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Happy Easter!
Easter is celebrated all around the world by Christians as a day of Christ's resurrection after his crucifixion on Good Friday and by many other cultures as day to honor Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring.The moveable feast of Easter is the first Sunday after the full moon which happens on or after March 21, following the northern hemisphere's Spring Equinox.The celebrations all over the world normally include attending church, coloring Easter eggs, Easter bunnies, chocolate...

New iPad 3 Facing 3G Connectivity Issues, Apple Apparently Deletes Thread With Complaints in Its Support Forum [REPORT]

New iPad 3
After the release of the new iPad, Apple may have experienced strong sales around the world with the device so far, but continuous complaints by users regarding various performance issues do imply that the new iPad has given Apple much headache. Some users have complained that the new iPad loses a 3G connection and requires a reboot in order to re-establish a 3G connection to their carrier.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Obama's Message To Iran: Civilian Nukes Could Be OK

President Barack Obama reportedly sent a message to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, via Turkey's prime minister, saying the United States would accept a civilian nuclear program in the Islamic republic.
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Markets Tailspin On New Greek Bank Woes

Stocks and commodities plunged Wednesday after the head of the European Central Bank -- a lynchpin in the euro zone's effort to contain the effects of its sovereign debt crisis -- suggested that some Greek banks will be left to collapse.
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Euro Zone Data Offer Further Signs Of Recession

Fresh figures on business activity and retail sales in the 17-member currency area reinforce earlier signs of recession, even as the European Central Bank left its main interest rate unchanged at an all-time low of 1 percent.
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ECB holds rates as growth risks prevail

The European Central Bank held interest rates at a record low of 1 percent on Wednesday, resisting German pressure to flag an exit from its crisis-fighting mode while support measures take full effect and support an increasingly shaky recovery.
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Juncker coy on preferred Eurogroup successor

Luxembourg's Jean-Claude Juncker said he has a preferred candidate to succeed him as head of the influential Eurogroup assembly of euro zone finance ministers but is not yet prepared to name the person.
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Amazon eyes ad dollars in consumer packaged goods

Amazon.com Inc is trying to grab some of the billions of advertising dollars spent each year by consumer packaged goods companies including Kimberly-Clark Corp, as the world's largest Internet retailer seeks new sources of revenue growth.
Portraits of North Korea's President KimJong-Il, Sudan's President Omar Al-Bashir, Chad's President Idriss Deby and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are seen painted on concrete blocks from the Berlin wall in Berlin

Why Are We Choosing Socialism?

America is in the process of embracing certain failure. We have a president who appears enraptured by the European economic model as Europeans themselves are facing the reality of its ashes and despair.
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Spain’s Unemployment Hits Record In March, Adds To Deficit Woes

Unemployment in Spain, where more than half of young people are out of work, rose for the eight straight month in March to a fresh record high, adding to the risk of an economic contraction as the government struggles to cope with its ballooning public debt.
Shooting at Oikos University in Oakland

7 Shot Dead At California College; Ex-Student Is Suspect

Police said the victims were six women and one man ranging in age from their 20s to 40s. Authorities confirmed the arrest of One Goh, a Korean native and naturalized U.S. citizen who is believed to have been a student at Oikos University.
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Banking, shopping and job hunting online

Banking and keeping track of finances, shopping and searching for jobs are the main tasks of Internet users around the globe, according to a new international survey.
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Asian Shares Rise On Growth Hopes After Firm U.S. Data

Asian shares rose Tuesday, riding on the back of strong gains in global equities overnight after solid manufacturing data from the United States and leading Asian exporters offset signs of mild recession in Europe.

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