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News Corp. U.K. Employee Arrested in Tabloid Bribery Scandal

25 May 2012

News Corp. (NWSA) ’s U.K. bribery scandal led to the arrest of an employee at its British publishing unit today, bringing to 30 the number of tabloid journalists, police officers and other public officials detained in the probe.

BUTTERFINGER® Builds World’s Most Extravagant News Van, Reveals Roving ‘News Network’ on Yahoo! Screen

25 May 2012

It’s the end of the world as BUTTERFINGER® knows it! Counting down the days to the Mayan prophecy predicted for December 21, 2012, Butterfinger today embarks on a nationwide tour w

UK appointed pro-Murdoch minister to News Corp Bid

24 May 2012

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron gave the job of ruling on a multi-billion dollar takeover by News Corp to a minister he knew supported the deal, an inquiry heard on Thursday, reigniting accusations he was in hock to Rupert Murdoch. Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary who was handed the task of deciding whether to support Murdoch's $12 billion bid for BSkyB, had previously sent a ...