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Marissa Mayer Is Yahoo's New CEO

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By Brad Stone on July 16, 2012 Yahoo! (YHOO) shocked its observers and Wall Street today by naming Marissa Mayer, longtime Google (GOOG) executive, as chief executive of the teetering Silicon Valley Web portal.
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Romney's fundraising potential far from tapped, analysis shows

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By Alina Selyukh and Alexander Cohen | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Among disclosed donors propelling fundraising for Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, fewer than 1 percent have hit the federal ceiling on donations, suggesting cash is likely to ...
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Clinton Says U.S. Will Use All Power Needed to Stop Iran

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the US will use all elements of American power to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
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Syria: Assad regime 'ready to use chemical weapons'

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The most senior Syrian politician to defect to the opposition has told the BBC the regime will not hesitate to use chemical weapons if it is cornered.
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Returning to Fenway, Youkilis exudes positivity

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By Evan Drellich / MLB.com | 07/16/12 5:17 PM ET BOSTON -- White Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis expects his first at-bat as a visitor at Fenway Park will be similar to his last one in a home uniform.
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Microsoft Office 2013 brings touch, subscription fees, and a whole new look

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This week Microsoft has revealed their new vision for the most popular set of software on the planet with Office 2013. This suite of software comes off now more like an ecosystem with subscription fees, cloud computing, and tablet compatibility.
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North Korea names Hyon Yong-Chol as new army chief

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North Korea has appointed Hyon Yong-Chol as the head of its army, according to the official KCNA news agency. Mr Hyon replaces Ri Yong Ho, whom North Korea media reported had been relieved of his responsibilities on Monday because of illness.
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US Navy Ship Fires on Boat off Dubai, Killing 1

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US Navy gunners aboard a refueling ship opened fire on a small boat racing toward them in broad daylight Monday near the Gulf city of Dubai, killing one person and injuring three.
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Residents flee Damascus as Syrian capital sees heaviest fighting so far in ...

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Panic-stricken residents fled southern Damascus on Monday as the heaviest fighting seen in the city since Syria's uprising began stripped away the last veneer of normality in President Bashar al-Assad' principal stronghold.
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Mubarak Is Transferred Back to Prison

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CAIRO - Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's former president, was abruptly moved from the relative comfort of a military hospital back to prison on Monday after the country's public prosecutor ruled that he was fit to serve his time behind bars.
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Woman Accuses Zimmerman of Molesting Her

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MIAMI - An Orlando woman now in her mid-20s told investigators that George Zimmerman, who is charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Trayvon Martin, molested her over a decade, beginning when they were both young children, according to an ...
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Man charged with killing two Missouri sisters

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A man who told investigators he was high on methamphetamine when he killed two sisters at a northwest Missouri home was charged Monday with two counts of first-degree murder.
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HSBC lax in preventing money laundering by cartels, terrorists

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By James O'Toole @CNNMoney July 16, 2012: 6:05 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Global banking giant HSBC failed to prevent billions of dollars worth of money transfers that Senate investigators believe were linked to drug cartels and terrorist groups, ...
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Human Genome takes its medicine

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By Andrew Jack in London At the end of last week, Thomas Watkins, chief executive of Human Genome Sciences, made the call he had been hoping to avoid.
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Retail Purchases in U.S. Unexpectedly Decreased 0.5% in June

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Play US Retail Sales Unexpectedly Decline 0.5% in June Retail sales in the US unexpectedly fell for a third month in June as limited employment gains took a toll on consumers.
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British Lawmakers Take Aim at Regulators

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By MARK SCOTT Simon Dawson/Bloomberg NewsTracey McDermott and Andrew Bailey of Britain's Financial Services Authority testified before a parliamentary committee on Monday.
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Top Romney advisor: No VP choice yet

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One of Mitt Romney's top aides told reporters on Monday that the former Massachusetts governor has not yet decided on a running mate.
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Sarah Palin waiting for GOP convention invite

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By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY Sarah Palin says she hasn't been invited to speak at the Republican National Convention, in a magazine story that's generated some attention today.
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YouTube Transforms News Coverage

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By Thomas Claburn InformationWeek George Orwell's attempt to depict the future in words was decidedly pessimistic: "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face--forever," he wrote in his classic novel 1984.
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The iPad Mini: A Late Game Changer?

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An iPad mini may come out in the fall. But how will big iPad apps play on the small screen? And do people really need a "tweener"?
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Kitty Wells Dead at 92

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Kitty Wells, the country singer known as the first female superstar of her genre, has died. She was 92. The Associated Press reported that she passed away peacefully at home Monday following complications from a stroke.
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'The Dark Knight Rises' finishes strong, early reviews say

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On Friday, the curtain will finally lift on "The Dark Knight Rises,"&nbs; Christopher Nolan's much-hyped and long-awaited conclusion to his Batman trilogy.
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'Breaking Bad' Season Five Premiere Breaks Series' Ratings Record

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'Live Free or Die,' the premiere of the AMC show's final season, was the most-watched episode yet with nearly 3 million viewers.
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Sylvester Stallone asks that son's memory to be "left in peace"

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By Dan Whitcomb | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Film star Sylvester Stallone pleaded on Monday for the public to leave his son's "memory and soul" in peace amid a tabloid media frenzy over the aspiring actor and filmmaker's death at age 36.
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Ravens, RB Ray Rice Agree on 5-Year Contract

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Pro Bowl running back Ray Rice happily shed his franchise tag Monday after reaching agreement with the Baltimore Ravens on a new five-year contract worth roughly $40 million.
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NY Knicks' Kidd arrested on DWI charge in Hamptons

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AP Then Kidd was arrested on a drunken-driving charge, Lin's departure from New York for a "ridiculous contract" in Houston became more realistic, and a position of strength suddenly was one of turbulence for the Knicks.
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Nasa may miss Curiosity Mars rover's landing signal

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By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News Mars Program Director Doug McCuistion: "Is it crazy? Well, not so much" (Courtesy of Nasa) Nasa might not be able to follow the progress of its big Mars rover all the way to the surface when it attempts ...
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Rodent thieves explain mystery of tree survival

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Thievery by rodents moved an estimated 87 percent of seeds beyond the immediate vicinity of the parent tree, according to a study.
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Open-Access of UK-Funded Science Papers Will Start in 2013

Scientific American -
By Richard Van Noorden and Nature News Blog | July 16, 2012 | 1 From April 2013, science papers must be made free to access within six months of publication if they come from work paid for by one of the United Kingdom's seven government-funded grant ...
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FDA approves Truvada, the first pill to help prevent HIV

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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first drug shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection, a milestone in the 30-year battle against the virus that causes AIDS.
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SC woman infected by flesh-eating bacteria to be released from hospital

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Greenville, South Carolina (CNN) -- Lana Kuykendall -- the South Carolina woman infected with flesh-eating bacteria shortly after giving birth to twins more than two months ago -- will go home soon, possibly as early as Tuesday, doctors said Monday.
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Q&A: Linking gait and sleeping with Alzheimer's

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Subtle changes in gait and sleeping patterns in older people may be linked to Alzheimer's disease, according to research out today at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2012 in Vancouver, Canada.

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