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PS4 tops list as US videogame console sales climb US videogame hardware sales surged in January, with Sony's new-generation PlayStation 4 consoles leading the charge.

14 February 2014 12:33

Kitty litter parasite infects Arctic beluga whales A parasite that is found in cats and can cause brain disease, blindness and miscarriage in people has been found for the first time in Arctic beluga whales.

14 February 2014 11:36

Male, female or custom? Facebook's new gender options Facebook freed members from the bonds of being either male or female, letting people opt for custom genders such as transsexual or "intersex" at the social network.

14 February 2014 10:36

Oil markets tight, IEA warns World oil markets are unexpectedly tight as growth in advanced economies picks up, the IEA warned on Thursday, urging OPEC to skip a seasonal output drop as stocks touch six-year lows.

14 February 2014 09:52

Hollywood A-list front row for NYC fashion royalty Hollywood's A-list stars trooped out in force Wednesday to watch big name US designers unveil their 2014 fall/winter collections on the penultimate day of New York Fashion Week.

13 February 2014 18:14

Hollande announces new start-up measures for France French President Francois Hollande announced Wednesday in California measures to favor French start-ups, on the last day of his US visit.

13 February 2014 14:19

Afghanistan releases 65 'insurgents' despite US protests: officials Afghanistan released 65 alleged Taliban fighters from jail on Thursday despite condemnation from the United States, which says the men could return to the battlefield to launch strikes against NATO and Afghan forces.

13 February 2014 13:45

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 11:51

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 11:23

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 10:49

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 10:25

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 18:15

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 14:54

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 12:22

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 11:30

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 10:55

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 17:55

'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 14:35

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 14:02

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 13:02

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