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Google unveils free browser Chrome| San Francisco Bay Area: Google is releasing its own Web browser in a long-anticipated move aimed at countering the dominance of Microsoft's Internet Explorer | |
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| Jul.28 |
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 Branson unveils space tourism jet  Map of Mojave Desert USA The British business tycoon has unveiled an aircraft in the US that will be used for his project to launch tourists into space
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| Jul.25 |
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Trans-fats banned California has become the first state to ban restaurants and food retailers from using trans-fats, which are linked to coronary heart disease
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| Jul.17 |
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EU hits Intel with fresh charges| European Union: European regulators have filed fresh charges against the world's biggest computer chip maker over alleged abuse of its dominant market position | |
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| Jul.13 |
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Yahoo turns down another Microsoft offer San Francisco Bay Area: Yahoo rejected an offer to sell its Internet search business to Microsoft. and leave the remainder of the company in control of Carl Icahn
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| Jul.3 |
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Google must divulge YouTube log San Francisco Bay Area: US court: Google must divulge the viewing habits (which will be handed to Viacom) of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube
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| Jun.30 |
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Hollywood actors mull pay offer Southern California: Film producers have made a last-ditch offer to actors in the pay dispute, warning the entertainment industry is already on strike
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Court fines eBay over fake goods  France: A French court has ordered eBay to pay 40m euros to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing online auctions of fake copies of its goods
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| Jun.17 |
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Musical star Charisse dies Los Angeles: The actress-dancer Cyd Charisse, a former co-star of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, has died aged 87 after suffering a heart attack
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| Jun.12 |
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Yahoo-Google agree online ad deal San Francisco Bay Area: Yahoo has agreed a deal with Google which will see Yahoo use Google's advertising technology. Google ads will appear alongside Yahoo search ...
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| Jun.9 |
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Apple announces cheaper 3G iPhone San Francisco Bay Area: The company is hoping to boost its share of the smartphone market, with support for faster wireless networks
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Oil price soars as US woes mount
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| Jun.4 |
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Investor steps up Yahoo campaign San Francisco Bay Area: Outraged by new details about Yahoo efforts to complicate Microsoft takeover bid, Carl Icahn says he believes Yahoo's board will have to be ...
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| May.16 |
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Pioneering winemaker Mondavi dies. San Francisco Bay Area
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| May.15 |
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Investor launches Yahoo challenge. San Francisco Bay Area
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| Apr.9 |
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Google and Yahoo to share web ads San Francisco Bay Area: The world's two biggest search engines, have announced a 2 week experiment that will see them share advertising space
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| Apr.5 |
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Hollywood legend Charlton Heston dead Map of Beverly Hills ca California Southern California: Actor, known for portrayals of larger than life figure including Moses and Ben Hur, died at Beverly Hills home at the age of 83
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| Feb.26 |
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Jackson faces Neverland auction. Southern California
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| Feb.17 |
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US orders massive recall of beef. Southern California
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| Feb.9 |
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Writers' leaders hail strike deal. USA
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| Feb.4 |
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Google troubled by Microsoft move. San Francisco Bay Area
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| Feb.1 |
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Microsoft wants to purchase Yahoo| Microsoft has offered to buy the search engine company for $44.6bn in cash and shares. The offer is 62% above Yahoo's closing share price | |
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| Jan.16 |
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Ike Turner overdosed on cocaine. Southern California
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| Jan.15 |
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Apple announces ultra-thin laptop. San Francisco Bay Area
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| Jan.4 |
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One laptop project loses partner. San Francisco Bay Area
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| Nov.13 |
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Yahoo settles dissidents suit  China: Internet giant has settled a lawsuit brought by the families of a dissident and a journalist, who were jailed after the company cooperated with...
