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The Day's Best | 05.17.13

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Report: Yahoo nearing $1.1B acquisition of Tumblr

Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition during the 10-month reign of CEO Marissa Mayer as she tries to attract more traffic and advertisers to the Internet company's website and mobile applications.
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'Sonic' video games coming to Nintendo

Sonic the Hedgehog is rolling with Nintendo.
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Ex-Groupon CEO working 9 to 5 on business album

Former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason is diving into several new ventures, including indulging his inner rock star with an album of "motivational business music."
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Motoring Q&A: Horn's impromptu blaring puzzles owner, annoys neighbors

QUESTION: I have a 2003 Mercury Mountaineer. After returning from vacation, I found a voicemail message from a neighbor who said that the car horn was blowing intermittently, which was especially irritating at night. I was skeptical until the horn sounded while I was out in the yard. I pushed the...
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Buybacks are a big factor behind stock market boom

It's the narcissist rally.
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Review: Toshiba brings high-res screen to Windows

Last year, Apple added a visually stunning option to its MacBooks: screens with ultra-high resolution. These "Retina" displays reveal four times as much detail as any Windows laptop screen ... until now. Toshiba just released a new laptop line with a Retina-level display.
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Bank of Montreal ordered to fix oversight lapses

Federal regulators are ordering the Bank of Montreal to take steps to correct lapses in oversight that could allow the bank to be used for money laundering.
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Stocks rise on hopeful signs for the US economy

Encouraging news about the U.S. economy extended the stock market's rally Friday.
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NewsRight dismantles, transfers brand to Moreover

NewsRight, an organization created to turn unauthorized publishers of newspaper content on the Internet into licensed customers, said it is disbanding and transferring its operations to Moreover Technologies, which monitors how Moreover's clients are portrayed in the media.