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Financial terms of the sale, which is expected to close in the second quarter of 2013, were not disclosed. The announcement comes just weeks after major publishers launched their own book-recommendation website.

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Federal law generally prohibits dietary supplements from claiming to treat specific diseases or viruses. Yet NPR found more than 100 products sold on Amazon that make unsubstantiated antiviral claims.

Also: South Korean officials will brief the U.S. on their visit to North Korea; Singapore releases a report on a deadly 2017 U.S. warship accident; and Amazon's Alexa freaks people out by laughing.

Alex Atala's Sao Paulo restaurant, D.O.M., is ranked among the top 10 restaurants in the world. His cuisines, which showcases irridescent insects, delicate jungle herbs and other ingredients from the Amazon, is pushing the frontiers of gastronomy.

The Irish entrepreneur stepped down as leader of one of the world's largest tech conferences following remarks he made about Israel and war crimes.

The world's largest retailer will hawk its products on Google Express for the first time, in a play to get a bigger chunk of the growing voice-enabled shopping market currently dominated by Amazon.

A deal was announced on Wednesday in which Amazon will acquire MGM, the storied Hollywood movie studio.

MGM is the film and television studio behind iconic films like the James Bond franchise, Rocky and The Silence of the Lambs.

Amazon launches an online pharmacy, sending shares of CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid tumbling. Amazon has pushed to compete with Walmart and major pharmacy chains that have long offered home delivery.