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If a monkey takes a selfie, who owns the image? 08/07/2014 08:27am • (Editor's Note: WTOP chose to purchase the right to use the photo taken by photographer David Slater.) WASHINGTON -- A monkey took a selfie three years ago and the Internet could barely contain itself. Now, the ownership of said selfie is the topic of a heated battle between British photograph Why you should stop using Internet Explorer 08/07/2014 07:47am • Data Doctors Volunteers step up in China's response to quake 08/07/2014 05:18am • CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press LONGTOUSHAN, China (AP) -- Minutes after a deadly earthquake shook western China, disaster teams were on the move. Within hours, food, tents, and even a 4G cellphone network were in place, showing how a fast-developing China can bring its plentiful experience and Getting acquainted with the possible 2016 field 08/07/2014 04:10am • The Associated Press The new Associated Press-GfK poll offers a look at how nine potential 2016 presidential candidates appeal to the public.AWARENESS ON THE RISEThough the 2016 presidential campaign remains distant, Americans are getting to know those most likely to run. Hillary Clinton is best kn With US aimed the wrong way, most want new leaders 08/07/2014 02:58am • JENNIFER AGIESTA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress has checked out, and the American people have noticed.Three-quarters of Americans doubt the federal government will address the important problems facing the country this year, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.All told, only 2 HK court: Tycoon can sue Google over autocomplete 08/06/2014 05:20pm • KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) -- A court has ruled that a Hong Kong tycoon can sue Google over its autocomplete results suggesting he has links to organized crime.In a judgment released Wednesday, the court dismissed the Internet search giant's objections to tycoon Albert Yeung's def 21st Century Fox abandons pursuit of Time Warner 08/06/2014 04:18pm • MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox is abandoning its attempt to take over Time Warner in a proposed deal that would have combined two of the world's biggest media companies.The about-face announced Tuesday comes three weeks after Time Warner Inc. revealed that it ha 6 steps to protect against Russian hackers breach 08/06/2014 04:13pm • By Ken Colburn, Data Doctors Q: Should I be concerned about the news that Russian hackers have stolen a large number of passwords, and if so, what should I be doing? A: If the reports are accurate, a Russian gang has apparently pulled off the largest known hack of private internet information Stocks flat...Putin orders import limits over sanctions...Italy slips back into recession 08/06/2014 03:48pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are little changed in early afternoon trading on Wall Street, a day after falling to their lowest level since May. Sprint plunged more than 18 percent after the company said that it was abandoning its pursuit of T-Mobile US. Energy stocks are among the biggest gainers in the Militants attack Egypt checkpoint, kill 5 police 08/06/2014 03:01pm • CAIRO (AP) -- Militants attacked a police checkpoint near a Mediterranean resort area frequented by Egyptian holidaymakers, killing five policemen and losing four of their own in the ensuing gunbattle, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.Meanwhile Egypt's prosecutor general referred 23 suspected Report: Russian hackers steal 1.2B passwords 08/06/2014 12:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Russian hackers have stolen 1.2 billion user names and passwords in a series of Internet heists affecting 420,000 websites, according to a report published Tuesday.The thievery was described in a New York Times story based on the findings of Hold Security, a Milwaukee firm that has Pandora cuts first-ever direct deal with artists 08/06/2014 12:17pm • RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Internet radio leader Pandora has come to its first-ever direct licensing deal with artists, a wide-ranging agreement with independent label group Merlin that both said would mean higher payments to artists and more play for them on Pandora stati Stocks flat...Trade deficit falls...Sprint to replace longtime CEO 08/06/2014 11:50am • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are little changed in early trading on Wall Street. Global markets have been falling following reports of a buildup of Russian troops on the Ukraine border. Walgreen plunged 14 percent after the drug store company said it would no longer pursue an overseas reorganization that Boy 'apparently' an Internet star after interview 08/06/2014 11:40am • HONESDALE, Pa. (AP) -- A 5-year-old boy's lively TV interview at a Pennsylvania county fair, punctuated by his frequent use of the word "apparently," has turned him into an Internet sensation.Noah Ritter grabbed the microphone from a WNEP-TV reporter interviewing him at the Wayne County Fair and del Turkey's lopsided presidential election campaign 08/06/2014 09:54am • ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) -- Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the unquestionable front-runner in Turkey's first direct presidential election on Sunday. And critics accuse him of using his position as premier to make the contest even more lopsided.Erdogan, a skilled public