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'Star Wars' Creator Opens New Headquarters

SAN FRANCISCO – A new complex that will house most of “Star Wars” (search) creator George Lucas’ (search) empire could be the entertainment industry’s most sophisticated digital arts and entertainment center — complete with a stone fountain of Jedi master Yoda at the front door. Lucasfilm Ltd. on Saturday celebrated …

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Foreign Workers With Fake Docs Entered Tenn. Nuke Plant

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Sixteen foreign-born construction workers with phony immigration documents were able to enter a nuclear weapons plant in eastern Tennessee because of lax security controls, a federal report said Monday. Controls at the Y-12 weapons plant have since been tightened and there was no evidence the workers had …

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J&J Wins Stent Patent Trial Vs. Boston Scientific

WILMINGTON, Del. – A Delaware jury Tuesday ruled that some of the newest stents from Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) infringe patents on vascular repair technology held by rival Johnson & Johnson Inc. (JNJ). The eight-person jury deliberated only a few hours before handing down its verdict, one that marks the …

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