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LONDON, England (AP) — Two men appeared in a London court Monday accused of trying to blackmail a member of Britain’s royal family with sex and drug allegations. More: continued here

Boston Globe Opening Glance: Telecom servicesBoston Globe, United States –4 hours ago… following disappointing earnings reports from Wachovia and Dutch conglomerate Royal Philips Electronics NV. Name and both e-mail fields are required. …Opening Glance: Utilities open mixedBoston GlobeStocks Fluctuate Amid Earnings WorriesWJLAall 335 news articles More: continued here

Firefighters are battling a blaze in a second story bedroom of a Royal Palm Beach home, authorities said. More: continued here

Royal Philips Electronics reported a sharp drop in first-quarter profits Monday, with falling television sales in North America offsetting growth in its healthcare and lighting industries. The company said its net income was about $347 million, down from about $1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2007, when it had …

A media report on the sighting of a triple homicide suspect in British Columbia led the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to admit making a mistake. More: continued here

LONDON, England (AP) — Two men accused of trying to blackmail a member of Britain’s royal family with sex and drug allegations were due to go on trial in London Monday. More: continued here

Police issue e-fit for wanted manMarket Rasen Today, UK –11 minutes agoOn coming to a stop, the second man exited the Seat van and came over the Royal Mail van drive The victim managed to climb out of his van and ran away in … More: continued here

Co-op bank scans letter into emailsManagement Consultancy, UK –44 minutes agoIt will use language recognition technology similar to systems used by Royal Mail and aims to improve customer response times, said Dick Parkhouse, … More: continued here

60 evacuated after bomb scareFenland Today, UK –2 hours agoSixty people had to be evacuated from a Royal Mail sorting office in Norwich after a suspicious package was found. Staff at the office alerted police in the …Security alert at sorting officeBBC Newsall 4 news articles More: continued here

Royal Philips Electronics NV reported a sharp drop in first-quarter profits Monday, with falling television sales in North America offsetting growth in its health care and lighting industries. More: continued here