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• Justin Timberlake accepts invitation to Marine Corps ball in Washington DC

  LOS ANGELES -- Justin Timberlake on Friday agreed to accompany a US Marine to a military ball, after encouraging his "Friends with Benefits" co-star...  
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  NY's tight tech net may be a risky bet

  New York's thriving tech scene is focused -- some would say too focused. The Big Apple is the No. 2 hub for Internet investment behind Silicon Valley but is nowhere on the map when it comes to other lucrative areas such as biotech or clean tech....   3:25 AM
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  Carl Icahn offers to buy Clorox but urges it to find a better buyer first

  May the best man win. Corporate agitator Carl Icahn yesterday announced plans to woo cleaning-products giant Clorox with an unsolicited offer to buy the company for $76.50 a share, or $10.2 billion. But in a twist on the traditional...   3:25 AM
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  Executive decisions

  Two top executives at News Corp. resigned yesterday amid accusations of phone hacking by reporters at the company's recently shuttered News of the World. Les Hinton, who headed the company's British subsidiary, News International, at the time of...   3:29 AM

• NJ Transit parking plan derailed

  Nj Transit is stuck in park. The cash-strapped state agency unveiled a plan last fall to plug a budget gap by privatizing parking at 81 train...  

• 'Cars' fuels Mattel sales

  Toys based on "Cars 2" are zooming ahead. Mattel Inc. said yesterday that sales of play sets and cars tied to the Disney/Pixar movie are selling...  

• Google's growth is go-go-go

  Google is on the plus-side. The search giant -- which is earning positive reviews for its new social-networking offering Google+ -- is also getting...  

• Business briefs

  Pricier fries McDonald's is increas ing prices of some of its menu items in China to help offset the continued food-cost and wage in flation in the...  

• Dolce & Gabbana to 5th

  Glam fashion powerhouse Dolce & Gabbana is making its first foray into the heart of tony Fifth Avenue. The Post has confirmed the Italian fashion...  

• Fed's consumer woes mounting

  A measure of consumer prices climbed more than forecast in June and manufacturing stalled, highlighting the dilemma faced by Federal Reserve policy...  

• Obama to meet with Dalai Lama at White House

  WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will meet with the Dalai Lama at the White House Saturday, the White House announced Friday, according to FOX News...  

• Whitey Bulger's girlfriend ordered held without bail

  BOSTON -- The long-time girlfriend of reputed mobster James "Whitey" Bulger was formally ordered held without bail Friday, pending her trial, The...  

• Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony announce end of marriage

  Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony announced the end of their marriage Friday. "We have decided to end our marriage," the couple said in a statement to...  

• Stocks end up on earnings, but down for week

  Stocks advanced Friday, as blowout earnings from Google and a big corporate takeover overshadowed another warning about the US credit rating and a...  
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  Alleged Picasso thief pleads not guilty in San Francisco court

  SAN FRANCISCO -- The man accused of several high-end art thefts in California and New York pleaded not guilty Friday to stealing a Pablo Picasso sketch from a prominent San Francisco art gallery, according to a new report. Mark Lugo, 30, is charged...  

• Feds require more safety analysis at Indian Point

  ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has won a federal ruling that will require a stronger review of potential “severe accident”...  
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  Bail hiked for LI pediatrician facing sex charges

  MINEOLA, N.Y. — A New York pediatrician charged with sexually abusing young female patients, including some who were secretly videotaped or photographed while naked, compiled a “how-to book” on molestation that he titled “Sex” and kept stored on his...  

• Presidential candidates disclose funding so far

  WASHINGTON — The financial picture for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination race began coming into clearer focus with Friday's deadline for candidates...  
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  Bail set for Blagojevich at $450,000

  CHICAGO -- A judge set bail at $450,000 Friday for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, below the $1 million bond sought by federal prosecutors. US District Judge James B. Zagel told Blagojevich, who was found guilty last month on 17 corruption...  
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  Obama still pushing for 'big deal' on debt ceiling

  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Friday that he was still pushing congressional leaders to agree on a "big deal" to raise the US debt ceiling and reduce the nation's deficit, but he also acknowledged, "It's hard to do a big package." Both...  
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  Alleged Fort Hood shooter to be arraigned July 20

  FORT HOOD, Texas -- The Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 in a 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood will be arraigned on July 20, the US Army announced Friday. Maj. Nidal Hasan, 40, will be required to enter pleas on the 13 counts of premeditated...  
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  Chavez to get cancer treatment in Brazil

  BRAZIL-- Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez will undergo new treatment for cancer in Brazil after his June operation in Cuba, Brazil's official news agency reported Friday. Chavez spoke with Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff to work out details of...  

• Dolce & Gabbana lands Fifth Ave. store

  Glam fashion powerhouse Dolce & Gabbana is making its first foray into the heart of tony Fifth Avenue. The Post has confirmed that the Italian fashion...  
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  Leiby Kletzky fought for his life against Levi Aron

  He was just a little boy -- but died fighting like a man. Brave 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky spent his final moments of life in a fierce battle with kidnapper Levi Aron, desperately clawing at the coward suffocating him with a towel, authorities said...  

• Consumer Price Index fell 0.2 percent in June on lower gas costs, but Americans paid more for autos, clothes and hotel stays

  WASHINGTON — Consumer prices fell last month for the first time in a year because of a steep drop in gas costs. But Americans paid more for autos,...