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  • North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, seated next to former NBA star Dennis Rodman (in black cap), at a basketball game Thursday in Pyongyang.
    'I Love Him,' Dennis Rodman Says Of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un
    The former NBA star known as "The Worm" visited the Stalinist state to be part of an HBO series exploring cultures around the world.
  • Rembrandt, A Lady and Gentleman in Black, 1633. Oil on canvas, 131.6 x 109 cm. Inscribed at the foot: Rembrandt.ft: 1633. This monumental work hung in a prominent spot in the Dutch Room, visible through its windows overlooking the court. Rembrandt completed this work in his second year in Amsterdam in 1632.
    FBI Says It Knows Who's Behind Biggest Art Museum Heist In History
    In 1990, men dressed as police officers made off with 13 art pieces valued at up to $500 million. They included two Rembrandt oil paintings. The FBI is asking for help in locating them.
  • A new outpost for The Cheesecake Factory in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
    Cheesecake Factory, IBM Team Up To Crack The Code Of Customer Bliss
    The restaurant chain hopes a new system for analyzing big data sets will help it spot patterns of complaints across its more than 170 outlets in a matter of hours, not weeks. The goal: to spot problems small and big (soggy pickles? foodborne illness?) before they balloon.
  • The south leaf section of the Wells Street Bridge in Chicago has been cut off, and will be floated on the river to make way for the replacement section.
    A Chicago Bridge Gets A Complicated Overhaul
    The Wells Street drawbridge carries cars, buses, bikes, pedestrians and elevated trains across the Chicago River. Half of the 91-year-old bridge will be replaced in just nine days. The project is so complex that one Chicago transportation official compares it to open heart surgery.
  • Adhyl Polanco, an eight-year police veteran (shown with lawyer Jonathan Moore, right), testified that if certain quotas were not met, an officer could be denied days off and overtime, and be given a poor evaluation.
    At 'Stop-And-Frisk' Trial, Cops Describe Quota-Driven NYPD
    Police officers testifying at a federal trial challenging New York City's policy say they were ordered to increase their number of arrests, summons and 250s — the code for stop, question and frisk. The city says these were simply performance goals.
  • U.S. Men's Soccer Team Ties With Mexico
    Brad Guzan swatted away shot after shot and the U.S. team hung on for a 0-0 draw with Mexico Tuesday night. The U.S. earned only its second point in a World Cup qualifier at Azteca Stadium.
  • The new Samsung Galaxy S4 has been the subject of buzz in the tech media.
    Samsung Is On A Roll, But Can It Beat Apple?
    The company's long-term position in the smartphone market is complicated because of its historical association with hardware. One analyst says that what really matters to consumers are the software and new experiences.
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with top brass in a photo released by the state-run KCNA. The chart in the background reportedly reads "U.S. mainland strike plan".
    Russia Calls On U.S., North Korea To Step Back From The Brink
    Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's remarks follow a week of tense rhetoric and tit-for-tat military moves between the two sides.
  • Annuities Explained: The Choices And Red Flags
    Older Americans and younger boomers may find themselves bombarded with ads for annuities. Annuities are a $200-billion-a-year business for life insurance companies and financial institutions. Kiplinger's Kimberly Lankford explains some of the choices and red flags facing potential investors.
  • Sal Russo of the Tea Party Express speaks at the National Press Club in 2011. Russo predicts the Tea Party will be re-energized for the 2014 midterm elections.
    Tea Party Activist: It Was Worth 'Getting In The Ring'
    It's been a tough week for the Tea Party and its supporters in Congress. But activist Sal Russo and others say that their movement isn't going away. They're looking ahead to next year's midterm elections, as well as to next month's local races.
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