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Torture is Over: Bumgarner shows why he is a champion

The motto for the 2010 San Francisco Giants certainly applied to Madison Bumgarner for the first part of the 2011 season, but the torture is over, as the San Francisco Giants starting pitcher showed championship form in getting his first win of the season.

Mortgage company urges plan for principal cuts

American Home Mortgage Servicing, one of the largest servicers of subprime mortgages, is urging the U.S. Treasury to organize a plan to boost principal reductions for up to one million homeowners by unlocking loans from securities.

Wrestler Randy Macho Man Savage dies in car crash

TMZ is reporting that 'Macho Man' Randy Savage has died in a car accident in Tampa, Florida.

Cost to hedge default highest since January

The cost to hedge against a U.S. government debt default rose on Friday to its highest level since January ahead of the government's sales of $99 billion in securities next week.

Greuel was Aware of Parking Ticket Perks

The revelation of parking ticket perks for 'Gold Card Desk' members that surprised the public appears that it is not much of a revelation to City Controller Wendy Greuel

The Hangover Part II Red Carpet Premiere [PHOTOS]

Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifanakis and Ken Jeong all walked the red carpet of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood for the premiere of The Hangover Park II.

LinkedIn IPO: Analysts Say Its All Downhill From Here

Analysts are positive LinkedIn's high stock price will eventually correct itself.

Who do the experts pick to win the Preakness?

Horseracing experts are beginning to make their predictions for the Preakness Stakes, scheduled for 6:16 p.m. tomorrow at Pimlico Race Course. Here are five picks and all the post positions and odds for the second leg of the Triple Crown.

Playboy Goes Digital

Playboy will archive its 57 years of content in a new digital HTML5 subscription service called iPlayboy.

Normandy beach town prepares for G8 invasion

The gently sloping beaches of Normandy lend themselves well to invasions. From here, William the Conqueror set out to invade England in 1066 and in World War II they were the landing site for the allied assault on Nazi-occupied France.

Valuation worries drive Glencore below issue price

Shares in commodities trading group Glencore fell below their issue price of 530 pence on Friday, the second day of conditional trading, as investors fretted over its valuation.

Wall St falls, led by energy as euro weakens

Stocks fell on Friday, led by energy and commodity-related shares as the market fell in tandem with the euro in a dance driven by the euro zone's debt problems.

Sony may resume U.S.-based online games on Tuesday: report

Sony Corp is considering resuming its U.S.-based online games service on Tuesday, following a massive security breach last month, Kyodo news agency said on Friday.

Hedge fund FrontPoint to shut down several funds

FrontPoint Partners, a $4.5 billion hedge fund firm that became ensnared in a U.S. government insider trading probe last year, said it would shut down some of its portfolios.

'Entra, Design + Architecture Magazine' debuts its first issue

Entra Magazine, the newest addition to the virtual newsstand.

Citi hires Trip Wolfe as venture capital banker: memo

Citigroup Inc has hired Trip Wolfe to head venture capital coverage for North America within the bank's technology, media and telecoms group, according to an internal memo obtained by Reuters on Thursday.

Iranian protesters hold a rally on the Shi'ite mourning day of Ashura in central Tehran December 27, 2009.

Will May 21 Doomsday, Judgment Day really happen? Vote, Discuss, Countdown

Will it really happen? God's Judgment Day is virtually upon the world, according to Harold Camping, head of the Family Radio Christian ministry in Oakland, California.

How much for Marilyn's dress?

A NYC-based tech company searches for the funds to buy Monroe's legendary white dress.

Manchester United players face Twitter Ban

Following Wayne Rooney's twitter altercation with an abuser, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has suggested a ban on his players from using the micro-blogging website.

U.S. crude oil falls below $97 as dollar jumps

Oil fell sharply on Friday with U.S. light crude tumbling more than $2 toward $96 per barrel as the dollar rose and investors worried about the outlook for global growth and about the health of the euro zone.

Wall Street down on euro zone worries, technicals

Stocks fell on Friday as the euro zone's debt problems revived worries about the broader impact and the S&P 500 was below a key technical level.

Same-Sex Marriage Legislation Stalled By Conservative Party

Michael R. Long, chairman of the New York Conservative Party, is a deterrent to the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York.

End of the World Day May 21, 2011: Harold Camping fuzzy prophet or a mathematician?

Harold Camping's theory that May 21, 2011 is the Judgment Day is based more on calculations rather than divine revelation.

ARM Says Intel Is Not A Competitor In Mobile

ARM Holdings says Intel is not a competitor in the mobile market.

Kate Spade announces new venture in China

kate spade new york announces joint venture with E.Land Group in mainland China.

Mac users no longer safe from malware, panic spreads

Mac users are reporting cases of being attacked by malicious malware, possibly for the first time in Apple's history, and panicking customers are increasing.

Breathtaking New Zealand visitor center

The New Zealand Otago Natural History Trust visitor centre is about the interpretation of the location and the discovery of landscape as a repository of unique flora, fauna and histories of local people.

Wall Street set for lower open, euro zone weighs

Wall Street is poised for a lower open on Friday as stocks struggle to make headway despite technical resistance and investors worry about the impact of handling euro-zone debt problems.