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Bill Gates is once again the richest man in the world
He may be retired, but that's not kept Bill Gates from regaining the top spot as the richest man in the world. Gates, 57, who co-founded and led Microsoft to the top of the tech world before retiring from day-to-day operations in 2008, has a fortune...
Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows, Mexico, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates
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Miguel Bose to be named Latin Academy's Person of the Year in Vegas
The classy Spanish-Italian-Panamanian-Colombian pop singer Miguel Bosé never has gained much of a foothold with Anglophone audiences in North America. That's a pity, because Bosé, a Latin Grammy Award winner, has a talent for cranking out well-polished...
Tags: Mexico, Mexico City, Shakira
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Mexico sues billionaire Carlos Slim's Telmex over phone fees
MEXICO CITY — In an unusual legal action against the world's richest man, Mexico is suing the telecommunications giant Telmex for charging allegedly illegal fees that were tacked on to what are already some of the highest phone rates among developed...Tags: Mexico, Politics, Trials, Laws, National Government
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Dick Yuengling Jr. makes Forbes' billionaires list
When Dick Yuengling Jr. began working for his family's brewery in 1958, some of the older workers there advised him to find a different job because they did not think the brewery was going to be in business very much longer. It's a good thing he didn'...Tags: Yuengling, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corporation
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Forbes' tally of billionaires jumps 16%; Buffett drops in list
This post has been corrected. See below for details. The list of the world's ultimate 1% has grown: Forbes magazine said its tally of billionaires around the globe climbed 16% over last year. Topping the list is Carlos Slim, a telecommunications mogul...
Tags: Media Industry, Amancio Ortega, Warren Buffett, Banking, Bill Gates
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More deaths of Afghan police; toll rises to 21
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Two police officers including a district commander died in a bombing Sunday near Afghanistan’s border with Iran, part of a rash of attacks that killed at least 21 officers in 24 hours, Afghan officials said. The officers were...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Taliban, Kabul (Afghanistan), Emergency Incidents, Transportation Accidents
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Carlos Slim closer to entering Mexico's television market
MEXICO CITY -- Carlos Slim's telecommunications empire, Telmex, is poised to get a new shot at realizing its long-held goal of entering Mexico's television market after a regulatory board this week approved rules that may allow the world's richest man...
Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Marketing, Politics, Elections, Entertainment
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A 'Hank Rhon' appears in a museum, and Mexicans mostly shrug
World NowMEXICO CITY -- The art world in this art-obsessed city entertained a minor controversy last week during the official reopening of the Rufino Tamayo Museum in Chapultepec Park. With President Felipe Calderon presiding at an official ceremony, the museum... -
Mexico tycoons widen U.S. sports reach with Padres, Chivas USA deals
World NowA cousin of world's richest man Carlos Slim has become a part owner of the San Diego Padres, and a married duo of Mexican millionaires has taken control of Chivas USA, a Major League Soccer team.... -
Larry King moves Internet talk show production to Glendale
For Larry King, the death of Osama bin Laden provided an awakening. The veteran talk show host had been nudged toward the door by CNN in 2010 after 25 years of interviewing such titans as Frank Sinatra, Tom Cruise and Barack Obama. After that, King had...
Tags: Talk Shows (genre), Pakistan, Larry King, Hulu, Barack Obama
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Larry King debuts online talk show on Hulu website
NEW YORK (AP) — Larry King is returning as a talk show host this week, with his new home the Internet. "Larry King Now" is produced by Ora TV, a new digital venture backed by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. Ora TV is announcing a deal to also make...
Tags: Talk Shows (genre), Larry King, Hulu, Family Guy (tv program), Seth MacFarlane
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Mexico artist Minerva Cuevas is giving away phone calls
World NowMexico City artist Minerva Cuevas' pay phone art installation offers free calls....
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