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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Google Inc. GOOG on Thursday said there had been a dramatic rise in government attempts to censor content on the Web as the tech giant received "more government removal requests than ever before." "It's become increasingly clear that the scope of government attempts to censor content on Google services has grown," Susan Infantino, Google's legal director, said in a blog post.

S&P Capital IQ announced today that it has commenced Standard & Poor’s Factual Stock Report coverage on HPIL Holding.

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Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) Chairman and CEO Clay Jones will address J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation & Defense Conference in New York, NY on March 5, 2013, at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time.

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CHICAGO , April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Weber Shandwick today announced it will begin working with the Big Ten Conference, an association of world-class institutions with shared values and goals dating back to 1896.

TORONTO , March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Mike Pedersen , Group Head, Wealth Management, Insurance, and Corporate Shared Services, TD Bank Group, will present at the National Bank Financial 2013 Canadian Financial Services Conference on March 27, 2013 .

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Gold Level tickets sold out for Wall Street's most sought-after investing conference NEW YORK and CHICAGO, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TheStreet (Nasdaq: TST) , a leading digital financial media company, and optionMONSTER, a leading provider of options ideas and tools, announce today that TheStreetMONSTER Investment Conference has been certified for 10.5 hours of Continuing Education (CE) by the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) Board.

Columbus McKinnon Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCO) , (the “Company”), a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products, announced today the appointment of Lawrence Gavin, CPSM, C.P.M. as Executive Director and Chief Procurement Officer.

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Intuitive Surgical Inc. ISRG plunged by more than $63 a share, or 11%, right before the close Thursday after Bloomberg News published a report that said U.S. regulators were surveying doctors on the viability of the company's robotic surgical tools.

Amanda Seales Tapped to Host Kid Capri, DJ Mia Moretti and Ben Maddahi Sign On As All-Star Judges NEW YORK , March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --  VH1 and Smirnoff ® Vodka are teaming up for an all-new season of the hit DJ competition reality show " Master of the Mix ." Shedding light on the fastest - growing trend in the music scene: deejaying, this season's contestants will join host Amanda Seales and judges DJ Kid Capri, DJ Mia Moretti and Ben Maddahi as they battle it out for the coveted title of THE "Master of the Mix." Season three will premiere at 10PM ET /PT on Monday, April 1, 2013 on VH1.

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NEW YORK, April 26, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Rosen Law Firm reminds investors of the important May 13, 2013 lead plaintiff deadline in the class action lawsuit on behalf of investors who purchased common stock of Maxwell (Nasdaq:MXWL) between April 28, 2011 and March 7, 2013, seeking remedies under the federal securities laws.

HOUSTON , March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) announced today that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Martin Craighead , will present at the Howard Weil Energy Conference in New Orleans on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 , at 9:25 a.m. Eastern time .

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese blue-chip stocks fell Friday, extending losses into a second day after sharp gains earlier in the week, though Chinese and Australian shares inched higher.

DETROIT , April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) announced today that it has received the Gallup Great Workplace Award, the result of the company's achievements in creating a top-performing and highly-engaged workforce that is driving improvements in its operations.

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NEW YORK , May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:  MFA) announced today that in accordance with the terms of its 7.50% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred Stock"), the Board of Directors has declared a preferred stock dividend of $0.39583 per share for the quarter ending June 30 , 2013.

The Boards of Trustees of AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund (NYSE: NCV) and AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II (NYSE: NCZ) (collectively, the “Funds”) announced today that they have declared the following dividends on the Funds’ common shares: The dividends will be payable on March 1, 2013 to shareholders of record on February 11, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of February 7, 2013.

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Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC) , a world leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing of solutions that help create a cleaner, safer, healthier world, today reported net earnings of $13.8 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, on net sales of $187.5 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012.

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HONG KONG , March 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- LJ International Inc. (" LJI " or the " Company "; NASDAQ: JADE), a foreign private issuer incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and a leading colored gemstone and diamond jeweler with retail and wholesale businesses, today announced that it has entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the " Merger Agreement ") with Flora Bloom Holdings (" Parent "), a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability, and Flora Fragrance Holdings Limited (" Merger Sub "), a business company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, pursuant to which Parent will acquire the Company for US$2.00 per ordinary share of the Company (the " Transaction "). This transaction price represents a 24.2% premium over the closing price of the Company's ordinary shares on August 10, 2012 , the last trading day prior to the Company's public

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Sylvain Prud'homme joins Lowe's as president of Lowe's Canada Canada NewsWire "Sylvain brings to Lowe's deep experience in national and international retail operations and merchandising across Canada—from coast to coast," Robinson explained.

Rebranding underscores Henry Schein's leadership in the global animal health market MELVILLE, N.Y. , March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC) , the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, medical and animal health practitioners, today announced that Butler Schein Animal Health, the leading distributor in the U.S. companion animal health market, will be rebranded as Henry Schein Animal Health.

Innovative Solution to Convert Food Waste to Clean Energy at Kroger's Compton, CA Facility LOS ANGELES , May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co.

Duke Energy Corp.'s (DUK) Shearon Harris nuclear plant in Wake County, N.C. , was closed Wednesday for repairs, the News & Observer reported Thursday.