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News Feed Latest worldwide news Photos Pandas artificially bred Pandas on display at China's Chengdu Panda Base 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. Recipes for Health Balkan Eggplant and Chile Pure A delicious spread that works well with warm pita bread or toasted pita triangles. U.K. Utility Shares Fall After Pledge to Freeze Rates The head of Britains opposition Labour Party said that if his party won the election in 2015, it would freeze gas and electric rates for two years. T Magazine Art Matters | Miuccia Prada, Jane Fonda and Some Models Wearing Latex All factor into a new short film by Luke Gilford with a score by Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters, which makes its premiere here. Hedge funds enjoy post-crisis popularity with 'safe' image LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge funds may be making their clients less money than mainstream financial markets, but with their portfolios increasingly seen as a safer, low-volatility option in a tough... Cost to add more solar, wind to U.S. West power grid is small - study (Reuters) - Wear-and-tear costs on coal and natural gas power plants from adding high levels of wind and solar energy in the U.S. West is small compared with the benefits of generating less power using fossil fuels, a federal study said Tuesday. Miss Piggy joins Smithsonian Roll out the red carpet America's favorite prima donna pig is on the way to the Smithsonian. 24 Recipients of MacArthur Genius Awards Named The dancer-choreographer Kyle Abraham, who recalled relying on food stamps three years ago, is among the 24 MacArthur fellows who will each receive a $625,000 stipend. First public gay wedding in Korea It was symbolic rather than legal, but the first public gay wedding in Seoul started tongues wagging. Di Resta reveals Ferrari 'dream' Monza may be a long way from his birthplace in West Lothian, Scotland but Italy is unquestionably a home from home for Paul di Resta. Two Higgs boson scientists tipped for Nobel prize LONDON (Reuters) - Two scientists who predicted the existence of the Higgs boson - the mysterious particle that explains why elementary matter has mass - are Thomson Reuters' top tips to win this year's Nobel prize in physics. 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' good? One of the most-anticipated new shows of the fall season, "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," is now also the highest-rated drama debut in almost four years. Well Medicine Is More Than Carrots and Sticks In todays medical schools, words like provider and consumer are used as frequently as healer and patient. But no arsenal of incentives alone will ever produce the kind of compassion and attention to detail every patient wants and deserves. Pink Star diamond You got $60M? The Pink Star diamond is expected to go for more than $60 million, the highest price in history for any diamond ever purchased, auctioneer Sotheby's says. $10 Deal for Rights to World Trade Center Name Draws Scrutiny New York State is looking into the sale of the rights to the three-word name to a nonprofit, accusing a former Port Authority official of leading the deal without proper approval. Closing arguments begin in Jackson trial Sept. 24 - Jackson family lawyers begin closing arguments. John Russell reports. Norway's Arctic idyll shivers at oil plans SVOLVAER, Norway (Reuters) - Oil companies seeking new Arctic areas for exploration face a battle with environmentalists, fishermen and hotel owners over Norwegian islands where jagged snow-capped peaks rise sheer from the sea. Rambus asked about shredded records in Nvidia case * Appeals judge says Rambus doesn't know what was shredded UPDATE 1-Citigroup to pay Freddie Mac $395 mln on suspect mortgages Sept 25 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc on Wednesday said it agreed to pay $395 million to Freddie Mac to resolve claims of potential flaws in roughly 3.7 million mortgages it sold to the housing finance... Snack food with a dose of Zen September 18 - A Japanese man finds Buddha in corn snacks. Sharon Reich reports. Building a World Cup Stadium in the Amazon Organizers face extraordinary hurdles, from humidity to bureaucracy, in the construction of a 42,000-seat stadium in Manaus, a city in the midst of the rain forest. Domestic Lives When a House Falls in the Forest Remembering a childhood home that led to a lifelong appreciation of modernism. App Smart Apps That Make the Most of iOS 7 Apples mobile operating system has undergone a radical, huge redesign, and several apps have been updated to match the new look and feel. Drinking habits linked to partner violence NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men's and women's drinking habits could provide hints about their risk of being in a violent relationship, a new study suggests. BlackBerry shares sink on bid doubts, T-Mobile stops stocking its phones TORONTO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares in BlackBerry Ltd fell more than 6 percent on Wednesday on doubts about a $4.7 billion bid to take the smartphone maker private, and after a big U.S. carrier said it would stop stocking BlackBerry smartphones in its stores. Deal Professor Lax Rules Give U.S. Upper Hand in Tussle Over Alibaba I.P.O. Deregulation has helped the United States maintain its pre-eminence in the competition for global public offerings, but perhaps at a price, the Deal Professor writes. State of the Art A Whole New Idea Half a Camera Married to a big-screen smartphone, Sonys QX cameras turn out great pictures, but the cameras themselves have flaws. Honors for Breaking Bad and Modern Family It was a night of upsets at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, in which several HBO series won unexpected victories. High def video gaming on the Chromebook Pixel Thank you Steam! While the Chrome browser takes full advantage of the Chromebook Pixel's hardware, I thought it would interesting to see how video gaming works on the device. Quite well, with just a few small issues, it turns out. Firm That Sent 42 Million Texts Settles in Spam Case Rentbro and its principals, Daniel Pessin and Jacob Engel, agreed to turn over all remaining assets and to repay up to $377,321. M1, StarHub oppose SingTel ownership of fiber network SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Seven Singapore telecom firms, including M1 Ltd and StarHub Ltd, on Wednesday asked the government to reject Singapore Telecommunication Ltd's proposed acquisition of the firm developing the city-state's next generation broadband network. The Learning Network Blog Text to Text | Edward Snowden and Daniel Ellsberg In this Text to Text feature, we pair Times articles that capture parallel moments in history Daniel Ellsbergs 1971 surrender to the police after leaking the Pentagon Papers, and Edward J. Snowdens June admission that he leaked classified documents about United States surveillance programs. Billy Joel, Shirley MacLaine top Kennedy Center honors list (Reuters) - Pop singer Billy Joel, Oscar-winning actress Shirley MacLaine and jazz composer Herbie Hancock on Thursday were among the annual recipients of this year's Kennedy Center Honors, one of the United States' top cultural awards. Scientists discover new legless lizard species in California SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California scientists have discovered four species of legless lizards hidden in unlikely habitats among central valley oil derricks, sand dunes at the end of a Los Angeles airport runway and other arid and desolate spaces. How Kenya turned to social media Kenyans used social media to stay informed, donate money and organize blood donation drives after the Westgate attack. Sports Briefing | Tennis Czechs Top Argentina to Reach Davis Cup Final Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek put Czech Republic, the defending champions, into the Davis Cup final by beating Argentinas Carlos Berlocq and Horacio Zeballos in doubles on Saturday. Phillies Top Marlins 2-1, Hand Miami 100th Loss Without as much as a run-scoring hit, the Philadelphia Phillies put up enough offense to send the Miami Marlins to a milestone loss. Can Pakistan mend religious divide? Pakistan is reeling from the deadliest attack on a church in the country's history. UPDATE 2-U.S. housing agency likely to tap Treasury funds -sources * Republicans say FHA was irresponsible propping up market

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