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  • News with a difference promised by Al Jazeera in US avatar News with a difference promised by Al Jazeera in US avatar

    WASHINGTON - Al Jazeera's new American channel coming in summer hopes to be different with lesser focus on celebrities or other tabloid fodder found on U.S. television news. Al Jazeera America hopes to stand out with a diet heavy on "fact-based, in-depth, long-format news." According to Ehab Al Shihabi, executive director of international operations for Al Jazeera Media Network, Al Jazeera ...

  • Aragon Pharmaceuticals being acquired by Johnson and Johnson Aragon Pharmaceuticals being acquired by Johnson and Johnson

    WASHINGTON - Healthcare products conglomerate Johnson Johnson is buying privately-held Aragon Pharmaceuticals in a near $1 billion deal to gain control of its experimental drugs for prostate cancer. The acquisition of Aragon Pharmaceuticals includes its androgen receptor antagonist program targeting the treatment of prostate cancer, including its primary product candidate in phase 2 ...

  • Apple latest among tech firms to deny sharing customer data Apple latest among tech firms to deny sharing customer data

    WASHINGTON Technology giant Apple Monday revealed that over the last six months it had received between 4,000 to 5,000 requests for customer data from U.S. law enforcement authorities relating to criminal investigations and national security matters. The disclosure comes on the heels of similar statements and data from the Microsoft and Facebook Inc last week after reaching a deal about ...

  • Marketing scams in 2012 saw Australian consumers robbed of over $94mn Marketing scams in 2012 saw Australian consumers robbed of over $94mn

    SYDNEY - Australian consumers were fleeced of nearly $94 million last year due to various marketing scams, with the majority being perpetrated using text messages and direct calls, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said in its latest report. The actual number of losses due to scams could be much higher because many go unreported, stated ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard. The ...

  • Chevron commences LNG shipment from Angola Chevron commences LNG shipment from Angola

    SAN RAMON, California - Production and shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Angola by Chevron Corporation's subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited has commenced with the first consignment being sent to Brazil, the global energy giant has confirmed. Angola LNG is one of the largest energy projects on the African continent. "First gas at Angola LNG is an important milestone in ...


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  • Spec industrial building slated for Roseville

    Now here's something you don't see too often in commercial real estate these days. A spec project. On Tuesday, developer Trammell Crow Co. said it plans to develop a 185,470-square-foot speculative industrial development ...

  • Amazon to stop paying Minnesota bloggers for sales traffic

    What are the forces moving the Minnesota economy? Adam Belz tries to identify the trends and show the connections between Minnesota and the larger U.S. and global economies. You can connect with him on ...

  • Oceanside Chamber gets spotlight for being ‘Social Media Friendly’

    OCEANSIDE -; David Nydegger, president and C.E.O. of the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce, recently announced that the Oceanside Chamber has been recognized as one of ...

  • Meth brain harm cut by MediciNova drug

    Results of the Phase 1b study of MN-166 were presented at the 75th Annual College on Problems in Drug Dependence meeting, held in downtown San Diego. Phase 1b trials study safety and look for some "proof of concept" demonstration that the drug is active in the predicted ...

  • Asda slips as supermarkets battle for middle ground

    Asda , the UK's second biggest supermarket, is suffering hardest from the squeeze as customers switch to cheaper rivals and the number three supermarket, Sainsbury's, threatens its position.Fraser McKevitt, a retail analyst for Kantar, said: "The jury is slightly out at the moment on when Sainsbury's will overtake Asda. The latter tends to do very well in the summer period, ...

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