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Headline Roundup: A-List Edition

Posted by Sara Zucker on April 16, 2010 07:35 AM

Kotex now employs the Kardashian family. [Village Voice]

Apple fans scramble for the iPad ... which is banned in Israel. [Reuters | CS Monitor]

UA, Continental in merger talks. [Reuters]

KFC goes pink to support breast cancer research. [QSR]

GE develops light bulb that lasts 17 years. [PC World]

Toyota's US ruling on safety tests delayed. [Detroit Free Press | USA Today]

Cisco takes aim at China. [Reuters]

Nike's Tiger Woods ad turned off viewers. [Adweek]

Pizza Hut increases its minimum delivery price. [Consumerist]

Twitter exceeds 100 million users. [Reuters]

Swedish watchmakers are ready for 2010. [FT]

Volcanic ash disrupts global air travel. [Businessweek]

Trump brand continues growing with Melania. [NY Times]

Spirit Airlines uses humor to defuse complaints. [BrandFreak]

Hewlett-Packard gets caught in a sticky situation. [WSJ]

Will new U.S. soda tax impact brand sales? [Daily Finance]

Twitter poached a top executive from Google. [Business Insider]

BET keeps the attention of African-Americans. [Mediaweek]

Mattel profits from "Toy Story" and WWE figures. [BusinessWeek]

Video game revenue increased last month. [LA Times]

Earloomz makes accessories more entertaining. [BrandFreak]

Samsung denies claims that its products cause cancer. [AP | Reuters]

UN urges China business to go green. [Reuters]

YouTube spat between Google and Viacom heats up. [PaidContent]

Dell partners with Telefonica to extend mobile footprint. [MocoNews]

Lehman gets go-ahead to create asset management company. [Reuters]

Microsoft will check on conditions at China suppliers. [WSJ]

Ford takes top spot in Europe. [Detroit News]

IBM insists its suppliers go green. [NY Times]

Sony gooses PSP with motion control, 3D. [MSNBC | Inquirer]

Ford will launch a gas-conscious Fiesta this summer. [Detroit Free Press]

Google is being urged by Wall Street to think bigger. [AllThingsD]

Bruce Willis wants consumers to smell like him. [StyleWatch]

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