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2013-06-19 14:00:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

The House of Representatives voted to ban abortions nationwide past 20 weeks of pregnancy, seeking to expand prohibitions on the procedure further than the Supreme Court has allowed. | http://bloom.bg/14fxpr0

Photo: Rep. Trent Franks' statement about rape and conception garnered criticism before the vote (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

2013-06-19 12:57:44 (7 comments, 2 reshares, 10 +1s)

The U.S. and the Taliban, deadly foes through 12 years of war in Afghanistan, set the stage for initial peace negotiations. | http://bloom.bg/18W1ZMS

(Photo: Xinhua News Agency)

2013-06-19 12:05:59 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

The lowest inflation since the brink of the Kennedy era is buying time for Ben Bernanke to press on with bond purchases. | http://bloom.bg/14i41R1

2013-06-18 21:37:31 (5 comments, 15 reshares, 69 +1s)

Tesla Motors is readying a service to rapidly swap a car’s battery with a charged pack for added convenience. | http://bloom.bg/14gSm4N

(Photo: Tesla Motors)

2013-06-18 18:56:29 (0 comments, 5 reshares, 28 +1s)

Oil output is putting the U.S. on pace to surpass Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest producer by 2020. | http://bloom.bg/14fxqv7

(Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg)

2013-06-18 17:57:22 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Billionaire Carl Icahn is urging Dell to offer $14 for each of 1.1 billion of its shares. | http://bloom.bg/18WFIyi

(Photo: Sam Hodgson/Bloomberg)

2013-06-18 16:57:19 (4 comments, 5 reshares, 20 +1s)

North America reclaims the top spot with the most millionaires as the world’s ultra-rich lead the way in raising global wealth to a record high. | http://bloom.bg/14gtIBs

(Photo: Marcos Issa/Bloomberg)

2013-06-18 15:58:57 (6 comments, 3 reshares, 8 +1s)

Intelligence-gathering efforts by the U.S. have prevented more than 50 terrorist attacks, NSA Director Keith Alexander said. | http://bloom.bg/14gww1p

(Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP)

2013-06-18 15:11:58 (1 comments, 7 reshares, 14 +1s)

Gold fell as the Fed starts a policy meeting that may indicate when it plans on slowing stimulus. | http://bloom.bg/14fj8uv

(Photo: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg)

2013-06-18 13:57:53 (0 comments, 6 reshares, 12 +1s)

Brazilian protesters held the biggest march in two decades, halting traffic in Sao Paulo, attacking the legislature in Rio de Janeiro and climbing the roof of Congress in Brasilia. | http://bloom.bg/14fqKNz

(Photo: Lluis Gene/AFP)

2013-06-18 13:00:13 (6 comments, 3 reshares, 21 +1s)

New construction of U.S. homes increased and permits to build single-family houses rose to a five-year high. | http://bloom.bg/14gdZlX

(Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)

2013-06-18 11:59:59 (0 comments, 4 reshares, 8 +1s)

President Obama said Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has stayed in his post “longer than he wanted,” a signal the central bank chief will leave when his term expires next year. | http://bloom.bg/14fqqyk

(Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

2013-06-17 21:07:52 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 14 +1s)

The world’s 200 wealthiest people lost $16 billion this week as consumer confidence in June eased from a six-year high. | http://bloom.bg/16ol0mG

Photo: Rupert Murdoch lost $1.7 billion in his second divorce, and could lose as much in his third (Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

2013-06-17 19:50:16 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Leaders of the Group of Eight nations say that the worst has passed for the global economy. | http://bloom.bg/18Sxlnv

(Photo: Jewel Samad/AFP)

2013-06-17 19:02:18 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

U.S. stocks pare gains amid concern the Federal Reserve may signal it will scale back monetary stimulus at the conclusion of its next policy meeting. | http://bloom.bg/14eeyMT

2013-06-17 17:57:01 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 8 +1s)

Nuclear utilities have ordered 20 reactors shut, the most since Chernobyl’s aftermath, saddling the industry with a possible $26 billion in costs. | http://bloom.bg/11ihhGx

(Photo: Timothy Fadek/Bloomberg)

2013-06-17 17:02:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Netflix rose 6% after agreeing to a multiyear deal with DreamWorks to obtain original programming. | http://bloom.bg/18QWdMo

Photo: Original programming based on "Shrek" will be part of the deal (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)

2013-06-17 16:04:28 (0 comments, 4 reshares, 14 +1s)

