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Philips has developed a prototype LED tube light that it says is twice as efficient as those currently in use.

Two ethnic Tuaregs accused of supporting Islamist militants die in detention in Mali, after being tortured and denied ventilation, a rights group says.

The Post Office is to offer current accounts in the UK, following a regulator's claim that the market offers little choice for consumers.

Baseball, with its passion for tradition, is more tech-savvy than you think. Major League Baseball is now working with wireless engineering company Qualcomm to let people have a better smartphone experience while crammed together at the ballpark. The company has also worked over the last decade to insure that things go smoothly for people who pay to watch games online.

MLB.com CEO Bob Bowman says things were different in the early, herky-jerky days of streaming.

"Way back when in 2002 when we first started streaming, our fans got herky-jerky, buffering, dark minutes, and they were paying subscriptions so they weren't really happy about that," Bowman says.

Thanks to breakthroughs in the years since, fans can now stream live baseball on their computer, cellphone, or tablet without all the bumps and breaks.

"It look[s] just like a High-Def game that you get through your cable operator," Bowman says.

To hear more about MLB.com's mobile strategy and plans for the off-season, click on the audio player above.

 

After recent reports that were disappointing, Thursday's news was more positive. An estimated 346,000 people filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance, down 42,000 from the week before.

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Fifteen militants and one security force member have been killed in Pakistan's Khyber region, according to the Pakistani army.

Off the Hawaiian island of Oahu, Isaac Brumaghim was reeling in a tuna when a tiger shark grabbed the fish. "It definitely was an adrenaline rush for me," Brumaghim said afterward. Watch what happened.

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Red Bull will reduce the use of team orders after owner Dietrich Mateschitz intervened in the Sebastian Vettel row.

Prosecutors are considering appealing the not guilty verdict in the trial of a Celtic fan caught singing a pro-terrorist song at Dundee's Dens Park.

Gold prices are down this morning after falling a 1.5 percent yesterday, nearing a two-year low.

Diane Swonk, chief economist with Mesirow Financial, joins Marketplace Morning Report host Jeremy Hobson to discuss the drop off and whether there is such a thing as a safe haven anymore.

Gold prices are down this morning after falling a 1.5 percent yesterday, nearing a two-year low.

Diane Swonk, chief economist with Mesirow Financial, joins Marketplace Morning Report host Jeremy Hobson to discuss the drop off and whether there is such a thing as a safe haven anymore.

Advertising aimed at children of primary school age should be banned, a 50-strong group of authors, journalists and academics has said.

Extradition proceedings against Shrien Dewani, accused of plotting his wife's murder, will resume in July after an improvement in his mental health.

An 11-year-old girl pleaded with a man to let her go as he dragged her into a north London park and raped her, a court hears.

PFA chairman Clarke Carlisle has said the FA was "gazumped" by Uefa's proposals for a 10-game ban for racist behaviour.

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Although Venezuela has a rich literary culture, its writers remain largely unknown outside of the country. Marcela Valdes traces the intersection of literature and politics in the large Caribbean nation, showing the forces that have kept Venezuelan writers from getting the praise they deserve.

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Emil Kapaun will be honored for his "extraordinary heroism" during the Korean War. The Catholic priest, who died in a prisoner of war camp in 1951, is also a potential candidate for sainthood.

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Although Venezuela has a rich literary culture, its writers remain largely unknown outside of the country. Marcela Valdes traces the intersection of literature and politics in the large Caribbean nation, showing the forces that have kept Venezuelan writers from getting the praise they deserve.

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