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Microsoft Profit Up But Outlook Disappoints

SEATTLE – Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) Thursday said fourth-quarter profit rose on strong demand for laptops, personal computers and servers but the world’s largest software maker forecast revenue for the current quarter below Wall Street analysts’ estimates. Shares fell 2.4 percent in after-hours trade. Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft said it had a …

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'American Idol' Runner-Up Bo Bice Marries

NEW YORK – Bo Bice (search) didn’t win the fourth season of “American Idol,” (search) but he did win his girlfriend’s hand in marriage — and the No. 1 spot on next week’s Billboard hot singles sales chart. The “American Idol” runner-up wed Caroline Fisher (search) in Helena, Ala., Bice’s …

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Man Killed by Police Had No Connection to London Attacks

LONDON – Police identified the man who was chased down in a subway and shot to death by plainclothes officers as a Brazilian and said Saturday they no longer believed he was tied to the recent terror bombings. Friday’s shooting before horrified commuters prompted criticism of police for overreacting and …

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