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| Sep.7 |
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Mortgage lender Countrywide slashes jobs Chief Executive Angelo Mozilo: Countrywide Financial was being forced to cut up to 12,000 jobs, 1/5 of its staff
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World markets fall after US losses
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| Jul.3 |
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Blackstone buys Hilton for $26bn. Southern California
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| Jun.18 |
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Yahoo boss steps down from post. San Francisco Bay Area
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| Jan.9 |
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Apple's 'magical' iPhone unveiled  | San Francisco Bay Area: Users will be able to download music and videos with the phone, demonstrated by CEO Steve Jobs at the Macworld Expo | |
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| Oct.9 |
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Google buys YouTube for $1.65bn San Francisco Bay Area: Google is buying video-sharing website for $1.65bn in shares. The companies will continue to operate independently
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| Jan.24 |
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Disney buys Pixar in $7.4bn deal. San Francisco Bay Area
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| Jul.19 |
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Hewlett-Packard cuts 14,500 staff. San Francisco Bay Area
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| Nov.9 |
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Mozilla Firefox browser launched San Francisco Bay Area:
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| Aug.19 |
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Google goes public, shares surge 18%. San Francisco Bay Area
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| Jun.21 |
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Private craft makes space history. Southern California
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| Dec.24 |
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Terror fears cancel Air France flights to LA
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Mad cow disease confirmed
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| Apr.28 |
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Apple launches online music service San Francisco Bay Area: iTunes Music Store draws from all 5 major record labels in offering 200,000 songs at 99 cents a download
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| Apr.17 |
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Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract. San Francisco Bay Area
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| Oct.8 |
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US court orders ports to reopen
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| Nov.17 |
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Harry Potter sets box office record. USA
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| Oct.23 |
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iPod: New digital music player San Francisco Bay Area: The new MP3 player is a device with the size of a deck of cards
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| Sep.3 |
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HP buying Compaq for $25 billion. San Francisco Bay Area
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| Nov.15 |
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World News Atlas started| San Francisco Bay Area: Features World headlines linked to news articles | | |
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| Feb.7 |
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Yahoo, eBay crippled by hackers. San Francisco Bay Area
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Y2K bug fails to bite
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.30 |
Court fines eBay over fake goods France: A French court has ordered eBay to pay 40m euros to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing online auctions of fake copies of its goods
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| 2008 |
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| Jul.28 |
Branson unveils space tourism jet Map of Mojave Desert USA The British business tycoon has unveiled an aircraft in the US that will be used for his project to launch tourists into space
| 2004 |
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| Jun.21 |
Private craft makes space history. Southern California
| 2003 |
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| Dec.24 |
Terror fears cancel Air France flights to LA
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| 2008 |
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| Jul.25 |
Trans-fats banned California has become the first state to ban restaurants and food retailers from using trans-fats, which are linked to coronary heart disease
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| Feb.17 |
US orders massive recall of beef. Southern California
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| 2008 |
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| Jul.13 |
Yahoo turns down another Microsoft offer San Francisco Bay Area: Yahoo rejected an offer to sell its Internet search business to Microsoft. and leave the remainder of the company in control of Carl Icahn
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| Feb.1 |
Microsoft wants to purchase Yahoo| Microsoft has offered to buy the search engine company for $44.6bn in cash and shares. The offer is 62% above Yahoo's closing share price | |
| 2007 |
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| Jul.3 |
Blackstone buys Hilton for $26bn. Southern California
| 2006 |
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| Oct.9 |
Google buys YouTube for $1.65bn San Francisco Bay Area: Google is buying video-sharing website for $1.65bn in shares. The companies will continue to operate independently
