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Presidential race is most costly ever

The battle between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney will be the most expensive presidential contest ever — by a long shot.

Sorkin, Hemingway, Snooki: It's a mixed TV summer

Television isn't taking the summer off anymore, and networks fervently hope viewers won't either.

P&G to add latches to make detergent packs safer

The maker of Tide Pods will create a new double-latch lid to deter children from accessing and eating the brightly colored detergent packets, a company

Happy National Wine Day

Raise your glass and toast National Wine Day.

AAA projects 1.2 percent increase in Memorial Day travel

High gas prices aren't keeping Americans at home over the Memorial Day holiday. AAA projects 34.8 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home over

Game over for all Schilling's employees

Everyone at Curt Schilling's troubled video game company is out of a job. Roughly 400 employees received pink slips, effective Thursday, May 24.

Senate rejects GOP, Dem plans on student loans

The Senate rejected dueling Democratic and Republican plans on Thursday for averting a July 1 doubling of interest rates on federal college loans for 7.4

Siri - are you storing my questions?

What you don't know about Apple iPhone's interactive voice, Siri, could hurt you. Wired magazine reports Siri and other data collecting apps are putting

Private supply ship flies by space station in test

The world's first private supply ship flew tantalizingly close to the International Space Station on Thursday, acing a critical test in advance of the actual

'G.I. Joe' gets new marching orders, moves to 2013

Just a month before its June release in the U.S., Paramount Pictures delayed the debut of "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" by nine months after another movie based on a

Yahoo seeks to shake up search, Web browsing

Joining the battle to redefine Internet search, Yahoo is taking aim with a new browser enhancement it calls "Axis."

38 Studios may miss out on tax credits

Curt Schilling hit back at Governor Chafee on Facebook as it emerged that his embattled company could be ineligible for millions in tax credits.

HP to cut 27,000 jobs to save up to $3.5B annually

Hewlett-Packard plans to jettison 27,000 workers as the growing popularity of smartphones, the iPad and other mobile devices makes it tougher for the company

2 panels to launch review of Facebook IPO

Two congressional panels are reviewing Facebook's high-profile stock offering last week amid allegations that the bank handling the IPO may have provided only

Oil drops below $90 for 1st time since Nov. 1

The price of oil has dropped below $90 for the first time in nearly seven months as U.S. supplies continue to grow.

New ad zapper has TV networks worried about sales

The maker of a new DVR that lets consumers zap away broadcast TV commercials at the touch of a button suggested Tuesday that the networks are being

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