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Two neighboring states want the Supreme Court to overturn parts of Colorado's historic marijuana law.

Bob Peck, SunTrust internet analyst, discusses the top tech themes he thinks will dominate in the New Year.

And so dawns Christmas week and arrives an end-of-year feature we dread, oddly (you can check out all our Best of 2014 coverage here). It’s where The Playlist team members loses a bunch of respect for certain other teammates when we discover the films that we individually regard as the most over- and underrated of the year. The whole notion of “overrated” and “underrated” (particularly the former) is problematic: it implies two value judgements about a film —its quality and the perception of its quality/reputation. Читать дальше...

Parent company hopes to ease restructuring by adding assets

Lack of building supplies and undelivered funding compound renewed tensions with Israel

Enter the growing number of virtual doorman apps acting as middlemen between the shipping companies and the front door.

Stocks are modestly higher as trading slows ahead of Christmas. Chief investment strategist Andy Zimmerman at DT Investment Partners says stocks remain in an "unloved bull market" with investors jumping "from selling panics to buying panics."

Some residents have tried to fight back by filing fake accident reports with Waze in hopes that the app will route drivers, TODAY reports.

North Korea is having Internet problems, just days after President Barack Obama promised a response to the Sony hacks.

Political veteran becomes first freely elected president in advance for secular institutions

A Russian politician is advising women to use beetroot instead of expensive imported lipstick.

South African miner pins hope on consolidation opportunities arising from rivals’ woes

Offer values struggling US fashion chain at up to $245m

Justices admit to inconsistent Court rulings while embracing them at the same time, the New York Times reports.

MILWAUKEE — A white Milwaukee police officer who was fired after he fatally shot a mentally ill black man in April won't face criminal charges, the county's top prosecutor said Monday.

The fastest growth is not in megacities like Tokyo, but second-tier ones that many Americans have never heard of.

More like friends in super-high places! Justin Timberlake surprised fans at his Nashville concert th[...]

To sustain overseas interest, African capital markets will have to grow

More companies may be handing out year-end bonuses, but don't count on a generous one.

Positive flows come despite negative yields

2015 could be a better year for active managers due to greater volatility and better small-cap performance, Tom Lee said.

Catholic hierarchy suffers from many ills including ‘spiritual Alzheimer’s’, says pontiff

'It's very unusual.'

Rocker Sting reveals the process of how he came to star in his Broadway musical "The Last Ship."

Martha Rigsby has called D.C.'s 911 emergency line thousands of times over three decades. A judge thinks getting her a boyfriend might help her stop.