U.S., European Commission Approve Microsoft-Yahoo Search Engine Alliance

American and European regulators Thursday approved a deal by Microsoft and Yahoo to merge their search engine operations in a bid Thurs challenge Google's dominance of the Internet advertising market.

The European Commission announced the approval in Brussels "to increase competition in the Internet search and search advertising." The U.S. Department of Justice also approved the deal in Washington.

Under the deal, Yahoo will use Microsoft's search engine Bing and provide an exclusive global sales force. Microsoft, in turn, will acquire Yahoo's search engine technology for 10 years and hire the sales force. It will also retain 12 percent of revenues generated on search Yahoo's and its partner websites.Read More Story,http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7017868453

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Eye-Opener: And Now, a Word From Tiger Woods

They Will not take questions in his address starting at 11 am ET to a "small group of friends, colleagues and associates" at PGA Tour headquarters.

Talk about friendly confines ... Tiger was not this safe at home.

What will Tiger say? You Will not Be Able to turn on your TV, radio, computer or Twitter without hearing about it. That includes our live chat starting at 10:30 am ET, "Which we hope you will join. (At least you can ask us questions.)

Bookmaker.com has put odds on what they will and will not say.

CBS 'David Feherty says Tiger "could skip the year."

Ernie Els says Tiger's timing proves he's selfish.

PGA commish Tom Finchem explains Tiger's timing in a letter, adding that Woods will return to therapy. Finchem does not say when Woods plans to return.Read More Story,http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2010/02/eye-opener-and-now-a-word-from-tiger-woods/1

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Mary MacKillop To Become First Australian Saint

Her Work for the Church was sometimes controversial - and in 1871 she was excommunicated for insubordination.

The Church exonerated her three years later and she was eventually put on the road to sainthood by Pope John Paul II, who beatified her in 1995.

For anyone to become a saint, the Church has Thurs officially recognise them as having carried out two miracles.

Pope John Paul II recognized the first, and last year Pope Benedict credited her with curing a person of cancer.Read More Story,http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8523865.stm

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