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Gadget Watch: The desk that tells you to stand up

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sitting down all day is bad for you, or so doctors say. There’s been a burst of interest in standing desks,

French court backs ban on comedy show deemed anti-Semitic

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(Reuters) – A French court upheld a ban on a show scheduled in the central city of Tours for Friday by a comedian accused of

World Cup fans may soon see relief from pricey Brazil airfare

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(Reuters) – Soccer fans daunted by rising airfares in Brazil during this year’s World Cup would be smart to steel their nerves just a little longer. Relief may be

Multimillionaire e-cig tycoon offers £250,000 to catch armed gang who tied him up and stole his gold

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Jason Cropper, 48, says he is willing to sell his house in order to track down the thieves A multi-millionaire businessman is offering a £250,000

Niagara Falls sparkles after windy deep freeze

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NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — It hasn’t frozen over, but Niagara Falls has become an icy spectacle, thanks to a blast of arctic wind and

3 killed as Islamists rally in Egypt ahead vote

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CAIRO (AP) — Hundreds of Islamists rallied in Egypt’s capital and across the country Friday, calling for a boycott of an upcoming constitutional referendum as

US economy adds 74K jobs; rate falls to 6.7 pct.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The weakest month of hiring in three years ended 2013 on a sluggish note and raised questions about whether the U.S. job

Serena eyes sixth coronation at Melbourne Park

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(Reuters) – If players, pundits and bookmakers are to be believed, Serena Williams has already sewn up her sixth Australian Open title and the other

South Sudan’s army says seizes back oil-producing state’s capital

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(Reuters) – South Sudan’s army regained the rebel-held capital of Unity state, Bentiu, on Friday, giving the government control of Unity’s oilfields where production had

Playwright, poet and activist Amiri Baraka dies at 79

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(Reuters) – Amiri Baraka, a controversial playwright, poet and activist who set a new path for fellow African-American artists by bringing militancy and verve to