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E-Mailed Video Clips May Make Money

LOS ANGELES – The Internet is buzzing with amateur videos, the kind that feature kids lip-synching or imitating Jedi knights. They get e-mailed and posted on Web sites and often become the topic of water cooler chat. But few, if any, make money. A new company called Revver is trying …

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Base Closings Plan on Track to Take Effect Soon

WASHINGTON – A plan to close and reconfigure hundreds of military bases (search) is sailing through Congress, on track to take effect next month in a blow to communities hoping for an eleventh-hour reprieve. In a long-shot attempt to halt the first round of base closings in a decade, the …

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University Faces Jell-O Wrestling Suit

New York University has found itself in a slippery situation — facing a $1 million lawsuit over Jell-O wrestling. Student Avram Wisnia says he broke his hip when he got shoved into a kiddie pool filled with the red goo at his dorm’s May 1, 2004, “Beach Bash,” according to …

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