Chris LeBarton jumped at the chance to get in on Facebook’s initial public offering. The Potomac investor and a group of friends pooled $50,000 to purchase $35 pre-offering shares through a hedge fund connection. Read full article > >

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Facebook shareholders express anger, confusion about botched IPO

Azerbaijan’s government has gone all out to prepare for the Eurovision song contest, and rights groups have seized the chance to spotlight the country’s record of abuses.

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With Eurovision Comes Scrutiny of Azerbaijan’s Rights Record

“Casablanca” is widely considered one of the greatest movies of all time, and now a whole new audience will have the chance to “like” it — Warner Brothers will stream the film on Facebook on Wednesday in honor of its 70th anniversary. Read full article > >

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‘Casablanca’ to screen for free on Facebook Wednesday

People who missed out on London 2012 Olympic tickets are being offered another chance to go to the Games in a further online sale.

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New sale of 2012 Olympic tickets

Some Facebook users are getting the chance to pay a small fee to make some posts ‘more visible’ on the social network.

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Facebook tests ‘pay to post’ tool

MADRID — Like many of the immigrants who flocked to Spain not long ago, Klever Cordova was enticed by the prospect of easy employment and easy credit — the chance to leave behind the troubled economy of his native Ecuador and become a homeowner in a booming euro-zone country. Read full article > >

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Spain’s lingering bank crisis weighs on economic recovery

Bowel cancer patients who take aspirin daily could cut their chance of dying from the disease by about a third, experts believe.

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Aspirin ‘can cut cancer deaths’

Peter Crouch is worthy of another chance as an England player, according to his Stoke team-mate Thomas Sorensen.

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Crouch ‘deserves England chance’

Mitt Romney, fresh off a three-primary sweep that put him more than halfway to the delegate number needed for the Republican presidential nomination, gets the chance Wednesday to answer President Barack Obama's harsh attacks the day before against Republican ideology.

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Romney more than halfway there

British scientists are working on an international study to see if captivity increases the chance of heart disease in apes.

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VIDEO: Zoo apes get heart disease check-ups

What a coincidence that President Obama’s first news conference in nearly six months just happened to fall on Super Tuesday ! And what a twist of fate that the president found himself addressing the United Auto Workers conference last week on the very day of the Michigan primary, where he had the chance to blast an unnamed GOP candidate for saying we should have “ let Detroit go bankrupt. ” Read full article > >

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Obama’s ‘split-screen’ strategy

Southampton miss the chance to return to the top of the Championship as goals from David Nugent and Matt Mills give Leicester victory at St Mary’s.

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Southampton 0-2 Leicester

The Giants and the 49ers square off at Candlestick Park for the N.F.C. Championship and the chance to face the Patriots in the Super Bowl.

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The Fifth Down: Live Analysis: N.F.C. Championship, Giants vs. 49ers

People have the chance to try to resell their unwanted London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic tickets from Friday.

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Olympics ticket resales under way

What’s the chance of tracking down the owner of a lost iPod when all you have to go on is the playlist? There are perhaps a quarter of a billion of the music devices circulating around the world now, and given the global traffic that passes through the Washington area, the owner could be . . . anywhere. Read full article > >

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By only its playlist, lost iPod reshuffled to its original owner