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Economic View A Dearth of Investment in Young Workers
The bleak job picture for young Americans doesnt bode well for their long-term careers, or for the economys future.


Your Money Adviser Deciding When to Enter a Palliative Care Unit
Patients with fatal conditions who arent ready for hospice care may opt for a plan that focuses on treating symptoms and offering emotional support.


Movie Review The Spy Undercover Operation, With the Anti-Bond
In The Spy Undercover Operation, a Korean comedy, the agents wife may be his most formidable challenge.


Try the poor man's space travel
Part of the imagined charms of space flight is not just the view from the window. It is also the thrill of breaking the shackles of gravity and free-floating. Now taking a break from Newton's laws is easier (and cheaper) than ever.


Nigeria signs $1.3 billion power plant deal with China
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria has signed a deal for Chinese state companies to build a $1.3 billion power plant, the finance ministry said on Sunday, part of efforts to end chronic electricity shortages that are a major brake on growth.


HR Leader Davis Hurts Wrist in Orioles' Final Game
Major league home run leader Chris Davis left the Baltimore Orioles' regular season finale Sunday in the fourth inning with a sprained left wrist.


Cats and Girls
Images from a new Balthus exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.


U.S. appeals court revives lawsuit vs United Airlines over wheelchair
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit against United Continental Holdings Inc's United Airlines that was brought by a woman who claimed she was not promptly provided a wheelchair in an airport when she asked for one.


Celebrations all around for Barcelona
Neymar scored his first league goal for Barcelona and set up Lionel Messi while the Argentine also had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over Real Sociedad. Barcelona made it six wins in six games in La Liga.


BlackBerry confirms deep loss and revenue drop
TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd reported a quarterly loss of nearly $1 billion on Friday, in line with a warning it gave last week, just days after the smartphone maker accepted its largest...


The quest for info on Syrian inmate
A woman writes of her struggle for information about a loved one, arrested and jailed in Syria.


U.S. agency moves toward major study of 'patent trolls'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Friday took another step toward a comprehensive study of "patent trolls" - companies in the business of buying and asserting patents - to...


Well Living With Cancer Feeling Older Than My Age
Sometimes cancer and its treatments make me feel as if I have entered a time machine that accelerates aging.


Sports Briefing | Tennis Serbia Reaches Davis Cup Final
Serbia reached the Davis Cup final after Janko Tipsarevic won the decisive singles match against Vasek Pospisil to clinch a 3-2 victory over Canada.


U.S.C. Fires Kiffin as Football Coach
The dismissal of Lane Kiffin came hours after a 62-41 loss at Arizona State, when the team arrived back in Los Angeles.


Dana Fern, Douglas Ousley A Deal Breaker? Not So Fast
The bride, a pediatric occupational therapist, and the groom, an Episcopal priest, met on a blind date.


Alicia Keys Let's fight HIV
Alicia Keys and Cristina Jade Pea say young people are at the center of the HIV epidemic in terms of vulnerability and infection -- but also in potential to turn the epidemic around.


U.S.C. Fires Kiffin as Football Coach
The dismissal of Lane Kiffin came hours after a 62-41 loss at Arizona State, when the team arrived back in Los Angeles.


Miss Philippines crowned Miss World 2013 after protests
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Miss Philippines was crowned Miss World 2013 on Saturday at a tightly guarded ceremony in Bali, Indonesia, after the contest was plagued by protests from Muslim hardliners and...


The Boss Back to the Ballet
The executive director of the New York City Ballet grew up in a musical family and knew early in life that she wanted to be involved in the arts.


Nadal 'had doubts' before U.S. Open triumph
Crushing a string of opponents before dispatching Novak Djokovic in four sets in the U.S. Open final, Rafael Nadal was back to his ruthless best, with not a hint of the injury problems which have threatened to blight his career, even during a year which has seen him claim two grand slams.


UPDATE 1-Telecom Italia chief Bernabe considering resigning -source
* Bernabe's plans seen opposed by core investor Telefonica


Didnt Ace SAT? Just Design Microbe Transplant Research
Beginning this fall, Bard College will look beyond grades and test scores by offering a new option for applying writing four, 2,500-word research papers.


Mexico's America Movil may launch KPN offer in October
MEXICO CITY, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Mexican phone company America Movil, embroiled in an increasingly complex offer for Dutch telecom KPN, said on Friday it may proceed with its formal offer next...


SpaceX Falcon 9 blasts off from California
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Sept 29 (Reuters) - An unmanned Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Sunday to test upgrades needed for planned commercial launch services.


Captain shifts blame for Concordia
Judges in the trial of the captain of the wrecked cruise liner Costa Concordia agreed Wednesday to his request for a new examination of the ship, Costa Cruises spokesman Davide Barbano told CNN from inside the court.


Economic View Housing Market Is Heating Up, if Not Yet Bubbling
A home-buyer survey suggests that while the nation isnt in a housing bubble, there are some troubling signs that its heading toward one.


Marriott's new luxury brand
CNN's Richard Quest talks to Arne Sorenson, CEO of Marriott International, about the chain's new luxury hotels.


BRICs will suffer from QE rollback - World Bank
June 19 - As quantitative easing slows, developing countries will struggle to access capital, warns World Bank President Jim Yong Kim at a newsmaker event in London.


Sister of Into the Wild Protagonist Is Writing Memoir
Carine McCandless, the sister of Chris McCandless, will publish her memoir through HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins.


Well Pregnant Weight Lifter Stirs Debate
Most Americans are being told they are not exercising enough. Lea-Ann Ellison, who is pregnant, is being told she has taken her exercise routine too far.


Planet penetrator offers high-speed path to Europa
Sept. 24 - Scientists curious about possible life on Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, are developing a capsule that can be fired at high speed into the moon's surface to dislodge and collect samples. Astrium, a subsidiary of aerospace giant EADS, could be involved in a proposed European Space Agency (ESA) mission to Europa within the decade, and has been test-firing its planet penetrating rockets to prepare. Jim Drury reports.


Obama, Rouhani's historic call
U.S. President Barack Obama spoke by phone with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the first communication between U.S. and Iranian leaders since 1979.


Gadgetwise A Tablet for 3-D Spectacles, Minus the Spectacles
The Neo3do tablet plays 3-D video and converts standard video into 3-D that you can see without the goofy glasses.


Refugees die in Indonesia boat capsize
Twenty-one bodies have been recovered from a boat that sank off the coast of Indonesia on Friday.


British PM Cameron says Labour's energy, tax plans will cost jobs
MANCHESTER, England, Sept 29 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday that Labour party proposals for a freeze on energy prices and the cancellation of a planned cut in corporation tax would cost jobs and weaken the economic recovery.


Bo trial Justice or political purge?
Every non-democratic government faces the following problem when they tell the truth, everyone thinks it is a lie.


Dirndl, Dress of Past, Makes a Comeback in Bavaria
Long considered the dusty uniform of an older generation, the dress has become a wildly popular symbol of the good times and good life of Germanys most prosperous region.


Fed needs better way to signal policy, officials say
FRANKFURT/STOCKHOLM/HOUGHTON, Michigan (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve confused financial markets over scaling back its bond buying, three top officials said on Thursday, with one arguing the central...


Nadal on comeback triumph
Fresh from his stunning win in New York, Rafael Nadal describes his relief after a painful comeback from injury.


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