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Facebook will start offering a gift service that lets you purchase and send presents right to your friends' doorsteps.

Will Facebook get a revenue jolt from its new gift service?

September 28, 2012, at 5:00 PM

The social network makes a play for your credit card by encouraging users to send flowers, cupcakes, and gift cards to friends

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Cartoon View: Living on the edge

Kai Christensen and his buddy Benjamin Rutkowski set up deadly traps on a Utah trail and then bragged about their handiwork on Facebook.

: 9 suspected criminals who got themselves caught via social media [Updated]

Welcome to facebook.com/us, which automatically pulls photos, status updates, events, and likes together into a digital relationship scrapbook.

The List: Facebook couples pages: 4 disgusted responses

New tests may help predict the onset of Alzheimer's, but some say patients don't benefit from knowing they're at risk for such an incurable disease.

Should doctors even test for Alzheimer’s?

July 22, 2011, at 3:50 PM

Early detection might help find a cure, but it can also cause pointless suffering and anxiety

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Cartoon View: The never-ending career

According to new research, hair loss (along with other visible signs of aging) could indicate a higher risk of heart disease.

Fact Sheet: Are bald people more likely to get heart disease?

People who regularly incorporate even mild exercise into their lives may be less prone to brain shrinkage than the more sedentary among us.

Instant Guide: Is exercise better for your brain than crossword puzzles?

Because of his contract's no-trade clause, Alex Rodriguez may difficult for the Yankees to dump.

Why Alex Rodriguez will still be a Yankee next season

October 19, 2012, at 11:25 AM

Baseball's highest-paid player just endured an epically miserable playoff run. But don't expect him to join a new team anytime soon

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Cartoon View: What to do without hockey

: 7 adorable animals that interrupted sporting events [Updated]

Analysis: Dissecting the massive costs of the NHL lockout

President Obama's victory may force the Republican Party to widen its tent to better include more demographic groups in our rapidly changing nation.

President Obama's re-election: Is there now a permanent Democratic majority?

November 7, 2012, at 9:50 AM

The president's winning coalition of 2008 remains intact — and demographic trends suggest that it will only get larger

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Cartoon View: Cozy ties

President Obama has a beer with patrons at the Pump Haus Pub and Grill in Waterloo, Iowa: The president has arguably made it cool to be liberal again.

The List: Why liberal is no longer a dirty word

Revelers dressed in rainbow costumes celebrate the success of Washington state's referendum legalizing gay marriage.

The List: Liberal America's big Election Night: 4 major victories

U.S. Army soldiers salute during a 2009 memorial service: Women are barred from taking some 238,000 military positions.

Is it time to stop barring women from combat?

November 28, 2012, at 11:28 AM

Civil rights activists and female soldiers challenge a policy that prevents women from serving in infantry units

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Cartoon View: (Wo)manning up

American citizens hold a banner that reads "Drones fly children die" during an anti-war rally in Pakistan on Oct. 5, 2012.

Burning Question: Should military drones be allowed to decide who to kill?

In a study, 85 percent of war veterans suffering from PTSD were more responsive to therapy after being treated with the popular party drug Ecstasy.

Instant Guide: Can Ecstasy help veterans fight off post-traumatic stress disorder?

A protester in Cairo holds up a poster with the faces of current Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and former President Hosni Mubarak as public anger mounts that Morsi is seizing too much power.

Is Egypt's Mohamed Morsi turning into Hosni Mubarak?

November 26, 2012, at 6:52 AM

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood president just gave himself potentially dictatorial powers, prompting fears that history might be repeating itself

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Cartoon View: The puzzling key to a democratic Egypt

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi swears in newly appointed Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, Aug. 12.

Instant Guide: Morsi's power play in Egypt: Will the military fight back?

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton prepares to leave Egypt on July 15, after a weekend visit in which she was met with protests that could point to Egyptian suspicion of American meddling.

Fact Sheet: Hillary Clinton's rough reception in Egypt: What it means

On Thursday, Nintendo announced that it will make its Wii U available for purchase on Nov. 18. The basic 8GB system will cost $299.

Can the Wii-U save Nintendo?

September 14, 2012, at 3:50 PM

At long last, the legendary gaming company reveals pricing and a release date for its next-generation console — but smashing success is hardly a sure bet

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Cartoon View: Parents: More powerful than the Supreme Court

The new footage employs live-action scenes and CGI to tease one of the biggest gaming releases of the year: Halo 4.

Best Video: Watch: David Fincher's live-action Halo 4 trailer

Playing video games for extended periods of time with little food or sleep can actually be fatal.

Analysis: The teen hospitalized after a 4-day video-game binge

U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice faces her biggest GOP critics Tuesday, including Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).

Will Republicans abandon their opposition to Susan Rice?

November 27, 2012, at 10:55 AM

The U.N. ambassador meets with her top GOP critics, in an apparent bid to get them to back off her likely nomination as Hillary Clinton's replacement

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Cartoon View: Blind progress

Formal rivals Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are meeting for lunch: Might they chow down on these cookies depicting their faces?

The List: 3 reasons President Obama's lunch with Mitt Romney is a good idea

It could very well be that Republicans have someone other than Susan Rice in mind for State.

The List: 5 reasons the GOP won't stop bashing Susan Rice

Chief Justice John Roberts speaks at the opening celebration of the Centennial of the U.S. Courthouse in Providence, RI., in 2008: Roberts may write the ObamaCare decision, but Justice Anthony Kennedy is the real decider, says Noah Feldman at Bloomberg.

ObamaCare: A legacy-defining decision for John Roberts?

