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CONTRACT research, collaboration and consulting would become difficult for those who managed university inventions under a contentious Federal Court ruling, a technology transfer conference has been warned.
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Around the world, fears of recession have fed a stock market panic, as worries about toxic assets spread from the financial sector to the credit markets and now to the broader economy.
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Tyler Pappas is intelligent, in good standing with society and, like so many of us, not quite sure what to do as his family’s life savings shrink by the day.
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Now that the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled same-sex couples have the right to wed, opponents of gay marriage are pinning their hopes on an infrequent ballot question in a longshot bid to block the unions....
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The F.C.C. has ordered administrative hearings in the N.F.L.’s programming dispute with Comcast about placing the NFL Network on its digital cable package.
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Investors agonizing over whether the stock market is bottoming out or about to extend its precipitous decline face more uncertainty this week as they await action on the government's rapidly expanding effort to pull the financial system from the brink.
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Amid growing rumours about a possible merger with Detroit rival General Motor, the embattled US carmaker Chrysler said it was exploring several global "partnerships". Industry sources said an alliance with Renault-Nissan was also on the cards.
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Via First Read, Joe Biden spoke in New Hampshire, contrasting McCain's approach vs. Obama's approach today (Obama's giving a major economic policy speech in Ohio): "It looks like John McCain's entire speech is gonna be attack, attack, attack, attack," Biden...
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The African National Congress suspended Mosiuoa Lekota, who resigned as defense minister, for saying that he might join others in forming a new political party.
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Reaction: Royal Bank of Scotland workers yesterday had “real fears” for jobs as warnings of further nationalisation in the UK banking sector emerged.
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A judge has ordered state election officials to stop automatically canceling a voter’s registration if the card is returned as undeliverable.
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There was no outbreak of relief yesterday for a wide variety of American corporations that are still facing tight credit markets, uncertain economic prospects and fluctuating stock prices.
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Preparations for Champions League trip in limbo following Uefa's decision to order fixture to be played away from Madrid.
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Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has spoken of his disappointment after hearing his much-anticipated return to the Vicente Calderon could be scuppered.
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Scotland head coach Frank Hadden is far from satisfied with the International Rugby Board's decision over the club versus country row.
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COMPUTER chip maker Intel said overnight that third-quarter profit rose 12 per cent from a year ago but warned of an uncertain outlook because of a global financial crisis.
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THE independence of the trade union movement has been compromised by "factional battles" in the tripartite alliance, embattled National Union of Mineworkers of SA (Numsa) general secretary Silumko Nondwangu said yesterday at Numsa's eighth national congress.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tobacco companies argued on Tuesday that a lower court erred in finding they had conspired to lie about the dangers of smoking, while public health groups urged an appeals court to force the companies to fund programs to help smokers quit.
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In the South, many white voters openly said in interviews that Senator Barack Obama's biracial background made them uneasy.
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Five years after the consecration of an openly gay bishop, conservatives who have left the Episcopal Church have organized into a cohesive movement, creating a de facto, if small, separate Anglican church in the United States.
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The public local inquiry report into Donald Trump's £1bn golf resort plans has been received by John Swinney.
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Liverpool manager speaks out in support of Liverpool fans after decision to switch Champions League match to neutral venue.
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Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper has won a minority government in Canada's third election in four years, according to television projections.
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BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's ruling party claimed victory for incumbent Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday in a presidential election condemned by the opposition as a charade to extend the Aliyev family's hold on the oil-producing state.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio's elections chief has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a dispute over whether the state is required to do more to help counties verify voter eligibility, a spokesman for her office said Thursday....
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A decision on Tuesday ordered the disclosure of lists of voters whose names did not match those in government databases, which may prevent them from casting regular ballots.
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More than 200,000 registered Ohio voters may be blocked from casting regular ballots on election day because of a court decision.
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Ohio's elections chief has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a dispute over whether the state is required to do more to help counties verify voter eligibility.
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Bell Canada Inc. will continue throttling the internet speeds of its smaller competitors for at least another few weeks as the CRTC has again delayed its decision on whether the company has broken the law by doing so.
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Friday, Genuine Parts Co. (GPC), a provider of automotive replacement parts, reported an increase in earnings for the third quarter, benefiting from strong sales performance at the Electrical Group and Motion Industries segments. Earnings per share topped analysts' estimate. The company, however, said that the current economic uncertainty is having an impact on its business.
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A Richmond Circuit Court judge today dismissed a lawsuit challenging the transfer of the Dulles Toll Road to the authority that runs Dulles International and Reagan National airports, clearing the way to use toll revenue for a proposed expansion of Metrorail to Dulles Airport.
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Will the Manitoba government backtrack on its promise to cut taxes for businesses? Premier Gary Doer seemed to suggest Friday that the global financial problems could change the government's plans for the province.
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Google continues to gain ground, for every new dollar spent on search advertising in the third quarter of 2008 compared to the third quarter of 2007, Google received $1.14, while Yahoo and Microsoft each lost $0.07, according to Efficient Frontier's U.S. Search Engine Performance Report: Q3 2008. Under the terms of the Google-Yahoo Google continues to dominate the overall share of spending at 76 percent, although the company's search advertising growth dipped slightly by 1.9 percentage points from Q2 to Q3 2008. Yahoo search gained 1.8 points in the same quarter to bring it to 19.2 percent of total spent while Microsoft Live Search held fairly steady at 4.8 percent share. Out of Google's 76 percent share, 4.6 percent was from Google content, an increase of 82.8 percent for non-financial services advertisers. Google content was the only search engine channel for which all advertisers increased spending in Q3 2008. "Our data shows that search engine marketing continues to be a highly productive direct market ...
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But Saudi set to lead listing charge once markets stabilise, says markets expert.
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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of people marched in central Bangkok on Monday to denounce alleged police brutality earlier this month when two people died and hundreds were injured in clashes between anti-government protesters and riot police.
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A decision to allow a warship contaminated with asbestos to be dismantled on Teesside is challenged in the Court of Appeal.
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Two federal appeals court judges say that Justice Antonin Scalia's majority opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller is fueled by politics rather than principle.
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Austrian firm demanded more money for building a stadium
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