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NEW YORK (AFP) – AT&T's $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA is going to be put under a microscope by US anti-trust authorities but the telecom giant is certain it will stand up to examination.

NEW YORK – Investors gave the thumbs up to AT&T's purchase of Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA Monday, sending shares in both firms higher.

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The White House urged Congress on Wednesday to approve a "consumer privacy bill of rights" that would regulate the collection and use of personal data on the Internet.

WASHINGTON – The withdrawal of a permit for a controversial "mountaintop removal" coal mining operation has sparked outrage in the US industry, but was hailed as a victory for environmental protection and the health of nearby communities.

A Democratic senator strayed from his prepared remarks at a Senate committee hearing about television retransmission, saying that a "little bug" inside him wants to see the end of Fox News and MSNBC because of what he sees as a pollution of political discourse.