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If Universal and EMI merge, they'd control over 40 percent of the recording industry.
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The scripted comedy forsakes the risks of mockumentary, with little reward.
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Americans over the age of 55 are the least likely to find work.
The U.S. is considering taking an Iranian-exile group off its terrorist list.
In general, density means more innovation. But only up to a point.
His support for the GOP candidate prompted no response from the campaign.
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Wealthy investors have become the ultimate day-traders -- but they're gambling with the nation's economy.
T. Mills Kelly's classroom experiment helps reveal the shifting nature of the truth on the Internet.
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U.S. drone strikes against suspected terrorists could risk worsening violence there.
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The late, great bassist had an influence on nearly every genre of pop music.
Goodbye to shoe machine operators, hello to computer systems analysts.
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