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The 2012 NBA draft kicks off at 7 p.m. ET Thursday from the Prudential Center.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said what?s called for in the war on terrorism is better communication. Oh, yes, he did.

Investors in Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS) (London: BARC) lost over £4 billion Thursday as the British bank lost one-sixth of its market capitalization a day after international regulators announced the bank would have to pay hundreds of millions as a fine for an audacious price-fixing fraud some of its traders were found to have engaged in.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 release delay continues and AT&T has apologized to its customers saying the phone is expected to hit stores anytime now, but a specific date cannot be given.

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All is not lost, however, for peace between Israelis and Arabs need not come just from the top down -- not just when leaders across this turbulent region cast aside their weapons and sign treaties.

The Lakers could move Pau Gasol in the next 24 hours.

Amber Heard and her artist/photographer girlfriend, Tasya van Ree, have reportedly broken up amid a swirl of rumors that the actress is dating actor Johnny Depp.

The newspapers that give Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. (Nasdaq: NWSA) its name may soon be on their own after the media giant's board approved a breakup that could radically reshape the global media landscape.

A Turkish convoy of 30 military vehicles and trucks loaded with missile batteries is heading for Syrian border 50 kilometer away from Turkey's coastal town of Iskenderun in Hatay province, Turkish state-run news agency reported Thursday.

The New York City Council is scheduled to vote Thursday to override Mayor Michael Bloomberg's veto of a bill to require some city employers to pay their workers at least $11.50 an hour, or $10 hourly with benefits. And it's likely to happen.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Wednesday were: Teekay Tankers, GFI Group, Star Gas Partners, EnerSys and Hovnanian Enterprises. The top after-market NYSE losers were: Energy Transfer Partners, New York Times, US Airways Group, Weatherford International and Terex Corp.

It's an open secret Ann Curry will be replaced on the Today show. She'll announce her exit Thursday morning.

The Calgary Flames traded a fifth round pick and restricted free agent defenseman Jordan Henry to Washington in exchange for Wideman. Wideman is an up-and-down player who will be joining his fifth NHL team.

Rhode Island taxpayers are on the hook for more than $100 million over the next eight years because of the collapse of 38 Studios, Former Red Sox and Phillies pitching ace Curt Schilling's video-game enterprise, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this month

Peter Madoff has reportedly agreed to a 10-year prison term.

Charlie Sheen flipped out on his children while on the red carpet for Tyler Perry's new movie.It's not a surprise when the actor makes a scene while out in public, even if it's berating his own kids.

Nora Ephron, who died Tuesday, left many witty observations.

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Smith told Women's Wear Daily she expects to be taken to the woodshed for the way she broke the news of Nora Ephron's fatal illness.

People caught with small amounts of marijuana in Chicago will not be going to jail anymore