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Monitoring your kids on Facebook? That's so 2009.

By ANNE FLAHERTYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - After Friendster came MySpace. By the time Facebook dominated social media, parents had joined the party, too. But the online scene has changed - dramatically, as it turns out - and these days even if you're friends with your own kids on

AstraZeneca reorg to cut 1,600 jobs in US, UK

By LINDA A. JOHNSONAP Business Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Struggling Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC said Monday that it will eliminate 1,600 jobs, mostly in the U.S. and United Kingdom, as its new CEO starts a major research and development reorganization. The cuts, meant to reduce costs

Samsung refreshes iPhone-challenging Galaxy line

By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Samsung Electronics is ratcheting up its rivalry with Apple with its new Galaxy S 4 smartphone, which has a larger, sharper screen than its predecessor, the best-selling S III. Samsung trumpeted the much-anticipated phone's arrival Thursday

States wrestle with 'gambling' rooms in Fla. probe

By TAMARA LUSHAssociated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The charity-run businesses under investigation in a Florida gambling probe started popping up in strip malls about six years ago and rapidly spread as the unregulated stores became a billion-dollar enterprise. One of the industry's