AFP – Connecticut’s top law enforcement official called for online classifieds website Craigslist to confirm that it has permanently closed its “adult services” listings.

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Reuters – The U.S. Justice Department is looking into allegations that Google Inc’s purchase of airline ticketing firm ITA Software Inc will cost rivals access to data they need to compete with the search giant as it moves into the travel market, sources familiar with the probe said.

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AFP – Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez said winning the media watchdog IPI prize of World Press Freedom Hero is a “protective shield” that will help her break “the wall of censorship,” she told AFP Sunday.

Reuters – A web page casting doubt on the religious credentials of the family of Egyptian presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei has become the latest focus of an online battle for votes.

AFP – Sally Harrison is developmentally disabled, but on Facebook the 35-year-old woman is just like anyone else.

Reuters – Craigslist.com has dropped its “adult services” listings, which have become the target of U.S. state attorneys general who say the much-visited online classified ad site is not doing enough to quash prostitution.

AFP – Online classifieds website Craigslist has blocked US access to its “adult services” listings, replacing the section tab with a “censored” label after criticism it was facilitating prostitution.