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This final note as we leave off today. The end of the beginning, perhaps, at the once-charmed daily discounter Groupon.

It's been a rough ride for the company almost since the day it went public. Shares are down 75 percent over the past year. 24 percent just today.

Which will make what I'm about to tell you completely predictable. Founder and CEO Andrew Mason is leaving the company. The best part was his farewell email. "After four and a half intense and wonderful years as CEO of Groupon, I've decided that I'd like to spend more time with my family. Just kidding -- I was fired today. If you're wondering why... you haven't been paying attention."

Many young Pakistanis have grown up in the grip of religious extremism. But Saeed Malik is trying to reverse that trend, starting at the most basic level. He has created a bookmobile that offers English and Urdu books to underprivileged children, in hopes of broadening their minds and fostering tolerance.

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A 51-year-old man arrested in connection with the murder of Robert McCartney is charged with terrorist-type offences including belonging to a proscribed organisation.

BBC football expert Mark Lawrenson takes on TV host and Arsenal fan Piers Morgan

Haiti's former ruler Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier attends a court hearing called to determine if he can be charged with crimes against humanity.

The voters of Eastleigh are choosing a new MP in a by-election prompted by the resignation of former Lib Dem cabinet minister Chris Huhne.

Loyalist campaigner Willie Frazer is charged in connection with illegal flag protests.

Carnival organisers in Essex, hoping to book Beyonce for a once in a lifetime event have said there has been "a misunderstanding".

Former Aston Villa coach Kevin MacDonald succeeds Paolo Di Canio as manager of League One side Swindon Town.

Four men are jailed following an arson attack on a Grade II-listed Sandhill Park in Somerset.

Rafael Benitez says he has an "excellent" relationship with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and will not leave the club before May.

South Africa's police watchdog is investigating the death of a Mozambican taxi driver who was allegedly handcuffed to the back of a police van and dragged through the streets.

Gambling kept Rose out of baseball's Hall of Fame, and years later, the fallout continues. Topps baseball cards has quietly removed his name from the backs of cards that note major achievements. But is it time to re-evaluate Rose's singular status as a Major League Baseball pariah?

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A walking stick designed for old people - with built in GPS and a heart monitor - is demonstrated at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

A new process for extracting hydrogen from a liquid fuel could sweep aside one obstacle to a "hydrogen economy".

Poutine, at its simplest, is french fries, cheese curds and gravy. In Chicago, 11 restaurants recently pitted their own variations on the Canadian late-night dish against one another.

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An outbreak of 189 cases of measles, hitting 32 schools and nurseries in Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot leads to a vaccination call by health officials.

Red Bull's Mark Webber sets a forbidding pace on the first day of the final pre-season test, ahead of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton.

Humanely shaving the horns of live rhinos and legalising the trade could save the species say scientists.

Manning pleaded guilty to 10 smaller charges. He is still expected to be tried for the charge of aiding the enemy. During the hearing, the Army private also provided the first detailed explanation of why he perpetrated the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history.

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