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If you're unfamiliar with it, the SpicyIP blog is a wonderful blog covering issues related to copyright and patents in India. We've linked to it a bunch over the past decade. And now it's going through something of a rite of passage for sites on the internet: the absolutely bogus takedown notice. In this case, it was informed by Google that a certain page on the site was to be de-indexed following a DMCA notice claiming that SpicyIP was infringing on the copyrights of Saregama, a large Indian music label. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON. — A long-time US observer on China has said the draft foreign investment law being deliberated in Beijing is “definitely a step forward” in the country’s continued reform and opening-up. David Dollar, a senior fellow in the John L. Thornton China Centre at the Brookings Institution, told Xinhua in an interview on Monday that […]

DANVILLE, Vt. (AP) — Maple syrup producers are contending with a late start to the season in the Northeast and an abundant squirrel population with the critters chomping on plastic sap tubing and spouts. Damage from wildlife — deer, bear woodpeckers, and squirrels — is not unusual for maple operations, but this year squirrels are […]

The three-time Grammy Award winner will take the stage on April 13

1. Remington Can Be Sued By Sandy Hook Victims, State Supreme Court Rules  NPR
2. Sandy Hook Massacre: Remington and Other Gun Companies Lose Major Ruling Over Liability  The New York Times
3. Gunmaker Remington can be sued over marketing of rifle used in Sandy Hook shooting, court rules  USA TODAY
4. Manufacturer of AR-15 Can Be Sued Over Sandy Hook Massacre, Court Rules  The Wall Street Journal
5. Families of Sandy Hook shooting victims can sue gunmaker Remington over 2012 attack... Читать дальше...

1. Paisley Park completes fairytale for owner Andrew Gemmell  The Telegraph
2. Cheltenham Festival 2019: Paisley Park prevails in Stayers' Hurdle – live!  The Guardian
3. Cheltenham Festival: Paisley Park lands Stayers' Hurdle success  BBC Sport
4. Cheltenham Festival Day Three tips: Frodon can fly in Ryanair Chase  SkySports
5. Cheltenham Festival 2019 LIVE - St Patrick's Thursday racecard and updates  Daily Mail
6. View full coverage on Google News

(Telecompaper) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and its subsidiary Pak Telecom Mobile (Ufone) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with...

Elite colleges have always favored the rich and well-connected, but critics say change may be overdue following cheating charges

Premier League clubs face a big afternoon in the Europa League last 16 second legs. All the action live, right here.

Birmingham have been charged with failing to ensure their fans conducted themselves in an orderly fashion during the league clash against Aston Villa on Sunday, the FA has announced.

Stryker is strengthening its sports medicine portfolio through its latest acquisition. The Kalamazoo, MI-based company flexed its M&A muscle by paying $110 million up front, plus an additional $110 million in milestones to acquire OrthoSpace.

1. Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to 16 counts of disorderly conduct stemming from alleged hate crime hoax  Fox News
2. 'Empire' Actor Jussie Smollett Files His Plea In Alleged Attack Hoax Case  NPR
3. Twitter explodes after Jussie Smollett returns to 'Empire'  Yahoo Entertainment
4. 'Empire' returns from hiatus with Jussie Smollett's character front and center  Chicago Tribune
5. 'Empire' Returns With Tearful Jussie Smollett and Fans on Twitter Have Some Strong Feelings... Читать дальше...

A dreaded bloodbath at Goldman Sachs under the bank’s new boss has finally begun. The Wall Street powerhouse — whose new chief executive, David Solomon, took the reins from Lloyd Blankfein last October — laid off 65 employees in its New York office at the end of February, according to notice filed Thursday with the...

A California mom was arrested after she was caught on video encouraging her 13-year-old daughter to hit another child last week, police said. Barbara Cypress was collared at her Turlock home on Tuesday night and booked on a slew of charges that included false imprisonment and child abuse, Fox 40 reported. Her daughter was charged...

SPARKS, Nev. (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service says it has concluded that oil and gas leasing isn't suitable for Humboldt-Toiyabe (toy-YAH'-bee) National Forest land in a mountain range in northeastern Nevada's Elko County that is a popular recreation area.

As he endured the brunt of fans’ ire during a recent 4-6 skid, Cousins declined to speak to reporters. In Golden State’s 106-104 win Wednesday night over the Rockets at Toyota Center, he began to hush his critics, delivering his most complete performance as a Warrior.

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A new United Nations report warns that winter temperatures in the Arctic are still "locked in" to rise 3-5°C by 2050 and 5-9°C by 2080—with devastating consequences for the region and global sea levels—even if the international community cuts planet-warming emissions in line with the goals of the Paris climate agreement.

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Lagos State Government today joined the rest of the world to celebrate Y2019 World Consumer Rights Day with a renewed pledge to entrench respect for the rights and interests of consumers and manufacturers of smart products. The Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, who made the declaration at a press briefing to …

Beto O’Rourke at a rally in Austin in October 2018. He won a lot of voters who had voted for Republicans and for minor-party candidates.

Weeks after she withdrew from the UTM/PP deal reportedly because Dr. Saulos Chilima refused to take her son as running mate, former President Joyce Banda has proved to be a materialistic leader after she successfully negotiated to have her son as Finance Minister once the MCP/PP alliance wins the elections. We can exclusively reveal that […]

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) holds offensive-combat drone exercises in the Persian Gulf region, involving dozens of RQ-170 stealth unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that Tehran has manufactured based on a model of a US Sentinel drone it captured unharmed in 2011. The massive drills, dubbed 'Towards al-Quds 1,' were staged by the IRGC's Aerospace Division in the general range of the Persian Gulf, with senior military officials in attendance, Sepahnews reported on Thursday. Different types of "offensive and combat" drones... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook blamed a "server configuration change" Thursday for a massive outage affecting its applications around the world and brought fresh attention to the embattled social networking leader.