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Media General (NYSE: MEG) said on Thursday that it has sold nearly all of its 63 newspaper properties, excluding The Tampa Tribune, to the conglomerate for $142 million in cash.

MacroSolve, Inc., (Pinksheets: MCVE), a leading provider of mobile technologies, apps and solutions for business, today announced it has filed a patent infringement suit against GEICO Insurance Agency, Inc., GEICO Casualty Company, and Government Employees Insurance Company, all wholly owned subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE: BRK) for violation of MacroSolve's U.S. Patent No. 7,822,816.