Three strikes and we'll give your broadband pipe a good squeeze may not sound like punishment to some, but the approach implied is actually a dangerously sensible idea. The entente between the music and film business and the internet service providers represents a rare example of common sense all round, because it passes the crucial test of treating consumers as grown ups, rather than children who are never far from punishment.
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The ultra-sexy supermodel dishes about everything from Tom Brady to thongs.
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Careless talk warning
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DUP leader Peter Robinson warns of 'serious consequences' if the next Stormont Executive meeting does not go ahead.
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Reuters - Thornburg Mortgage Inc , a specialist in jumbo home loans, said its survival remained in doubt following additional margin calls, but it is on track to complete a restructuring and avoid collapse.
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Britain’s economy slowed to a crawl in the second quarter, with growth dropping to the weakest for three years as housebuilding activity halted, official figures revealed this morning.
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Sir Paul McCartney is to play a concert in Tel Aviv - 43 years after being banned from performing there.
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Oklahoma police identified a "person of interest," though they did not say the man was a suspect. Funeral services were held Friday for Taylor Paschal-Placker and Skyla Whitaker, who were shot to death.
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Safety warnings slowed the use of antipsychotic drugs in seniors with dementia. But the overall use of the drugs in the elderly increased, a finding which suggests that warnings may not be sufficient to protect patients, Canadian researchers say.
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Margaret Thatcher's daughter Carol speaks for the first time about her mother's struggle with dementia.
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Some argue that pollution caused by air travel should discourage flying.
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At a time of falling crude prices – down 15 per cent over the past fortnight – a highly rated oil and gas producer needs to do more than report in-line figures to prevent its shares from following suit.
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Cynthia Nixon, with girlfriend's support, braved cancer and became an advocate.
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Sen. Kennedy returns home after being released from Duke hospital.
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A glitch on the HMRC website has left some tax payers waiting for tax refunds for nearly a month.
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Federal officials hunted for the source of a 17-state salmonella outbreak linked to three types of raw tomatoes, while the list of supermarkets and restaurants yanking those varieties from shelves and menus grew.
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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The University of Pennsylvania's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is dragging itself into the 21st century with an ambitious plan to share its treasures with the world via the internet.

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