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Addressing new allegations of corruption, FIFA President Sepp Blatter says through his attorney that he won't step down and has "done nothing illegal or improper."

The move to raise rates from 10.5 percent is aimed at limiting the ruble's slide and curbing inflation. Sanctions and low oil prices have made it the world's worst-performing major currency this year.

Passengers can hail the popular three-wheeled vehicles using an Uber app. Fares are set by the state.

Harold Thomas Martin III was a NSA private contractor who prosecutors say spent decades stealing national security secrets.

There Will Be Blood, a new film starring Daniel Day-Lewis, is a morality play set in the early days of California's oil boom. It involves the unholy trinity of oil, money and religion.

Amazon.com has rounded up more than 1,000 titles of classic literature and is offering them as a single purchase for just under $8,000. The Penguin Classics Collection weighs 700 pounds -- but delivery is free.

Musicians Johan Karlberg and Etienne Tron first met Malawi-born Esau Mwamwaya running a junk shop outside their studio. The two were eager to befriend Mwamwaya, in part because they thought he was an African drummer. Turns out, he was much more. The three have formed a group called The Very Best and released Warm Heart of Africa in October.

Each season will be based on one book in the beloved series by controversial author J.K. Rowling, and the cast will be different from the films. Some fans are unhappy about Rowling's involvement.

Furnishings and artwork change with each president, often displaying both an aesthetic and political philosophy.

In his memoir A Promised Land, Obama tells the story of his political rise through the first two years of his presidency. Here, listen to excerpts from the book before its release on Tuesday.