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• Israelis ban 'Sex ... City' ads
JERUSALEM - There's going to be "sex," but not in two Israeli cities. Forum Films, the Israeli distributor of the soon-to-be-released "Sex and the City" movie, won't be hanging advertising posters and billboards in Jerusalem and Petah Tikva because ...
• Microsoft mulls ‘alternative’ Yahoo deal
SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. is once again trying to team up with Yahoo Inc. to challenge Internet search and advertising leader Google Inc., although at this point the renewed talks haven’t escalated to another attempt to take over Yahoo. The Redmond ...
• Microsoft reportedly just wants Yahoo’s search
The new deal, if completed, would forge an alliance between the two companies that would represent an alternative means of competing with rival Google, whose ubiquitous search engine has made it an online advertising powerhouse.
• Nighttime crashes: No seat belts, more deaths
Police say they will be issuing tickets to motorists who fail to wear their seat belts, a message that will be supported by a $7.5 million advertising campaign.
• Stocks struggle as investors digest new data
Meanwhile, Microsoft Corp. has renewed talks with Yahoo Inc. about a possible deal to bolster the companies’ position in the online search and advertising markets.

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