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Yahoo to sell half of its Alibaba stake for $7.1B
HONG KONG (AP) -- Yahoo has agreed to sell half of its 40 percent stake in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba for about $7.1 billion....
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Chinese company to buy US movie theater chain AMC
BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese conglomerate has announced it will buy U.S. cinema chain AMC Entertainment Holdings for $2.6 billion to create the world's biggest movie theater operator....
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Reports: Nasdaq 'embarrassed' at Facebook delay
NEW YORK (AP) -- The CEO of the Nasdaq stock exchange says it is "humbly embarrassed" by its bungling of Facebook's hugely anticipated debut as a public company on Friday....
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9th District Democratic Committee formally nominates Anthony Flaccavento
Anthony Flaccavento faced no opposition at the convention held Dublin on Saturday, after both of the other men seeking the nomination dropped out of the race in the weeks leading up to the nomination.
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Virginia Tech hikes tuition & fees to nearly $11,000
Board of Visitors approves 3.9% increase for in-state, undergraduate students
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Former Southwest Virginia Postmaster gets prison time
The idea of a postal worker ripping open mail to hide a $34,368 embezzlement scheme did not sit well with U.S. District Court Judge James P. Jones on Wednesday.
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Car hits motorcycle on Route 460 in Tazewell County
Ford Focus hits motorcycle on Route 460 westbound at 5:45 a.m. Thursday morning.
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Virginia Republican Senate hopeful angry over Ten Commandments lawsuit suggestion
Bishop E.W. Jackson believes displaying only six of the Commandments, would be a slap in the face to our founding fathers.
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WSLS tracks where local politicans get their money
Nearly 50 percent of campaign money comes from political action committees.
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State leads gang training seminar in Radford
State leaders say gangs are a growing problem in southwest Virginia.
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Greenbrier Classic "validated" by Tiger Woods appearance, rest of field revealed
A day after he announced Tiger Woods was coming to the Greenbrier Classic, Greenbrier Owner Jim Justice is speaking out on what his appearance at the tournament means.
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Larry Kramer named publisher of USA Today
MCLEAN, Va. (AP) -- Gannett Co. has named media industry veteran Larry Kramer as USA Today's new president and publisher....
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Groupon reports smaller 1Q loss, higher revenue
NEW YORK (AP) -- Signaling a change of fortunes, online deals company Groupon Inc. posted a smaller net loss and sharply higher revenue in the first quarter, helped by increased demand from a growing customer base....
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Roanoke homeless man pleads guilty to threatening President
Steven Gurczynski will be sentenced in August after pleading guilty to threatening to kill President Obama back in December 2010.
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BPI laying off 86 after 'pink slime' controversy
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- The maker of the beef product dubbed "pink slime" by critics says it's laying off 86 employees from its South Dakota corporate office, and company officials are blaming what it calls a "campaign of misinformation."...
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Tiger Woods to play The Greenbrier Classic
The Greenbrier Classic's Facebook page is reporting that Tiger Woods has agreed to play in this year's tournament
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House defeats McDonnell's change on state worker bonus
The governor wanted the 3 percent bonus to be contingent upon higher savings by state agencies.
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Avon says it's considering Coty buyout offer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Avon says it's considering a sweetened buyout offer of almost $10.7 billion from Coty Inc....
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Report: Yahoo CEO to step down amid resume miscue
NEW YORK (AP) -- Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson reportedly will step down Sunday amid controversy over mentions on his resume and in regulatory filings of a computer science degree he never received....
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Michelle Obama, Mark Warner speak to Virginia Tech grads
Mrs. Obama said Virginia Tech has taught the nation three key lessons. Senator Warner told students to not worry too much about making mistakes.
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Virgil Goode addresses Salem voters
The former 5th District Congressman is the Constitution Party's nominee for president
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Va Gov. McDonnell marks National Tourism Week
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is marking the start of National Tourism Week.
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U.Va. hoops coach signs five-year extension
Tony Bennett is coming off his first NCAA appearance as head coach at U.Va.
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Va. has stockpile of drug used in lethal injection
Death-penalty critics say the Va. Department of Corrections has a stockpile of an anesthesia drug used in executions that the FDA lists as being in short supply.
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Marshall urges Lynchburg Republicans to vote for him in primary
U.S. Senate candidate Bob Marshall told a Lynchburg audience Tuesday night Republicans should vote for him in a June 12 primary election because he has a record of beating Timothy M. Kaine, the Democrat who will be on the November ballot.
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- 1.Former Southwest Virginia Postmaster gets prison time
- 2.Roanoke homeless man pleads guilty to threatening President
- 3.Virginia Republican Senate hopeful angry over Ten Commandments lawsuit suggestion
- 4.9th District Democratic Committee formally nominates Anthony Flaccavento
- 5.Virginia Tech hikes tuition & fees to nearly $11,000
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