Maryland will recognize a Congolese proxy wedding, validly performed over the phone while the groom was in another country, the state’s highest court has affirmed.

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SANFORD, Fla. — Trayvon Martin’s fatal shooting garnered worldwide attention when the man who fatally shot him wasn’t arrested for weeks — a backlash fueled largely by social media. Now, social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook have permeated ...

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These tools have changed the way I communicate when traveling, making it a lot easier to feel connected to home.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft unveiled a new version of its widely used, lucrative suite of word processing, spreadsheet and email programs, one designed specifically with tablet computers and Internet-based storage in mind. Like an upcoming redesign of Microsoft’s Windows operating ...

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LONDON — Iran and other Middle East countries have been hit with a cunning computer virus that can eavesdrop on computer users and their co-workers and filch information from nearby cellphones, cybersecurity experts said Tuesday. And suspicion immediately fell on ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley has spoken with troops in Iraq with the help of the Internet phone and video communication provider Skype. O’Malley talked to members of the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade on Tuesday from a conference room in ...

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NEW YORK — Skype is expanding even before it gets absorbed by Microsoft Corp. The online communications service said Monday that it plans to buy GroupMe, which provides group text messaging. Skype lets users make calls, conduct video chats and ...

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As corporations seek to generate increased revenue and profit, they often overlook the hidden value within their existing assets. Specifically, many corporations fail to recognize the intrinsic value of their intellectual property. Savvy in-house counsel can help unlock that value ...

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NEW YORK — Quick on the heels of Google’s launch of its latest social-networking venture, Facebook said Wednesday that its 750 million users will now be able to make video calls on the site. The feature will be powered by ...

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The Federal Trade Commission is letting software giant Microsoft Corp. proceed with its largest deal ever, an $8.5 billion bid for web chat and call service Skype. The FTC announced Friday that it had finished its review of the buyout ...

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