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Stanford |
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Police arrest escaped domestic violence suspect  After conducting a campus-wide search early Thursday morning, police arrested 37-year-old Scott Foster who escaped custody
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LinkedIn |
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LinkedIn stock jumps after 2Q revenue soars LinkedIn had strong revenue thanks to growth from ads and the fees it charges for deeper access to its vast trove of professional profiles
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| Aug.3 |
Tesla |
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Tesla produces its 1st 50 Model S sedans The electric-car company led by Elon Musk, will accelerate output on a weekly basis to meet a target of delivering 5,000 this year
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| Aug.8 |
Portola Valley |
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Brush fire prompts Palo Alto University evacuation  Crews battled a brush fire near that burned about five acres. As a precautionary measure, about 100 students were evacuated
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| Aug.9 |
Yahoo |
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CEO mulling possible changes in strategy Marissa Mayer, may revise the Internet company's plan to pay shareholders billions of dollars from an anticipated windfall later this year
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| Aug.10 |
Santa Clara |
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Son of Silicon Valley judges killed in Afghanistan| Capt. Matt Manoukian was on his fourth tour in Afghanistan when he was killed. He was shot by an Afghan police officer | |
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| Aug.13 |
Google |
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Google cutting 4,000 at Motorola unit Google is cutting about 4,000 jobs at its Motorola Mobility cellphone business and will close or consolidate about one-third of its 90 locations
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Google |
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Google buys Frommer's travel guidebook Google purchased John Wiley & Sons Inc.'s travel assets, including Frommer's, one of the best-selling guidebooks in the world, for an undisclosed price
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| Aug.14 |
Palo Alto |
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Home of late Steve Jobs burglarized| Computers and personal items worth more than $60,000 have been stolen. 35-year-old Kariem McFarlin has been arrested and charged | |
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| Aug.20 |
Apple |
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Apple becomes most valuable U.S. company in history | Fifteen years after it was nearly driven out of business by Microsoft, Apple become the most valuable company in history | |
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| Aug.24 |
San Jose |
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Samsung told to pay Apple $1bn A jury has ruled that Samsung should pay Apple $1.05bn in damages in an intellectual property lawsuit
| It said several of Samsung's devices had infringed Apple's software and design patents. SKorean court rules Samsung didn't copy iPhone
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Apple |
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Samsung to fight court ruling for Apple Samsung plans to challenge a U.S. court ruling that recommends more than $1 billion in damages to Apple over a patent dispute
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| Aug.27 |
Apple |
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Apple stock hits new highs after Samsung verdict Apple opened at $679.99, 2.5 percent higher than Friday's closing price, and moved as high as $680.87 in the first half-hour of the trading session
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| Aug.31 |
Dumbarton Bridge |
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Dumbarton Bridge closed Labor Day weekend | It will close Friday night and is scheduled to reopen at 5 a.m. Tuesday morning. Caltrans will be replacing the Dumbarton Bridge's eastern seismic joint | |
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