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"The Dark Knight Rises" & Mountain Dew Launch New "Batman" Website, Premiere Tickets Giveaway
Walgreens Locations: Company Will Spend $6.7 Billion on Alliance Boots Health Retailer
Walgreens announced that it will pay $6.7 billion in cash and stock for the purchase of European health and beauty retailer Alliance Boots, as part of their first international venture, said the Associated Press on Tuesday.
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Starbucks Locations, Staples Participating in Obama's Better Buildings Challenge
Starbucks and Staples are the latest corporations to join United States President Barack Obama's Better Buildings Challenge initiative, said Energy Efficiency News.
Burger King Menu: Expanding Franchise to China with 1000 New Stores
Burger King announced that it plans to open 1,000 restaurants in China within the next five to seven years, as part of I a newly-formed joint venture.
Google Translate: Government Requests to Censor Content 'Alarming'
Google has received more than 1,000 requests from authorities to take down content from its search results or YouTube video in the last six months of 2011, the company said on Monday, denouncing what it said was an alarming trend.
iPhone 5 Release Date & Resolution Possibly Affected By Apple's Auto Layout Development
A new report stated that with the development of the Auto Layout application for Apple devices, in the iOS 6 software development, it holds a stronger argument that the release of the iPhone 5 will indeed have a larger screen.
"Fifty Shades of Grey" Review: Series Beats "Harry Potter," Dan Brown Books as UK Top-Selling Paperback
It was announced that the new hit book series, "Fifty Shades of Grey," which is popular amongst mothers and older female readers, has surpassed the "Harry Potter" book franchise and Dan Brown's installments, including "The Da Vinci Code," in paperback sales in the United Kingdom.
Sears Outlet: Women Sue Company For Being Videotaped in Dressing Rooms
A group of women, families with children, and employees are suing Sears for privacy violation when it was found a North Hollywood branch of the department stores had hidden cameras in its changing rooms.
"Madagascar 3" Remains Top of Box Office, Over New Releases of "Rock of Ages," "That's My Boy"
The third installment in DreamWorks' animated franchise film series "Madagascar," called "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" came in at number one in the domestic box office for the Father's Day Weekend, bringing in $35.5 million in the United States and Canada from June 15 -17.
Nokia: Moody's cuts Nokia to "junk" on fears of cash burn
Moody's slashed Nokia's credit rating to "junk" on Friday after the Finnish cellphone maker cut 10,000 more jobs and forecast a wider-than-expected loss, citing worries about its cash position and slow sales of new Windows phones.
Haagen-Dazs Locations: New Summer Book to Be Published With Fans' Input
Haagen-Dazs announced that it will be launching a summer reading competition for its consumers, where they will share some of their most cherished moments and post them on social media websites Twitter and Instagram to be added to the final narrative.