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Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer were released from an Iranian prison on Wednesday.

Chief Googler Eric Schmidt will stand before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's antitrust committee and defend his company against accusations of antitrust and favoritism.

While the turnout was much smaller than the number anticipated to participate, Occupy Wall Street, a leaderless resistance movement, is now calling those in Northern California to participate in the growing occupation in San Francisco, now that the financial district in lower Manhattan is being disrupted by fervent protesters.

Investments in energy-saving building retrofits and clean-energy projects can create hundreds of thousands of jobs and bolster the U.S. economy, former U.S. President Bill Clinton said on Tuesday.

Former home of Edna St. Vincent Millar, the narrowest house in NYC is currently for rent, costing $14,000 a month.

There have been reports that the iPhone 4S, which is based on the iPhone 4 (CDMA), as well as the new iPad will come out at the same time - late October.

If you’re the type of person who walks around the apartment naked as much as possible, perhaps a nudist vacation is just right for you. Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park offers just the opportunity!

Second-quarter U.S. installations of photovoltaic solar panels rose 17 percent from the previous quarter as increases in nonresidential and utility-scale projects offset a weakened residential solar market.

A U.S. appeals court reversed an order freezing enforcement outside of Ecuador of an $18 billion damages award against Chevron Corp over pollution in the Amazonian rain forest.

The world's largest beer festival, Oktoberfest, kicked off in Munich, Germany Saturday and will last until October 3.

Homebuilder Lennar Corp (LEN.N) posted a 31 percent drop in quarterly profit on fewer new home deliveries and higher costs.

French engineering company Schneider Electric SA (SCHN.PA) has delayed the roughly $1.4 billion auction of its sensors business because of turbulence in financing markets, people familiar with the matter said.

Albertsons, Ralphs and Vons remained in talks with the union representing 62,000 Southern California supermarket workers as the deadline for canceling their labor contract passed on Sunday evening.

Apple Inc.'s iPhone 5 remains the most anticipated smartphone in the U.S. market and it has been the source of relentless rumors over the past few months, which set the smartphone for release in October.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s computer network was hacked at factories that build submarines and missiles and make components for nuclear power plants in the first such attack targeting Japan's defense industry, the Yomiuri newspaper said on Monday.

Seven states, including California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and New York, have joined the lawsuit to stop AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile USA, the Justice Department said Friday. Previously, AT&T had proposed a $39 Billion deal to purchase T-Mobile.

British oil major BP remains committed to reaching its oil production targets at Iraq's huge Rumaila field and is not renegotiating contract terms, the company's chief executive Bob Dudley said on Sunday.

The Writers Guild of America, East, has elected Jeremy Pikser its vice president, the union announced Friday.

Facebook is a technology business, but during an interview Friday at the Paley Center, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg made it sound like a digital utopia.

Checking in to Lastel hotel means checking out at this corpse hotel.

Prescreen, a new online movie marketing and distribution platform started by former Groupon executive Shawn Bercuson, launched this week with a focus on online streaming and sharing via social media.

Ted Sarandos, Netflix's chief content officer, had the unenviable task of fielding questions at the Paley Center for Media conference on Thursday as shares of the company plummeted on news that subscriber growth was shrinking.

Medical device maker Natus Medical Inc said it bought privately-held Embla Systems LLC for about $16.1 million in cash to expand its sleep diagnostics portfolio.

Molycorp Inc (MCP.N) said on Friday it has broken off talks with Japan's Sumitomo Corp with regard to a financing deal, as the investment is no longer necessary for the implementation of its business plan.

The cost to install solar power in the United States fell by 17 percent in 2010 and is on pace to drop even faster this year, according to a new report issued by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Tokyo Game Show (TGS), Japan's biggest gaming event which began Thursday at Chiba's Makuhari Messe convention center, will continue through Sept. 18.

The biennially held Frankfurt Motor Show started on Sept.13, 2011 at Frankfurt, Germany presenting a spectacular display of new concept designs, new introductions, production and luxury cars.

The jury has reached a verdict in a courtroom battle between Trust Company of the West and former investment chief Jeffrey Gundlach, concluding a six-week trial that has transfixed the financial industry.

The union representing many of the 62,000 workers at Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons supermarkets in southern California issued a required 72-hour notice of its plan to cancel its extended contract, a move that could pave the way for a strike.