Though Mr. Ma has high hopes for China, he sees Silicon Valley as the center of global innovation.

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Steubenville High School students Trent Mays and Ma'Lik Richmond were sentenced to at least a year in juvenile jail, capping a case that came to light via a barrage of morning-after text messages, social media posts and online photos and video.

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It also coaxed 200, 000 new U-verse TV subscribers and 613, 000 high-speed internet users to sign up with Ma 'Bell.

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