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Nokia’s New Phone is Nice But Won’t Sell in U.S.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) – Another week, another new Nokia phone. This one is terrific, even if it won’t sell as well as it should in the U.S Continue reading

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Four men in Minnesota sentenced to prison for aiding Somali rebel group

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A federal judge sentenced four men to prison on Tuesday for helping recruit young men in Minnesota to travel to Somalia and fight for the militant group al Shabaab. Continue reading

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Boats carrying fleeing Rohingya minority capsize

SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) — An overcrowded boat capsized while trying to escape a cyclone bearing down on Myanmar, tossing dozens of people into the sea. Eight bodies were found and more than 50 people were missing and feared dead, the United Nations said Tuesday. Continue reading

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Exclusive: Sanctions delay North Korea’s atom bomb work, U.N. says

By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Increasingly tough financial sanctions, an arms embargo and other international restrictions on trade with North Korea have significantly delayed expansion of Pyongyang's illicit nuclear arms program, according to a confidential report by a U.N. panel of experts seen by Reuters on Tuesday. The latest annual report by the U.N Continue reading

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Cameron on U.S. trip to learn Boston lessons, discuss Syria

By Andrew Osborn WASHINGTON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron will visit Boston on Monday to learn more about the bombings there after a meeting with President Barack Obama aimed at helping broker a Syrian peace deal and spurring talks on an EU-U.S. trade pact Continue reading

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Chrysler recalls 469,000 SUVs over gearshift problem

Chrysler is recalling about 469,000 SUVs worldwide to update software after some vehicles’ circuit boards were found to be transmitting signals that trigger inadvertent gear shifts to neutral, the No. 3 U.S. automaker said Saturday.Included are 2006- to 2010-model-year Jeep Commanders and 2005 to 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokees, of which about 295,000 are in the United States, 28,500 are in Canada .. Continue reading

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Federman & Sherwood Announces That a Securities Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against Ventrus Bioscences, Inc. (NASDAQ: VTUS)

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — (Marketwired) — 05/12/13 — On May 9, 2013, a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Ventrus Bioscenc… Continue reading

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Donald Faison Sued By Agents — You Made $75k Per Ep on ‘Scrubs’ … So Pay Us!

Donald Faison made nearly $1 MILLION for the final season of “Scrubs” … but screwed over the people who negotiated that paycheck, this according to a new lawsuit obtained by TMZ. Continue reading

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Prince Harry To Visit Diana Charity On US Trip

Diana, Princess of Wales will be uppermost in her son’s thoughts today as Prince Harry arrives in the United States. Continue reading

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U.S. companies’ overseas earnings hit $1.9 trillion

By Dena Aubin NEW YORK (Reuters) – Large U.S. companies boosted their offshore earnings by 15 percent last year to a record $1.9 trillion, avoiding hefty tax bills by keeping the profits abroad, according to a new report Continue reading

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