The Supreme Court ruled today that isolated human genes cannot be patented, a partial defeat for Myriad Genetics, a company that had been awarded patents on the so-called BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes in the 1990s.

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A boy is on the way for actress Halle Berry and her French fiance Olivier Martinez. “My son will be an American, but I remain French,” Martinez told People magazine in Paris Wednesday. The actor, 47, revealed the news at the opening night of the...

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A photo of a Wendy's employee streaming ice cream from the soft serve Frosty machine directly into his mouth is the latest addition to the chronicles of fast-food employees' grossest moments.
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For years police in New York City have been chasing the guys on Canal Street in lower Manhattan selling phony Louis Vuitton handbags and $20 Rolex watches, but it hasn’t stopped the counterfeit trade.  Now the New York City Council is considering going after the...

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A Philadephia city building inspector who approved construction at a four-story building that collapsed and killed six people last week has committed suicide, city officials confirmed today.
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Italian designer Alberto Moretti announced the launch of exclusive 24 carat gold shoes. The shoes are made from velvet and covered in gold. The shoes, pumps for women and loafers for men, cost £1,700 or about $2,664. They were presented for the first time during the Monte Carlo Grand Prix on May 25, 2013. Alberto Moretti's gold pump and loafer are exclusively distributed through department stores Barneys New York, Fred Segal Los Angeles, Harrods London, The Swank Hong Kong and Level Shoe District Dubai. Celebrities who have worn Alberto Moretti's shoes include Lady Gaga and Ryan Gosling. The price of Moretti's "traditional" velvet loafers on his website start at about $460 or 346 euros.
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Supreme Court says isolated human genes cannot be patented

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The next version of the software for the iPhone looks incredibly different than past versions and, according to a new report from Reuters, the next versions of the iPhone hardware could look starkly different, as well. Apple is reportedly looking at iPhones with bigger screens...

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When Fort Gordon, the army base in Augusta, Ga., established new radio frequencies to enhance emergency communications last week they left out one calculation: neighborhood garage doors. Garage door remotes and the new system share the same 390 megahertz frequency, which caused many of the...

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La. state police: Explosion, fire reported at chemical plant; extent of injuries unknown
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