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SOPA Not Dead: Lamar Smith Says Bill Will Go to Markup in February

SOPA is not dead. All reports of the Stop Online Piracy Act's death have been greatly exaggerated.

U.S. airlines seen profitable despite economic woes

Most U.S. airlines are poised to report profitable fourth quarters, a trend set to continue in 2012 as cost-cutting and fare hikes help the industry weather rising fuel costs and global economic uncertainty that could hamper travel demand.

Wikipedia to Go Dark: 12 Other Wikis that Will Remain Open

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia written by its users, will go dark all day Wednesday to protest two U.S. bills meant to stop illegal sharing of movies and music, but Internet users who want to search for collective articles on everything from ballet to science fiction, there are still ways.

TD Ameritrade profit rises in tough environment

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp posted a 5 percent increase in quarterly profits on Tuesday as higher fees from deposit accounts and investment products helped offset a drop in trading levels toward the end of the period as investors withdrew from the choppy markets.

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Wall Street Ends Higher, but Citigroup News Limits Gains

Stocks sold off late in the session to end with modest gains on Tuesday as Citigroup's steep drop in profit gave investors a reason to unload bank shares.

Iran Barbie Ban: 'Morality Police' Demand Mattel Dolls Taken Off Shelves

The Iranian morality police are cracking down on a decades-old Barbie doll ban, claiming the classic American toy is threatening Islamic values.

Wall Street ends higher, but Citi limits gains

Stocks sold off late in the session to end with modest gains on Tuesday as Citigroup's steep drop in profit gave investors a reason to unload bank shares.

U.S. Charges Russian Father and Son with Cyberfraud

U.S. authorities on Tuesday unsealed criminal charges accusing a father and son team, both Russian citizens, of hacking into U.S. bank accounts and illegally snatching credit card numbers and stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars.

RIM Stocks Rises on Rumors of Buyout by Samsung

Research in Motion, makers of the Blackberry smartphones, saw a sharp jump in their stock price on Tuesday as rumors of a potential buyout by Samsung surfaced

Workers install scaffolding at a construction site as a Chinese national flag flies near by in central Beijing

China Arrests Another Dissident, Zhu Yufu, on Subversion Charges

Veteran dissident has been indicted by Chinese authorities on charges of attempting to subvert the state for writing a poem urging people to gather to defend their freedoms, his lawyer said Tuesday, the latest in a string of indictments or trials of popular dissidents this year.

Money man in U.S. online poker case admits fraud

A man accused of processing payments to help online poker websites avoid U.S. gambling laws pleaded guilty on Tuesday to fraud charges.

SOPA and NDAA Critic David Seaman Back with Business Insider After Outcry, Adds Gig at Suicide Girls

David Seaman says he is back with Business Insider (and has picked up a new gig writing for Suicide Girls) after a day-long dismissal that brought the ire of hundreds of fans of his writings on NDAA, SOPA and other controversial issues.

RIM Shares Surge 11 Percent on Samsung Takeover Talk

Shares of BlackBerry developer Research in Motion surged as much as 11 percent Tuesday after speculation Samsung Electronics might mount a takeover bid.

Nancy Pelosi: GOP Knows Romney Can't Beat Obama

The House Minority Leaders claimed even his own party doesn't believe Mitt Romney can win in November 2012, which is why support for him has been so half-hearted. But Pelosi had even less regard for his fellow candidates, who she called third tier representatives that show the Party's disconnect from what Pelosi asserts are the true carriers of the American Dream: the Democrats.

Wall Street Trims Gains as Citi Sinks After Earnings

Stocks advanced on Tuesday but sharply pared gains late in the session after Citigroup's steep drop in profit gave investors a reason to unload bank shares.

Used cars from the Cash-for-Clunkers program sit in the Ted Britt Ford dealership storage lot in Fairfax, Virginia

Average Age of U.S. Vehicles Reaches Record High: Have Clunkers Hit Their Peak?

The average age of U.S. vehicles rose to a record high in 2011, but an automotive analysis firm expects that to decline in the coming years as new sales climb and consumers gain confidence in a recovering economy.

Beyonce’s First Interview Since Having Blue Ivy Carter: ‘Nothing Can Describe the Feeling’

Beyonce gave her first interview since giving birth to baby Blue Ivy Carter on Jan. 7. The songstress spoke to Star UK saying that nothing can describe the feeling of motherhood.

SOPA Bill 2012: Will Internet Giants Launch Coordianted Blackout?

SOPA Opponent Issa Says Rival OPEN Bill Now Has More Sponsors

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said Tuesday his bill rivaling the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act pending in the U.S. Congress now has more co-sponsors than SOPA.

Natural Gas Prices Continue to Fall on Tech-Driven Supply Increase

Natural gas prices have plunged below $3 per million Btus (MMBtu) largely due to increased supply from new drilling techniques.

RIM shares jump on report of sale efforts

Shares of Research In Motion jumped more than 10 percent on Tuesday after a tech blog said the BlackBerry maker was actively seeking to sell itself to South Korean smartphone rival Samsung Electronics.

Biases Keep Many Older Patients From Kidney Transplants: Researchers

Thousands of patients over the age of 65 are not given the chance to receive needed transplants because of outdated medical biases that discourage transplantations in older adults, Johns Hopkins researchers said Thursday.

European Shares Hit 5 1/2-Month High

European shares hit a 5-1/2-month high on Tuesday before closing above a key resistance level, boosted by automobile and mining stocks after Chinese economic data raised hopes the country would further ease its monetary policy to stimulate growth.

RIM shares jump after report of Samsung sale

Shares of Research In Motion jumped more than 8 percent on Tuesday after a tech blog said the BlackBerry maker was actively seeking to sell itself to South Korean smartphone rival Samsung Electronics.

Costa Concordia was Setting for 2010’s ‘Film Socialisme’

The Costa Concordia cruise ship was featured in Jean-Luc Godard's Film Socialisme. The film was released on DVD three days before the crash.

SOPA Blackout List: On Jan. 18, Google, Wikipedia, Reddit and Other Websites Will Protest Controversial Bill

The SOPA blackout list has grown to include some of the world's biggest web companies, including even Google, which will not go dark (what would we do?) but announced today that it will include a link on its homepage tomorrow explaining its opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act.