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Stocks finished almost flat on Monday as investors took a break from a recent rally, awaiting earnings from bellwethers such as Apple later in the week.

Animal lovers across America will be thrilled to hear that Animal Planet is bringing the Puppy Bowl back for the eighth consecutive game on Super Bowl Sunday 2012. The starting line-up has been announced and pictures have been released of the adorable pups.

Longtime New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada will officially announce his retirement on Tuesday after 17 seasons with the Bombers.

Focus on the User--a group of developers from Facebook, Twitter, Myspace and other social networking sites--has created a bookmarklet that can be added to any web browser and adds Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Quora, Tumblr, Foursquare, LinkedIn, Myspace, among other social networks to Google search results. The service was built as a proof of concept that social content could be added to Google's search results.

Super Bowl 2012 will be a rematch of 2008's New England Patriots - New York Giants game, but don't expect that to push ticket prices down too far.

Diamondback Capital Management will pay more than $9 million to settle allegations of insider trading at the Stamford, Connecticut-based hedge fund.

Apple's iBooks 2 for iPad has been downloaded 350,000 times in its first 3 days. There's a reason why users are downloading this app at such a high rate: The education industry has been needed this app for a long time.

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that police must obtain a search warrant in order to use a GPS device to track suspected criminals, upholding the Fourth Amendment.

It was only last week that Actress Jennifer Aniston was reported sporting a baby bump while walking with boyfriend Justin Theroux in New York City. Over the weekend, the couple was spotted again, this time at a movie theater in Hollywood, where Aniston's apparent baby bump' had 'disappeared'-the actress gleaming with her usual slim figure.

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that police cannot put a GPS device on a suspect's car to track his movements without a warrant, a test case that upholds basic privacy rights in the face of new surveillance technology.

Michael Mele, a convicted sex offender, admitted to killing Texan dancer Laura Garza after he met her at a Manhattan nightclub three years ago. A judge agreed to sentence him to 23 year on manslaughter charges and 16 months to four years on evidence tampering.

Kim Kardashian co-hosted LIVE! With Kelly with Kelly Ripa on Monday morning and the reality diva opened up a bit about her divorce from Kris Humphries and the backlash she has faced since then. She also slammed rumors that she married for publicity.

While the FCC and Department of Justice haven't indicated opposition or concern, some people point to the wireless carrier's ability to roll out its 4G wireless network as reason that it doesn't need more spectrum.

Coach Inc., the New York-based luxury clothing and accessories retailer, is expected to report a 15 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit on strong sales of handbags and women's accessories.

Rodger Federer has swept into his 1,000th tour match in style with a straight set victory against Bernard Tomic at the Australian Open. Here's a look at some of Federer's best moments in pictures.

The actress is coming under fire for her insistence that homosexuality is a choice.

Newt Gingrich has risen like the proverbial phoenix from the ashes to become a top-tier contender for the 2012 Republican Party nomination for U.S. president. But is he too old to serve in the most demanding, elected, public office in the world?

New York City is now a little more completely Democratic.

New York is pretty good for young, single women.

Four men have reportedly died in New York due to unrelated subway mishaps less than 24 hours apart.