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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard arguments today that could decide the future of the biotech industry, in a case over whether genes can be patented.

Martin Luther King III has entered a local fight for living wages at certain New York City businesses on the anniversary of his father's death, in a push which proponents say can gain steam in other cities across the country.

A breach of Epsilon's database affects countless customers of big-name banks and online retailers.

Charlie Sheen did not have a warm welcome when he kicked off his one-man-show tour in Detroit. The former Two and a Half Men star was met with boos during his performance Saturday night.

After weeks on unyielding unrest in Yemen, one of the most powerful allies of that country’s president, the United States, is now engineering a policy shift in which is not seeks to remove the Yemeni leader from power.

At least two of Moammar Gaddafi’s sons are backing a plan to remove their father from power and enable a transition into a constitutional democracy in Libya under the stewardship of his son Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, according to a report in the New York Times.

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) said it agreed to sell its Capsugel business, a maker of hard capsules, to private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Robert & Co. for $2.375 billion in cash.

Now 27, Van T Dinh is senteced following a two-year trial for hacking into a currency exchange account. As a 19 year old Drexel University student he was convicted for hacking into a stockbroker's account to dispose of derivatives in Cisco stock that he had bought.

New York held off a rally by the Cavs at Madison Square Garden

The Australian stock market closed higher on Friday on stronger international oil prices and as investors looked past overseas negatives to forthcoming economic data from the United States.

The restaurant reservation platform OpenTable Inc. announced the list of top 10 hottest new restaurants, which are among the 50 winners of OpenTable's Diners' Choice Awards for the Top Hot Spot Restaurants in the United States.

Quran burning pastor Terry Jones gives birth to new non-Taliban violence in Afghanistan as seen in Friday riots against U.N. where civilians were instigated by preachers.

A mathematician from NJIT says famous arch-rivals, the Red Sox and Yankees, will tie MLB and the AL East with 97 wins a piece.

Upon completion of the four-year program offered by the Yale-NUS College, students will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts or Science (Honours) from the Yale-NUS College, awarded by NUS.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Golar LNG, Star Scientific, Ebix, Sino Clean Energy, and AEterna Zentaris. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Omeros, Atrinsic, Logitech International, Ascent Solar Technologies, Xyratex, and Nasdaq OMX Group.

Oil prices rose above $107 on Friday in Asia, amid concerns that escalating fighting between the rebels and Moammar Gadhafi’s forces in Libya would lead to disruption of oil exports from the OPEC nation for longer than expected.

The star-studded Christie's Green Auction: Bid to Save the Earth which took place at Rockefeller Center in New York on March 29, raised a staggering $1.4 million.

The National Weather Service (NOAA) has issued an advisory stating that New England can expect a spring storm on April Fool's Day on Friday owing to a low pressure system coming from the southeast.

The Bronx Zoo's Egyptian cobra was found in the dark corner of the zoo's reptile house after being missing for almost a week.

The company is phasing out the technology in favor of near-field communication, which would offer much of the same functionality of QR codes but with increased efficiency.

The Yankees beat the Tigers at Yankee Stadium thanks to some good defense and lively bats