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FedEx charges raise online pharmacy issues 07/26/2014 08:36pm • PAUL ELIAS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- FedEx Corp., the latest company accused in a federal probe involving illegal online pharmacies, says it will fight the charges that it knowingly shipped drugs to people who lack valid prescriptions.The company says it would have to invade the privacy Holy month of Ramadan is a big boon for retailers 07/26/2014 12:20pm • AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Glitzy billboards in the Middle East and postage stamps in the U.S. Advertisements for lingerie and sales on modest skirts. Lavish buffets and cellphone apps.Ramadan, Islam's holiest month, is a boon for retailers in the Middle East, S Will mobile devices replace binoculars at the opera? 07/25/2014 04:43pm • WASHINGTON -- As the lights dimmed Friday night at Wolf Trap theater in Vienna, Virginia, the mobile devices lit up. An entire section of the lawn was aglow in smartphones and tablets, their owners anxiously waiting for the action to start. But that evening's big performance wasn't on the sta Twitter admits to diversity problem in workforce 07/25/2014 11:50am • The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Twitter acknowledged that it has been hiring too many white and Asian men to fill high-paying technology jobs, just like several other major companies in Silicon Valley.The lack of diversity in Twitter's workforce of roughly 3,000 people was spelled out in Historic Civil War battle sites have a mobile app 07/25/2014 10:36am • ATLANTA (AP) -- This week marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Atlanta, one of the key conflicts of the Civil War, and researchers at Emory University's Center for Digital Scholarship have released a mobile app for the tour."We developed the Battle of Atlanta mobile application in order to p Apple post biggest earnings gain in nearly 2 years 07/24/2014 03:50am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Apple's growth prospects are looking brighter as anticipation builds for the upcoming release of the next iPhone, a model that is expected to cater to consumers yearning for a bigger screen.The latest evidence of Apple's mounting momentum emerged Tuesday with the release of the Clinton launches baby-talking campaign in Oakland 07/23/2014 05:19pm • OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton launched a new campaign Wednesday -- to encourage parents to talk, read and sing to their babies.The former secretary of state joined community leaders in Oakland to kick-start the "Talking is Teaching: Talk Read Sing" campaign, which is sponsored by th App helps college students recover post-workout 07/23/2014 05:01pm • Zoe Sagalow, special to WTOP.com WASHINGTON -- Now there's a smartphone app to help people exercise smarter, telling them how many carbohydrates and how much fat they burned. Jim Hagberg, who designed the app, says he sees it as useful to not only athletes but anyone who exercises. " can be us Venezuelan conspiracy theories a threat to critics 07/23/2014 02:56pm • HANNAH DREIER Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Roderick Navarro was in class when he got the news that a high-ranking minister had accused him of plotting to assassinate Venezuela's president.His first thought was, "Not again."The 26-year-old student leader had already been accused by the Group tours: How to pick the right 1 for you 07/23/2014 02:47pm • The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Group tours sound easy: Choose a destination and the tour company plans your trip, delivering you to hotels, restaurants and attractions. You don't have to Google or organize a thing.But how do you find the right tour to begin with, one that fits your age, acti Microsoft makes design central to its future 07/22/2014 07:50pm • RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer REDMOND, Wash. (AP) -- Before Ralf Groene helped devise the look and feel of Microsoft's Surface tablet, he designed food -- or "food concepts," he says, for people on the go. Among them: dried noodles that come wrapped around a pair of chopsticks; a tubular meal th Blake Hall, Founder and CEO of ID.me 07/22/2014 04:18pm • Learn how Blake Hall, founder and CEO of ID.me, credits the Army to help him build a successful business. .inline_audio { float:none !important; } Download Blake Hall is the Founder and CEO of ID.me, a digital ID card designed to make online interactions more trusted and sec Verizon launches rewards program with tracking 07/22/2014 04:16pm • PETER SVENSSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Verizon Wireless is launching a nationwide loyalty program this week for its 100-million-plus subscribers. There's a twist, though: To earn points for every dollar spent, subscribers must consent to have their movements tracked so the company can Many want Bethesda's one-way streets to disappear 07/22/2014 09:05am • A trip through downtown Bethesda’s core of one-way streets can throw drivers for a loop, especially if you miss your destination and have to go around again. To a growing group of residents and business owners, the downtown’s system of one-way streets — which includes a rare co Axed Nokia X phones suffered from lack of identity 07/21/2014 08:18pm • ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- The Nokia X phones that Microsoft discontinued this week blend two rival operating systems, but leave out the best of each.As a result, the devices didn't become a runaway hit as Nokia's low-cost answer to serving emerging markets.Nokia X phones w