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Treasury: No $1 trillion coin to avoid debt ceiling

A $1 trillion platinum coin will not be minted as a way of sidestepping the debt ceiling, the Treasury and the White House say. Continue reading

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Egypt’s new president gives himself high grades

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has given himself high grades on his handling of some of the nation's pressing problems, spending much of a nearly two-hour speech late Saturday talking in painstaking detail about fuel, trash and bread, while sidestepping key issues in the nation's transition to democratic rule. Continue reading

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Ubisoft taking ‘Assassin’s Creed’ to big screen

Videogame firm Ubisoft is moving into the film business with an adaptation of its blockbuster title “Assassin's Creed” — sidestepping the Hollywood movie machine by producing the film itself. Continue reading

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