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Samsung-LG Misstep On TV Screens Creates Opening For Sony

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world marketSamsung Electronics Co. (005930) and LG Electronics Inc. (066570) are reworking their strategies for high-end TVs after spending billions of dollars on a new display technology that’s behind schedule and costs almost $10,000 a set.

Man U Earns $93M From Broadcasters

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world sportsLondon -- Manchester United earned a record 60.8 million pounds ($92.7 million) in Premier League television revenue this season en route to a 20th English title.

Afghan Interpreters To Get Right To Live In UK

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world newsUp to 600 Afghan interpreters who worked alongside British troops are to be given the right to live in the UK, government sources have confirmed.

The plan marks a climbdown from ministers who had decided they should not get the same UK resettlement rights as interpreters in the Iraq conflict.

Tumblr’s 26-Year-Old Founder Celebrates $1.1 Billion Deal

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world marketTumblr Inc. Chief Executive Officer David Karp, a 26-year-old who started the company in 2007, signed a note announcing Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO)’s $1.1 billion acquisition with the closing, “F--- yeah.”

Frank Vogel: 'Great Respect For LBJ'

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world sportsFrank Vogel said Monday that he has great respect for LeBron James and the Miami Heat, but as for James' perception that the Indiana Pacers coach considers Miami "just another team," he said the Heat superstar is mistaken.

Deadly Tornado Rips Through Oklahoma City Suburbs

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world newsAt least 10 people are reported to have been killed after a huge tornado ripped through a suburb of Oklahoma City, destroying a school, sparking fires and flattening whole neighbourhoods.

Dozens were injured when the twister struck the town of Moore.

Singapore’s Changi Airport Seeks Growth With Gold, Tuna

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world marketChangi Airport, Southeast Asia’s largest freight airfield, plans to attract more gold bars, tuna and vaccines to Singapore as it seeks to increase handling of high-value cargo to make up for slowing trade.

LeBron Responds To Frank Vogel

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world sportsMiami -- The Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers don't start the Eastern Conference finals until Wednesday, but that hasn't stopped the teams from engaging one another early.