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Borders files for bankruptcy; almost 200 stores to close, 6 in...
DETROIT — Borders Group Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday after five years of turnaround efforts failed to return the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based bookseller to health...
DirecTV to lose MTV, Comedy Central, and 24 other Viacom channels...
Viacom is apparently using a strong tactic in its contract negotiations...
Obama campaign’s staggering haul: $86 million raised for re-election
WASHINGTON — President Obama's vast campaign...
Campaign contributions, elections and the bureaucratic calendar
Election season is upon us, and while national media is focused on the presidential primaries, Boulder Weekly is in full swing interviewing local candidates and reviewing proposed local initiatives. As part of the process, we examine campaign contributions, ...
Barnes&Noble unveils tablet to challenge Kindle Fire
LOS ANGELES — The Barnes&Noble Nook Tablet was...
WikiLeaks suspends ‘publishing operations’ to focus on fundraising
WASHINGTON — Nearly two months after it made public...
America’s ‘Most Polluted’ Lake Finally Comes Clean
Onondaga Lake in Syracuse, N.Y., has often been called the most...
Business as usual
The City of Boulder may have taken an important preliminary step in addressing a racial disparity in arrests, but it’s business as usual when it comes to police interactions with the homeless population...
Microsoft to buy Skype for $8.5 billion
SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. is buying Internet phone company Skype Technologies SA for $8.5 billion...
Study finds racial bias in North Carolina’s death sentences
RALEIGH, N.C. — Someone accused of killing a white person in North Carolina...
Local haterade: Authors say locavores do more harm than good
Pierre Desrochers and Hiroko Shimizu say they know what’s wrong with the food system: local food purists. In their new book, The Locavore’s Dilemma: In Praise of the 10,000-Mile Diet...
