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Paula Deen: "Yes, of course" I've used the 'N' word

TV cooking show host Paula Deen is in a lot of hot water after admitting to using the 'N' word and wanting to plan a "true Southern plantation-style wedding" with an all-black wait staff.

China, Russia face sanctions in wake of US world human trafficking report

China and Russia have earned the lowest possible rating in the State Department's latest report on global human trafficking, and will face sanctions as a result.

Walter Lee Williams, USC teacher wanted by FBI on child sex charges, arrested in Mexico (VIDEO)

A former University of Southern California professor on the FBI's 10 Most-Wanted Fugitives list over alleged sexual exploitation of children has been nabbed in the Mexican resort city of Playa del Carmen.

Fed holds the line on US interest rates but may cut back on bonds

US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said any reduction in bond purchases would occur in "measured steps."

AppleTV adds HBO, ESPN, but is it too little too late?

Apple TV users download more than 800,000 TV Episodes and 350,000 movies every day.

Afghanistan: State Dept denies reports of US-Taliban talks

Four servicemen were killed at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, a day before representatives from the US and Taliban were due to meet in Qatar.

GM investing billions in China to tap lucrative luxury car market

General Motors has chosen the world’s second-largest luxury car market — China — to pit itself against automakers from Japan and Germany, despite the industry's lagging fortunes there. The US-based carmaker said on Wednesday that it would invest $11 billion in the country in hopes of grabbing a larger share of the lucrative sector as it broke ground on new facilities.

Obama speaks in Berlin, urges Russia to cut nuclear arms cache (VIDEO)

President Barack Obama spoke in Germany for the first time in his presidency Wednesday, after meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel following the G8 summit in Ireland.

'Yes we scan': Obama defends NSA surveillance programs in Europe

US President Barack Obama defended his government's widely criticized NSA surveillance programs in Berlin on Wednesday, as he spoke with German Chanchellor Angela Merkel.
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