metals and agricultural futures prices slip
Metals prices ended slightly lower Friday, as did agricultural futures.




