Action movie The Grey, starring Liam Neeson as a survivor of an airplane crash, goes straight to the top of the North American box office chart.

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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows tops the North American box office in a slow weekend of takings.

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Skywatchers in Australia, Asia and North America are gearing up for a total lunar eclipse on Saturday.

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The National Basketball Association moved closer to avoiding the ignominy of becoming the second North American sports league to cancel an entire season because of a labor dispute early Saturday morning, as owners and players reached a handshake deal on the framework of a new collective bargaining agreement that would allow teams to begin playing on Christmas. Read full article > >

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NEW YORK — Appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. plans to cut 5,000 jobs, about 10 percent of its workforce in North America and Europe, as it faces soft demand and higher costs for materials. The world’s biggest appliance maker also on Friday cut its 2011 earnings outlook drastically and reported third-quarter results that missed expectations, hurt by higher costs and a slowdown in emerging markets. Shares fell 12 percent in premarket trading. Read full article > >

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Position:  President and chief executive of Quest Software’s public sector, an information technology company based in Rockville. Career highlights:  Vice president of state and local government and higher education, Quest Software; vice president of sales, public sector, Quest Software; sales manager, Veritas Software; district manager, Metiom; enterprise sales manager, Microsoft; North America sales manager, Lotus/IBM. Read full article > >

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Position:  President and chief executive of Quest Software’s public sector, an information technology company based in Rockville. Career highlights:  Vice president of state and local government and higher education, Quest Software; vice president of sales, public sector, Quest Software; sales manager, Veritas Software; district manager, Metiom; enterprise sales manager, Microsoft; North America sales manager, Lotus/IBM. Read full article > >

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While magazine rankings might not provide the final judgments about franchise health, the latest batch of franchise rankings from ESPN The Magazine is truly incredible. The Magazine’s 2011 “Ultimate Standings” — which provide “an overall ranking for pro sports franchises according to how much they give back to fans for the time, money and emotion they invest in them” — has the Redskins ranked 121st among 122 North American pro franchises. That means the Redskins are behind the Raiders, who finished 104th. They’re behind the Clippers, who were 105th. They’re behind the Bills (107th), Knicks (109th) and Wizards (110th, sorry Ted.) They’re behind the Islanders (114th), and the Thrashers (115th), who aren’t even the Thrashers any more. They’re behind the chaotic Mets (117th), and the flagging Kings (119th). Read full article > >

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ESPN ranks Redskins second-to-last among big four pro sports franchises

While magazine rankings might not provide the final judgments about franchise health, the latest batch of franchise rankings from ESPN The Magazine is truly incredible. The Magazine’s 2011 “Ultimate Standings” — which provide “an overall ranking for pro sports franchises according to how much they give back to fans for the time, money and emotion they invest in them” — has the Redskins ranked 121st among 122 North American pro franchises. That means the Redskins are behind the Raiders, who finished 104th. They’re behind the Clippers, who were 105th. They’re behind the Bills (107th), Knicks (109th) and Wizards (110th, sorry Ted.) They’re behind the Islanders (114th), and the Thrashers (115th), who aren’t even the Thrashers any more. They’re behind the chaotic Mets (117th), and the flagging Kings (119th). Read full article > >

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Dwyane Wade has had seven dunks in the past two games of the NBA Finals. Some of them are malicious, in traffic, over defending Dallas Mavericks . Others are breakaway forays of grace and power, ahead of the pack. Still the most dynamic player on this team of supreme talent, Wade scored 65 points in Games 2 and 3 of an NBA Finals duel between him and Dirk Nowitzki , whose last-second fallaway caromed off the back rim Sunday night in Dallas . LeBron James may indeed emerge as the most recognizable athlete in North America if he wins his first championship with the Miami Heat. But the Finals MVP at the moment would go to Wade, who is the reason why the Heat are two victories from their first championship since 2006. Read full article > >

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People watching videos on Netflix take up more bandwidth on the Internet than users of any other Web site or service in North America, according to a report Tuesday by broadband analytics firm Sandvine. At peak Internet hours, as much as 30 percent of online traffic is generated by Netflix subscribers who are watching movies or TV shows over their laptops, game consoles and smart phones. The report highlights a rapid move by consumers toward the Web for their entertainment and news. Netflix accounted for 20 percent of Internet traffic just six months ago, according to Sandvine. Read full article > >

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Video-viewing on Netflix accounts for up to 30 percent of online traffic

Thor’s magic hammer has solidly planted the summer movie season’s first tentpole. “Thor,” Marvel’s latest big-budget superhero film, won the weekend by grossing $66-million in its domestic debut, according to studio estimates Sunday. (Final numbers are scheduled to be released Monday.) The film’s box office was in line with industry projections; appearing on nearly 4,000 North American screens, it was expected to open in the range of $60-million to $70-million. Read full article > >

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Thor’s magic hammer has solidly planted the summer movie season’s first tentpole. “Thor,” Marvel’s latest big-budget superhero film, won the weekend by grossing $66-million in its domestic debut, according to studio estimates Sunday. (Final numbers are scheduled to be released Monday.) The film’s box office was in line with industry projections; appearing on nearly 4,000 North American screens, it was expected to open in the range of $60-million to $70-million. Read full article > >

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The mystery killer disease threatening North America’s bats

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