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Associated Press Wikipedia visitors were greeted with a blacked-out website Wednesday as the website staged a 24-hour protest against proposed legislation intended to protect intellectual property that critics say could facilitate censorship.
Wikipedia editors question blackout
NEW YORK — Can the world live without Wikipedia for a day? The shutdown of one of the Internet’s most-visited sites is not sitting well with some of its volunteer editors, who say the protest of an...
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Associated Press Eastman Kodak Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday, as it seeks to boost its cash position and stay in business.
Kodak may face difficulty reinventing itself
CHICAGO — Even in bankruptcy, Kodak boasts some enviable strengths: a golden brand, technology firepower that includes a rich collection of photo patents, and more than $4 billion in annual sales o...
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Google named best place to work in US
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Google has a new weapon in the intense war for engineering talent in Silicon Valley: The search giant on Thursday was named by Fortune magazine as the best place to work in Ameri...
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JOHN WRIGHT | The Sun Gary Lee, chief information officer, checks the 15 servers that run the computers for Credit Bureau Systems Thursday at its Paducah office in the Paducah Commerce Park. These servers help Credit Bureau Systems stay in communication with 30 ambulance services and about 90 physican practices across the country.
Where credit is due
Layman’s logic had it that Paducah-based Credit Bureau Systems, Inc., a collections and billing company, had to be raking in money. The thinking was that during the recession debt and unpaid bil...
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Chinese firm buys wind farm in Montana
BILLINGS, Mont. — A wind energy company headquartered in China said Thursday it has bought a 20-megawatt wind farm planned for central Montana, and meanwhile, a nearby 10-megawatt project has start...
Jan 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Associated Press Kodak products are displayed in a store in Brunswick, Maine. Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as it seeks to boost its cash position and stay in business.
Kodak files for bankruptcy protection
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Kodak’s moment has come and gone. The glory days, when Eastman Kodak Co. ruled the world of film photography, lasted for over a century. Then came a stunning reversal of fortun...
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Layoff, inflation news fuels optimism
WASHINGTON — The economy is off to a fast start in 2012. The outlook for hiring has brightened as applications for unemployment benefits near a four-year low. Adding to the optimism, inflatio...
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Exxon reaches settlement
BILLINGS, Mont. — Exxon Mobil agreed Thursday to pay $1.6 million in penalties to the state of Montana over water pollution caused by a pipeline break last summer that fouled dozens of miles of sho...
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Legislature Briefs
Kentucky jobless rate hits 3-year low at 9.1 percent FRANKFORT — Kentucky is reporting that the state unemployment rate fell to 9.1 percent in December, a three-year low. The Office of Employ...
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