MONEY

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A dinosaur smuggler has pleaded guilty and now faces 17 years in prison.

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U.S. stocks erased sharp losses Thursday as lawmakers scrambled to come up with a solution to the fast-approaching fiscal crisis.

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Shares in Spain's Bankia plunged Thursday as private investors ditched the stock before an imminent EU-backed rescue wipes out much of their holdings.

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The top 12 tech stories of 2012

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"Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey believes he and a group of investors are just what the doctor ordered for a struggling Seattle-based coffee chain. Dempsey said the group wants to save 500 jobs by purchasing Tully's Coffee, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October. The company, citing "rising commodity prices and challenging lease economics," said it planned to close a number of underperforming coffee shop locations as part of its reorganization.

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Starting with the success of "The Hunger Games," archery was big in 2012