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A Zimbabwe court judge announced that six activists who had been arrested for watching videos of the Arab Spring would not be sent to jail. Autocratic politicians there may be learning a lesson from uprisings abroad: the importance of restraint.

The upcoming baseball season will be the last for Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones after the club announced his retirement at the end of the 2012 season.

You can already buy a a Tim Tebow Jets jersey.

An alleged call girl and prostitute who worked for the madam of the alleged Millionaire Madam or Soccer Mom Madam Anna Gristina, informed New York City authorities that she was paid to have sex with 58-year-old former U.S. Sen. John Edwards while he was in New York raising money for a 2008 presidential nomination.

While it looks flashy and impressive, the a move to bring in Tim Tebow is a huge mistake for the Jets from a chemistry and football perspective.

Michael Bloomberg's charitable foundation will commit $220 million over the next four years to fight tobacco use globally, including for the funding of legal challenges against the industry.

IBM (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer services company, said it will deploy its powerful Watson supercomputer at New York’s Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center to fight lung, prostate and breast cancer.

Passersby at Grand Central Station in New York City will have a new phenomenon to ogle at during their morning commutes on Thursday: a display of the world’s largest snake to ever live, the titan boa, measuring at 48-feet-long.

Tim Tebow's arrival in New York will create a financial boost for the Jets, but his endorsement deals will depend on his playing time.

Crude oil prices declined in European trade Thursday as sentiment was dampened after reports indicated a sharp slowdown in the Chinese manufacturing activity in March.

North Korea has warned it won't tolerate any criticism on its planned satellite launch. North Korea has threatened the critics of its nuclear weapons program that any denigration would be considered a declaration of war, New York Times reported.

A lawsuit that accused Goldman Sachs Group Inc. of defrauding investors was refused dismissal by a federal judge in Manhattan, according to the latest reports.

Quarterback Tim Tebow's trade to the New York Jets from the Denver Broncos was confirmed late Wednesday night after a day full of speculation.

IBM senior manager for global security operations Nick Bradley said threats from cyberattacks increased last year despite more awareness by computer center managers. New threats come from iPhones and BlackBerrys.

Amare Stoudemire, Carmelo Melo Anthony and Jeremy Lin led the New York Knicks in their fifth straight win against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wed. March 21. The Knicks have been a winning streak ever since ex-coach Mike D'Antoni resigned and was replaced by coach Mike Woodson. If Linsanity is over, Knicks fans may soon come down with a new form of hero worship, 'Woodsanity.'

Sanford, Fla., passed a vote of no confidence in its police chief Wednesday as protests of the killing of black teenager Trayvon Martin spread north to New York City, where the slain youth’s parents joined a march demanding the killer’s arrest.

Payment processor Vantiv priced shares in its $500 million initial public offering at the midpoint of its expected range on Wednesday, according to an underwriter.

Zynga Inc is buying OMGPOP, maker of the popular video game Draw Something for about $200 million in its biggest acquisition to date as the company moves to expand its lineup of games on mobile devices and Facebook.

The Knicks travel to Philadelphia in an Atlantic Division showdown.

Tingo is the first hotel booking site that automatically re-books travelers at the lower rate if their hotel room drops its price.

The Jacksonville Jaguars, who were thought to have fallen out of the Tim Tebow sweepstakes thanks to the Jets, have re-emerged as a landing spot as the Jets and Broncos talks have stumbled.