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If the dice in that travel Monopoly set just feel a tad too cheap to you, check out these 1/2″ aluminum Machined Dice. Made ideal for travel, the dice where smartly machined to balance the weight perfectly. This was ac...

Heidi Klum may be Queen in the land of Lifetime's "Project Runway," but the city of Los Angeles has ruled that the supermodel's billboard promos for the show's upcoming 12th season be banned. "The photo was set to run on...

When Ross let me in on his plans to propose to my sister, I was so, so excited! Since I knew my family and I were going to be part of the proposal in some way, I knew we'd see Ross and Leslie on the day of their engageme...

A federal judge ruled today that Apple Inc. conspired to raise prices on e-books, ordering a trial to decide what damages that the tech giant should pay.In a 159-page decision, U.S. District Court Judge Denise Cote ruled...

It's been five years to the day since Apple first launched the App Store for the iPhone. To commemorate the anniversary, Dan Frommer has put up a post on SplatF summarizing who's come out on top and who's taken a serious...

Mexican-American boxer Marlen Esparza posed nude for ESPN's 2013 Body Issue. The 23-year-old Olympic medalist joined other first class athletes like: Kerri Walsh, Matt Harvey,...

Thought the ancient Olympics were competitive? Try the Great Greek Yogurt-Off of 2013. This week, the Agriculture Department began seeking bids for yogurt makers to supply a four-state pilot program in which kids in publ...

As we've covered, what happened in Egypt fits the textbook definition of a military 'coup,' regardless of the "popular" support behind Morsi's removal. Immediately, the question arose of whether or not the Obama administ...

The closed-end fund universe reacts to market declines with a slingshot effect. As their underlying assets drop in price because of market forces, their share price drops even more than the net asset value. Thus if the N...

Does America's tipping system in restaurants make sense? Many experts are stepping forward and saying "no." In a recent TED talk, Canadian restaurateur-turned-professor Bruce McAdams argues that the "relationship between...

A federal court in New York has ruled that Apple Inc. (AAPL) has played a "central role" in fixing e-book prices.

An original Apple computer from 1976 has sold at auction for nearly $388,000.

If you want to get elected after a screw up, you need to show some humility.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- For the first time, hedge funds will be allowed to advertise to the general public under a rule adopted Wednesday by federal regulators. The Securities and Exchange Commission voted 4-1 to lift a decad...

Market watchers expect the minutes of last month's FOMC meeting to confirm and clarify Federal Reserve officials' inclination toward slowing its quantitative easing program. The minutes will be released at 2:00 p.m. ET t...

Cloud storage is easy to come by. Dozens of services shovel tons of free space to you just for signing up. But which of those services are looking at the files you upload, and most importantly, which services encrypt you...

Masao Yoshida defied management of power company Tepco by cooling nuclear reactors with seawater to staunch meltdown Masao Yoshida - whose actions as manager of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant during its triple meltdow...

Former Miami Beach resident Ron Dermer will become Israel's top diplomat in the United States.

New moon wasn't sighted in U.S., so holy month will start Wednesday, not Tuesday, as national group declaredStill searching for a sliver of moon in the U.S. that signals the start of their holiest month, most of the Chic...

Concern for child's welfare as Sebastián Pinera, who supports ban on abortion, says decision shows 'depth and maturity' Chile's president has praised an 11-year-old girl after she said in a TV interview that she wants t...

About 30,000 California prisoners started refusing meals on Monday morning in what might become the biggest hunger strike in California prison history, according to California's corrections department.

A report finds officers had information about the booby trap bomb before it exploded in Londonderry in 1988, killing three people.