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This year's Super Bowl will be held at New Orleans' Mercedes-Benz Superdome, and the city has been transformed since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, reports CNBC's Brian Shactman. Mark Simone, WOR Radio Talk Show host and CNBC's Contributors Keith Boykin and James Pethokoukis, discuss the news of Dan Marino's love child.
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LOS ANGELES-- The Super Bowl resembled a trip to the movie theater with several potential summer blockbusters airing new ads. While ad rates for the Super Bowl are notoriously expensive _ $4 million for 30 seconds during Super Bowl 47 _ they can generate buzz and potential ticket sales.
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"Our concern is that these reforms have further destabilized our communities," said Jitu Brown, education organizer of Chicago's Kenwood-Oakwood Community Organization. "
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*China a battleground as Samsung, Apple dominate globally. TAIPEI, Feb 4- Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp will shift its focus more towards emerging markets and offer lower priced phones in China this year as it grapples with slumping revenue in the shadow of Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy series.
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*HTC sees Q1 revenue T $50-60 bln, vs Q4 T $60 bln. TAIPEI, Feb 4- Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp expects revenue to be flat to 17 percent lower in the first quarter compared with the previous three months, worse than forecast, while margins are also seen holding steady or shrinking.
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Scores of independent mortgage lenders and community banks are winning business from banks such as Citigroup or Bank of America that have retrenched after the financial crisis.
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Feb 4- Guaranteed Rate, Inc, a home loan company, opened shop in 2000 in Chicago with a single office. Most of that growth has come in the last two years and Chief Executive Victor Ciardelli said in an interview he is not planning to slow down.
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Feb 2- News Corp Fox Broadcasting unit made a fresh attack on Dish Network Corp over the No. 2 U.S. satellite TV company's ad-skipping technology and related PrimeTime Anytime appeal. Dish's AutoHop features allow users to play back commercial-free versions of certain primetime shows they record from ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox.
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This year's Super Bowl will be held at New Orleans' Mercedes-Benz Superdome, and the city has been transformed since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, reports CNBC's Brian Shactman. Mark Simone, WOR Radio Talk Show host and CNBC's Contributors Keith Boykin and James Pethokoukis, discuss the news of Dan Marino's love child.
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TORRANCE, Calif.-- Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. said Friday that its U.S. sales rose 26.6 percent in January behind strong numbers for the Camry and Corrolla cars. BY THE NUMBERS: The Japanese automaker sold 157,725 vehicles last month, compared with 124,540 in January 2012.
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SEATTLE, Feb 1- A Seattle- bound Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Oregon after its veteran pilot passed out in the passenger cabin, in the second such fainting spell involving the U.S. carrier in 10 days, the airline said on Friday.
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IRVINE, Calif.-- Kia Motors America said on Friday that January sales rose 2.2 on gains for its Optima sedan and Sorento crossover. BY THE NUMBERS: The South Korean automaker sold 36,302 vehicles last month, up from 35,517 a year earlier. TOP SELLER: The Optima was its top seller, rising 27.7 percent to 11,252 units, up from 8,814 a year earlier.
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*FDA: insufficient evidence for metals/health correlation. LOS ANGELES, Feb 1- Toxicity caused by debris from a metal-on-metal hip implant meant that the device had to be removed from a 66- year-old man who is suing manufacturer Johnson& Johnson, according to expert testimony heard at the trial on Friday.
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TORRANCE, Calif.-- American Honda Motor Co. said Friday that U.S. sales in January rose nearly 13 percent, led by a redesigned version of the venerable Accord. BY THE NUMBERS: American Honda said that it sold 93,626 vehicles last month, up from 83,009 in January 2012. Sales for Honda and Acura grew at about the same rate.
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*Facebook games platform to publish 10 titles. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 1- When nWay began a trial of its dark, sci-fi combat game "ChronoBlade" on Facebook last year, the San Francisco- based startup felt sure it had a hit on its hands.
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HOUSTON/ SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 1- Renewed strength in refining and chemicals led to higher-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings for Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp, the two largest U.S. oil companies.
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Chevron Corp., the second largest U.S. oil and gas company, posted a sharp increase in earnings for the fourth quarter on higher production, better refinery performance, and a gain from an asset swap that increased the company's position in a gas field in Australia. Fourth quarter net income jumped 41 percent to $7.2 billion on revenue of $60.6 billion.
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*Russia bans imports of U.S. beef and pork. MOSCOW/ LOS ANGELES, Feb 1- Russia has decided to ban imports of U.S. beef and pork due to the feed additive ractopamine, which they may contain, Russia's Veterinary and Phyto-Sanitary Surveillance Service said in a statement.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 1- Apple Inc became the top mobile phone seller for the first time in the lucrative U.S. market during the fourth quarter of 2012, outshining arch rival Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, a report by Strategy Analystics showed.
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*Russia bans imports of U.S. beef and pork. MOSCOW/ LOS ANGELES, Feb 1- Russia has decided to ban imports of U.S. beef and pork due to the feed additive ractopamine, which they may contain, Russia's Veterinary and Phyto-Sanitary Surveillance Service said in a statement.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 1- The world of criminal computer hacking has traditionally been far removed from the cyber-spying efforts of governments, but security experts say several recent cases suggest the lines are starting to blur.