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Microsoft denies Chinese-language Bing search censorship Microsoft on Wednesday denied censoring Chinese-language search results across the globe, but the group behind the accusation stood firm.

13 February 2014

Senator Rand Paul sues Obama over NSA intel program US Senator Rand Paul filed suit against President Barack Obama and other officials in a bid to end the secret program that scoops up telephone data on virtually all Americans.

13 February 2014

US sets November trial in Boston bombings A US judge has set a November trial date for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the chief suspect accused of bombing last year's Boston marathon, killing three people and wounding 260 others.

13 February 2014

U2 to play Mandela song at Oscars Irish rock veterans U2 will play their Oscar-nominated song "Ordinary Love" from the movie "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" at this year's Academy Awards.

13 February 2014

Wang's romance and winter ninjas for Marc Jacobs Vera Wang offered "dark romance," Marc Jacobs space-age ninjas and Rodarte "Star Wars." Day six of New York Fashion Week was perhaps the most eclectic yet of fall/winter 2014.

12 February 2014

After 50 years, Beatlemania rocks Washington anew Beatlemania returned to Washington on Tuesday when the Fab Four's earliest hits once again echoed through the venue where they played their first concert on US soil 50 years earlier.

12 February 2014

New twists for love in age of big data It is the ultimate test for big data -- finding the secret algorithm of love.

12 February 2014

Study merges worldwide data on sex assaults on women Worldwide, one woman in 14 has been sexually assaulted by someone other than a partner, according to the first global estimate of the problem.

12 February 2014

Yahoo buys smartphone diary-app maker Wander Yahoo on Tuesday added the startup behind smartphone visual diary-app Days to its list of acquisitions as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to pump new life into the aging Internet pioneer.

12 February 2014

Court backs Apple e-book monitor, within limits A US appeals court on Monday shot down Apple's bid to derail a court-ordered monitor in its e-book price-fixing case.

11 February 2014

'Dumb' US Starbucks closed after comic reveals stunt US health officials closed down a spoof Starbucks coffee shop shortly after a TV comic revealed himself as the man behind the stunt, which drew media attention and plenty of customers.

11 February 2014

Stars hail Scorsese at pre-Oscar nominees' lunch US actor Jonah Hill joked that he would paint Martin Scorsese's house if the film legend asked him to, as he and "The Wolf of Wall Street" star Leonardo DiCaprio praised the veteran director.

11 February 2014

World's richest man would still pick up a $100 bill The world's wealthiest man Bill Gates would still pick up a $100 bill on the street, but he has no tips about how to get by on less than $100,000 a year.

11 February 2014

Herrera, Hilfiger, Lim steal New York shows Carolina Herrera, Tommy Hilfiger and Phillip Lim dominated the catwalk on day five of New York Fashion Week, looking to the future and delving into heritage for inspiration.

11 February 2014

Obama, Hollande to cement 'forever' Franco-US friendship President Barack Obama will Tuesday highlight a new national security dimension to America's oldest alliance as he deploys the full pageantry of a state visit for France's President Francois Hollande.

11 February 2014

Zuckerberg tops US donations with $1 bn: report Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was America's most generous donor in 2013, giving nearly $1 billion of his fortune to charity.

11 February 2014

US, French presidents call for 'ambitious' climate change deal The presidents of France and the United States issued a joint call Monday for other nations to join them in seeking an "ambitious" agreement to curb climate change.

10 February 2014

N. Korea scraps US envoy's invite as tensions mount Tensions tightened on the Korean peninsula Monday, as North Korea cancelled a US envoy's visit over a jailed Korean American, and Seoul and Washington set dates for military drills denounced by Pyongyang.

10 February 2014

'The Lego Movie' tops N. America Box Office The debut of "The Lego Movie," filled with dozens of star voices, easily beat off George Clooney's latest film, according to weekend estimates for the North American Box Office.

10 February 2014

Beckham family front row for Victoria's New York show David Beckham and his brood turned out in force to support wife Victoria's runway show at New York Fashion Week on Sunday.

10 February 2014

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