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Facebook jumps, slumps on first day of trading

Facebook investors gave the stock a resounding thumbs down on the first day of trading.

In the most anticipated technology initial public offering since Google in 2004, Facebook's stock on Friday never lived up to the hype the company had hoped for, closing at $38.23.

"Investors figured out it was ...

Jury begins deliberations in John Edwards case

 

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A jury started weighing Friday morning whether John Edwards committed a crime when money from two wealthy donors was used to hide his pregnant mistress during the candidate's run for the 2008 White House.

Jurors heard about 17 days of testimony, a lot of focusing ...

Nurses' pre-NATO rally expected to draw thousands

CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of nurses and other protesters planned to rally at a downtown Chicago plaza Friday ahead of a two-day NATO summit and as a prelude to a much larger demonstration expected this weekend.

Meanwhile, many office buildings in the usually bustling city were closed after workers were ...

9/11 families upset over ground zero museum delays

NEW YORK — They were promised a place to mourn their loved ones, display their photographs and educate their children and the children of strangers about exactly what was lost on 9/11. But today, family members of those killed have no completion date for the museum that is to be ...

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