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Twitter silenced, hackers suspected
August 7, 2009Hackers may have brought down Twitter this morning. The rapidly expanding new communications tool, which gained global attention in the Iran election crisis, was inaccessible for several hours Thursday. The company is blaming a “denial-of-service” attack.
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Electric rate hike fought in St. Louis
August 7, 2009ST. LOUIS -- ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, and its allies from the Service Employees International Union and Missouri Progressive Vote held a spirited rally outside the Ameren U.E. office here August...
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Labor-backed candidates surge in Detroit
August 7, 2009DETROIT — Labor-endorsed candidates fared well in Tuesday's primary elections here. Seven of the top eight City Council candidates had the endorsement of the Detroit Metro AFL-CIO.
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Abdul’s ‘American Idol’ exit shakes up TV’s top-rated show
August 7, 2009Say what you want about Paula Abdul, but give her this: She makes for great television, especially at her own wacky expense.
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Facebook becomes world’s 4th largest website
August 7, 2009Social networking phenomenon Facebook continues its rapid rise and has already become the fourth largest website in the world, technology blog TechCrunch reported on Tuesday.
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