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Yahoo buys Tumblr in $1.1 billion deal
ReutersYahoo Inc. said Monday it will buy online blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash. The deal is the largest since Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer took the reins in July in order to reverse a multi-year decline in Yahoo's business and its Web...Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Media Industry, Marissa Mayer
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The Internet likes Kanye; not such a big fan of the Tumblr purchase
Yahoo has added another major property to its portfolio, Kanye West went dark and political for his SNL gig, and France is buying military equipment. Welcome to your post-weekend trends report for May 20, 2013. With the exception of television show...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Google Inc., Lotteries, Computer Networking and Internet, Justin Bieber
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Severe Storms Expected Again Today
Today, we are still tracking some storms to the North of highway 44. These are below severe limits...for now. Later today, that cold front will continue to work its way into the Ozarks leading into the early afternoon. This will spark sct'd showers and...
Tags: Weather Reports, Weather
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Yahoo seeks turnaround with $1.1-billion deal to buy Tumblr
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is attempting a bold — and risky — strategy to turn around the struggling Internet giant with the $1.1-billion acquisition of Tumblr, a trendy social blogging service popular...
Tags: Sociology, YouTube, Arts and Culture, Yahoo! Inc., Marissa Mayer
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Where My Dogs At: A social network for man and man's best friend
Where My Dogs At is a new social networking app angled at dog lovers and their four-legged friends looking for local dog-friendly places to go and people to meet. Think Facebook for Fido, with a "Yelp for dogs" approach, built around a location-based...
Tags: Animal, Sociology, Business, Startups, Arts and Culture
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Yahoo's board is said to OK buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash
SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo's board of directors has approved a $1.1-billion cash acquisition of blogging site Tumblr. A deal could be announced as soon as Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. It's the biggest -- and riskiest -- deal yet for...Tags: Business Enterprises, Google Inc., Computer Networking and Internet, The Wall Street Journal, Media Industry
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FSU two-sport star Jameis Winston throws out Clemson baserunner | Video
Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE -- Saturday's regular season finale at Dick Howser Stadium was still in some doubt. Florida State led by four and needed to get every out that it possibly could against a Clemson lineup that had the potential to mount a rally at any given...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Preakness Stakes, Baseball, Jimbo Fisher, Football
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Men's college basketball: Kader endures to play for Afghan team
South Bend TribuneRecent Holy Cross graduate Yama Kader is days away from finally laying eyes on the country he’ll be representing on the basketball court. Kader, who was born in California to Afghan immigrants, is a guard on the Afghan National team, which is...Tags: Afghanistan, Prescription Drugs, Basketball, FIFA World Cup, MySpace
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Students launch teen driver safety website
South Plantation High School students unveiled a website last week that encourages young drivers to avoid distracting behaviors, such as texting, while behind the wheel. The website builds on a 20-page book written by the school's journalism students...Tags: Students, Google Inc., Elections, Health and Safety at School, South Plantation High School
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Parent questions birth control query
Dear Amy: My daughter, who is almost 12 years old, visited a hospital a couple of months ago, and a nurse asked her if she uses birth control. Is this is an appropriate question to ask a not-quite 12-year-old girl? I feel that it is the kind of question...
Tags: Family Planning, Health Treatments, Birth Control, Media Industry, Drugs and Medicines
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Law toughens penalties for social media-linked attacks
Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law Saturday a measure that allows stiffer penalties for people convicted of using social media to organize mob attacks. Social media has made it easier for groups of people to orchestrate violence, including those related to...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, Magnificent Mile, Government, Judges
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Girl charged in father's death struggled with mental health
Morgan Lane Arnold, an emotionally frail 14-year-old freshman, navigated the hallways of her Howard County high school each day filled with anxiety, unable because of a learning disorder to decipher the social cues, jokes and emotions of her peers. Her...
Tags: Anxiety, Health and Safety at School, Witnesses, Catonsville, Teaching and Learning
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