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News Feed Latest worldwide news Crafting Couscous No Grain, No Gain Making the dish at home is labor intensive, but the payoff is worth it on Rosh Hashana. New Ad Organization to Promote Cross-Cultural Marketing In contrast to multicultural marketing aimed at specific groups, cross-cultural ads focus on similarities to speak to diverse consumer groups. Preoccupations Conquering Frustration on the Road Back to Work In trying to help the long-term unemployed, a career counselor says patience and understanding are vital. App Smart Learning to Read, With the Help of a Tablet Using sound and animations, apps guide children through the process of recognizing letters, to actually reading. Survivor of Back Woes Soldiers On Graham DeLaet had lower back surgery one year after his debut on the PGA Tour, requiring him to miss virtually all of the 2011 season, but he has overcome the physical and mental pain. Car bomb in Iraqi city of Ramadi kills 12 RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - A car bomb killed 12 people and wounded at least 20 other in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Saturday, police and medical sources said. U.S. says North Korea calls off trip aimed at securing American's release WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea withdrew its invitation to a U.S. envoy who was headed to Pyongyang to request the release of imprisoned, ailing American missionary Kenneth Bae, the U.S. State Department said on Friday. Shania Twain on new album After launching her Caesars Palace residency last December with a series of sold-out dates, Shania Twain, country music's biggest-selling female artist of all time, is returning to Vegas for another series of dates that kick off October 15th and run through mid-December. The top films at the North American box office July 14 - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three days starting July 12, led by "Despicable Me 2," according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. 1 (1) Despicable Me 2........................$ 44.8 million 2 (*) Grown Ups 2............................$ 42.5 million 3 (*) Pacific Rim............................$ 38.3 million 4 (3) The Heat...............................$ 14.0 million 5 (2) The Lone Ranger........................$ 11.1 mi OSU Resorts to Trickery on 1st 2 PATs vs. Bulls Urban Meyer shook up things on conversions early in No. 2 Ohio State's 40-20 victory over Buffalo on Saturday. Violent protests erupt in Brazil Aug.31 - Anti-establishment protests turn violent in Sao Paulo, Brazil's biggest city, as marchers set fires and loot a bank. Andrew Raven reports. UPDATE 1-Chile retailer Cencosud profit dives 78 pct on debt, forex SANTIAGO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Chilean retailer Cencosud's second-quarter net profit unexpectedly plummeted 78 percent due to higher debt levels following purchases as well as exchange rate fluctuations, the company said on Friday. California wildfire heads deeper into Yosemite, entry road closed SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yosemite National Park, faced with the spread of a massive California wildfire, closed a second key route into the park on Wednesday that could keep some visitors from reaching one of the nation's top outdoor destinations over the Labor Day weekend. Planning in hand for Battle of Waterloo's bicentenary WATERLOO, Belgium (Reuters) - The first tourists to the site of one of the most decisive battles in European history arrived the very next day to inspect a scene of carnage where tens of thousands... Britain Cites Grave Risks in Leaked Data It Seized A court extended police powers to analyze data taken from David Miranda, whose partner, Glenn Greenwald, has led the reporting on material leaked by Edward J. Snowden. U.S. nuclear agency seeks input to resume Yucca Mountain review HOUSTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Friday said it will seek comments on how to restart the licensing process for the long-stalled Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project. LGI Homes files for $125 million IPO as U.S. housing market recovers (Reuters) - Homebuilder LGI Homes Inc filed with U.S. regulators on Wednesday to raise up to $125 million in an initial public offering, at a time when the recovery in the U.S. housing market picks... Costa Rica plans to close all zoos Costa Rica wants to shut down public zoos and release the animals, but critics say the plan is wild. Rafael Romo reports. Your Money Win a Lottery Jackpot? Not Much Chance of That The odds of winning the top prize in Powerball or other big lottery is on a par with finding that needle in