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Dozens of climate activists have been arrested at a rally protesting a coal-fired power plant in Somerset.

Honda will start a third shift at its Greater Noida plant from November

Last year, when 59 percent of Florida high schoolers who took the state's new Algebra I end-of-course exam passed the test, state officials were pleased.

It's a real-life disaster movie, one that's left neighborhoods in ruins all across the country, killed thousands of people, and ruined millions of lives. You might call it a "Banknado."

A rather awkward exchange occurred on Fox News' "Spirited Debate" program Friday, with religion correspondent Lauren Green somewhat incredulous that Muslim scholar Reza Aslan could write a book about Jesus Christ. Aslan'...

Advertising giants Omnicom Group Inc. and Publicis Groupe SA said Sunday that they will merge in a $35.1 billion deal, in the industry's biggest deal ever.

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Suzuki says the firm is set to manufacture small cars in Indonesia based on its fuel-efficient 660 cc mini car Wagon R which is sold in Japan

(Reuters) - Overstock.com Chief Executive Patrick Byrne appeared in an unusual full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal on Saturday "congratulating" Steven A. Cohen on the indictment of his SAC Capital Advisors hedge fund...

Amazon on Monday is set to announce plans to hire 5,000 employees in its U.S. distribution warehouses, part of an ambitious growth strategy that has come at a financial cost to the company in the near term.

People will be challenged to develop technologies for search-and-rescue operations, create software code for an unmanned aerial vehicle and to help start the newest GPS satellite.

CHELMSFORD, Mass. (AP) -- Only three years or so since first picking up the game of chess, 9-year-old Carissa Yip can already look down at 93 percent of the more than 51,000 players registered with the U.S. Chess Federat...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress needs to raise the debt limit and take away the "cloud of uncertainty" about the nation's ability to pay its bills, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said in an interview broadcast Sunday. "The figh...

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The Real Tooth Fairies site raised the ire of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood for commercializing a rite of passage.

The concerns include a rapid rise in debts linked to local governments, excessive dependence on land sales as a source of revenue and poor management of financing vehicles.

Peter Löscher, head of the electronics and engineering conglomerate since 2007, is taking the blame for a series of missteps that have plagued Siemens last year.

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The boom in oil and gas fracking has led to jobs, billions in royalties and profits, and even some environmental gains. But some experts say arrogance, a lack of transparency and poor communication on ...

The Mississippi Department of Transportation is dealing with its maintenance crisis the only way it can -- shifting money away from new construction to the upkeep of more than 27,000 lane-miles.

The developers of a $1.2 billion electric transmission system in New Mexico said they will end the project if their preferred route is rejected by the federal government.

Federal Reserve policy makers meet Wednesday and investors are getting nervous. But it may take a bigger or faster rise in bond yields to derail a record equity rally, strategists say.

If you want to be successful, you might have to roll out of bed a little earlier. Waking up early was a common trait among CEOs surveyed by Jim Citrin at Yahoo! Finance. It's also frequently cited by CEOs who relay their...