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Fifty years after President John F. Kennedy was shot dead, his memory still evokes a sense of loss. But what were the qualities that he brought to the presidency of the United States?

Lionel Messi was presented with the Golden Boot trophy, given to Europe's leading scorer. It was the third Golden Boot for Messi in four years, after scoring 46 goals for Barcelona last season. Messi accepted the trophy ...

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Racial segregation in America is lasting longer than anyone expected.  The average black person lives in a neighborhood that is 45 percent black, even though blacks represent only 13 percent of the population, accordi...

We've been trying out the Xbox One for a few days. Before we give you our initial impressions of the console, we need to tell you about the coolest thing you can do on Microsoft's next-gen console. One of the many new f...

Some things are meant solely for your eyes only, but keeping it that way isn't always easy. Check out our quick guide on how to password protect a folder in Windows and Mac OS X so you can keep those would-be hackers and...

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Today's the day! After eight years, Microsoft's third console, the Xbox One, is here, and the much-anticipated console war (PS4 was released last Friday) has officially begun! While the Xbox One's reviews have been prett...

David Tynan, a television writer who authored more than 50 original one-hour episodes for series TV, died Nov. 11 at his home in Vancouver following a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 62.

Oriana Ferrell, the woman who fled from New Mexico police during a traffic stop and led them on a high speed chase that led to police firing shots at her minivan full of children, said she did it to protect her children....

Taiwan's Foxconn, the maker of iPhones, iPads and other electronics in China, is to invest $40 million in the United States to ramp up manufacturing of high-end products. The world's largest contract electronics maker wi...

Whether it's for work or for pleasure, traveling frequently isn't easy.   Long flights are exhausting, and it can be a challenge to pack all of your belongings into one bag.  We've rounded up some fun solutions that a...

Sir Richard Branson announced Friday that Virgin Galactic, his commercial space flight venture, will accept the cyber currency bitcoin as payment for future rocket travel. Branson, the billionaire entrepreneur and an ear...

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Blueprint meets Duncan Fitzsimmons who has created Morph Wheels -- the world's first foldable wheelchair wheels.

"Catching Fire" is spreading through theaters this weekend. But what about the girl on fire? She's 23 years old, an Oscar winner, and a millionaire. Christine Romans takes a look at Hollywood's sweetheart and her growing...

Salesforce.com held a hackathon contest this week with the biggest cash payout ever: a $1 million grand prize. On Thursday it awarded the money to two developers who created a voice-activated app called Upshot. Upshot, b...

Two winning bidders failed to complete the purchase of a long-abandoned Packard plant on 40 acres on the city's east side, but a third bidder could still come through.     

Back in 2012 we had heard the rumors that Apple was planning on making an iPhone out of the liquidmetal alloy, which was backed up by the inventor of liquidmetal who claims that such a feat could happen in a few years' t...

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Which health and medical businesses stand to gain and lose from the faulty roll out of Obamacare? I discussed the topic this week on WNYC's Money Talking, with the New York Times columnist Joe Nocera. Our contrarian cons...

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