Competition for 250- to 450-seat airliners will dominate this year's Paris Air Show as the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 set the stage. | http://bloom.bg/14cYb3b

(Photo: Balint Porneczi/Bloomberg)

2013-06-17 14:56:44 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

The U.S. Supreme Court threw out an Arizona law that required evidence of citizenship when people register to vote. | http://bloom.bg/14dsZkq

(Photo: Don Emmert/AFP)

2013-06-17 13:59:34 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 7 +1s)

Hedge funds cut wagers on a gold rally for the first time in three weeks on mounting speculation central banks will curb record stimulus. | http://bloom.bg/1bKPIqt

(Photo: Scott Eells/Bloomberg)

2013-06-17 12:55:23 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

After an uproar over a lawmaker’s comment about rape victims, House Republicans are preparing exceptions for a bill that would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. | http://bloom.bg/16oj5ON

Photo: The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Trent Franks, said that “the incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy is very low.” (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

2013-06-17 11:59:26 (1 comments, 9 reshares, 27 +1s)

Apple received as many as 5,000 requests for customer information from law enforcement authorities amid widening revelations of the NSA's data collection. | http://bloom.bg/18Qmyu5

(Photo: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg)

2013-06-14 20:54:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 18 +1s)

Surging buyer confidence is spilling into seasonal communities from Lake Tahoe in California to the Berkshires in western Massachusetts. | http://bloom.bg/14A1V0K

(Photo: Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images)

2013-06-14 19:59:46 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 6 +1s)

A surgeon at Chicago’s Sacred Heart Hospital cut a hole in a woman's throat for $160,000 in a scheme to defraud Medicare. | http://bloom.bg/16nYZ7w

(Photo: Brian Jackson/Chicago Sun-Times)

2013-06-14 19:01:00 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 16 +1s)

In “Man of Steel,” Superman tries to save the world from powerful villains. His real-life task is no cakewalk either: Turn the studio’s DC Comics into a hit factory like Disney’s Marvel. | http://bloom.bg/16kYhI1

(Photo: Clay Enos/Warner Bros. Pictures)

2013-06-14 18:13:27 (4 comments, 6 reshares, 24 +1s)

Detroit, on the brink of bankruptcy with $17 billion in liabilities, will suspend payments on $2 billion of unsecured debt. | http://bloom.bg/16neDji

(Photo: David Guralnick/Detroit News)

2013-06-14 16:53:09 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 14 +1s)

Poets and philosophers have debated the value of a good man for ages. Insure.com quantifies it and the number is $23,344. | http://bloom.bg/14sFScd

(Photo: Michael Hitoshi/Getty Images)

2013-06-14 15:58:19 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 9 +1s)

Gold traders turned bearish for the first time in a month as investors reduced holdings in exchange-traded products for gold. | http://bloom.bg/14zChJJ

(Photo: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg)

2013-06-14 14:54:23 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 9 +1s)

South African President Jacob Zuma yesterday visited Nelson Mandela in a Pretoria hospital, where he’s still in a serious condition for a seventh day. | http://bloom.bg/16ldF7k

(Photo: Naashon Zalk/Bloomberg)

2013-06-14 13:55:09 (31 comments, 11 reshares, 19 +1s)

The U.S. will provide arms to the Syrian rebellion after saying it confirmed that Bashar al-Assad’s forces have used chemical weapons. | http://bloom.bg/14zXPG4

(Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

2013-06-14 11:09:24 (0 comments, 18 reshares, 22 +1s)

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of companies are working closely with national security agencies, providing sensitive information and receiving access to classified intelligence in return. | http://bloom.bg/14zUlDh

(Photo: Scott Eells/Bloomberg)

2013-06-13 21:33:59 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 15 +1s)

The UN has raised the death toll of Syria's civil war to 93,000 as the White House confirms that President Bashar al-Assad's forces have used chemical weapons against civilians. | http://bloom.bg/14yku5B

(Photo: Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP)

2013-06-13 19:59:15 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 9 +1s)

For Chris Christie, the Clinton Global Initiative meeting represents the latest in a series of unorthodox political moves that have led some Republicans to complain. | http://bloom.bg/14y8p03

(Photo: Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg)

2013-06-13 18:58:41 (5 comments, 10 reshares, 23 +1s)

Rupert Murdoch, 82, the billionaire chairman of News Corp., filed for divorce from his third wife, Wendi Deng Murdoch, 44, who famously defended him from a pie-hurling assailant. | http://bloom.bg/16iZQGy

