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Food companies work to make it look natural

In this undated photo provided by Kraft Foods Inc., a package of Oscar Mayer Carving Board Turkey Breast is shown. More companies are now trying to make processed foods appear more homespun. (AP Photo/Kraft Foods Inc.)

NEW YORK (AP) — Here’s the latest goal for food makers: Perfect the art of imperfection.

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Where to invest in an uncertain market

NEW YORK (AP) — The investment landscape can be a scary place.

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Pakistan _ Nuclear-armed but short of electricity

A worker uses a sewing machine at a textile factory that is partially powered by privately-produced electricity in Faisalabad, Pakistan on Friday, June 7, 2013. Faisalabad, the third-largest city in Pakistan with a population of about 2.6 million, is known for its textiles. But from the low-end workshops that produce for the domestic market to the warehouse-sized factories that export sheets and pillowcases to international chains, that industry is hurting badly as a result of the electricity crisis, say workers and factory owners. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

GUJAR KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — A woman named Rehana Yasmin struggles to keep her sick 2-year-old granddaughter cool in a sweltering hospital where working air conditioners are rare and electric fans are idle for much of the day.

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E3 launches the future of video games with a bang

Show attendees watch a presentation on the video game "World of Warships" at the Wargaming.net booth during the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Since the first battles over “Pong” machines in local arcades four decades ago, video gamers have loved good competition. And this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo — the industry’s largest annual gathering — presented more thrilling showdowns than ever. Microsoft vs. Sony. Mobile vs. console games. “Titanfall” vs. “Destiny.” So who won E3?

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Microsoft brings Office to iPhone, but not tablets

This undated screenshot provided by Microsoft shows Microsoft's Office software package iPhone application, which offers people the ability to read and edit their text documents, spreadsheets and slide presentations on a phone.  The company isn't making an iPad version, though, nor is it offering the app on Android devices. Microsoft Corp. is treading a fine line as it tries to make its $99-a-year subscription offering more compelling, without removing an advantage that tablet computers running Microsoft's Windows system now have, the ability to run popular Office programs such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. (AP Photo/Microsoft)

NEW YORK (AP) — Even as a pared-down version of Microsoft’s Office software package arrived on the iPhone, the company is holding out on extending that to the iPad and Android devices as it tries to boost sales of tablet computers running its own Windows system.

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