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  1. The logo of social networking website 'Facebook' is displayed on a computer screen. Sharing status updates on online services such as Twitter or Facebook is becoming increasingly popular among Americans, according to a survey released on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)
    Posting Pics Online? What Your Photos Say About You LiveScience.com - Mon Nov 9, 11:23 AM ET

    Those photos you post on Facebook could paint an accurate picture of your personality, new research on first impressions suggests.

  2. Graphic shows the process of making the health care reform bill into law
    Bill Clinton meets with Senate Dems on health care AP - 39 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - Former President Bill Clinton knows just how high the political stakes are in the fight to overhaul America's health care system.

  3. Maya Murals Give Rare View of Everyday Life LiveScience.com - Mon Nov 9, 3:27 PM ET

    Recently excavated Mayan murals are giving archaeologists a rare look into the lives of ordinary ancient Maya.

  4. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
    Dow hits 2009 high Reuters - Mon Nov 9, 10:54 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A broad U.S. stocks rally sent the Dow industrials to a 13-month high on Monday, after the Group of 20 pledged to keep aid flowing to the world economy, strengthening investors' desire for risk.

  5. Black Holes: Powerhouses of the Universe SPACE.com - Mon Nov 9, 12:04 PM ET

    The brightest lights in the universe often come from the blackest pits of deep space.

  6. FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2008 file photo, a Wall St. street sign is shown in front of the American flag hanging on the New York Stock Exchange in New York. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)
    Dow jumps 204 to high for year as dollar slumps AP - Mon Nov 9, 6:21 PM ET

    NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrial average stormed to its highest level in more than a year Monday as a falling dollar boosted prices for gold, oil and other commodities. Stocks also jumped as investors grew more confident that governments around the world will keep interest rates low to help the global economy.

  7. Cadbury's chocolate bars are seen in a shop in London September 7, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
    Kraft turns hostile in $16 billion bid for Cadbury Reuters - Mon Nov 9, 5:54 PM ET

    LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kraft Foods Inc chief Irene Rosenfeld refused to sweeten her $16.2 billion offer for candy maker Cadbury Plc and took the bid directly to shareholders on Monday, setting the stage for a takeover battle that could last up to three months.

  8. Embroiled in a nine-month three-way takeover battle, the chief executives of fertilizer companies Agrium Inc, CF Industries Holdings Inc and Terra Industries Inc have stayed in the headlines even as a recession and falling grain prices pushed the stocks of their companies off their 2008 peaks. REUTERS/Graphics
    "Fertilizer wars" throw spotlight on three CEOs Reuters - Mon Nov 9, 2:31 PM ET

    NEW YORK/TORONTO (Reuters) - Mike Wilson, Steve Wilson and Mike Bennett are patient men.

  9. Artificial Penis Tissue Proves Promising in Lab Tests LiveScience.com - Mon Nov 9, 10:04 PM ET

    One day artificial penis tissue could be grown to help men, new findings in rabbits now suggest.

  10. The Many Mysteries of Neanderthals LiveScience.com - Sat Nov 7, 8:51 AM ET

    Editor's Note: This is Part 6 in a 10-part LiveScience series on the origin, evolution and future of the human species and the mysteries that remain to be solved.

  11. Joel Baker from Anaheim, California attends Comic-Con International dressed as horror film character Freddy Krueger in San Diego, California July 26, 2007. REUTERS/Mike Blake
    Horror Movies: Why People Love Them LiveScience.com - Sun Nov 8, 9:56 AM ET

    This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation.

  12. Ants Save Mates Trapped in Sand LiveScience.com - Sun Nov 8, 6:22 PM ET

    Helpful acts, such as grooming or foster parenting, are common throughout the animal kingdom, but accounts of animals rescuing one another from danger are exceedingly rare, having been reported in the scientific literature only for dolphins, capuchin monkeys, and ants. New research shows that in the ant Cataglyphis cursor, the behavior is surprisingly sophisticated.

  13. Google buys mobile ad firm for $750 million Reuters - Mon Nov 9, 8:07 PM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said on Monday that it was acquiring of AdMob, one of the largest mobile advertising networks, for $750 million, widening its bet that cell phone advertising could become the Internet's next-big money maker.

  14. Financial Literacy: The Time Is Now BusinessWeek - Mon Nov 9, 8:08 AM ET

    When it comes to financial matters, Americans are functionally illiterate.

  15. Feds seize assets of Fla. lawyer in Ponzi probe AP - Mon Nov 9, 10:34 PM ET

    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Federal prosecutors accused a high-profile South Florida attorney of concocting a Ponzi scheme that lured millions of dollars from investors with promises of big payoffs from legal settlements that never existed, according to court documents filed Monday.

  16. L-R: British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, US actress Amanda Peet and US actor John Cusack pose for photographers as they arrive for the premiere of the film "2012" in Berlin on November 8. NASA is insisting world is not coming to an end on December 21, 2012 in a rare campaign to dispel widespread rumors fuelled by the new Hollywood movie.(AFP/DDP/File/Timur Emek)
    NASA on crusade to debunk 2012 apocalypse myths AFP - Mon Nov 9, 2:53 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The world is not coming to an end on December 21, 2012, the US space agency insisted Monday in a rare campaign to dispel widespread rumors fueled by the Internet and a new Hollywood movie.

