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Pedestrian struck and killed by train
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| Jan.27 |
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Facebook IPO filing could come next week
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| Feb.1 |
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Facebook confirms plans to go public The world's largest social networking site confirms plans to issue shares raising $5bn in what would be the largest stock floatation by a web firm
| It would seek be about half the amount many analysts expected. IPO is still expected to be the biggest sale of shares by an internet company
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| Feb.4 |
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Zynga stock soars on Facebook IPO filing
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| Mar.6 |
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Israel's Peres looks to Facebook in search of peace President Shimon Peres was promoting the potential of social media to foster peace at Facebook HQ and ended the day at Congregation Emanu-El
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| Mar.9 |
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Person fatally struck by Caltrain
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| Mar.12 |
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Yahoo sues Facebook over patents Yahoo claims the social network has infringed 10 of its patents including systems and methods for advertising on the web. Facebook denies the...
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| Mar.19 |
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$29M mansion for pre-IPO Facebook stock
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| Apr.9 |
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Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion Facebook took steps to bolster its mobile strategy, acquiring popular photo-sharing to buy the social network's largest by far for a smart phone...
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| Apr.18 |
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Menlo Park approves deal with Facebook
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| Apr.23 |
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Facebook pays Microsoft $550 million for AOL patents
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| May.1 |
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Facebook to expand organ donation awareness
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| May.14 |
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Facebook raises stock price Facebook possibly vaulting the social network to the first $100 billion valuation of a U.S. company at the time of its public debut
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| May.15 |
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Facebook reportedly to increase number of shares
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| May.16 |
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Facebook to sell 25% more shares Facebook says it will sell 25% more shares than first planned in its flotation in response to strong demand
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| May.17 |
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Facebook shares valued at $100bn  | Facebook has priced its shares ahead of one of the most eagerly-anticipated share flotations in recent stock market history | |
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| May.18 |
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Facebook share trading debut Founder Mark Zuckerberg opened the day's trading on the Nasdaq. He appeared via video link from a celebration at the social network's headqu...
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Facebook in stock debut rollercoaster Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38
| Facebook stock closed at $38.23, a gain of 23 cents
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg marries sweetheart Zuckerberg and 27-year-old Priscilla Chan tied the knot at a small ceremony at his home, capping a busy week for the couple
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| May.21 |
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Facebook closes below IPO price Shares closed well below the price at which they were floated amid doubts that the newly-listed company can live up to expectations
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| May.22 |
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Concerns grow over Facebook deal Facebook's flotation has run into more controversy amid reports of concerns about the way advisers disclosed information to investors
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Facebook and banks face lawsuit Facebook, its founder Mark Zuckerberg, and the banks leading its flotation are being sued by disgruntled shareholders
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| May.29 |
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Facebook drops below $30 As Facebook is pushing ahead with its plans to expand in Menlo Park, the company's stock is closing at $28.84 per share
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| Jun.23 |
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Teen killed in early morning shooting. 94025
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| Jul.6 |
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Yahoo, Facebook strike patent truce, ad alliance Facebook and Yahoo have agreed to settle a months-long patent dispute, averting a potentially expensive battle over technology
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| Jul.16 |
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Zuckerberg shows wealthy get deal on mortgages
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| Jul.25 |
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Zynga's loss casts shadow on Facebook
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| Jul.26 |
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Facebook stock tumbles despite solid earnings report| Facebook beat Wall Street expectations. Earnings disappointed investors so the stock fell in after-hours trading and ever since the stock went public | |
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| Jul.27 |
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Facebook shares sink after earnings report
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| Aug.2 |
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Facebook falls 3.8%, hitting record low
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| Aug.16 |
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Facebook hits new low as IPO lock-up ends Shares of the social media giant plunged as the post-IPO lock-up period ended. The stock hit a low of $19.69 -- down $1.20, or 6 percent
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| Sep.4 |
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Facebook boss to hold on to stock Mark Zuckerberg has said that he will not sell any of his shares in Facebook for at least one year in a bid to shore up investor confidence
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| Sep.6 |
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Hwy 101 lanes temporarily blocked in Menlo Park
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| Sep.11 |
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Zuckerberg: Stock performance disappointing
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| Sep.12 |
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Facebook gets a boost from iPhone 5
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| Sep.13 |
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Fire burns Beechwood School in Menlo Park. 94025
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| Sep.14 |
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Wells Fargo bank robbed
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| Sep.24 |
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Facebook shares fall 9.1%
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| Oct.4 |
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Facebook passes one billion users| The passing of the milestone was announced by founder Mark Zuckerberg on US television on Thursday | |
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| Oct.23 |
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Facebook 3Q results show mobile ad growth The world's biggest social media company disclosed for the first time that some 14 percent of its ad revenue came from mobile advertising
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| Nov.3 |
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Four people wounded in a drive-by shooting  Map of Ivy Drive and Windermere Avenue Menlo Park 94025: Police arriving at the scene shortly after 8 p.m. found the four victims, who were transported to Stanford Hospital
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| Nov.13 |
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Zynga's CFO Has Bolted For A Job At Facebook
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| Nov.18 |
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Police investigate fatal shooting. 94025
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| Dec.18 |
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Instagram says users' photos won't appear in ads Facebook's photo-sharing site Instagram has updated its privacy policy giving it the right to sell users' photos to advertisers without noti...
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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg donating $500M in stock Mark Zuckerberg is donating nearly $500 million in stock to a Silicon Valley charity with the aim of funding health and education issues
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