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A serious new vulnerability in Apple Computer Inc.’s Safari Web browser and new worms that target Apple’s OS X operating system have raised awareness of the growing number of threats to computers that do not run the Windows operating system. Security and anti-virus companies issued advisories Feb. 21 about a …

NEW YORK – U.S. chain store sales rose in the latest week for a second week in a row with a boost from intermittent spring-like weather, according to a report Tuesday. Sales were 1.5 percent higher in the week ended Feb. 25 after rising by 0.2 percent in the prior …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Shiite lawmakers chose incumbent Ibrahim al-Jaafari to be Iraq’s new prime minister Sunday even though his current government has been criticized for not dealing effectively with the Sunni-led insurgency or rebuilding the nation’s crumbling infrastructure. Kurdish leaders expressed concern over the Shiite choice, which marks a key …