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Chinese activist Chen on way to airport, bound for U.S.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has allowed blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng to leave a hospital in Beijing for the United States, a U.S.-based Christian advocacy group said on Saturday.

G8 leaders broadly united on Iran and Syria: U.S. official

CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Group of Eight leaders agreed in their initial discussions at Camp David on Friday that Iran needs to disclose more about its nuclear ambitions and that it was time to focus on a political transition in Syria, a U.S. official said.

Obama presses ailing Europe to focus on growth

CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - A growing chorus of world leaders on Friday pushed for a shift toward more pro-growth policies to help ease a European crisis that threatens to oust Greece from the euro zone and reverberate throughout the global economy.

CFTC opens probe into JPMorgan trading loss: source

(Reuters) - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has opened an investigation into possible wrongdoing at JPMorgan Chase & Co in connection with the bank's multi-billion-dollar trading loss, a source familiar with the probe told Reuters.

Dewey to consider bankruptcy filing: source

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ailing law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf is considering a bankruptcy filing as new debtholders take a more aggressive track, shifting away from earlier attempts at an out-of-court liquidation, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.

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Earlier this week Google's futuristic video glasses were granted three design patents. Yet the bigger story is that they were also granted a patent detailing some of the possible futuristic features associated with these glasses. Contrary to what the naysayers think about Google's video glasses, Google's patent actually details a very aggressive vision for this next generation device. Firstly, Google's video glasses will double as a smartphone ...