a haystack. A tall haystack. Pornanong Phatlum Leads Safeway Classic Thailand's Pornanong Phatlum birdied three of her last four holes Friday to maintain a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Safeway Classic. Shell-shock Maine lobsterman finds two-tone crustacean BOWDOINHAM, Maine (Reuters) - It's not quite winning the lottery, but the odds are about as remote A lobsterman off the coast of Maine recently hauled in an almost perfectly two-toned lobster - half orange, half brown. Ask Well Eating Before Exercise The Phys Ed columnist Gretchen Reynolds responds to reader questions about fitness. ArtsBeat Book Review Podcast Life With J. Paul Getty Judith Newman discusses Alone Together, a memoir by Teddy Getty Gaston, the fifth and last wife of the billionaire J. Paul Getty. Stuyvesant Principal, Now Retired, Mishandled Cheating Case, Report Says The report said that after Stanley Teitel was tipped off by a student about the cheating, he set up a sting to catch the ringleader when he should have tried to pre-emptively thwart the cheating. City Room After the Wedding, the Bus Metropolitan Diary When an afternoon wedding ran late at the City Clerks office, the party took a crosstown bus to the reception. After a Recession in Portugal, the Tiny Green Fruits of Success Recent data suggest that the country is indeed hitting its export stride, but the balance sheets of the nations banks could weigh on the fragile economic comeback. Immelt says GE can succeed in China independently Jan 19 - In an interview with Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt touts the conglomerate's success with joint ventures in China, but says GE has succeeded on its own. Ex-Lone Star executive's fund to set up Irish unit - source DUBLIN, Aug 29 (Reuters) - A new private equity fund set up by ex-Lone Star Vice Chairman Ellis Short to buy loan books across Europe is establishing a unit in Ireland, a source close to the matter... Economix Blog The Central Challenge in U.S. Health Policy Without wealthier households sharing more costs of health care, many Americans will continue to find health care unaffordable, an economist writes. Social Qs Photo Op Etiquette questions regarding a photo opportunist, a mother who wants her child home for the holiday, when to say Im sorry and those Labor Day blues. Donald Marguliess Model Apartment Makes It at Last Donald Marguliess play Model Apartment is reintroduced, after a very dispiriting turn of events that went on for decades. Cantlay Shares Lead in Web.com Tour Finals Opener Patrick Cantlay grabbed a share of the second-round lead in the Hotel Fitness Championship on Friday, a week after the former UCLA star squandered a chance to wrap up a PGA Tour card. Mega-canyon discovered beneath Greenland ice sheet Aug. 29 - Scientists using ice-penetrating radar have discovered a previously unknown canyon beneath the ice sheet in northern Greenland. They say the canyon is at least 750km long and in places as much as 800m deep and is on the same scale as parts of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA. Matthew Stock reports. China Plans Its First Unmanned Moon Landing This Year The mission, due by the end of 2013, will be the countrys first soft landing on an extraterrestrial body, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. For Some Afghans, Cost of Doing Business Includes U.S. Lawyers The hiring by prominent Afghan businessmen of some of the most prestigious law firms says a lot about just how good an opportunity the war has been for many people. CORRECTED-INSIGHT-To cut natural gas costs, Chesapeake pumps up royalty deductions (Corrects 13th paragraph, deleting reference to U.S. three-year gas supply needs and inserting instead U.S. gas consumption in 2012) Tool Kit Devices Lead the Way to a Smarter TV While change is coming to the television set, for now the best way to get access to online video is through game consoles and other devices like Apple TV and Googles Chromecast. T Magazine In Store | The Wythe Hotels New Concept Shop Is a Family Affair Opening in time for Fashion Week, the curated boutique gathers artisanal, handmade products from the Brooklyn creative community and beyond. United States 2nd-Quarter Growth Is Revised Up to 2.5%, From 1.7% Economists said the growth rate remains far lower than what the economy needs to make up for the sharp losses sustained during the downturn. U.S. Releases Detailed Intelligence on Syrian Chemical Attack As Secretary of State John Kerry said the Aug. 21 attack killed 1,429 people, nearly a third of them children, the Obama administration received strong support from France for retaliatory measures.

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