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| Jan.24 |
Disney buys Pixar in $7.4bn deal. San Francisco Bay Area
| 2001 |
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| Sep.3 |
HP buying Compaq for $25 billion. San Francisco Bay Area
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| 2003 |
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| Apr.17 |
Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract. San Francisco Bay Area
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.26 |
Jackson faces Neverland auction. Southern California
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| 2002 |
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| Oct.8 |
US court orders ports to reopen
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.30 |
Hollywood actors mull pay offer Southern California: Film producers have made a last-ditch offer to actors in the pay dispute, warning the entertainment industry is already on strike
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| Jun.17 |
Musical star Charisse dies Los Angeles: The actress-dancer Cyd Charisse, a former co-star of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, has died aged 87 after suffering a heart attack
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| Apr.5 |
Hollywood legend Charlton Heston dead Map of Beverly Hills ca California Southern California: Actor, known for portrayals of larger than life figure including Moses and Ben Hur, died at Beverly Hills home at the age of 83
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| Feb.9 |
Writers' leaders hail strike deal. USA
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| Jan.16 |
Ike Turner overdosed on cocaine. Southern California
| 2001 |
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| Nov.17 |
Harry Potter sets box office record. USA
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| 2007 |
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| Sep.7 |
Mortgage lender Countrywide slashes jobs Chief Executive Angelo Mozilo: Countrywide Financial was being forced to cut up to 12,000 jobs, 1/5 of its staff
| 2005 |
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| Jul.19 |
Hewlett-Packard cuts 14,500 staff. San Francisco Bay Area
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| 2008 |
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| May.16 |
Pioneering winemaker Mondavi dies. San Francisco Bay Area
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| 2008 |
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| Mon. |
Google unveils free browser Chrome| San Francisco Bay Area: Google is releasing its own Web browser in a long-anticipated move aimed at countering the dominance of Microsoft's Internet Explorer | |
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| Jul.17 |
EU hits Intel with fresh charges| European Union: European regulators have filed fresh charges against the world's biggest computer chip maker over alleged abuse of its dominant market position | |
|
| Jul.3 |
Google must divulge YouTube log San Francisco Bay Area: US court: Google must divulge the viewing habits (which will be handed to Viacom) of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube
|
| Jun.12 |
Yahoo-Google agree online ad deal San Francisco Bay Area: Yahoo has agreed a deal with Google which will see Yahoo use Google's advertising technology. Google ads will appear alongside Yahoo search ...
|
| Jun.9 |
Apple announces cheaper 3G iPhone San Francisco Bay Area: The company is hoping to boost its share of the smartphone market, with support for faster wireless networks
|
| Jun.4 |
Investor steps up Yahoo campaign San Francisco Bay Area: Outraged by new details about Yahoo efforts to complicate Microsoft takeover bid, Carl Icahn says he believes Yahoo's board will have to be ...
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| May.15 |
Investor launches Yahoo challenge. San Francisco Bay Area
|
| Apr.9 |
Google and Yahoo to share web ads San Francisco Bay Area: The world's two biggest search engines, have announced a 2 week experiment that will see them share advertising space
|
| Feb.4 |
Google troubled by Microsoft move. San Francisco Bay Area
|
| Jan.15 |
Apple announces ultra-thin laptop. San Francisco Bay Area
|
| Jan.4 |
One laptop project loses partner. San Francisco Bay Area
| 2007 |
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| Nov.13 |
Yahoo settles dissidents suit China: Internet giant has settled a lawsuit brought by the families of a dissident and a journalist, who were jailed after the company cooperated with...
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| Jun.18 |
Yahoo boss steps down from post. San Francisco Bay Area
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| Jan.9 |
Apple's 'magical' iPhone unveiled | San Francisco Bay Area: Users will be able to download music and videos with the phone, demonstrated by CEO Steve Jobs at the Macworld Expo | |
| 2004 |
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| Nov.9 |
Mozilla Firefox browser launched San Francisco Bay Area:
| 2003 |
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| Apr.28 |
Apple launches online music service San Francisco Bay Area: iTunes Music Store draws from all 5 major record labels in offering 200,000 songs at 99 cents a download
| 2001 |
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| Oct.23 |
iPod: New digital music player San Francisco Bay Area: The new MP3 player is a device with the size of a deck of cards
| 2000 |
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| Nov.15 |
World News Atlas started| San Francisco Bay Area: Features World headlines linked to news articles | | |
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| Feb.7 |
Yahoo, eBay crippled by hackers. San Francisco Bay Area
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| 2004 |
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| Aug.19 |
Google goes public, shares surge 18%. San Francisco Bay Area
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