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Some species of viruses, fungi, protozoans, wasps, and tapeworms take over the brains and actions of the animals and insects they infect — making them do whatever their new master wants. A recent issue of the Journal o...

If Walter White tells you to go on a prom date with someone, you go — and you don't ask questions. That's what high schooler Stefan Montana must have been thinking as he cornered Bryan Cranston near the stage door of h...

GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — A 12-bedroom waterfront estate on 50 acres in wealthy Greenwich has been sold for $120 million. Even though that's $70 million under Copper Beech Farm's initial listing price, real estate agent ...

More and more people are equipping their houses with high-tech automation systems, but it's not likely you'll find a smart home as beautiful as this one.  This five-bedroom house is located on a hilltop in Studio City,...

If you’ve managed a team for even a year, you know the crazy behavior that human beings can deliver.  As a CEO for 23 years, I remember dozens of times I sat with my head in my hands, wondering what a team member was ...

Sony is advising consumers to quit using some of its VAIO laptop computers and unplug them, saying that it’s possible that its non-removable battery pack could overheat. The company says...

Before the Pebble blew past its Kickstarter goal. Before the iWatch was a twinkle in anyone's eye. There was the Casio calculator watch. And it was awesome. The Casio calculator watch is still awesome. And that's why I j...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Is the selling over or has it just begun?

Nigeria's state-owned petroleum company is at the center of a contentious debate over the whereabouts of tens of billions of dollars in oil revenue.

Apple's new CarPlay feature suggests Apple knows it can use data to bring a personalized experience to consumers in more parts of their lives. But the company can do more, Wells Fargo analysts argue.

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The White House on Saturday warned Russia and President Vladimir Putin against further military incursion in Ukraine, amid reports of armed separatists seizing government offices in the eastern city of Slaviansk. In a st...

International approval of U.S. leadership improved last year, rising from of 41% in 2012 to 46% in 2013. This ended a downward trend in U.S. approval ratings, which had consistently declined since 2009. MoreMen Charged W...

Tribune Publishing, which will own the L.A. Times and seven other newspapers, will pay a dividend of up to $275 million to parent Tribune Co. when it is spun off this year.Tribune Co.'s newspaper unit will pay a dividend...

Shares of struggling chains, including JCPenney, Sears and Aeropostale, got whacked Friday on jitters that business at shopping malls is sputtering. JCPenney shares dropped 9.6 percent to $7.70, while Sears...

A judge in Montreal ruled that Bruno Rodi, the owner of the furniture company Rodi Design, could purchase Bixi for about $3.6 million.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Geologists in Ohio have for the first time linked earthquakes in a geologic formation deep under the Appalachians to hydraulic fracturing, leading the state to issue new permit conditions Friday in cert...

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Two associates of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez were charged Friday with the murder of a semi-pro football player, for which Hernandez has already been charged. Carlos Ortiz and Ernest Wallace were ind...

JPMorgan Chase reported an 18.5 percent slump in first-quarter earnings Friday, as the nation's largest bank grappled with dual challenges: sluggish revenue from trading and lackluster mortgage lending. Wells Fargo, whic...

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@giorodriguez  Probably.  And a field called positive psychology may be helping to shape the disruption