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Not everyone is exempted from owning military-style assault weapons under new legislation proposed by the Democratic senator.

The two-day plunge in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), the most valuable technology company, has cost it the title of world’s most valuable company.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) will sell its consumer Linksys line, which makes home WiFi routers, to private Belkin International, a competitor.

While fans may not get Daft Punk or the Rolling Stones, Coachella has released its initial lineup for the 2013 festival. Coachella, which will be held in Indio, Calif., runs over two weekends -- April 12 through April 14 and April 19 through April 21.

Heidi Klum demonstrated her dance moves on Jay Leno's desk when she visited his late night talk show on Wednesday.

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), the No. 1 social networking website, plans to host Gov. Chris Christie at a fundraiser.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, introduced a bill on Thursday that would ban the sale, transfer, manufacture and importation of 100 specialty firearms and certain semiautomatic weapons.

Shares of Apple fell as much as 12.4% in Thursday trading, erasing more than $50 billion in its market value.

Fleetwood Mac have added 13 new dates to their upcoming Fleetwood Mac Live 2013 tour this spring, including second shows in Chicago, Boston and Los Angeles.

The Democratic senator will introduce a new assault weapons ban, which will likely be opposed by Republicans and even some Democrats.

The Lakers could look to trade Dwight Howard to the Mavericks.

The popular Trader Joe’s wine known as "Two-Buck Chuck" will no longer be living up to his name after its price was raised to $2.49 from $1.99.

Dethroned cyclist Lance Armstrong may have been mounting the first steps of a career comeback with his much publicized interview on Oprah’s OWN Network, but that hasn’t stopped him from being hit with a lawsuit over lies pertaining to his use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reported second-quarter earnings that beat estimates due to solid demand for new products including iPhone 5.

Panetta is lifting the controversial ban after four female U.S. service members filed a lawsuit challenging the policy.

Why would Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) invest in a buyout of Dell (NASDAQ:DELL)? Better return plus customer support.

The House voted Wednesday to suspend the debt limit, and the Senate is expected to follow suit, despite some Democrats' misgivings.

A National Institutes of Health advisory group said that most of the nearly 700 chimps currently kept by the agency should be retired.

The world’s biggest semiconductor buyer in 2012 was Samsung Electronics (KRX:005930), which bypassed Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Gartner said.

Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) will phase out units that assemble the motherboards for PCs for some customers to focus more on mobile.

Apple is planning two iPhone models for this year, both of them featuring a 4-inch screen and in-cell touch technology.