Ritesh Batra dives into the dabbawalla tradition in 'The Lunchbox'

When Ritesh Batra first began exploring the idea of constructing a film around Mumbai's "dabbawallas" — the white-clad men who traverse the Indian city's teeming streets delivering hot, home-cooked meals to thousands of office workers — his original...

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'Stalingrad' director Fedor Bondarchuk has epic bloodlines

Though he's an award-winning director in his own right in Russia, Fedor Bondarchuk had a challenge emerging from the shadow of his famous father, the late Soviet filmmaker and actor Sergei Bondarchuk, who starred in and directed the seven-hour version...

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'American Idol' recap: Kristen O'Connor goes home ... smiling

And the first of the Top 13 singers going home on "American Idol" is … Kristen O'Connor.The speedy departure of the pretty, polished, pop-singing, 24-year-old nurse tech from Sebastian, Fla., likely surprised few. Even O'Connor probably saw it coming....

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Yanukovich says he's still Ukraine leader, calls on Russia to 'act'

MOSCOW -- Ukraine's deposed President Viktor Yanukovich declared himself still the legitimate leader of his divided country and said his Russian allies in the Kremlin "should and must act" to put an end to the political chaos. "Knowing the character...

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Dixie Chicks perform in honor of Rick Rubin at David Lynch benefit

The Dixie Chicks made a rare U.S. concert appearance Thursday night as the headlining act at a benefit for the David Lynch Foundation. Held in a ballroom at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, the evening doubled as a salute to the record producer Rick Rubin,...

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Zefr raises $30 million in new financing

A Venice company whose technology helps brands find their most passionate YouTube fans and incorporate their enthusiast videos into marketing campaigns has attracted $30 million in new funding. Zefr attracted the fresh round of financing from a group...

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Stocks open mixed; Lowe's rises on earnings

U.S. stocks were mostly higher in early trading Wednesday as investors assessed earnings reports from retailers and other companies. Home builders rose after sales of new homes jumped in January to fastest pace in more than five years.  KEEPING...

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Credit Suisse CEO says aiding U.S. tax evasion is 'unacceptable'

WASHINGTON -- The chief executive of Credit Suisse told U.S. senators Wednesday it was "unacceptable" for Swiss banks to help Americans evade U.S. taxes and he regrets some of the firm's employees did so in the past. "We deeply regret that -- despite...

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Target posts slump in earnings after hack, warns of further fallout

The holiday season was never going to be easy for Target Corp. as it tried to lift foot traffic and keep up with competitors' discounts. But it was the vast data breach at the Minneapolis retailer in the heat of Christmas shopping season that really...

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New home sales surge in January

Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Economics Editor Michael McKee breaks down January U.S. new home sales figures on Bloomberg Television¿s ¿Market Makers.¿ By Andrew Khouri February 26, 2014, 7:48 a.m. Sales of newly built homes rose unexpectedly...

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Stocks mixed after consumer confidence weakens

U.S. stocks were mixed in mid-morning trading Tuesday as investors reacted to an unexpectedly steep decline in consumer confidence this month. The weak start came a day after the Standard & Poor's 500 index came within a point of closing at another...

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Macy's profit up 11%; sales miss forecasts

Macy's Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit rose 11 percent, but the department store chain suffered a sales shortfall because a string of winter storms chilled business in January. The results, released Tuesday, come on the heels of a solid but fiercely...

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Home Depot profit slips, boosts quarterly dividend

Home Depot's fiscal fourth-quarter net income dipped 1 percent, hampered by bad winter weather and one less week in the period than a year ago. Still, cost cuts helped earnings top Wall Street's view, and the No. 1 home improvement retailer raised...

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Limits sought on weed killer glyphosate to help monarch butterflies

With monarch butterfly populations rapidly dwindling, a conservation organization on Monday asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement tougher rules for the weed killer glyphosate — first marketed under the brand name Roundup — to save...

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‘Captain America’: Marvel sneaks ‘Winter Soldier’ footage in Hollywood

Marvel Studios previewed the first 10 minutes of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" at a fan screening of the new one-shot "All Hail the King" in Hollywood on Monday night, providing an early glimpse of the sequel's mix of action-packed superheroics...

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