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Gold prices fell in the last week more than 10 percent, their longest such plunge since 1983, in a plunge that left the metal's reputation as safe-haven investment bruised, or worse.

Amazon's new Kindle Fire tablet will sell for $199, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.

Both National and American League wild card races will go down to the last day of the regular season after Tampa Bay and Boston won on Tuesday while St Louis caught up with faltering Atlanta.

A Wall Street analyst has said that the Amazon's tablet would be powered by Nvidia's Kal-El chips.

Europe's never-ending debt saga has investors girding for volatile, unsteady currency markets for years to come.

Saudi Arabia has called for the inclusion of Palestine in the United Nations, signaling that the United States is losing key support of many traditional allies in the Middle East.

Wednesday's the big day for the tablet, when the Amazon Kindle Fire will be unveiled in New York. The highly-anticipated tablet is expected to be one of the to compete with the global-leading Apple iPad tablet. This will be the first viewing most tech journalist get of the new product, but by now there appear to be very few secrets. Here are 10 things to know about the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet:

A death photograph of Michael Jackson and what appears to be an audio of the drugged King of Pop were revealed at the manslaughter trial of Jackson's personal doctor Conrad Murray on Tuesday.

Facebook announced some big changes the past week as a result of which it was expected for a few rumors to go viral making some wild claims, among which the most popular rumor making rounds is that the site will be charging its users.

At least 13 people in eight U.S. states have died as a result of a listeria outbreak from contaminated cantaloupes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

The strong solar storm that reached the Earth on Monday has shrouded our planet with cosmic rays and high-energy particles that can prove to be hazardous to astronauts and airline passengers in coming days, space scientists have warned.

Five technology companies, which include International Business Machines Corp (IBM) and Intel Corp, have agreed to invest $4.4 billion in New York State over a period of five years for creating a research and development hub for nanotechnology, as said by the state's Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Amazon is set to bring color to the Kindle when it unveils Kindle Fire on Wednesday during a press conference, according to reports.

On Monday, Amazon announced that it had closed a deal with 20th Century Fox to stream 2,000 of the studio's titles under its Amazon Prime subscription service. This news followed close on the heels of Netflix's announcement that it had signed an exclusive deal to stream movies from DreamWorks Animation. The two companies have spent the past several months snapping up content in a decidedly eager - if piecemeal - way.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held a public meeting on Tuesday night to discuss new regulations on the oil and natural gas industry.

Cantaloupe Listeria Deaths Continue to Rise

The World Health Organization recently endorsed a cervical cancer detection method using vinegar that can diagnose precancerous spots and remove them in minutes.

Tensions between the Israelis and the Palestinians grew Tuesday as Israel announced plans for over 1,000 new housing units outside of boundaries established during the 1967 war.

Ed Koch backs Obama after heavily criticizing president's Israel policy.

Revised figures from the U.S. Census Bureau shows there were more than 650,000 gay couples in the U.S. in 2010, with 131,729 reporting they were married.

Former New York Jet and current Miami Dolphin defensive lineman Jason Taylor said Dolphins quarterback Chad Henne is more talented than Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez in a recent interview.