  17. FILE - In this July 23, 2007 file photo, signs for American Express, Master Card and Visa credit cards are shown on a New York store's door. Banks expect to tighten terms on credit cards in response to a new law that aims to protect consumers from sudden rate hikes, the Federal Reserve said Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)
    Fed says banks eye tighter terms on credit cards AP - Mon Nov 9, 3:24 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Banks expect to tighten terms on credit cards in response to a new law that aims to protect consumers from sudden rate hikes, the Federal Reserve said Monday.

  18. Pennsylvania lawsuit says drilling polluted water Reuters - Mon Nov 9, 9:37 AM ET

    AVELLA, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania landowner is suing an energy company for polluting his soil and water in an attempt to link a natural gas drilling technique with environmental contamination.

  19. Activision Hopes To Attack With New 'Call Of Duty' Investor's Business Daily - Mon Nov 9, 7:03 PM ET

    Activision Blizzard on Tuesday launches its biggest weapon yet in a bid to break out of the doldrums -- releasing what many call the most anticipated game of the year -- "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2."

  20. FILE- This Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009 file photo shows the golden arches of a McDonald's restaurant in Pittsburgh. McDonald's Corp., the world's largest fast-food chain, said Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 that monthly sales growth was relatively flat in the U.S. but that was offset by stronger growth globally.  (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, file)
    Foreign sales keep McDonald's above water in Oct. AP - Mon Nov 9, 9:27 AM ET

    NEW YORK - McDonald's Corp., the world's largest fast-food chain, said Monday that monthly sales growth edged down in October in the U.S., only the third time the monthly figures hasn't climbed in 6 1/2 years.

  21. 'Yes' Votes On Health Plan Put Some House Dems On Defensive Investor's Business Daily - Mon Nov 9, 7:16 PM ET

    Rep. Marion Berry, D-Ark., expected all along that he would vote against the Democrats' health care bill. But Saturday morning he changed his mind.

  22. GE, Comcast agree on NBC Universal valuation: source Reuters - Mon Nov 9, 12:35 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric Co. and Comcast Corp have agreed on a valuation of around $30 billion for a joint venture between NBC Universal and Comcast, ironing out what has been a key obstacle in talks so far, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

  23. An employee of a foreign currency brokerage firm puts his hands on his head in Tokyo November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao
    Asia shares rise on improving risk appetite Reuters - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks nudged higher on Tuesday on hopes continued stimulus will support economic recovery, while the dollar hovered near a 15-month low on expectations U.S. rates will remain near zero.

  24. RadioShack, Revlon, Dish Network are big movers AP - Mon Nov 9, 5:12 PM ET

    NEW YORK - The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange:

  25. Bullion bars at a gold refiner. Gold prices hit a record high of 1,111.20 dollars an ounce on Monday in response to rising demand for the precious metal from emerging economies and a decline in the value of the dollar.(AFP/File/Sebastian Derungs)
    Gold price hits record high as dollar wanes AFP - Mon Nov 9, 12:35 PM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Gold prices hit a record high of 1,111.20 dollars an ounce on Monday in response to rising demand for the precious metal from emerging economies and a decline in the value of the dollar.

  26. FILE - In this April 30, 2009 file photo, a GMAC sign is shown at a GM/Chrysler dealership in Oakland, Calif. The Federal Reserve says GMAC is the only one of 19 stress-tested banks that needs more capital to withstand a future downturn. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
    Economic forecasts in bank tests miss their mark AP - Mon Nov 9, 7:05 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - All but one of the 19 largest banks have raised the extra capital cushion regulators said they'd need to withstand a deeper recession — a sign, the Treasury secretary said, of how much the financial system has improved since the crisis began.

  27. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, is joined by (L-R) Majority Whip James Clyburn, and Rep. George Miller, D-Calif. during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Washington after the passage in the house of the health care reform bill. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    House, Senate health care bills detailed AP - Sun Nov 8, 6:39 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - A comparison of the health care bills before Congress.

  28. Bruce Murray (L), founder of the Planetary Society (TPS), Ann Druyian (C) of Cosmos Studios and Jim Cantrell, chief technician of TPS, speak about the tracking of Cosmos 1, the world's first solar sail spacecraft, during a news conference at the Planetary Society and Cosmos Studios in Pasadena, California June 21, 2005. REUTERS/Gene Blevins
    New solar-sail mission planned after 2005 failure Reuters - Mon Nov 9, 10:26 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Backers of a failed mission to launch the world's first solar-sail spacecraft unveiled plans on Monday to try again five years later with a smaller, swifter satellite to test the limits of sunlight propulsion.

  29. Stronger U.S. GDP seen in 2010: survey Reuters - Tue Nov 10, 12:24 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top forecasters are growing more confident the U.S. economy has embarked on a sustainable recovery, a survey released on Tuesday showed.

  30. FILE - In this file photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, an issue of the Caijing Magazine is seen at a newsstand in Beijing. Hu Shuli, the founder and editor-in-chief of the Chinese magazine known for pushing boundaries with the country's censors and chasing stories that could embarrass the government, resigned Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, amid friction with her publisher, colleagues and the magazine said. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
    Top editor leaves China's boldest news magazine AP - Mon Nov 9, 12:15 PM ET

    BEIJING - The editor-in-chief of a hard-driving Chinese magazine that tackled tough subjects such as corruption, pollution and worker's rights resigned Monday, casting doubt over prospects for greater media independence.