Struggling Nokia to Cut 10,000 More Jobs
Cellphone maker Nokia announced it will lay off another 10,000 workers by the end of next year as the company continues to fall behind in the global smartphone war.
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An FBI special agent shot and killed man in Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday morning, just hours after he was interrogated about the Boston Marathon bombings.
Cellphone maker Nokia announced it will lay off another 10,000 workers by the end of next year as the company continues to fall behind in the global smartphone war.
The Washington Post reports that U.S. military operations in Africa are expanding into a wide-reaching network of air bases, spy planes, and Special Operations units targeting terrorist and guerrilla groups across the continent
Prime Minister David Cameron testified before the Leveson Inquiry today, an investigation he helped launched to look into media ethics and the News Corp. phone hacking scandal.
JPMorgan Chance CEO Jamie Dimon didn't say much that was unexpected during his Senate testimony today, but like most people talking in front of cameras these days he probably hopes that a few of his words aren't someday used against him.
Today in Sports: Remembering the Dream Team, riots at Euro 2012, and another warning for NFL players.
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The CEO of JPMorgan Chase will testify before the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday, where he will apologize for losing $2 billion in shareholders' money, while simultaneously trying to convince lawmakers that it wasn't that a big deal.
Henry Hill, whose outrageous real-life tales of life in the mob became the inspiration for the movie Goodfellas, died yesterday at the age 69.
A wave of coordinated car bombings across Iraq have killed more than 60 people, most of them pilgrims gathering to mark an important religious festival.
Today in Sports: Finding pretty patterns in NBA shooting, basketball ratings go up, and a legendary coach is accused of shady dealings.
New documents uncovered from the Pennsylvania Attorney General's office indicate that a top Penn State official kept a file about sexual assault allegations against former football coach Jerry Sandusky, and that he and the University president agreed that it would be "humane" to not report Sandusky to authorities.
Not content to kick off her week-long stint manning Sweden's twitter feed with Hitler jokes, Sonja Abrahamsson, the 27-year-old mother of two currently running the feed, decided to try a new line inquiry: "Whats the fuzz with jews"?
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A United Nations report says that children as young as nine years old have been murdered, beaten, sexually assaulted, and used as human shields by Syrian forces during their year-long conflict.
Secretary of Commerce of John Bryson announced late last night that he will temporarily step down from his job to look into the medical issues that may have contributed to his bizarre traffic trouble over the weekend.
Today in Sports: Picking an NBA Finals villain, a kidnapping drama in Nigeria, and Rafa still owns the clay.
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On the same day his government launched a new plan to save "troubled families," the British learned that Prime Minister/Human Monster David Cameron recently left his child alone in a pub after a family outing.
Global markets are doing great on Monday morning after Spain agreed to a 100 billion euro bailout package, but it may only be a temporary oasis before reaching Europe's next crisis point.
Commerce Secretary John Bryson is in a California hospital this morning after causing two car accidents just minutes apart on Saturday
Today in Sports: A huge upset at the Belmont Stakes and an awful bounce costs a team a playoff game.
The winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes will not get a chance to chase the Triple Crown as his trainer has announced that I'll Have Another is withdrawing from the Belmont Stakes.
President Obama spoke about the economy from the White House briefing room, urging Congress to take action on his economic policies.
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A video posted online by opposition forces appears to show Syrian army soldiers laughing and mocking the dead as they pile up bodies and then blow them up.
Police in Los Angeles say they're looking into the possibility that accused murder suspect Luka Magnotta could be connected to a dismembered body found near the famous Hollywood sign in January.
The first matches of Euro 2012 will be played later today, but the tournament is already seeing signs of its worst fears coming to the surface — racist fans openly taunting black players.
Today in Sports: Ochocinco gets cut, Usain Bolt is a beast, and Curt Schilling is big trouble.
Master prognosticator Nate Silver has released his first projections for the presidential election and his forecast gives a significant edge to President Obama ... for now.
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Of the 12 jurors and 4 alternates selected to hear the sexual abuse trial of former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky, fully half have some connection to the university where some of the alleged crimes took place.
A spokesman for Greece's ultra-conservative Golden Dawn party is wanted for arrest after attacking two women politicians during a televised debate.
On the same day that LinkedIn discovered that about six million of its passwords were cracked and distributed online, dating website eHarmony announced that it was also the victim of a similar attack.
Syrian opposition forces claim that government forces killed more than 75 people on Wednesday, with more than half of the victims being women and children.
CNBC's sports business reporter Darren Rovell has been victimized by a devious prankster, who tricked him into reporting something that wasn't true. But it's his response to getting played that raises even more questions about the meaning journalistic integrity.
Today in Sports: Belmont gets its opening line, athletes who drink and drive, and a supportive Miami fan tries real hard to find something positive to say.
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Were there a few too many clouds in your sky yesterday? Did you not have the right telescope or glasses? Or did you simply forget that yesterday was the last Venus Transit for the next 105 years? This amazing NASA video should have you covered.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker easily won his recall election last night, dealing a morale-killing blow to Democrats and labor union supporters.
Today in sports: Sandusky's day in court approaches, a labor fight threatens the Triple Crown, and Chris Bosh may return for the Heat's stand against the Celtics.
In what must have been the oddest day of a long and painful trial, attorneys for Norwegian mass murderer Andres Breivik called anti-Muslim extremists to the stand to testify in their client's defense.
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Facebook has gotten nothing but grief since going public last month and now a user poll is adding to the misery with more evidence that their ads don't work and user engagement is going down.
For the third time in a week Mitt Romney's web team has goofed up on the spelling of a simple word, opening the door for a heroic copywriter to save Amer... ica.
Today in sports: Bill Maher buys his favorite team, a NFL rookie is already in trouble, and the future of baseball is on display.
Herman Cain will get a nationally syndicated radio show next year, following in the footsteps of other terrible presidential candidates who became successful media stars.
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has said he wants to stop police from arresting people for possessing small amounts of marijuana, a plan that won't sit will with New York City's mayor.
American drones have killed 27 people in northern Pakistan over the last three days as the unmanned aerial attacks show no signs of slowing down.
A day of bad economic news dragged the stock market to its worst performance of the year, completely erasing all the gains it had made in all of 2012.
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