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HTC Updates One Phone, Emphasizes Metal Design

HTC is updating its flagship HTC One smartphone by giving it a larger screen, better software and more camera features.

The original HTC One received good reviews and was named the best smartphone of 2013 at the wireless industry's premier trade show in Barcelona, Spain, last month. But HTC has failed to translate that glowing praise into sales.

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Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin Announce Separation

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin, one of Hollywood's highest profile couples, are separating after more than a decade of marriage, according to a message posted Tuesday on the "Iron Man" star's blog.

Paltrow, 41, and Martin, 37, were married in 2003. The actress and the musician have two children: daughter Apple, 9; and son Moses, 7.

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Jolie Surprises CinemaCon to Tout 'Unbroken'

Angelina Jolie took to the stage at CinemaCon, the annual convention of theater exhibitors, on Tuesday to reveal footage from the upcoming survival saga "Unbroken," which she directed and produced.

"I wanted to make this film because its message is one that we all need now more than ever," said Jolie in front of the crowd of theater owners at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

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'Fifty Shades,' 'Fast,' 'Dumber' Teased in Vegas

Universal Pictures had a strong start at the box office this year, with "Lone Survivor" grossing more than $124 million and "Ride Along" bringing in nearly $146 million globally.

The run could continue for the studio that previewed its upcoming slate of films on Tuesday at the annual movie theater convention CinemaCon.

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Social Painting Grows Popular at Bars, Art Studios

The Fox and Hound pub in downtown Philadelphia boasts all the fixings of a standard sports bar: huge TVs, numerous beers on draft and a menu filled with burgers, wings and nachos.

So what are all the easels and canvases for?

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Burger King Baby Finds Birth Mom, Feels 'Pure Joy'

A woman who, as a newborn, was abandoned in the bathroom of a Pennsylvania fast-food restaurant said she has found her birth mother just three weeks after launching a search that garnered worldwide attention, and as her mother prepared to look for her.

Katheryn Deprill, 27, said Tuesday she felt "pure joy" when she met her biological mother for the first time Monday at an attorney's office. And, after she learned the sad details of her conception and abandonment, she said she understood why her mom did what she did.

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Snag Delays Arrival of Crew at Space Station

An engine snag has delayed the arrival of a Russian spacecraft carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station until Thursday.

A rocket carrying Russians Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev and American Steve Swanson to the International Space Station blasted off successfully early Wednesday from the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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'The Young and the Restless' Celebrates 41 Years

"The Young and the Restless" took a break from love, deception and backstabbing to celebrate the TV soap's 41st anniversary on Tuesday.

Led by longtime stars Eric Braeden, Melody Thomas Scott and Peter Bergman, the cast and crew gathered to celebrate a day early. The CBS show has been daytime's top-rated soap since December 1988 and was recently renewed through 2017.

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U.S. 'Disappointed' by Saudi Denial of Jerusalem Post Reporter Visa

The White House said Tuesday it is "very disappointed" that Saudi Arabia has denied a Jerusalem Post reporter's visa to cover President Barack Obama's visit to the kingdom later this week.

Deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said the White House made clear to the Saudis the importance that the reporter have access to cover the trip.

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Camera Used on Moon Landing Sold for $758,489

It was put on auction as a camera that made it to the moon and back. And it had its price — nearly $760,000.

The Hasselblad 500 sold over the weekend is described by Vienna auctioneers Galerie Westlicht as part of the equipment carried by the 1971 Apollo 15 mission, the fourth manned mission to land on the moon. Galerie Westlicht identifies the new owner as Japanese businessman Terukazu Fujisawa.

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