June 27, 2012, at 7:05 AM

The chief justice is widely expected to write the Supreme Court's historic decision on the 2010 health-care law, in what could become his biggest career moment

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Cartoon View: Scalia's backboard

Plaintiff Abigail Noel Fisher stands with her attorney after the Supreme Court heard arguments on Oct. 10 in a key affirmative action case.

The List: The Supreme Court debates affirmative action: 3 takeaways

During a new term that begins on Oct. 1, the Supreme Court could decide to accept challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8, which both define marriage as between a man and woman.

Forecast: 3 cases to watch in the Supreme Court's new term

Apple's new map application is presented on June 11: Probably much to Apple's chagrin, many iOS 6 users are eager to get Google Maps back on their devices.

Should Google withhold its maps from the new iPhone?

September 26, 2012, at 2:10 PM

Chairman Eric Schmidt says the company has no immediate plans to bring Google Maps to Apple's App Store, much to the annoyance of iOS users

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Cartoon View: Google's privacy gag

Amid the chaos caused by Hurricane Sandy, Google introduced the Nexus 4 Android smartphone and the Nexus 10 tablet.

Instant Guide: Everything you need to know about Google's new Nexus smartphone and tablet

Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page: The search giant's quarterly financial report was first published in an incomplete form, missing a key quote from Page.

The List: Why Wall Street is panicking over Google: 4 theories

Reagan vs. Obama: Who's really the taxer-in-chief?

Did Ronald Reagan tax Americans more heavily than President Obama?

November 30, 2012, at 5:10 PM

A New York Times analysis finds that most Americans paid a higher percentage of their income in taxes in the '80s than they do now. Can that be?

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Cartoon View: Grover's great fall

President Obama visits a Pennsylvania manufacturing plant to make his case for action on the fiscal cliff.

Analysis: Would going over the fiscal cliff help the U.S. in the long run?

President Obama meets with cabinet members on Nov. 28 amid discussions regarding the looming fiscal cliff.

Analysis: What a fiscal cliff compromise might look like

Twitter censored a neo-Nazi account in Germany, but other users all over the globe can still see the banned tweets.

Twitter censors its first account: Ominous precedent or no big deal?

October 18, 2012, at 2:31 PM

The media company blocks the tweets of a neo-Nazi account at the behest of local German authorities — raising questions about the potential scope of its control

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Cartoon View: Time to disconnect

Slideshow: Celebrities' most controversial tweets [Updated]

On Nov. 6, President Obama tweeted out this photo with the message "Four more years." It was retweeted more than 800,000 times.

The List: Obama's victory tweet — and 9 more of history's most popular tweets

Senator-elect Ted Cruz speaks at the "Patriots for Romney-Ryan Reception" on Aug. 29: Cruz's victory in Texas was a rare bright spot for the Tea Party on Election Day.

Will Democrats' election victories kill the Tea Party?

November 8, 2012, at 9:24 AM

The Tea Party had a terrible night on Tuesday. But that doesn't necessarily mean the party is over

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Cartoon View: Tea Party dregs

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) decidedly beat Tea Party-backed challenger Dan Liljenquist Tuesday, potentially signaling the waning power of the grassroots movement.

The List: What Orrin Hatch's survival says about the Tea Party

Sen. Dick Lugar was crushed by the Tea Party-backed Richard Mourdock in Tuesday's GOP primary in Indiana, and grassroots activists are now turning their attention to establishment types in Utah and Texas.

Forecast: After Dick Lugar: Who will the Tea Party target next?

Research in Motion's BlackBerry is struggling to keep up with the iPhone and Android... but it still might be Hewlett-Packard's key to entering the smartphone market.

Should Hewlett-Packard acquire BlackBerry?

October 3, 2012, at 4:30 PM

The computer behemoth is struggling to catch up in the fast-moving mobile market. Is purchasing a flailing smartphone maker of yesteryear really the solution?

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Cartoon View: Plummeting Blackberry

Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son (left) and Chief Executive of Sprint Nextel Corp. Dan Hesse shake hands during their press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 15.

The List: The Sprint-Softbank merger: 4 takeaways

People interact with the Samsung Galaxy S III on its launch day in June: The Korean manufacturer is offering a mini version, shrinking the phone's 4.8-inch display to four inches.

First Reactions: Samsung's Galaxy S III mini: Is a smaller phone really such a good idea?

Wikipedia will go dark for 24 hours Wednesday, in protest of two anti-piracy bills that might allow big media companies to block access to websites accused of harboring pirated content.

Will Wikipedia's one-day blackout sink SOPA?

January 17, 2012, at 6:05 PM

Reddit, Wordpress, Mozilla, Google, and dozens of other websites are joining the people's encyclopedia in protesting a controversial anti-piracy bill

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Cartoon View: Hackers on hiatus

The Bullpen: Obama's war on hackers: 5 things you need to know

"The internet doesn't do secrets. Everyone is a few clicks away from knowing everything," says Matt Honan in Wired.

Best Column: Why it's time to kill the online password

Thousands of colorful spiral galaxies existing billions of light years away are revealed in this shot, an amalgamation of 10 years of NASA Hubble Space Telescope photographs.

Revealed: The deepest view of the universe ever recorded

September 27, 2012, at 3:10 PM

NASA researchers showcase an ultra-detailed composite portrait of one of space's farthest corners

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Cartoon View: Greed trumps grace

An artist's rendering shows "super-Jupiter," formally known as Kappa Andromedae b.

Instant Guide: Discovered: A massive super-planet 13 times larger than Jupiter

An explosion of plasma on the sun's surface during a violent storm on Nov. 16.

Best Video: Caught on film: Two monstrous eruptions on the sun's surface

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