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Wall St. falls on debt angst, weak economy

Wall Street fell for a sixth day on Monday on renewed angst about Washington's ability to reach a deal on raising the U.S. debt ceiling and following disappointing news from the manufacturing sector.

Sohu slides as investors not game for higher ad spend

Chinese Internet portal Sohu.com Inc's shares fell more than 11 percent on Monday, as a 37 percent rise in quarterly net profit failed to impress investors amidst falling gross margins and higher operating expenses.

Shark Week 2011: How You Can Celebrate

For all you Discovery Channel enthusiasts out there, Shark Week 2011 is finally up on us! In honor of our toothy friends, we've come up with our own ways you can celebrate television's scariest week.

Juncker says a U.S. downgrade would hit whole world

Euro group chairman Jean-Claude Juncker said on Monday it would be surprising if the rest of the world, and the euro zone in particular, avoided repercussions were the United States to lose its AAA credit rating.

Cuba's Creole Choir to qawwali at surging WOMAD 2011

Anyone who complains that WOMAD is "too safe" must have missed the mosh pit that appeared at the front of gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello?'s late Sunday set, where the frenetic dancing of the band's teenage fans briefly descended into cheerful anarchy.

Obama to keep pushing payroll tax cut extension

President Barack Obama will continue to push for an extension of the payroll tax cut despite that not being part of a deficit-cutting deal reached by lawmakers, the White House said on Monday.

Scientists Discover Elusive Oxygen Molecules in Space

Scientists discovered oxygen molecules in deep space in a region of the Orion nebula, some 1,500 light-years from Earth. The findings, published in the Astrophysical Journal, are the same molecules that make up one-fifth of the air breathed on Earth.

Samsung to halt tablet sales in Australia: report

Samsung Electronics has agreed to halt sales of the newest version of its Galaxy tablet in Australia until a patent lawsuit brought by Apple Inc in the country is resolved, Bloomberg reported on Monday.

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