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NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's second-quarter revenue barely squeaked past Wall Street's outsized expectations, sending its high-flying stock down in after-hours trading. While the results surpassed forecasts on all fronts, some investors may have been looking for a bigger beat, or simply cashing in on some profits as Facebook's shares have been trading near record highs. The world's largest online social network continued to expand its massive user base, reaching 1.49 billion monthly users as of June 30, up 13 percent from a year earlier.

New software developed at Stanford will allow digital archivists to sort through thousands of emails.

Afternoon Star Tribune Local Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) Weather Video Forecast

County Antrim progress to the semi-finals in both Premier and Junior competitions at the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland.

Police are hunting the two armed robbers who shot an off-duty cop after a basketball tournament in Brooklyn, authorities said Wednesday.

What do people look for when they go to raves? Is it just the obvious - sex, drugs, loud music and the chance to set aside your day job? Or is there something else, some kind of communion with every dance music fan who wanted to feel something new for a while?

On Tuesday evening, shortly after making the first proposal in 105 years to depose a sitting House Speaker, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) said he wanted to start a "family conversation" about Republican leadership. By Wednesday, it was clear that such a conversation would not be taking place on Meadows's terms.Read full article >>

Users love the social-media platform, which bodes well for the stock, writes Michael Brush.

England close day one of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston on 133-3 after Australia are bowled out for 136.

One of the most definitive and funniest movies about time travel turned 30 this year. On July 3, 1985, Robert Zemeckis’ classic “Back to the Future” opened in the United States, launching a trilogy and setting a new standard for science fiction films. Sine then, cinephiles across the world have studied the film and its screenplay, both notable examples, not just of genre storytelling, but of filmmaking at large. Of the many enthusiasts and students to have analyzed the film is the prolific and very thorough reviewer, Oliver Harper. Читать дальше...

Parsekar Discloses Govt Expenditure, Says State Is Busy Repaying Congress-Govt Loans

Taylor Swift really knows how to give fans what they want, and this time it's more "Bad Blood." T.Swift's epic music video, which features every A-lister and member of...

Ex-CM Digambar Kamat attributes his political survival to patience, his ability to listen, and lack of vindictiveness

30 Primary Schools See 5 Or Less Students This Year

Everybody get up, it's time to slam now! Space Jam 2 may be one step closer to becoming a reality. [...]

A judge Wednesday sentenced a La Crosse man who molested and filmed a 4-year-old girl to 16 years in prison after he vowed to fight his convictions.

Cara Delevingne is responding to the super awkward Paper Towns interview with Good Day Sacramento, where things did not go well. The 22-year-old gave a lot of sarcastic responses in her normal way of conversing, and the hosts didn’t seem to catch on. “Some people just don’t understand sarcasm or the British sense of humour,” [...]

Strange red lines stretching across the surface of Saturn's icy moon Tethys have been discovered by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.What are they?

Cornerback Alfonzo Dennard landed in Arizona after the Patriots cut him this offseason, but it doesn’t look like he’ll be making it to training camp with the team. Josina Anderson of ESPN reports that the Cardinals, who open camp in a couple of days, will release Dennard. Dennard joined the team in May, which wasn’t…

There are times when you can’t video chat – whether it’s in the office or riding public transport. Yahoo Inc. announced Wednesday that it is releasing an app that combines live video and texting, sending a silent message that it is upping its mobile game.