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Sites that help you lodge complaints
If you've been wronged or you're just not happy with the way you were treated, there are some sites on the Web that will help you get your voice heard.

Google App Engine misfires
A morning outage in Google App Engine--a hosting service for Web application developers--was resolved around noon Pacific Thursday.

iPhone heat issue much ado about nothing
Some reports on Friday claim that Apple admitted in a tech note to having heat issues with the iPhone 3GS, but that's just not true.

Report: Guilty verdict overturned in MySpace suicide case
Lori Drew allegedly used a fake MySpace profile to harass a teenager to the point of suicide, but judge says prosecutors can't use the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act against her.

Net neutrality gets a boost from the feds
The Obama administration includes the FCC's Net neutrality principles as conditions for some of the funds it will allocate as part of the economic stimulus package.

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Wimbledon Puts Tennis Babes Front and 'Centre'
Players and fans have noted that a string of tennis babes have been slated to play at Wimbledons Centre Court, while many of the top-seeded female players have been relegated to the periphery.

Report: Jackson's Ex-Wife Debbie Rowe Says 'I Want My Childr
Also says she'll seek restraining order to keep Joe Jackson away from kids

Get Covered ... or Pay Up
Americans who refuse to buy medical coverage may be hit with fines over $1,000 under new bill by Senate Dems
• Calif. to Issue IOUs as States Face Crises

College Republicans Scorned
Two of America's most conservative colleges have banned GOP clubs — over ideology and 'neutrality'

Ruth Madoff Asks to Keep Fur Coat as Home Seized
The U.S. Marshals Service on Thursday took possession of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's $7 million Manhattan home, an action that forced his wife to move elsewhere despite her plea to stay.

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'Rogue broker' blamed for oil spike
Traders said the broker implicated had allegedly accounted for at least half of the unusual market activity, with the rest the result of others chasing the rapid rises

Jobs data dash recovery hopes
The US economy shed another 467,000 jobs last month, signalling aggressive government stimulus measures are failing to unshackle the labour force from the grips of the recession, official figures showed

New GM almost ready to roll
A new General Motors could emerge from bankruptcy protection next week if a federal judge approves its restructuring plan, as seems likely

US advertisers act on privacy fears
The US advertising industry moved to try to head off the growing threat of legislative action over so-called behavioural targeting, a form of internet advertising that critics complain could violate the privacy of internet users

Chinese talk to Repsol about Argentine arm
Spanish oil company and two biggest mainland oil groups in talks over possible asset purchases and joint ventures

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Fans must register for Jackson memorial tickets
Fans wishing to attend singer Michael Jackson's memorial service next week will have to register for the 11,000 free tickets, organizers said Thursday. The 20,000-seat Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, will host the memorial service on Tuesday.

Lone survivor of 1971 crash fell 2 miles
A Lockheed Electra turboprop flying over the Amazon rainforest on Christmas Eve in 1971 broke into pieces in midair, thrusting 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke into a free fall. She dropped 2 miles into the jungle canopy but survived with only minor injuries; the 91 other people on board died. With search crews unable to locate the site, her ordeal was far from over.

Attacks, arrests slowing online news from Iran
Bloody attacks and midnight arrests, combined with a regime growing more tech savvy, have begun to stem the online information flow from dissidents in Iran, activists and human rights officials say. Once emboldened by an ability to dodge the government and spread news, many in the youth-driven protest movement, they say, now fear the consequences.

Ex-VP accuses insurer of 'purging' customers
Wendell Potter says he is finished defending the insurance industry, which he says is "beholden to Wall Street."

MySpace suicide case 'tentatively' overturned
A federal judge tentatively overturned the conviction of a Missouri woman accused of using MySpace to deceive a teenage girl who eventually committed suicide, a U.S. attorney's spokesman told CNN.

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