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Will Downey suit up again after $175M 'IM3' haul?
Iron Man reigns as the standard-bearer of Hollywood superheroes with a $175.3 million domestic opening weekend for his latest sequel and an overseas haul of a half-billion dollars in less than two weeks. According to studio estimates Sunday, "Iron Man 3" has raced to a worldwide total of $680.1 million. ...
Bangladesh official: Disaster not 'really serious'
The death toll in the factory-building collapse in Bangladesh rose to more than 530 on Saturday, a day after the country's finance minister downplayed the impact of the disaster on the garment industry, saying he didn't think it was "really serious." Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith spoke as the ...
PepsiCo cuts ties with Lil Wayne over crude lyrics
PepsiCo is bowing to public pressure for the second time in a week and cutting ties with Lil Wayne over the rapper's crude lyrical reference to civil rights martyr Emmett Till. Lil Wayne, one of the biggest stars in pop music, had a deal to promote the company's Mountain Dew ...
US Gun Lobby Says It's Fighting a 'Culture War'
The members of America's most powerful gun lobby are fighting a "culture war" that goes beyond gun rights, says the National Rifle Association's incoming president. (May 3)
Fishermen want humpback whales off endangered list
A group of Hawaii fishermen is asking the federal government to remove northern Pacific humpback whales from the endangered species list, saying the population has steadily grown since the international community banned commercial whaling nearly 50 years ago. Hawaii Fishermen's Alliance for Conservation and Tradition Inc., a coalition of fishing ...
Unemployment at 4-year Low, Markets at New Highs
The U.S. economy showed last month why it remains the envy of industrialized nations: In the face of tax increases and federal spending cuts, employers added a solid 165,000 jobs in April. (May 3)
Oil up again to near $95 ahead of US jobs data
The price of crude oil continued to rise Friday, a day after posting its biggest jump this year, as traders awaited the release of a closely watched U.S. employment report. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for June delivery was up 61 cents to $94.60 a barrel in electronic ...
Horse Saved From Slaughter, Goes on to Win Big
He may never run for the Kentucky Derby roses, but Illinois race horse Magna Fortuna and his owners are celebrating a victory of their own: survival. The three-year-old gelding, whose name means "great luck," turns out to be a lucky bet. (M...
That's the Spirit: Local Crop Booze Booming
An upstate New York distillery is part of a movement some referred to as "grain to glass." It's the beer-and-whiskey version of the foodie slogan, "farm to table." (May 3)
Free Comic Book Day finds print, digital in demand
When the doors open for Free Comic Book Day — an annual event that's grown in stature from a few stores to some 2,000 worldwide — publishers and purveyors of tales of heroes and villains will court new readers who, despite the ease of digital displays, are making time for ...
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