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Sen. Nelson Questions BP Tax Break for Oil Disaster Cleanup Costs A U.S. senator from Florida called for a congressional inquiry into BP Plc's plan to use losses from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to reap $10 billion in tax benefits. Senator Bill Nelson said ... July 30, 2010 7:08 AM New International Accounting Standard Aims to Clarify Insurers' Profits A global accounting standard setter proposed a new rule for measuring insurers' profitability on Friday, aiming to shine a light on a sector criticised by investors for being a "black box" that ... July 30, 2010 7:02 AM House Set to Debate Oil Liability Bill Three months after the catastrophic oil rig explosion that sent millions of gallons of crude spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, the House of was poised Friday to debate legislation clamping down on ... July 30, 2010 6:57 AM Japan Tanker Shows How Getting Answers on Ship Security Not Easy The confusion around what the owners initially called a possible "attack" on a Japanese tanker in the volatile Straits of Hormuz shows the difficulties markets and policymakers face reacting to ... July 30, 2010 6:49 AM U.S. Regulators Demand Fix for Failed Oil Pipeline in Michigan U.S. regulators have told Canada's Enbridge to detail a safety and repair plan for a failed oil pipeline in Michigan after warning in January the company appeared to be in violation of safety ... July 30, 2010 6:40 AM MetLife, Pru Facing Probe Over Soldiers' Death Benefits New York's attorney general has subpoenaed MetLife Inc and Prudential Financial Inc. as part of a probe into whether life insurers are defrauding families of deceased military personnel by ... July 30, 2010 6:29 AM Vertafore Completes Acquisition by TPG Capital TPG Capital has completed the acquisition of Vertafore, a provider of software and services to the insurance industry. The deal was first announced on June 10, 2010. TPG purchased the company from ... July 29, 2010 9:41 PM New York City Settles 50-Bullet Cop Lawsuit for $7M The city of New York has agreed to pay more than $7 million to settle a civil lawsuit stemming from the fatal 50-bullet police shooting of an unarmed man on his wedding day. The settlement filed ... July 29, 2010 9:40 PM Baltimore Restaurant Workers Awarded $34M after CO Leak A Baltimore jury has awarded $34.3 million to 23 employees of an Inner Harbor steakhouse who suffered brain damage as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. The plaintiffs worked for the Ruth's ... July 29, 2010 9:38 PM ClearCount Medical, CNA HealthPro Expand Hospital Warranty Coverage ClearCount Medical Solutions and CNA HealthPro are working together to expand their insurance policy to provide both the dollar amount and types of expenses covered under ClearCount's Never Event ... July 29, 2010 6:10 PM

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FBI access to e-mail and Web records raises fears (AP) AP - Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law. July 30, 2010 6:19 AM Google says China services back up (AFP) AFP - Google said Friday its services appeared to be back up and running normally in China, after the US web giant reported that access to its search engine and other products were being blocked. July 30, 2010 2:36 AM Australia pledges expansion of fibre broadband network (AFP) AFP - The Australian government Friday committed to expanding its fibre broadband Internet network to a further 300,000 homes across the vast island continent if re-elected at next month's polls. July 30, 2010 1:02 AM Australia govt expands proposed broadband network (AP) AP - Australia's government expanded its ambitious plan to bring broadband to much of the vast country, adding 300,000 homes and businesses to the coverage area Friday in hopes of winning votes in next month's federal election. July 30, 2010 12:39 AM Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic (AP) AP - Researchers have uncovered new ways that criminals can spy on Internet users even if they're using secure connections to banks, online retailers or other sensitive Web sites. July 29, 2010 11:51 PM False alarm: Google search still working in China (AP) AP - Google Inc. triggered a false alarm Thursday by posting a notice that its search engine and several other services had been cut off from mainland China - a key market where the company has been locked in a high-profile battle over online censorship. July 29, 2010 9:28 PM Google Reports Brief Search Outage in China (PC World) PC World - Google's search engine in China appeared to have been partially blocked overnight Thursday, but a Google spokeswoman said the service was up and running again by Friday morning local time. July 29, 2010 8:00 PM Google says China search block may be tech glitch (Reuters) Reuters - Google Inc said its earlier report that Internet search services in China were being fully blocked could have been the result of a technical glitch that overstated the problem. July 29, 2010 7:53 PM Smartphones, Tablets Seen Boosting Mobile Health (PC World) PC World - Smartphones, tablet PCs and other wireless devices are poised to play a greater role in health care as doctors and patients embrace the mobile Internet, panelists at a mobile health technology conference in Boston said Thursday. July 29, 2010 7:50 PM Analysts' View: Google says search service blocked in China (Reuters) Reuters - Google Inc said its Web search and mobile services in China were blocked on Thursday, weeks after Beijing agree to extend the company's Chinese webpage license. July 29, 2010 5:38 PM