In an effort to raise the nation’s awareness about the impact of small businesses, the House of Representatives has established a National Entrepreneurship Week. Click here to visit FOXBusiness.com’s NEW Small Business page. The bill, passed Wednesday, encourages academic institutions to continue developing curriculums on entrepreneurship, and calls on the …
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JAKARTA, Indonesia – A reputed top leader of an Al Qaeda-linked terror group that has been blamed for the 2002 Bali bombings and other deadly attacks walked free from prison Wednesday to cries of “God is great” from cheering supporters. Abu Bakar Bashir, 68, had served 26 months for conspiracy …
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – A Peruvian nanny who was arrested after police viewed hidden camera video recordings that appeared to show her shaking a 5-month-old baby is suing the recording system’s manufacturer. Claudia Muro, 32, alleges that distorted camera footage wrongfully led to her arrest and imprisonment. She was arrested …
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SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – A former Sevierville high school teacher pleaded guilty Monday to charges of the statutory rape of a 16-year-old student. Kristi Dance Oakes was accused of performing oral sex on the boy inside her car near Douglas Dam in 2004. She has since resigned from her job as …
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LOS ANGELES – Louisiana is the newest front in the ongoing political and legal battle over violent content in video games, which in the United States drive a $13 billion industry that rivals Hollywood box office sales. Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco on Thursday signed legislation that bans the sale or …
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NEW YORK – When Esquire asked a panel of men whom they’d invite from a list of 14 notable women to a dinner party, they chose Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice over such stars as Oprah Winfrey, Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston. Asked which famous man they’d invite …
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JAKARTA, Indonesia – Researchers scouring through swamps in the heart of Borneo island have discovered a new species of snake that can change its skin color, the conservation group World Wide Fund for Nature announced Tuesday. The ability to change skin color is known in some reptiles, such as the …
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WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary-designate Henry Paulson pledged Tuesday to review a once secret program that allowed the government to access a massive international data base of financial information to catch terrorists financiers. “If confirmed, I’ll be all over it … and make sure I understand the law thoroughly,” Paulson, a …
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SPOKANE, Wash. – A federal judge ruled Thursday that individual parishes of the Catholic Diocese of Spokane are not owned by the bishop and thus cannot be sold by him to pay victims of clergy sex abuse. The ruling by Judge Justin Quackenbush overturned a decision made in August by …
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KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – A Spanish squad full of substitutes beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 Friday to clinch first place in Group H, while Ukraine became the first former Soviet country to advance beyond the group stage with a 1-0 win over Tunsia. Center back Juanito Gutierrez headed in Spain’s goal on …
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