| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Tech 'fails' | | "Fail fast." It's a mantra you hear in the tech-startup world -- a reminder to chase your dreams even if you need to pick up the pieces and start from scratch every now and then. |
| 'Duck Dynasty' | | Little more than a week after it suspended "Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson for incendiary remarks about homosexuality, the cable channel A&E said Friday that it would include him in future tapings of the reality television show, effectively lifting the suspension amid a flurry of petitions in support of Robertson. |
| The year in pictures | | Photographers worldwide captured deadly conflicts, devastating storms and other memorable moments throughout the year. Click through the gallery to see 2013 unfold. |
| See video of stranded ship | | An ice-breaking rescue ship is within sight of stranded research vessel stranded off the Coast of Antarctica. |
| Rescue ship stuck in Antarctic ice | | A Chinese icebreaker heading to free a polar expedition vessel trapped in an Antarctic ice floe got stopped by the ice and weather, its captain told CNN. |
| Opinion: Don't reject 'Dynasty' family | | I had the pleasure of getting to know the Robertsons -- the duck call mogul stars of A&E's "Duck Dynasty" -- over the past couple of years. I've hunted ducks with Phil, the patriarch, and enjoyed Miss Kaye's home cooking. They are good, kindhearted, compassionate and generous people. |
| Opinion: Star's rights weren't violated | | Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal got involved in the "Duck Dynasty" controversy Thursday by tweeting his response to A&E's decision to suspend Phil Robertson for his inflammatory remarks in a recent GQ interview. |
| Judges disagree on NSA snooping | | The National Security Agency notched a much-needed win in court today after a series of setbacks over the legality and even the usefulness of its massive data collection program. |
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