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Tomislav Nikolic, a former extreme-nationalist who now leads the Serbian Progressive Party, was named the victor of Sunday's presidential elections in Serbia, beating incumbent President Boris Tadic of the Democratic Party.

Graduation speeches don't always have to be a bore. Here are seven graduation addresses delivered to the Class of 2012 that imparted nuggets of wisdom. Others just plain made us laugh and some mixed both sound advice with comedic moments.

Are Erin Andrews and Chace Crawford dating? The word on the street is that the ESPN it girl and Gossip Girl guy have been seen out together in New York City a number of times recently.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) suspended its share-buyback program on Monday, a move CEO Jamie Dimon said was intended to preserve capital.

JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said on Monday that the bank had suspended repurchases of its stock, but is maintaining its dividend, while working down losing trades in credit derivatives.

The labor organizer who became a major voice in the late U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy's successful 1994 U.S. Senate campaign against Mitt Romney resurfaced in another Obama re-election ad that hits Romney on his record at Bain Capital.

Raven Symone has been at the center of a tornado of gossip regarding her sexual orientation. The National Enquirer published a story that the 26-year-old actress is planning to come out as a lesbian and make public her romance with ?America?s Next Top Model? contestant AzMarie Livingston. The star recently took to Twitter to address rumors of her coming out.

Barclays PLC, the UK's second-largest bank by asset, said Monday it plans to sell its entire $6.1 billion stake in U.S. asset manager BlackRock Inc., as the tougher global regulatory environment has made such holding less attractive.

A Chinese conglomerate will buy a major U.S. cinema chain, AMC, for $2.6 billion, in China's biggest takeover of an American company to date.

Robin Gibb has died after a long battle with liver and colon cancer, his spokesperson has confirmed. He was 62 years old.

The Great Googamooga festival takes over Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

I have never understood the public's obsession with the wealth and personal lifestyles of celebrities and the super-affluent

Doctors know that drinking, drugs and risky sex go together in young people -- and a new study suggests loud music should be added to that list.

Robin Gibb, a member of the fraternal trio that created some of the most recognizable sounds of the disco era as the Bee Gees, died Sunday in Oxfordshire, England. He was 62.

Two extensive media reports trace the deterioration of JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s once-disciplined corporate culture and its aftermath. They lay bare a top-down hierarchy characterized by misplaced trust and growing hubris that fueled a power struggle during a leadership vacuum.

Nasdaq is humbly embarrassed by the technical issues that plagued trading in shares of Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) on Friday, Robert Greifeld, CEO of Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ), told reporters on a conference call on Sunday.

NATO leaders met in Chicago on Sunday to discuss a way out of a wavering commitment in Afghanistan, amid the backdrop of a city brimming with protesters, a foiled terrorist plot, a bombing that killed two NATO soldiers, and President Barack Obama's own misgivings about the military action in Afghanistan laid bare in a lengthy New York Times report.

Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Sunday expressed concern over the depreciation of the rupee.

Blind Chinese rights activist Chen Guangcheng, who escaped house arrest, enjoyed his initial hours of freedom in New York Saturday even as his relatives and supporters are facing the ire of Chinese authorities back in his country.

Capping an extraordinarily eventful four weeks, Chen Guangcheng -- a blind attorney known as the Barefoot Lawyer -- flew to the U.S. from China on Saturday. Chen began the day in a Beijing hospital and ended it in a New York apartment building, according to multiple media reports.

By winning first the Kentucky Derby on May 5 and then the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, I'll Have Another is on pace to win the coveted U.S. Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing this year.