The two most storied names in tech, supposedly rivals for decades, faced off Wednesday night for the first time in 16 years and showed nothing but love and understanding for each other.

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No matter the outcome of that quarterfinal, it should set up a showdown of two of Europe's most storied soccer nations.

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The past two years, though, he has used the storied indoor meet to set a different kind of standard.

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The SEC filed civil charges against the 14, describing two related schemes that featured kickbacks and extortion and methods used to disguise detection, including meetings at a storied New York City restaurant, disposable cellphones, secret codes and clandestine computer monitoring.

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Hodgson flamed out after less than two seasons at Blackburn and Inter Milan, while his tenure at Liverpool lasted just 191 days and ended with the storied English club perilously close to the Premier League relegation zone.

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