Like the pre-election bombings in Madrid's train system last year, those today were timed to capitalize upon and affect a major political event: the G-8 summit meeting being hosted by Britain at Gleneagles, Scotland.

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"Unemployment rising is a significant concern, but there is some cause for optimism in that over half a million net new jobs were created by the private sector in the last year, and total numbers employed also rose in today's figures, " he said.

BBC: UK unemployment total on the rise

And Sony, a company desperately trying to remain relevant in today's mobile-centric world, still sells an Android-based smartwatch that it introduced last year, but reviews of the device are pretty bad.

CNN: Smartwatches have a history of failure, but there's hope

Unveiling today in Shanghai, the two-seater EN-V concept is a play on last year's altogether riveting (albeit forgotten) P.

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"Today's acknowledgement by the Obama administration that the IRS did in fact target conservative groups in the heat of last year's national election is not enough, " said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

BBC: IRS 'sorry' conservative groups subjected to extra audit

"Today's acknowledgement by the Obama administration that the IRS did in fact target conservative groups in the heat of last year's national election is not enough, " said Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

WSJ: IRS Apologizes for Scrutiny of Conservative Groups