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Perry Corp cuts stake in J.C. Penney by more than half
NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co Inc shareholder Perry Corp has cut its stake in the retailer by more than half to 3.28 percent, a regulatory filing showed Monday.


New app uses augmented reality to show internship opportunities
TORONTO (Reuters) - College students and graduates know getting an internship can be the gateway to a job but landing one can often be difficult.


Special Report The Presidents Cup Presidents Cup Is Custom-Made for Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods has had a great track record both in the Presidents Cup and at the course where its being played this year.


Even at $700, Apple is not a bubble Felix TV
It took 15,000 data points to answer a question millions of investors are asking Is Apple stock overvalued? With the help of friends at Datastream, Reuters blogger Felix Salmon presents a unique visual analysis showing that even at $700 a share, Apple is not overvalued as Microsoft was before its bubble burst. (September 19, 2012)


JJ receives private equity offers for diagnostics unit -sources
NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Some of the world's largest private equity firms have made preliminary offers for Johnson Johnson's Ortho Clinical Diagnostics unit, which makes blood screening...


Obama Criticizes G.O.P. as Senate Rejects Houses Terms on Budget
President Obama castigated House Republicans after they pushed forward a new plan to tie further government spending to a one-year delay in a requirement that individuals buy health insurance.


Achillion stock plunges as FDA maintains clinical hold on hep C drug
(Reuters) - Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decided not to lift a clinical hold it had placed on the firm's hepatitis C drug, sovaprevir, leaving an uncertain fate for the company's most promising drug.


Well Cooking With Miso
Many people know and love miso soup. But this week Martha Rose Shulman goes beyond soup and explains how miso can be used for glazes, dips and dressings.


The Devils Plan of Succession, Carried Out Gradually
Martin Brodeur is set to start his 21st season in the N.H.L., with Cory Schneider waiting in the wings to take over in goal.


Newmont joins race for Glencore's Las Bambas mine -FT
Oct 1 (Reuters) - Newmont Mining Corp the biggest gold miner in the United States, has joined the race for Glencore Xstrata's copper mining project in Peru, the Financial Times reported in its...


Your Money Adviser When Health Deductibles Rise, Men Delay Emergency Care
A recent study found that men are more likely to delay treatment for serious conditions under high-deductible plans, in contrast to women, who tend to cut back care for minor ailments only.


Working poor hit hard by Colorado flooding
EVANS, Colo. (Reuters) - Victoria Varela shook her head in disbelief as she surveyed the wreckage of the trailer she had fled minutes before flood waters rushed through her mobile home park in the hardscrabble town of Evans, Colorado destroying everything in its path.


Meet the 'mermaid' of Barcelona
With a first name that means "wave" in Catalan, perhaps Ona Carbonell was destined to pursue a career in water sports.


Cameron says Britain should not ban Islamic face veils
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday Britain should not follow other European countries and ban Islamic face veils but certain institutions such as schools and...


Once-Calm Area of Iraq Is Shaken by Bombings
After several explosions struck Iraqs northern Kurdish region, killing at least six people and setting off chaos, a string of car bombs on Monday claimed dozens of lives around Baghdad.


T Magazine On View | Friendly Sculptures Derived From Scary Weather
The artist Nathalie Miebach creates whimsical pieces that represent complex scientific data related to unusual weather patterns.


Gadgetwise Minimal Desktop Speakers With Maximum Sound
Logitechs Z600 Bluetooth speakers deliver some serious volume from a streamlined package.


Argentine Judge Seeks to Put Franco Officials on Trial
The judge wants to extradite police officials who are accused of torturing opponents of the dictatorship until 1975, when Francisco Franco died.


Amanpour explains shutdown
CNN's Christiane Amanpour explains the impending shutdown of the American government.


Jean Anyon Dies at 72; Wrote Ghetto Schooling
Professor Anyon, who taught at the City University of New York, asserted that the problems that plague urban schools are inextricably linked to larger social ills.


Well Eating the Color Purple
Even though its officially autumn, the summer crop of eggplant is still in full swing at farmers markets across the country.


Brazil raises spending limit on home purchases from pension fund
BRASILIA, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Brazilians will be allowed to apply money held in their government-run pension funds towards the purchase of more expensive homes, Brazil's top economic policy-making body announced on Monday, which could boost demand in the country's recovering housing sector.


Sony's PS4 tops Xbox One as gamers' holiday choice Reuters/Ipsos poll
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - More U.S. shoppers prefer Sony Corp's upcoming PlayStation 4 than Microsoft Corp's Xbox One, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, as the industry's two leading videogame console makers prepare to do battle this holiday season.


Israel showcases Botticelli fresco
Sept. 17 - The Israel Museum displays a Botticelli masterpiece, "The Annunciation of San Martino alla Scala," on loan from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. Tara Cleary reports.


US STOCKS-Wall St slips as gov't shutdown more likely on budget impasse
* Possibility of budget deal before midnight seen as remote


Things I wish I'd known at 15
International day of the girl 'To my 15-year-old self'


STXNEWS LATAM-Triunfo Participaes disputes Brazil road concession
Triunfo Participaes is contesting the results of a Sept. 18 road auction in Brazil that awarded a concession to operate part of the BR-050 highway to Consorcio Planalto, according to a statement on...


Movie Review Robert Reich Stars in the Documentary Inequality for All
In Inequality for All, Robert Reich, labor secretary under President Bill Clinton, explains Americas economic woes.


ArtsBeat Bloomberg Says City Opera Is On Its Own
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said Monday that neither the city nor his private foundation would step in to save New York City Opera, which has said it will file for bankruptcy protection without support.


6 arrested in official's death
The drowning of an official during interrogation prompts questions about how far Chinese investigators will go.


Special Report The Presidents Cup Meteoric Rise Lands Jordan Spieth on U.S. Presidents Cup Team
Jordan Spieth will be the youngest American to play in The Presidents Cup, culminating a dazzling rise that seemed beyond his ambitions when he was struggling to get a P.G.A. Tour card 10 months ago.


Hackers want your smartphone
In the world of cyber security there are some well-known designations for anyone that considers him or herself to be a hacker, the term being so broad in scope now.


UPDATE 1-KKR buys stake in appliance maker in biggest China deal
* China's home appliance market expected reach $105 bln in next two years


Open Mic Tehran
Iranians in Tehran step up to CNN's Open Mic and tell Americans what they really feel about them.


Tennis Djokovic gets engaged
It's a love match for Novak Djokovic.


Ex-NSA contractor designs 'surveillance-proof' font
A designer and former NSA contractor has created four new fonts that he suggests Google won't be able to read with its current software


Sources Kenya was warned before mall attack
A number of Kenya's Cabinet members and defense officials were warned about the possibility that the terror group al-Shabaab was planning to carry out a Westgate-style attack a year before gunman stormed the Nairobi mall, sources said.


After Nairobi, is the West next?
Evidence suggests that replicating the Nairobi and 2008 Mumbai attacks is Al-Shabaab's priority.


UPDATE 1-Obama calls congressional leaders as shutdown deadline draws closer
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama placed separate calls to congressional leaders on Monday evening as a midnight deadline for a government shutdown drew closer, a White House...


Orecchiette With Basil and Pistachio Pesto and Green and Yellow Beans
The small ear-shaped pasta provides hollows for the delicious sauce to settle into.


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