Facebook Sued Over The 'LIKE' Button!

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MSN.COM - A Dutch patent-holding company is pursuing Facebook for what is sure to be a handsome sum, alleging the social networking website ripped off its 'Like' button. Rembrandt Social Media maintains that a now-deceased programmer by the name of Joannes Jozef Everadus van Der Meer was behind the idea. They say van Der Meer came up with the device for his "Surfbook" back in 1998, five years before mindlessly posting pictures of modern cuisine and average-looking babies was cool. Surfbook has been described as a social diary that allowed people to share their lives with friends and family, complete with a button of approval.

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Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:25 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:25:07 GMT
UPDATE: A male driver has serious injuries, the other driver, who's a female, has life threatening injuries.>>
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Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:16 AM EDT2013-06-18 15:16:52 GMT
Deputies and firefighters responded to a car crash in Spokane Valley Monday afternoon near the intersection of 4th and Blake.

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Deputies and firefighters responded to a car crash in Spokane Valley Monday afternoon near the intersection of 4th and Blake. Deputies say the SUV was heading south on Blake when it was struck by another car, causing it to flip onto its top in a nearby yard. One person was able to get out of the SUV, but the driver had to be pulled out through the rear lift gate. Injuries appear to be minor. >>
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Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:56 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:56:22 GMT
KHQ.COM - On Tuesday morning emergency crews responded to a 3 car crash at Trent & Crestline. We're told that one of the drivers was taken to jail for DUI.>>
KHQ.COM - On Tuesday morning emergency crews responded to a 3 car crash at Trent & Crestline. We're told that one of the drivers was taken to jail for DUI.
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Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:09 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:09:16 GMT
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Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:00 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:00:52 GMT
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Report Says Immigration Bill Cuts Deficit
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Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:53 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:53:35 GMT
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Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 2:45 PM EDT2013-06-18 18:45:19 GMT
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DETROIT (AP) - Chrysler says it has resolved its differences with the government and will recall older Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs that could be at risk of a fuel tank fire.>>
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Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:51 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:51:08 GMT
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Attorney: Judge In Gay Sex Trial Should Step Down
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Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:47 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:47:50 GMT
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Updated: Monday, June 17 2013 4:42 PM EDT2013-06-17 20:42:21 GMT
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Updated: Monday, June 17 2013 4:40 PM EDT2013-06-17 20:40:47 GMT
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