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I knew Mr. Smith; Mr. Smith was a friend of mine …

Senator, you are no Mr. Smith: Tea party conservative Sen. Ted Cruz staged an old-fashioned talking filibuster in…

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A look back at throwbacks

Missed the bus: Volkswagen will end production of its iconic bus in Brazil, the last assembly line for…

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What’s cooking

What’s cooking

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Time after time

Bring back the floppy disc: As he cruises toward retirement, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer says the…

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Catcher in the wry

What’s a bananafish, anyway? “Salinger,” the new documentary about “Catcher in the Rye” author J.D. Salinger, explores the…

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Starbucks steams milk and gun owners

Double shot, not double-barreled: Starbucks took out ads in major newspapers today to clarify its position on people…

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We’re just going to skip autumn altogether

Just 98 days until Christmas: Still a few days short of autumn and retailers already are gearing up…

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What’s that you say?

Whoa, Reeboks? Sunday’s attempt at the Seattle Seahawks game to set a Guinness world record for “loudest crowd…

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Shall we dance?

Hey, Bruno, how ‘bout I show you my ‘footwork’? “Dancing With the Stars” returns for a new season…

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Thrifty tuners

Lookin’ mad tyte in the slow lane: Reeling from high gas prices, some car buffs have resorted to…

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Big bird

If it ain’t Boeing, the prez ain’t going: Airbus said it does not plan to submit a bid…

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Two thumbs up

Coming attraction: Film buffs in Champaign, Ill., are raising money for a sculpture to honor Roger Ebert, film…

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It wasn’t me, Mom.

The myth of fingerprints: Among the new technology on the high-end iPhone that Apple unveiled Tuesday is its…

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Do you have any last ‘lol’s?

Driven to distraction: A new study by researchers at the University of Washington found that more than 8…

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Woof woof

Return to the dog pound: Nearly 20 years after his first talk show left the airwaves, Arsenio Hall…

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Hillary: The film

A proposed biopic about Hillary Rodham Clinton doesn’t even have an official script yet, but that hasn’t stopped…

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Two left feet?

Shall we dance: The contestants on the upcoming Season 17 of “Dancing With the Stars” include Valerie Harper,…

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Whole in wallet

Whole in wallet

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Sugar rush

Sweet tooth: Google has struck a deal with Hershey Co. to name the next version of its Android…

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The swimmer

The longest crawlstroke: Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad on Monday became the first person to swim from Cuba to…