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It appears to be all over for the Borders bookselling chain. Almost 11,000 employees will lose their jobs when the company closes its remaining 400 stores by the end of September. Though the two chains pioneered the book megastore business 40 years ago, Borders made some critical missteps over the years that cost it the business.

Microsoft says its net income rose 51 percent in the most recent quarter, boosted by higher sales of Windows and Office software. If it had not deferred some revenues last year, the latest profit number would have been only 16 percent higher.

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The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and Google Earth have teamed up to highlight the genocide unfolding in the Darfur region of western Sudan. Users of Google Earth can now zoom in on satellite images of Darfur and see direct evidence of destroyed villages. They can also get video footage and first-person stories of survivors.

Google Street View in San Diego

To show support for schoolchildren devastated by the earthquake, fifth-graders in Northridge, Calif., sent the kids letters that included poems, comic strips and stickers. The students in California and those in Haiti say they'd like to be pen pals for life.

For decades, the U.S. sought stability in the Middle East. But the upheavals of the past year have left the region in flux, and the U.S. is trying to define a new policy for dealing with changes that are still playing out.

ANALYSIS: The caucuses are largely an excuse for candidates to try to charm voters for the cameras, and for journalists to harass candidates, voters and the journalists' own audiences.

Park Geun-hye's father was a military dictator who ran the country for nearly two decades. She has apologized for her father's suppression of democracy and appears to be slightly favored in Wednesday's presidential vote.

Why are those netbook computers so popular right now? What's the newest 3G phone on the market? And, are consumers spending less on tech gadgets this holiday season? We speak to Brian Cooley from CNET about this year's most innovative, and sought-after tech gadgets.