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• Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000 May 25, 2013
  An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers — a functioning 1976 model — has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000). German auction house Breker said Saturday an Asian client, who asked ...
• Exploration of rare Neb. mineral deposit on hold May 25, 2013
  A Canadian mining firm says it's close to securing the funding needed to move forward with a plan to extract a valuable and rare heat-resistant element from beneath southeast Nebraska. NioCorp Developments ...
• LA stoplights synchronized but road war endures May 25, 2013
  It seems that the impossible has occurred: The nation's most congested city has become a model for traffic control. Yes, gridlock still prevails and drivers' blood pressure still spikes as LA's traffic ...
• Girl's suicide after alleged attack troubles town May 25, 2013
  One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott walked up the driveway of a classmate's home alongside other teenagers. She'd told her parents she was spending the night with a friend. The ...
• Pirates release German ship's 4 crew members May 25, 2013
  A German shipping company says four crew members from one of its vessels have been released a month after being kidnapped by pirates off Equatorial Guinea's coast. Leonhardt and Blumberg says the container ...

CNBC

• Tornado Likely to Increase Insurance Rates May 25, 2013
  The damage from the tornado that tore through Moore, Oklahoma may soon spread to homeowners' pocketbooks. Experts say comprehensive homeowner insurance rates may rise in the twister's wake.

Reuters

• Chinese premier criticizes EU move on trade measures May 25, 2013
  Chinese Premier Li Keqiang criticized the European Union over its plans to investigate alleged anti-competitive behavior by Chinese mobile telecom equipment makers and to impose punitive import duties ...
• News Corp to take charge of up to $1.4 billion this quarter May 25, 2013
  News Corp said on Friday it will write down the value of its Australian and U.S. publishing assets by up to $1.4 billion, as the company prepares to split its business between its newspaper and entertainment ...
• Lobbying in American-US Airways deal focuses on small cities May 25, 2013
  US Airways Group and American Airlines , seeking approval for a merger that would create the world's largest airline, are warning lawmakers that a requirement to divest certain airport slots would lead ...

USATODAY.com

• Drive On: 40th state bans texting in cars May 25, 2013
  Hawaii also bans talking on a mobile phone while driving a vehicle.
• How to effectively complain to get results May 25, 2013
  Tips on how to effectively complain to get an issue resolved to your liking.
• Which cars get the most safety complaints? May 25, 2013
  Survey reviews sales figures, information on complaint submissions to NHTSA by edmunds.com
• Student inventors graduate, pick up patents May 25, 2013
  Many use time in college to design a product and try to bring it to market by graduation.
• Poster: Supermodel Gisele Bundchen fixes a car May 25, 2013
  The poster is going up around Manhattan and without question, it will startle many