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European stocks lost big Thursday as Greek banks were cut loose from European Central Bank support and Spain's borrowing costs kept skyrocketing. The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, also warned today of the extremely expensive consequences of Greece leaving the currency bloc.

Spot gold rallied more than 2.6 percent on Thursday, its largest one-day gain since late January, as technical buy signals and new signs of a sluggish U.S. economy more than offset deepening despair over the euro zone.

U.S. will begin to issue licenses to allow investments in the country, but maintain the arms embargo.

Marijuana is the most commonly used drug among men arrested in 10 cities in the United States, while cocaine use among arrestees is on the decline, a federal report revealed Wednesday.

Iran is threatening to seek legal action against Google for failing to use the term 'Persian Gulf' on its maps. The issue over name labels actually elicits strong nationalistic sentiments in the country.

Honda Motor Company Ltd. (NYSE: HMC) is voluntarily recalling 52,615 model year 2007 to 2008 Acura TL sedans in the U.S. to replace the power steering hose, the company announced Thursday.

A Honda recall was announced Thursday. This article will let you know if your car is one of those affected under the recall.

The perpetrators of the next 9/11 terrorist attack may avoid airport terminal security altogether by infiltrating airports and planes parked on the tarmac, said Chip Cravaack, a Republican congressman who knows the industry well - he used to be an airline pilot.

The chairman of the Family Research Institute, while arguing it is possible for individuals to choose their sexual preference, admitted he was attracted to men as a child.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won a major boost this week after suburban and upstate voters approved 99 percent of their school budgets, most of which adhered to the Democratic governor?s new property tax cap.

Many people only dream about travelling the world because of time and financial constraints, but Michael Wigge, an award- winning comedian, has proved that its possible, for free.

Multiple sources are confirming that Jennifer Lopez is leaving American Idol. E! News is reporting that Lopez is just too busy for the show, citing a close source to Idol judge.

Mitt Romney's campaign has nearly matched President Obama's skyrocketing fund-raising efforts by bringing in over $40 million in April, largely helped by that fact that Republicans are coalescing around the presumed Republican presidential nominee.

Social network and scrapbook website Pinterest said it took in $50 million from Japan?s Rakuten (Tokyo: 4755) empire, which valued the four-year-old company at $1.5 billion.

Social networking site Pinterest has raised $100 million from a group of investors led by Japanese online retailing giant Rakuten Inc in a deal that reportedly values the three-year-old U.S. company at $1.5 billion.

Brazilian oil company Petrobras, which helps U.S.-based Chevron develop offshore oil fields in Brazil, said regulators there are not likely to shut down Chevron's operations in the Frade oil field in the wake of oil spills.

The no. 1 endangered river in America is the Potomac, according to a leading environmental group. The body of water, which separates Maryland from Virginia, has been polluted over time by the 5 million people that live in its watershed, leading to its current fragile state.

Both Samsung Japan and NTT Docomo have confirmed that the Galaxy S3's Japanese variant, named the SC-06D, will be packing 2GB of RAM, instead of 1GB. The device will also swap the quad-core Exynos for a 1.5Ghz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor.

A federal judge has ruled that provisions of a new law authorizing the U.S. government to indefinitely detain citizens violate the First and Fifth amendments, undercutting the Obama administration's claim that the measures are constitutional.

U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages hit a new record low for the third straight week as concerns over the euro zone weighed on the economy, mortgage financier Freddie Mac said Thursday.

One Direction's heart -throb Harry Styles, has revealed that wild fans have thrown various inappropriate items at his face during performances.