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TV makers hope thin is in for newest sets

NEW YORK — Lee Richman installs high-end home theater systems that can cost as much as $170,000. Lately, he’s noticed that some of his clients — or their interior designers — are perking up when they hear about ultra-slim TV sets, which come off the wall only about an inch (2.5 centimeters).

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Woman seeks to decrease $1.92M fine for downloads

MINNEAPOLIS — A woman ordered to pay $1.92 million for illegally sharing copyright-protected music is asking a judge to reduce the damages she must pay or grant a new trial, while the recording industry is taking steps to make sure she doesn’t share music again.

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Breaking news of Jackson death boosts TMZ traffic

LOS ANGELES — Breaking the news of Michael Jackson’s death boosted weekly traffic at TMZ.com, putting it ahead of all other celebrity news sites for the first time since it posted an exclusive police photo of a bruised Rihanna in February.

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Popular Tehran Bureau site covers Iran from US

NEWTON, Massachusetts — The updates shot quickly onto the Tehran Bureau Web site as postelection chaos gripped Iran: angry street protests, random police beatings, a defiant warning from the ayatollah of more violence to come.

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