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'2 Guns' blasts to top of North American box office Action comedy "2 Guns" blazed its way to the top of the North American box office this weekend as the Smurfs were left feeling blue.

05 August 2013

New York Times sells Boston Globe to baseball team owner The New York Times Company announced Saturday that it has agreed to sell The Boston Globe newspaper for $70 million cash to the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox baseball team.

05 August 2013

US antitrust regulators bid to rein in iTunes The US Department of Justice on Friday launched a bid to more tightly regulate Apple's wildly lucrative iTunes storefront, after the tech giant lost a price-fixing case.

03 August 2013

US stocks see modest gains after busy week A jam-packed week of economic data and corporate earnings amounted to only modest movement in US equities, as stocks closed out a hectic week of news Friday only somewhat higher.

03 August 2013

Yahoo buying binge continues with Rockmelt deal Yahoo on Friday said it bought social web-browsing startup Rockmelt, extending a buying spree started shortly after Marissa Mayer became chief last year.

03 August 2013

Kerry backpedals after seeming to back Egypt coup US Secretary of State John Kerry appeared to try to distance himself Friday from comments he made that were seen as endorsing the Egyptian military's overthrow of a civilian ruler.

03 August 2013

Bank of America may face civil charges over financial crisis Bank of America may face civil charges over its actions during the financial crisis related to its mortgage products.

03 August 2013

US fumes as Russia grants Snowden asylum Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden on Thursday stepped out of the Moscow airport where he was marooned for over five weeks.

02 August 2013

Google's Motorola unveils Android smartphone Motorola on Thursday introduced a keenly-anticipated Moto X smartphone in a move aimed at reviving the withered mobile device maker bought by Google for $12.5 billion.

02 August 2013

Feeling a bit violent? Maybe it's hot outside If the heat makes you cranky, take heart: you're not alone, according to a study out Thursday in the US journal Science that links rising tempers to hot temperatures.

02 August 2013

Rhode Island, Minnesota join same-sex wedding states Gay and lesbian couples in Rhode Island and Minnesota began tying the knot as same-sex marriage laws in the two states went into effect Thursday.

02 August 2013

US senators condemn political violence in Venezuela Seven US senators from both parties introduced a bill condemning violence against the opposition in Venezuela, calling for dialogue after a contested election.

02 August 2013

'Fifty Shades' a must read for Guantanamo detainees Sado-masochistic best-seller "50 Shades of Grey" is popular reading among high-value detainees at Guantanamo, officials told a visiting congressional delegation.

02 August 2013

Old newspaper era is over, Obama says via Kindle President Barack Obama acknowledged the problems facing the US newspaper industry, ironically in an interview that was distributed via online retail giant Amazon's Kindle e-reader.

02 August 2013

Facebook lets users showcase posts on other websites Facebook on Wednesday began letting people share social network posts at blogs or other spots on the Internet.

01 August 2013

US gays pour out anger, vodka over Russia laws Demonstrators poured vodka down the drains of New York on Wednesday in protest over new Russian laws that have been widely condemned as anti-gay.

01 August 2013

Snowden's father to visit Russia 'soon': lawyer Edward Snowden's father is seeking a Russian visa and plans to visit his fugitive son in Moscow soon.

01 August 2013

US calls Assad Instagram account 'repulsive' The United States on Wednesday denounced as "repulsive" an Instagram site by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, saying it did not reflect the reality of the civil war.

01 August 2013

US House backs new sanctions before Iran inauguration The US House of Representatives approved new sanctions aimed at preventing Iran gaining nuclear weapons capability.

01 August 2013

USAID hails 'eureka moments' in infant, maternal health US National Security Advisor Susan Rice called for more "eureka moments" and "unorthodox partnerships."

01 August 2013

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