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COO praises benefits of Facebook

Facebook is a technology business, but during an interview Friday at the Paley Center, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg made it sound like a digital utopia.

Spartacus marathon will honor late actor

The Starz network has scheduled a special marathon of Spartacus: Blood and Sand to honor the series' breakout star, 39-year-old Andy Whitfield, who died on September 11 after a battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Straw Dogs remake offers no new tricks

If you go down to the woods tonight, carry a big-ass gun is the most cogent take-away from the tepid and confused new remake of Sam Peckinpah's controversial classic, Straw Dogs.

Bob Harper of Biggest Loser talks diet, fitness

Health and fitness guru Bob Harper shot to fame as a trainer on The Biggest Loser reality TV series, which beings is 12th season on Tuesday on NBC, after becoming an improbable hit for its network.

Contract reveals Beatles' anti-segregation stance

A soon-to-be-auctioned Beatles contract for a 1965 California concert reveals that the Fab Four took a firm stand in support of the era's civil rights movement, refusing to play before a segregated audience.

Ryan Gosling turns tough guy for thriller Drive

Ryan Gosling may be one of Hollywood's hottest leading men and a heartthrob at that, but he doesn't shy away from tough-guy violence. In fact, he finds it suits him sometimes as in his newest film, Drive.

HSBC bank tellers in U.S. get new trial on bias claim

Four bank tellers at an HSBC bank branch in Brooklyn, New York will get a new trial on their claim that they were subject to a racially hostile work environment, thanks to a law passed in 2005 that lowered the threshold for establishing workplace hostility.

BlackBerry bashed as questions swirl about future

Investors drove Research In Motion's stock down 20 percent on Friday as dismal quarterly results raised prospects that the BlackBerry maker will be sold, broken up, or at least placed under new leadership.

Consumer mood up but outlook at 31-year low

Consumer sentiment in the United States rose in early September, but Americans remained very gloomy about the future with their expectations for the economy falling to the lowest level since 1980.

Jury awards Gundlach $66.7 million in TCW battle

Star bond investor Jeffrey Gundlach was awarded $66.7 million by a jury over his messy divorce from money management firm Trust Company of the West, in one of the ugliest battles ever to grip the multitrillion-dollar bond-fund world.

Justin Timberlake: Not my Penis on Mila Kunis' Phone

Mila Kunis became one of the latest victims of phone-hacking on Wednesday when four risqué pictures were leaked, including one of Justin Timberlake shirtless in bed and one of him with a pair of pink panties on his head. A third photo showed a man's penis, but Justin says it isn't his.

Birth Control Recall: Qualitest Recalls 1.4 Million Oral Contraceptive Packs

Qualitest Pharmaceuticals is recalling several lots of its birth control pills because of a packaging error that could increase the risk of unplanned pregnancy. Normally, birth control pills are packaged so that it is easy to see what order the pills should be taken in, but in about 1.4 million Qualitest packs, the orientation was reversed and the pills' lot numbers and expiration dates were not visible.

GM, UAW close in on labor deal

General Motors Co and the United Auto Workers union were nearing a new contract for 49,000 production workers in talks in Detroit on Friday, people with direct knowledge of the negotiations said.

Analysis: Wary retailers play safe with holiday hiring

People looking for a temporary retail job this holiday season will have better luck at dollar stores and discounters than at department stores and middle market apparel chains, as the anemic U.S. economy keeps other retailers cautious.

More Kids Accidentally Poisoned by Prescription Medications, Study Finds

More children are coming to the emergency room after accidentally overdosing on medication, according to a study from the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. The Centers for Disease Control attributes more than 70,000 emergency room visits each year to accidental child overdoses, and the number is increasing at an alarming rate.

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