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Your Money Adviser For College Students, So Many Health Plans to Choose From
The Affordable Care Act is offering more health coverage choices to young adults, including college students, than ever before.


Mubarak back in court over 2011 protests
Deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's retrial resumes on charges involving the killing of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising.


Forecast Darkens for Indian Economy
Data released Friday by the Indian government showed the economy slowed in the quarter ended in June to the weakest rate since the worst of the global downturn.


Davis Shines After Painful Chinese Take-Away
Brian Davis grabbed a share of the lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Friday and revealed he had been battling a painful foot injury gained after a slip-up with a Chinese take-away.


Rupee Drops, And Outlook Grows Darker For India
Data released on Friday by the Indian government showed that the economy slowed in the quarter ended in June to the weakest rate since the worst of the global downturn.


Aided by U.N. Forces, Congolese Hit Rebels
Tensions escalated as the Democratic Republic of Congo blamed Rwanda for supporting rebel fighters, and a rocket killed three people in Goma.


N.F.L. Roundup Pierre-Paul and Rolle Join Practice
Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul was taken off the physically unable to perform list Monday, and safety Antrel Rolle joined him at practice.


New MERS-coronavirus cases in Saudi bring global total to 102 WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - Eight more people in Saudi Arabia have contracted the MERS coronavirus, bringing the number of confirmed infections worldwide in the past year to 102, of whom almost half have died, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.


Tiger's Practice May Be Restricted by Ailing Back
Tiger Woods is undergoing a daily routine to treat his back troubles and the FedExCup points leader may be forced to restrict his practice sessions at this week's Deutsche Bank Championship.


Movie Review In Tiny Times 2, Gal Pals Take on the Career World
Tiny Times 2, a sequel to a Korean film about four high school best friends, vaults them into a cutthroat, consumerist career world in Shanghai.


Opinionator Toxic Populi
The digital village square is the marketplace of ideas. But what if that marketplace looks like the Star Wars bar or worse?


You're the Boss Blog Today in Small Business Loan Demand Declines
Disrupting lawyers. Alternatives to QuickBooks Online. Social media tips. The best cities for tech start-ups.


UPDATE 2-Tessenderlo profit warning sends shares to 20-year low
* Expects core profit in 2013 to be 20 pct below last year


Why the global economy will not affect India
Nov. 14 - Tulsi Tanti, the chairman and managing director of Suzlon Energy, sits down with Chrystia Freeland to discuss the global economy and how India will not be affected like European countries have been.


Freda Kelly Recalls Her Days of Working With the Beatles
Freda Kelly has finally shared her firsthand observations and some memorabilia from her decade as the Beatles fan-club secretary in Good Ol Freda.


An Appraisal Dean Meminger The Dream Who Was a Delight to Coach
His teammate and friend Earl Monroe recalls how valuable Meminger was on the 1973 Knicks championship team.


First Shots Are Fired in Britain After Debate on a Badger Cull
Protesters set up camp as sharpshooters began killing 5,000 animals over six weeks, a move intended to slow the spread of tuberculosis among cattle.


Sketch Guy The Beauty of Limits
It may seem counterintuitive, but constraints give us something to use as a framework, a way to help us judge what to do next.


Comments Empty-Handed Guests? Just Forgive or Forget
A selection of readers responses to last weeks Field Notes column about those who cannot forgive wedding guests who did not give a gift.


Tunisia Broadens Crackdown on Extremists
The prime minister says Ansar al-Shariah was behind two political assassinations this year.


President Obama kicks soccer ball during school visit
Aug. 23 - On the second day of his bus tour, President Obama visits with students at a New York high school to talk about college affordability. He kicks a soccer ball around. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)


Former NBA Star Scottie Pippen Won't Face Charges Over Malibu Fracas
Former Chicago Bulls basketball star Scottie Pippen will not be prosecuted over an altercation with a man at a Malibu restaurant in June, prosecutors said on Tuesday, citing insufficient evidence.


Panasonic to stop selling consumer smartphones in Japan Nikkei
(Reuters) - Panasonic Corp is finalizing plans to pull out of the consumer smartphone business in Japan and has approached potential buyers for its cellular base station business, the Nikkei reported.


Fishing boats reborn as foosball tables
Four years ago Spanish designer Ramon Llonch was struck by the mysterious symbols adorning the hand-painted wooden vessels left on the sands of Yoff. He wondered if he could find a new use for them. This is what he did.


Rigel drops asthma drug after trial fails, stock hits life-low
(Reuters) - Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc said it will stop developing its experimental asthma drug after the therapy failed in a mid-stage trial, sending its shares down as much as 17 percent to a...


Oman's ancient trade links
Marketplace Middle East takes an inside look at 40 years of modernization in Oman.


The Energy Rush Foreseeing Trouble in Exporting Natural Gas
Gas producers see profits in exports, but Andrew Liveris, chief of Dow Chemical, wants to block what he considers a squandering of a national resource, and a hit to his bottom line.


Italy's Mediaset shares suspended, hit by government woes
MILAN (Reuters) - Shares in Italian broadcaster Mediaset, owned by center-right leader Silvio Berlusconi, were suspended for excessive losses on Monday with analysts citing worries over a possible...


UPDATE 1-U.S. August gold coin sales fall to 6-year low
NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Demand for U.S. gold coins plunged 77 percent in August to the lowest level in six years as retail buying that helped bullion recover from a historic sell-off in April continued to slow, U.S. Mint data showed on Friday.


Tango fans descend on Buenos Aires
Aug. 15 - Thousands of tango aficionados from around the world arrive in Argentina for the annual tango festival and world championships.Tara Cleary reports.


Reuters Breakingviews Cameron humiliation his own doing
Aug. 30 - Prime minister David Cameron may cling onto power, but his authority at home and influence abroad have been greatly diminished. And it's all his own fault, says Hugo Dixon.


Israel's martial art Krav Maga
CNN's Vladimir Duthiers takes a look at the no-holds-barred Israeli martial art of Krav Maga.


Moscow Journal Gorky Park, Once Drab, Now Glows
The park has transformed over the past two years into an extravagant urban recreational space that offers Muscovites a respite from the intense political pressures of Russia.


U.N. investigators to exit Syria, chemical probe may take weeks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A team of U.N. experts finished gathering evidence of a suspected chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people in suburbs near Damascus last week, the United Nations announced on Friday, though envoys said analyzing the samples may take weeks.


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...


Matter Human Microbiome May Be Seeded Before Birth
Scientists are studying whether mothers pass microbes to their fetuses during gestation, research that could help fight some pregnancy complications.


Red Burns, Godmother of Silicon Alley, Dies at 88
Ms. Burns helped to lead the movement for public access to cable television and started a New York University program to foster Internet wizards.


Obama changes rules to close two gun loopholes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House announced two changes to federal gun rules on Thursday to help keep weapons from criminals, but said it still wants to push Congress to pass new gun control measures in the wake of the horrific school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, last year.


ArtsBeat Video Reviews of Passion, One Direction and Abigail Harm
Times film critics on Passion, One Direction and Abigail Harm.


Artist Hockney's assistant died after drinking acid inquest
LONDON (Reuters) - An assistant to British artist David Hockney died after drinking drain cleaner at the painter's home following a drug and alcohol binge, a coroner ruled on Friday.


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