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Boy Kangaroo saved me
A seven-year-old boy who spent a winter's night lost in chilly conditions in the Australian bush says a friendly kangaroo is the reason he survived.


Pogue's Posts Problems With Your Gadgets? You Need a Consumer Advocate
Whom should you ask if you have tech problems or complaints?


Protestor We are willing to die
Cairo -- I write this after several days that have disheartened me and many Egyptian people. Many Egyptians desire freedom and a better life, and we love democracy. Imagine standing in long lines under the sun, waiting to give your vote for a new leader and then you wake up and he is no longer president?


Harassment lawsuit against celebrity chef Paula Deen dismissed
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday dismissed the final component of a racial discrimination and sexual harassment case against celebrity chef Paula Deen that has cost the Southern culinary star a big chunk of her multimillion-dollar enterprise.


WisdomTree launches small-cap dividend growth ETF
(Reuters) - WisdomTree Investments Inc , one of the largest providers of exchange-traded funds, has listed a new ETF it hopes will capture dividend growth through U.S. small-cap stocks.


Currents | Open In London, Crystal Amid the Brick
A designer displays his cut-glass lights and furniture at a new store called Electra House.


Disruptions Barbs for Silicon Valley and Some Who Cover It
Sam Biddle of Valleywag takes aim at those he finds very rich and very self-absorbed. And some find him gratuitous and simply cruel.


Florence tomb opened in search for identity of Mona Lisa
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - Researchers opened a centuries-old Florence tomb on Friday in a search for remains that could confirm the identity of the woman whose enigmatic smile Leonardo da Vinci immortalized in the "Mona Lisa", one of the world's most famous paintings.


Gadgetwise Avivos Custom Cellphone Cases, Pretty but Tricky
Avivos cases offer interchangeability with a frame, a rail and a jacket that fit together in a modular design and can be swapped for other parts.


Former scoring champ T-Mac retires from NBA after 16 years
(Reuters) - Seven-time All-Star Tracy McGrady, a shooting guard renowned for his exceptional athleticism, announced on Monday that he was retiring from the National Baseketball Association (NBA) after 16 years in the league.


Why long work hours backfire
Andre Spicer says there is a huge amount of research that shows long working hours are bad for people.


Mind A Dry Pipeline for Psychiatric Drugs
With rare exceptions, it is hard to think of a single truly novel psychotropic drug that has emerged in the last 30 years.


Check In Hotel Review Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview in Wichita, Kan.
This property offers comfortable and spiffed-up lodgings in a storied building in the heart of the city.


U.S. wildfire managers weigh help from military, foreign countries
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - U.S. wildfire managers facing increasingly strained resources have opened talks with Pentagon commanders and Canadian officials about possible reinforcements of personnel and aircraft to battle dozens of blazes raging across the drought-parched American West.


Legalization The Uruguay model
Views on marijuana are shifting, but nearly everywhere, it is too early to talk about substantive changes to drug policies.


Cargill sets September 30 for last purchases of Zilmax-fed cattle
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cargill Inc, the United State's third-largest meat producer, said more testing needs to be done on Zilmax and the last cattle fed with the feed additive will be out of its production supply by the end of September.


Hidden beauty of Garfuna Belize
Moonlight drum gatherings, traditional cassava bread demonstrations, parties on Settlement Day. Garifuna culture adds life to a Belize vacation.


Chinese women in 'epic clash'
Three years ago, I was just another American working mom when a famous Chinese publisher, CITIC Press, contacted me to write a book for China's single ladies.


Tropical Storm Fernand forms in Gulf of Mexico, oil ports open
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A tropical depression strengthened into tropical storm Fernand on Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, though the country's main oil exporting ports remained open according to the latest official report.


Lew Wood, TV Newsman, Dies at 84
Mr. Wood covered President John F. Kennedys assassination for CBS News and later held the news anchors chair on the Today show at NBC.


U.S. agency says Michael Jackson estate owes $702 million in taxes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The estate of pop music legend Michael Jackson owes $702 million in federal taxes and penalties, the Internal Revenue Service charged in U.S. Tax Court, accusing the estate of undervaluing some of the star's assets by hundreds of millions of dollars.


Ackman turns back on J.C. Penney, sells entire stake in retailer
(Reuters) - Hedge fund manager William Ackman, the biggest shareholder in J.C. Penney Co Inc, said on Monday that he sold his entire stake after his campaign to overhaul the retailer failed.


Pandora Sing a song of slumping shares
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Internet radio service Pandora Media Inc said on Thursday that rising expenditures to acquire music and expand its sales force would push fiscal 2014 earnings below analyst...


Heavy Casualties on Both Sides as Congo Soldiers Fight Rebels Near Eastern City
The front line is nine miles north of the eastern city of Goma, where Congolese soliders and United Nations troops have been battling M23 rebels since Wednesday.


Paperback Business Best Sellers
Rankings are based on October figures.


Starbucks to sell home-grown coffee to the Colombians
NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Starbucks Coffee Company , which has exported coffee beans from Colombia for more than four decades, plans to open its first caf in the Andean country in 2014 and serve only locally-grown coffee.


Property Values What You Get for ... $3,100,000
A modern house with ocean views in California; an eco-friendly residence in Montana; and a compound in horse-country Virginia


Aerodynamics of F1
Christina MacFarlane explores the role aerodynamics play in boosting a Formula One car's performance.


The Getaway Private Flying for (Some of) the Rest of Us
As companies work to make traveling by private plane easier and cheaper, the question remains Is it for you?


Samantha Didrikson, Fletcher Strong
The couple graduated from Colgate University, where they met.


Hamptons McMansions Herald a Return of Excess
There is no surer sign that the big-spending ways of the pre-financial crisis era have returned to the Hamptons than the similar looking mansions across the landscape.


Sports Briefing | Speedskating Olympian Barred for Tampering With Skates
The Olympic short-track medalist Simon Cho received a two-year suspension from the International Skating Union after he admitted he tampered with the skates of a Canadian rival.


Is 'kissing disease' harming tennis?
Nicknamed the "kissing disease," mononucleosis or glandular fever is a viral illness that can linger for weeks, months or even years. CNN investigates its prevalence within the sport of tennis.


Societe Generale aims to break new hybrid capital ground
LONDON, Aug 23 (IFR) - Societe Generale is meeting investors in Asia and Europe next week to market the first EBA-compliant temporary write-down Tier 1 bond, that could persuade for other European...


Homes for $3,100,000
A modern house with ocean views in California, an eco-friendly residence in Montana, and a compound in horse-country Virginia.


Texas Tribune Under a New Law, the Police Can Act as Gun Dealers
A new Texas law will allow the states law enforcement agencies to bolster their budgets by selling confiscated guns to licensed weapons dealers.


You're the Boss Blog Today in Small Business The Salad Dressing Barometer
Optimism rises. The Pebble disappoints. Is Europes recession over?


Reuters Breakingviews How to stop banks treating customers like meat
Aug. 22 - Dodgy mortgage insurance, dangerous interest rate swaps and now a 1.3 billion hit for helping to sell needless credit card protection. UK banks need genuine reform, argues Breakingviews.


Scene Stealers Richard Simmons, Internet Star?
The Sweatin to the Oldies star works out with social media.


Summer Shorelines Riverside Interludes, Far From the Madding Crowd
In Williamsburg, Grand Ferry is a place to steal time with the water, separated from the concrete by no more than a jumble of boulders.


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