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Craigslist founder helps memorialize murder victim

May. 3, 2009
The founder of the popular online advertising site Craigslist on Sunday joined the effort to honor a 24-year-old Minnesota woman who died in 2007 after responding to a phony ad for a baby sitter. Craig Newmark made a personal contribution to the Katherine Ann...
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Woman accused of prostituting teen online

KENT, Wash., April 17 (UPI) -- Prosecutors in King County, Wash., allege a 33-year-old woman used the networking Web site Craigslist to advertise a teenage prostitute.

Suit: Craigslist prostitution 'accomplice'

CHICAGO, March 5 (UPI) -- Cook County, Ill., Sheriff Tom Dart has filed a federal lawsuit demanding that Craigslist be forced to take down the "erotic services" section of its Web site.

Ohio man accused of promoting prostitution

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Police say an Ohio State University employee is accused of running a Web site where customers could review prostitutes allegedly hired through Craigslist.

N.Y. prosecutor targeting Craigslist drugs

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- A New York prosecutor says the online sales Web site Craigslist should remove postings that appear to offer illegal drugs for sale.

Internet giant eBay sues Craigslist

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 23 (UPI) -- Internet auction giant eBay has filed suit against online classified listings firm Craigslist claiming the Web site "unfairly diluted" its interests.

'Erotic' online ad leads to robbery

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo., March 2 (UPI) -- Three Missouri men who answered an online advertisement for an "erotic dancer" got more than they bargained for when armed assailants arrived instead.

EBay seeks to compete with Craigslist

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 3 (UPI) -- EBay Inc. has opened a U.S. version of its Kijiji.com classified-advertising Web site to compete against Craigslist Inc., the company said Tuesday.

Craigslist roomie ads must follow law

PHOENIX, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Advertising for a roommate on the popular Web site craigslist.org might be free, but there are strings attached in terms of the U.S. Fair Housing Act.

Arrests in Craigslist prostitution ring

NEW YORK, June 8 (UPI) -- Advertising sex for sale on the Craigslist.com online classified site has led to the arrest of five people from New York, Georgia and Florida.

Craigslist accused of bias

CHICAGO, Iowa, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Craigslist faces a lawsuit from a fair house group in Chicago, accusing the Web site of allegedly publishing discriminatory advertisements.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch