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Carbon market participants said revisions to key rules may not be enough to ensure that trading in secondary offset markets in California is liquid and stable.

Investors punished Juniper Networks (JNPR.N) by selling its shares after the networking equipment maker joined Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O) in warning that this year's results will miss Wall Street projections.

The operator of the Nasdaq Stock Market is "under constant attack" from would-be hackers and will spend more on security as a result, its top executive said.

"He says he is sorry he had to do this but it is necessary. He looks upon himself as a warrior. And he started this war, and takes some kind of pride in that," Lippestad, his lawyer, said. "He believes this is the start of a war that will go on for 60 years. He believes the other cells will continue the war."

Investors sought protection in options on Wednesday as fears of a U.S. credit rating downgrade intensified.

A mountain lion killed on a Connecticut highway in June was a wild animal from South Dakota that prowled more than 1,500 miles eastward before meeting his death 70 miles from New York City, genetic tests confirmed this week.

McDonald?s is making some major changes to go healthy

The U.S. Government said that there is no proof that exposure to dust and rubble from the September 11 attacks caused cancer. Needless to say, the review fueled rage in many firefighters, police, and first responders said that the claim is bizarre and unsubstantiated and that they have seen too many people die from cancer to buy it.

President Barack Obama's credibility as a leader hangs in the balance along with America's gold-plated credit rating as he strives to break a debt impasse with Republicans and avoid a ruinous default.

The famed Premier League team plays in Harrison, New Jersey.

JLN Pole Fitness in the UK offers pole-dancing classes for kids as young as seven years old and posts the pictures online. Many in the community are outraged.

Republicans and Democrats rushed to rework rival deficit reduction plans on Wednesday, but with the fate of both proposals heavily in doubt, top lawmakers pursued a behind-the-scenes compromise to avert a crippling U.S. debt default.

MERS, the electronic mortgage registry that faces multiple investigations for its role in thousands of problematic foreclosure cases, changed its rules to lower its profile in court-supervised foreclosures.

Three top U.S. power companies posted higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday, but drew a mixed picture of the nation's economic outlook and demand for electricity

The operator of the Nasdaq Stock Market is under constant attack from would-be hackers and will spend more on security as a result, its top executive said.

Scientists are close to developing a vaccine that would treat all different strains of the flu, making annual flu shots unnecessary.

MERS, the electronic mortgage registry that faces multiple investigations for its role in thousands of problematic foreclosure cases, changed its rules to lower its profile in court-supervised foreclosures.

Afrikaners have lived in South Africa so long that they regard themselves as ?Africans? or ?the white tribe of Africa.?

McDonald's has decided to make its popular Happy Meals healthier by adding fruit or vegetables to the meal and decreasing the portion of French Fries, the company announced on Tuesday.

Last week's heatwave across much of the United States left up to 64 people dead and had a devastating effect on the livestock of farmers in the plains states.

Speculating on Greece defaulting is a sure way to lose money, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet was quoted as saying in remarks released on Wednesday.