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Designers roll out an armored successor for the Humvee. (more)

iRobot's new Scooba runs rings around the homeowner's bucket and mop. (more)

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In the heated race to tap a continent's oil resources, China is making headway in countries like Nigeria, where others often fear to tread. (more)

How our national obsession with drug safety is killing people -- and what we can do about it. (more)

Japanese regulators watched the company's CEO for three years. Why did it take so long to finally shut him down? (more)

Inside the Houston courtroom, it's going to be a long, strange trial. (more)

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In the heated race to tap Africa's oil resources, the Chinese are everywhere, despite unrest that has prompted others to pull back. (more)

"Sleep architecture," narcoleptic Dobermans, and new pills galore: The sedative industry has never been so perky. (more)

Russia doesn't belong in the same league as Brazil, India, and China. (more)

The demands are more daunting than ever, and the pressure to perform is relentless. But the great CEOs embrace the impossible. (more)

and talked four kidnappers into letting him go. Eddie Lampert is ... THE BEST INVESTOR OF HIS GENERATION. So what is he doing with Sears? (more)

His investments in Sears and Kmart have been hugely lucrative, even with the merged Sears Holdings stock down 25% from its peak. (more)

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An anchor is attacked in Iraq, reminding us that news isn't show biz. (more)

How the investors behind Virgin America airlines plan to cash in. (more)

The No. 2 U.S. automaker launches a second turnaround plan. (more)