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White House: Obama to host Netanyahu on September 30
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the White House on September 30 to consult President Barack Obama on Iran's nuclear challenge, Syria and Palestinian peace talks.
18 September 2013
Not just for talking, smartphones are hubs: survey
For US smartphone users, talking is old hat.
18 September 2013
Microsoft announces $40b share buyback
Microsoft announced a new $40 billion share buyback on Tuesday as part of an effort by the transitioning US tech giant to return more cash to stockholders.
18 September 2013
Obama urges new gun laws, swift Congress action unlikely
President Barack Obama called on Congress Tuesday to tighten gun laws after the latest in a "ritual" of shooting massacres, but lawmakers admitted there is insufficient support for new legislation.
18 September 2013
New battery uses microbes to turn sewage into energy
US scientists may have found a new way to produce clean energy by way of dirty water.
18 September 2013
Russia 'ignoring facts' over Syria attack: US
The United States Tuesday accused Russia of ignoring the facts surrounding a poison gas attack in Syria, highlighting tensions between the West and Moscow over how to eliminate the country's chemical weapons.
18 September 2013
Google buys Bump app for sharing smartphone files
The startup behind popular smartphone apps for sharing contacts, pictures or other data by "bumping" smartphones together announced on Monday that it has been bought by Google.
18 September 2013
Versace's tragic Miami mansion set for auction
The palatial Miami mansion where iconic fashion designer Gianni Versace was murdered goes under the hammer on Tuesday with auctioneers hoping to clinch a sale for as much as $40 million.
17 September 2013
Shooting spree at Washington naval base leaves 13 dead
A former US naval reservist killed 12 people in a shooting rampage at a military base in the heart of Washington on Monday, exchanging fire with police before losing his own life.
17 September 2013
'Grand Theft Auto V' hits streets in brash debut
Unabashedly brutal "Grand Theft Auto V" hit the streets Tuesday in a sequel that promises to enthrall fans of the blockbuster videogame franchise.
17 September 2013
'Insidious' sequel tops N. America box office
The horror sequel "Insidious: Chapter 2" spirited itself into the top slot at the North American box office with a massive $41 million opening weekend take.
16 September 2013
Oil prices down after deal on Syrian chemical weapons
Oil prices fell in Asian trade Monday after a US-Russia deal on Syria's chemical weapons averted a potential Western military strike on the Assad regime.
16 September 2013
Rain hinders search in Colorado floods
Torrential rain grounded rescue helicopters in Colorado for much of Sunday, slowing the search for hundreds of people unaccounted for after massive flooding in the western US state killed six.
16 September 2013
Twitter a crucial political tool, despite risks
Presidents and prime ministers, South American strongmen and nearly the entire US Congress have used Twitter to press their political platforms.
15 September 2013
At least four dead in US consulate attack in Afghanistan
At least four Afghans were killed Friday in a Taliban suicide attack on the US consulate in the Afghan city of Herat.
15 September 2013
No new charges filed against Dias or Azamat: Robert Stahl
Dias Kadyrbaev has once again pled not guilty at the Superseding Indictment hearing this Friday. The Arrangement was a formality.
15 September 2013
NY fashion week wraps up with Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Marc Jacobs
New York Fashion Week ended Thursday with Ralph Lauren exploring sexy schoolgirl chic, Calvin Klein offering up a study in geometry and Marc Jacobs heading to a gothic beach wasteland.
13 September 2013
NASA's Voyager first spacecraft to exit solar system
Never before has a human-built spacecraft traveled so far. NASA's Voyager 1 probe has left the solar system and is wandering the galaxy.
13 September 2013
Twitter announces IPO plans, on Twitter
Twitter announced Thursday, in a tweet, that it has submitted papers for the most hotly anticipated stock offering in the tech sector since Facebook's last year.
13 September 2013
Taliban bomb US consulate in Afghanistan
Heavily armed gunmen in suicide vests detonated a truck bomb outside the US consulate in the Afghan city of Herat, sparking a shootout with American forces early Friday.
13 September 2013
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