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Coty Inc said Monday evening it is withdrawing its $10.7 billion takeover bid for Avon Products Inc, saying the world's largest cosmetics direct seller had missed its deadline to start talks.

A federal judge in New York on Monday refused to delay the approval process for a controversial $20 million settlement between Bank of America Corp directors and shareholders who accused the bank of overpaying for Merrill Lynch & Co.

A group of Chevron Corp., shareholders has asked that the Securities and Exchange Commission investigate claims the oil major is not fully disclosing the effect that a multi-billion dollar environmental case in Ecuador would have on the company and its numerous stakeholders.

Would the New York Times ever describe a woman who is not transgender, who had died in a fire, as 'curvaceous' - in the first sentence, no less? asks GLAAD's Director of News and Field Media.

A one-and-a-half metric ton slab of limestone found at the Abri Castanet site in southwestern France is speckled with tool marks and carvings - including one of female genitalia -- that could be the oldest wall art ever discovered.

Scientists have discovered what they believe to be some of the oldest known engravings and artworks, dating back some 37,000 years -- and some of them are possibly pornographic, according to a study published Monday.

The long-awaited ?Max Payne 3? hits PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles on May 15th, and after years of anticipation that day is finally almost here. The gritty, tarnished character marked by a film noire-esque backdrop returns with his signature time-bullet technique and third-person action, but in an entirely new setting.

Playboy is sparing the world further exposure to the 'Tanning Mom' Patricia Krentcil after the publication said it won't let the tanorexic New Jersey mother to pose nude on its pages.

A sexy photograph of Madonna posing topless in bed while smoking a cigarette sold for $23,750 to an anonymous buyer. Check out the photo here--do you think it's worth that much?

Twitter has launched a new email newsletter that will be delivered weekly. The email will include the most-shared stories from the users that a given person follows and some of the most engaging tweets.

Demi Lovato and Britney Spears have officially signed on to join the X Factor as judges this season.

Where to watch the Rangers take on the Devils on Monday night.

For months in Great Neck, the leafy Nassau County, N.Y., suburb rocked last year by the revelation of cheating on SAT exams in its high schools masterminded by Samuel Eshaghoff whose mother was library president, there had been rumors of marital troubles between Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel and her husband Mark.

The upcoming London Olympics may be the last for USA Basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski . Who should replace Coach K as head of the squad?

Global bank stocks fell Monday as investors panicked that a weekend electoral impasse in Greece might be a prelude to that country to leave the 17-member euro zone.

The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 was a Depression-era law that separated investment and commercial banks. It was repealed in 1999 during the Clinton administration.

President Barack Obama gave inspiring words of advice to Barnard graduates heading for the workforce in tough times, championing women's rights, and at the very end of his speech, alluding to his support of legalizing same-sex marriage.

Just one week ago it was rumored that U.S. Vogue Editor-In-Chief Anna Wintour banned reality star Kim Kardashian from the Met Gala at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Now, one week later, Kim Kardashian is tweeting out personalized messages to Vogue Italia editors and photographers, thanking them for the wonderful time she had during her Vogue Italia photo shoot.

LightSquared Inc., hedge-fund manager Philip Falcone?s national wireless venture, collapsed Monday and filed for protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York.

CSI: Miami, Desperate Housewives and House are among the cancelled shows axed from the 2012 primetime roster. News of these and other cancelled shows spread on Monday as dismayed fans said goodbye to their favorite series.

Shares of BMC Software, which specializes in enterprise products, soared nearly 10 percent after Elliott Associates, the venerable New York hedge fund, said it has acquired a stake above 5 percent.