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Facebook IPO may be rough ride for investors

2012-02-24T12:32:41Z

The social network’s expected public stock offering later this year is expected to be hot. But corporate governance experts are cool on the company's tight executive control structure.

Senators meet Cuba leader over detained US man

2012-02-24T13:34:27Z

Two senior U.S. senators met with Cuban President Raul Castro in the first such high-level meeting between the Cold War enemies in nearly a year, Cuban state media reported Friday.

Finding a place to live after losing your home

2012-02-24T12:41:43Z

f you are in the unfortunate financial position where you are losing your home due to foreclosure or short sale, your credit score is probably going to take a pretty hard hit.

Winter storm slams Midwest; NY, New England up next

2012-02-24T12:29:18Z

A winter storm left a "stripe of snow" across the Midwest before heading toward upstate New York and northern New England on Friday morning, weather.com reported.

Australia still seeks to solve 'dingo baby' mystery

2012-02-24T08:19:24Z

A coroner on Friday opened Australia's fourth inquest into the most notorious and bitterly controversial legal drama in the nation's history: the 1980 death of a 9-week-old baby whose parents say was taken by a dingo from her tent in the Australian Outback.

Quran-burning protests despite Obama apology

2012-02-24T12:50:07Z

Thousands of Afghan protesters took to the streets in two eastern provinces Friday in new rallies over the burning of Qurans at a U.S.

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2012-02-24T12:50:07Z

Ski tragedy: Dutch prince may never wake from coma

2012-02-24T11:58:24Z

Austrian doctors treating the Dutch Prince Johan Friso said Friday that he suffered "massive brain damage" after being buried by an avalanche last week and he may never regain consciousness.

'Milkshake murderer' Kissel seeks fresh appeal

2012-02-24T12:03:19Z

An American woman convicted twice in Hong Kong of drugging her wealthy banker husband with a laced strawberry milkshake and bashing him to death wants to appeal her latest conviction.

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2012-02-24T12:03:19Z

Which GOP candidate boasts most online buzz?

2012-02-24T11:22:35Z

Rick Santorum is coming under much closer — and skeptical — scrutiny since he jumped to the top of Republican presidential polls this month, according to a computer-assisted analysis of social media data.

Expert: Beijing's polluted air could shorten life

2012-02-24T11:13:58Z

The polluted air in China's capital Beijing could cut 5 years off the life expectancy of people living there, an expert tells NBC News, after a year that has seen the city bathed in smog.

Setup or sleaze? Candidate caught with lap dancer

2012-02-24T10:35:54Z

A married mayoral candidate in Sunland Park, New Mexico, who was secretly filmed having a lap dance, claims he was setup by a rival.

Clinton: Syria rebels will get arms 'somehow'

2012-02-24T10:01:45Z

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton suggested that Syria's opposition will ultimately arm itself. Western and Arab nations meeting on Friday were set to demand that Syria implement an immediate cease-fire to allow aid in for desperate civilians.

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2012-02-24T10:01:45Z

Food fears: China Olympians raise own chickens

2012-02-24T10:11:48Z

China's national marathon team is raising their own chickens for food to avoid ingesting banned chemicals commonly found in meat in the country, the Shanghai Daily reported on Friday.

'An insult'? Dead bodies to heat UK swimming pool

2012-02-24T09:26:23Z

Dead bodies will be burned to heat a swimming pool in the U.K. -- and the British government is considering adopting the idea across the country.

Oil tank explosion shakes Galveston, Texas

2012-02-24T08:05:28Z

A crude oil tank exploded and burned at a biodiesel plant on the waterfront docks in Galveston, Texas, rattling the island city Thursday.

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2012-02-24T08:05:28Z

Australia's 'dingo baby' mystery finally solved?

2012-02-24T08:19:24Z