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Jamie Paulin-Ramirez, a 31-year-old mom, is in the custody of Irish police, along with six others, arrested as part of a probe into the alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who made fun of the Prophet Mohammed.

A Chinese minister warned Google it “will have to bear the consequences” if it stops censoring its Chinese search site.

What’s News: Business & Finance for March 12, 2010

Summary of U.S. and world news of the day.

Jamie Paulin-Ramirez, a 31-year-old mom, is in the custody of Irish police, along with six others, arrested as part of a probe into the alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who made fun of the Prophet Mohammed.

Retail sales increased a seasonally adjusted 0.3% in February from a month earlier. Sales excluding the volatile autos sales increased 0.8%. Compared with a year ago, sales rose 4%.

Retail sales increased a seasonally adjusted 0.3% in February from a month earlier. Sales excluding the volatile autos sales increased 0.8%. Compared with a year ago, sales rose 4%.

Microsoft employees are passionate users of the latest tech toys. But there’s one gadget love that many at the company dare not name: the iPhone.

Microsoft employees are passionate users of the latest tech toys. But there’s one gadget love that many at the company dare not name: the iPhone.

Antigovernment protesters gathering in Bangkok this weekend are out to “bring down the government by any means” but won’t succeed, Thailand’s foreign minister said Friday as the city braced for a potential repeat of last April’s violent riots.

The Japanese government secretly gave the U.S. government $103 million four decades ago as part of an agreement to end the U.S. occupation of the island of Okinawa.

Sports-marketing giant IMG Worldwide and Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries have set up a joint venture to build a professional sports business in India.

Apple Chief Operating Officer Timothy Cook was awarded a cash and stock bonus worth about $22 million for his performance while filling in during Steve Jobs’s medical leave last year.

A Chinese minister warned Google it “will have to bear the consequences” if it stops censoring its Chinese search site.

Lions Gate urged shareholders to reject a recent tender offer from investor Carl Icahn, calling the bid for the film studio’s shares inadequate and coercive.