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Growth came in at a 1.5 percent annual rate, a sharp slowdown from the 3.9 percent gain in the previous quarter. Companies cut back on the amount of goods on shelves, but consumers continued to spend.

Taiwanese officials canceled traditional New Year celebrations and instead went to temples to pray for earthquake victims.

The number of refugees from the Syrian civil war is on the verge of surpassing 3 million, the United Nations said. Almost half of all Syrians have been forced out of their homes.

Buses were allowed to carry people out of harm's way during a stay of hostilities, which have displaced some 1.6 million. Talks between Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France are to continue Sunday.

The tech giant sold 74 million phones in three months.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that pirates, who hijacked two French vessels, should get up to 7,000 euros each because of a delay in producing them before a judge.

A cold, snowy winter in most of the country hurt economic growth, but forecasters see conditions improving for the rest of the year.

The 8 to 10 inches of snow predicted for Detroit will bring the city within reach of the record for snowiest winter in recorded history.

Responding to unfounded predictions from a local man, scientists said the risks for a big quake were slim. Unfortunately, a bug quake hit shortly thereafter. Some critics said this trial was akin to "a medieval-style attack on science."

At the 2013 Game Developers Conference the video game company presented photo-realistic animations. And it seems, we've gotten to the point where telling apart reality from animation is nearly impossible.