(Photo: Scott Eells/Bloomberg)

2013-06-13 18:04:57 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 12 +1s)

Ben Bernanke has repeatedly said a reduction in bond purchases wouldn’t mean an end to easing. Investors don’t believe him. | http://bloom.bg/16itg7u

(Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

2013-06-13 17:36:39 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 16 +1s)

EXCLUSIVE: Bill Clinton agreed to field questions on critical economic concerns from five U.S. civic and business leaders, including three CEOs. | http://bloom.bg/14ypc3i

(Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

2013-06-13 16:02:42 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 7 +1s)

Colleges are under fire for using amateurish procedures to investigate rapes on campus. In a study of 1,882 college men, 120 admitted committing an average of four rapes or attempted rapes each. | http://bloom.bg/16gpT10

(Photo: Patrick Fallon/Bloomberg)

2013-06-13 15:27:17 (2 comments, 4 reshares, 18 +1s)

The Supreme Court restricted the ability of companies to patent human genetic sequences, testing a decades-old practice and raising questions about thousands of patents. | http://bloom.bg/14yNwSy

(Photo: Douglas C. Pizac/AP Photo)

2013-06-13 14:31:18 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 8 +1s)

Sarah Murnaghan, the 10-year-old whose critical need for new lungs led to a temporary change in U.S. transplant rules, today received a double-lung transplant. | http://bloom.bg/16e7Vw7

2013-06-13 13:04:38 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 18 +1s)

BREAKING: Retail sales in the U.S. rose the most in three months, showing job gains and lower borrowing costs are encouraging consumers to spend. | http://bloom.bg/16hRU8p

(Photo: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg)

2013-06-13 12:00:29 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 18 +1s)

Mercedes is rolling out a revamped E-Class as it tries to win back U.S. luxury sales crown from BMW. | http://bloom.bg/14xcRMw

(Photo: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)

2013-06-12 21:20:07 (5 comments, 6 reshares, 26 +1s)

Sony’s share of Japan’s smartphone market rose to a three-year high, widening its lead over Apple. | http://bloom.bg/14xpB5Y

(Photo: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)

2013-06-12 20:01:40 (6 comments, 3 reshares, 15 +1s)

Mark Zuckerberg is still facing the wrath of ordinary investors holding stakes now worth a fraction of what they paid. Was the IPO worth it? | http://bloom.bg/14wS2Rv

(Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)

2013-06-12 19:01:41 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 15 +1s)

China and the U.S. may dominate the headlines when it comes to hacker attacks, but countries in the developing world are the most vulnerable to online assaults. | http://bloom.bg/14vGPAx

(Photo: Chris Collins/Corbis)

2013-06-12 18:14:04 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 20 +1s)

Dubai’s inflation rate of less than 1% doesn’t capture the surging cost of living in the desert emirate, especially for the expatriates who make up most of its population. | http://bloom.bg/13vuJ85

(Photo: Duncan Chard/Bloomberg)

2013-06-12 16:59:10 (4 comments, 12 reshares, 21 +1s)

The $14.5 billion investment by the U.S. in the Human Genome Project has paid off more than $966 billion in new jobs, drugs and a rapidly expanding genetics industry. | http://bloom.bg/11uuSpv

(Photo: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg)

2013-06-12 16:04:19 (27 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

With the  Justice Department working on possible charges, Edward Snowden says he will fight extradition from Hong Kong. Should he face prosecution for revealing the NSA's surveillance program? | http://bloom.bg/16dPxDr

(Photo: The Guardian)

2013-06-12 15:16:52 (7 comments, 3 reshares, 7 +1s)

India has carried out 37% of the world’s female sterilizations, most of them on poor women coerced into the procedure. | http://bloom.bg/13zIClB

(Photo: Andrew MacAskill/Bloomberg)

2013-06-12 14:06:50 (6 comments, 12 reshares, 28 +1s)

Sales of George Orwell’s novel “1984” jumped over 4,900% on Amazon following reports of a classified program that lets the U.S. government collect personal data. | http://bloom.bg/14vgKBS

(Photo: CBS Photo Archive)

2013-06-12 13:04:14 (2 comments, 6 reshares, 10 +1s)

Greece became the first developed nation to be cut to emerging-market status after the local stock index plunged 83% since 2007. | http://bloom.bg/14vwWmG

(Photo: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg)