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Yahoo Deal Shows Power Shift
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Yahoo Inc. has agreed to pay $1.1 billion for Tumblr, a six-year-old company with more than 100 million users but very little revenue, a deal that highlights the shifting balance of power in the technology business.
Yahoo Is Planning to Buy Tumblr for $1.1 Billion New York Times
What Is Tumblr? TIME
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Yahoo Inc.’s board has approved a $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr Inc., a service that hosts 108 million blogs, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter. Tumblr would continue to operate as an independent business and a deal may be announced as early ...

Most of us will put up with a cramped middle seat on a short flight. But on trips more than three hours long, we are ready to crack open our wallets and pay for a window or aisle seat. 

Commerce secretary nominee discloses her financial holdings

How do the wealthy stay wealthy? The mandatory financial disclosure released last week by commerce secretary nominee Penny Pritzker provides a rare look at an American billionaire's entire investment portfolio.

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Got THE ticket for tonight's big Powerball drawing?
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(CNN) -- Two dollars and a dream. That's all it took for Mammie Hicks to plunk down money at a Riverside, Missouri, convenience store for a chance at Saturday's record $600 million multistate Powerball jackpot. "People are more important than money.
Lotto fever strikes US as jackpot swells AFP
Powerball frenzy locks down most possible number combos CBS News
2 split $190M Mega Millions jackpot ABC7Chicago.com
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Don't forget the napkins when you watch a DVD in Brazil.

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For GOP, scandals could be an electoral plus - or minus
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As the Obama administration grapples with a series of recent controversies within its ranks, political observers in Washington have begun to calculate their potential political impacts. But while many Republicans believe the scandals could prove a boon to the ...
The real IRS scandal Baltimore Sun (blog)
Republicans Expand IRS Inquiry, With Eye on White House New York Times
IRS Scandal Strategy: The Democratic and Republican Playbooks Businessweek
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Report: North Korea launches short-range missiles
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(CNN) -- North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying. The ministry said it had ...
S. Korea Says North Launches 3 Short-Range Missiles New York Times
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While ExxonMobil may be considered the pace-setter in the integrated oil and gas business, Chevron has outperformed its larger rival over the past five years. Chevron pays a slightly higher dividend than XOM (3.3 percent versus 2.8 percent), and its share price has appreciated 22 percent over the ...

Public funding for first phase grows to $115 million

Navy Pier, the highly commercial tourist attraction jutting into Lake Michigan, will take on a more parklike feel under the first phase of redevelopment plans formally announced Friday.

Mark Walter also advises students to give back to society

As a 1985 Northwestern University law school graduate, Mark Walter said he learned to test arguments.

Police in northwest suburban Park Ridge say a 63-year-old Chicago man conducted a fictitious business that defrauded people in at least four states.

Chicago-area U.S. Cellular customers that sign up with Sprint and purchase new smartphones will receive at least $150 in credits, an offer that Sprint officials hope will ease the pain of switching carriers as U.S. Cellular exits the local market.

The global consulting firm will absorb Acquity's more than 600 employees, most of whom are based in its Chicago headquarters.

The global consulting firm will absorb Acquity's more than 600 employees, most of whom are based in its Chicago headquarters.

The global consulting firm will absorb Acquity's more than 600 employees, more than half of whom are based in its Chicago headquarters.

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Top Moments From the IRS Hearing
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Lawmakers looked for answers — but didn't get many –about the IRS's targeting of conservative groups at a hearing Friday, questioning Steve Miller, the ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service, and IRS watchdog J. Russell George. Here are highlights ...
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Police in northwest suburban Park Ridge say a 63-year-old Chicago man conducted a fictitious business that defrauded people in at least four states and they are now looking for additional victims.

The state unemployment rate fell in April from the month before but was still higher than a year ago, according to date released jointly by Illinois and the U.S. government.

The Navy Pier makeover will feature more green space, less clutter, new fountains, trees and gardens, and a generally updated, contemporary feel.