Nasdaq reportedly in settlement talks over flubbed Facebook IPO

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, center, rings the Nasdaq opening bell May 18 from Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park,...

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Scientists identify remains as those of King Richard III

LONDON -- More than 500 years after his death in battle, scientists announced Monday that they had definitively identified a...

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Facebook After Death: Who Owns Your Pages When You Die?

Most people can’t live without Facebook — but what happens to your Facebook page when you are no longer living? New Hampshire and other states are trying to figure that out.State Rep. Peter Sullivan has introduced legislation to allow the executor of an estate control over the social networking pages of the dead. Last week, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 222-128 to give Sullivan...

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NJ Gov. Christie, Letterman laugh about fat jokes

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and David Letterman have shared some laughs about the many fat jokes the comedian has made about the lawmaker's ample girth.Christie has termed his plumpness "fair game" for comedians. And during his first appearance on "Late Show with David Letterman" on Monday, the outspoken Republican and potential 2016 presidential contender read two of Letterman's...

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Well: Expressing the Inexpressible

When Kyle Potvin learned she had breast cancer at the age of 41, she tracked the details of her illness and treatment in a journal. But when it came to grappling with issues of mortality, fear and hope, she found that her best outlet was poetry.How I feared chemo, afraidIt would change me.It did.Something dissolved inside me.Tears began a slow drip;I cried at the news storyOf a lost boy found in the...

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Air Lease places $9-billion order for Airbus jetliners

Air Lease Corp., the Century City aircraft-leasing firm, has placed a $9-billion order for Airbus jetliners.The deal, based...

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Medical clinic workers struggle with burnout

Every day after work, Sandeep Lehil changes out of her lab coat and blue scrubs and sits cross-legged on a large, black pillow...

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Take-Two delays launch of Grand Theft Auto V video game

(Reuters) – Take-Two Interactive Software Inc said on Thursday it has pushed back the launch of the latest game from its hit “Grand Theft Auto” franchise to September 17 from its previously announced release window of spring 2013.Shares of Take-Two were down six percent at $ 12.31 in early afternoon trading on the Nasdaq.The delay was to allow Take-Two’s Rockstar Games studio, which develops “Grand...

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Beyonce delivers at Super Bowl halftime show

Beyonce brought some female spirit to the football stage in a dance-heavy, 13-minute performance at the Super Bowl.She sang live, too, with her background singers helping as the pop star danced around the stage.She emerged onstage singing some of "Love on Top," transitioning to her hit "Crazy In Love" in an all-black ensemble. She ripped off part of her shirt and skirt as she danced hard with background...

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Concerns About A.D.H.D. Practices and Amphetamine Addiction

Before his addiction, Richard Fee was a popular college class president and aspiring medical student. "You keep giving Adderall to my son, you're going to kill him," said Rick Fee, Richard's father, to one of his son's doctors. VIRGINIA BEACH — Every morning on her way to work, Kathy Fee holds her breath as she drives past the squat brick building that houses Dominion Psychiatric Associates. ...

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