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Cyber Monday no longer a one-day tradition
'Two and a Half Men' star calls show 'filth'
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Roach-eating contest winner choked to death
Protesters in Tahrir Square hold funeral for activist killed in clashes
Egypt's Morsi, top judges compromise
Despite scientific backing, PTSD skeptics remain
'Casablanca' turns 70, and a kiss is still a kiss
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Republicans soften stance on anti-tax pledge
Supreme Court rejects insanity defense appeal
Pediatricians: Girls need just-in-case birth control
Head of SEC, Mary Schapiro, to step down next month
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Powerball jackpot to hit at least $425 million on Wednesday
NFL analysis: The unappreciated Cutler
Gazans race to rebuild bombed smugglers' tunnels
Man arrested in shooting of 5-year-old New York girl
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Ore. girl, 7, is medical marijuana patient

Cyber Monday no longer a one-day tradition

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 10:38 AM PST

Maybe "Cyber Week" would be a better name. Just as Black Friday spilled over into Thanksgiving night, Cyber Monday has gone from being a one-day event to a tentpole for more than a week's worth of promotions and discounts.

'Two and a Half Men' star calls show 'filth'

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:05 AM PST

The show's young star, Angus T. Jones -- the half man in the show's title -- has blasted the series as "filth" and suggested that people should stop watching.

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Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:05 AM PST

Roach-eating contest winner choked to death

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:05 PM PST

A man who collapsed after winning a cockroach-eating contest last month at a Florida pet store choked to death, according to a Broward County Medical Examiner report released Monday.

Protesters in Tahrir Square hold funeral for activist killed in clashes

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:17 AM PST

Thousands of Egyptians on Monday gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square to attend the funeral of youth activist Gaber Salah, who was severely injured during clashes with security forces last Monday and died Sunday night.

Egypt's Morsi, top judges compromise

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 03:23 PM PST

CAIRO — Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and top Egyptian judges on Monday moved to defuse a crisis in the country, with both side backing down from a battle over Morsi's sweeping self-appointed powers.

Despite scientific backing, PTSD skeptics remain

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:31 PM PST

Despite exhaustive scientific studies that have explored the symptoms, causes, diagnoses and prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder, hardcore skeptics remain.

'Casablanca' turns 70, and a kiss is still a kiss

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 09:32 AM PST

Round up the usual suspects, it's time to honor "Casablanca," the Humphrey Bogart-Ingrid Bergman classic that premiered 70 years ago, on Nov. 26, 1942. Are there many movies as beautiful, or as beautifully quotable?

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Posted: 26 Nov 2012 09:32 AM PST

Republicans soften stance on anti-tax pledge

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 09:41 AM PST

Some Republicans downplay anti-tax pledge but key players in the House remain firm on tax rate hikes.

Supreme Court rejects insanity defense appeal

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 10:26 AM PST

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down an opportunity to consider whether states can ban the insanity defense in criminal cases. Most states permit a defendant to claim the defense of not guilty by reason of insanity.

Pediatricians: Girls need just-in-case birth control

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 08:16 AM PST

Pediatricians treating teenaged girls should consider writing just-in-case prescriptions for the morning-after pill, the the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) said on Monday.

Head of SEC, Mary Schapiro, to step down next month

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 08:00 AM PST

The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mary Schapiro, announced Monday that she is stepping down next month as chairwoman of the Wall Street watchdog she overhauled.

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Posted: 26 Nov 2012 08:00 AM PST

Powerball jackpot to hit at least $425 million on Wednesday

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 08:28 AM PST

The Powerball jackpot is set to increase to about $425 million for the next drawing, the largest jackpot ever for the game.

NFL analysis: The unappreciated Cutler

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 06:10 AM PST

Gazans race to rebuild bombed smugglers' tunnels

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 07:50 AM PST

Palestinians wielded shovels and planks Monday to reopen tunnels used to smuggle in goods from Egypt to the Gaza Strip after Israel's eight-day offensive against Hamas.