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U.N. report Humans warming world
The world's getting hotter, the sea's rising and there's increasing evidence neither are naturally occurring phenomena.


Gary Player Why I love horses
The nine-time Major Champion tells CNN's Errol Barnett about his passions beyond golf.


Big freighter traverses Northwest Passage for 1st time
LONDON (Reuters) - A large freighter completed a voyage through the hazardous Arctic Northwest Passage for the first time this week, showing the potential for cutting shipment times and costs as global warming opens new routes.


QA A Change in iTunes Radio
Adjusting to shifts in iTunes after the arrival of iOS7, and locking a Nexus 7 screen into place.


Hornets kill at least 19 people in China
At least 19 people have been stung to death by hornets -- which may include the world's largest hornet species Vespa mandarinia -- in China's central Shaanxi province in the last three months, according to the city government of Ankang, the apparent epicenter of a recent spate of fatalities and injuries.


'Don't get stuck in success'
Economist and author Noreena Hertz explains why it pays to not get stuck in your own success and make choices with your eyes wide open.


The power of friendship
World number 2 Andy Murray focuses on his friend, ATP doubles player Ross Hutchins, who is battling cancer.


Reimagining a Boardwalk, This Time in Concrete
Queens residents had mixed reactions to the citys abandoning wood in a $200 million plan to replace 4.7 miles of Rockaway Beach walkway ravaged by Hurricane Sandy.


Judge allows challenges to Illinois gay marriage ban to proceed
(Reuters) - An Illinois judge on Friday allowed two lawsuits challenging the state's ban on gay marriage to proceed, possibly setting the stage for state courts rather than the legislature to decide...


Liz Gerrings Glacier Opens Peak Performances Series
Peak Performances is opening its season with a new work by the abstract choreographer Liz Gerring.


Rights Groups and Clinics Sue Texas Over Provisions in Its New Abortion Law
The plaintiffs are seeking to block two provisions one would require doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital and the other requires a different drug protocol for medical abortions.


T Magazine The Daily Shoe | At Christian Dior, the Perfect Black Pump
T plucks the best shoes right off the runway. Todays pick a simple heel that stuns with its classic simplicity.


UPDATE 2-Intesa CEO could be ousted next week - sources
* CEO Cucchiani clashing with key board member, investor-sources


Logistics behind 'floating city'
Isa Soares ventures below deck to see the operation behind the scenes at the Royal Princess cruise ship.


Workstation Modern Offices, Chock-Full of Offenses
A new book from Judith Martin, known as Miss Manners, and her son is both a sad and hilarious commentary on the state of the modern, open-space workplace.


Phonebloks A new concept in phones
What if you could buy a smart phone that would last you for the rest of your life?


The Boss Still Minding the Mill
Bob Moore, founder and chief executive of Bobx2019;s Red Mill Natural Foods in Milwaukie, Ore.


Moyes Needs Response After Worst United Start in 24 Years
If David Moyes wondered how difficult it would be to replace Alex Ferguson at Manchester United then the scale of the task was brought home by a stinging Premier League defeat to West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.


UPDATE 1-Japan's Abe says no concessions, but no escalation in islet spat with China
NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Japan will make no concessions on sovereignty over Pacific islets also claimed by China, but will not make any moves to escalate the situation, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday.


Where superyachts are born
CNN's MainSail takes a sneak peak inside the Wally workshop, which has built some of the world's most expensive boats.


Bank of Ireland bond marks peripheral decoupling
* Bailed-out bank attracts EUR 2.3bn of orders for seven-year bond


National Briefing | South Mississippi Quest for a Same-Sex Divorce
A woman is asking Mississippi to recognize her out-of-state same-sex marriage so she can get a divorce.


How do child refugees cope?
I never imagined I would find myself in Lebanon, on the outskirts of the brutal civil war in Syria. As a 32-year-old woman from Chicago, I didn't know what to expect.


Art in Review Brian Belott Draw Gym
The multitasking artist Brian Belott organized Draw Gym, a raucous show of drawings by 75 young or youngish artists.


Belgium says finds virus in prime minister's office computers
BRUSSELS, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Belgian experts investigating the security of the government's computer network discovered a virus in the offices of Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo, the government said on Friday.


How good is the iPhone 5S camera?
Very soon, you will be sick of slow-motion videos. They will fill up your Facebook, Instagram and Vine feeds. The amateur clips will show pets jumping and playing, objects falling and breaking, and people dancing about in glorious, high-quality slow motion.


Palantir Technologies raises $196.5 million
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Data-analytics company Palantir Technologies has raised $196.5 million, the company disclosed Friday in a regulatory filing.


Singing doctor turns social media into treatment tool
Sept. 25 - A doctor in the UK has become a Youtube sensation while demonstrating the power of social media to help patients. Dr Tapas Mukherjee is now known as 'The Singing Doctor', with his version of 90s hit "Breakfast at Tiffany's" by the band Deep Blue Something, which he has adapted lyrically to help acute asthma patients treat their condition. Jim Drury went to meet him.


ArtsBeat Popcast New Albums by Drake and the Weeknd
Jon Caramanica and Ben Ratliff discuss artistic personae, new theories of the hip-hop mainstream and the ongoing story of the Aubrey-Abel axis.


U.N. panel to blame mankind for global warming, explain 'hiatus'
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A United Nations panel of experts met on Monday to review a draft report that raises the probability that climate change is man-made to 95 percent and warns of ever more extreme weather unless governments take strong action.


Passengers lack info on cruise ship crime
Vegas stole the slogan. But cruise ships can also lay claim Whatever happens on cruise ships, stays on cruise ships.


Two men plead not guilty to murder of British soldier Lee Rigby
Two men accused of murdering British soldier Lee Rigby in the south London neighborhood of Woolwich in May pleaded not guilty Friday at the Old Bailey criminal court in London.


Lumber Liquidators stock falls after report of search by feds
Sept 27 (Reuters) - Shares of Lumber Liquidators Holdings plunged 10 percent in premarket trading on Friday after the Associated Press reported that federal authorities searched the retailer's...


Premier League Coverage Pays Off for NBC
NBC Sports Group has gone big with covering Premier League soccer games as part of a three-year deal. The viewership numbers have shown that the formula for full-blown coverage has been working.


Foraging Boutiques Emerge in a Santiago Barrio
Several locally owned shops have opened in the Lastarria neighborhood of the Chilean capital, becoming go-to places for one-of-a-kind finds.


World's busiest airports
Is it London? Or Beijing? Or somewhere in the U.S.? The answer may surprise you


Scientists set to prepare strongest warning that warming man-made
OSLO (Reuters) - Scientists meet on Monday to prepare the strongest warning yet that climate change is man-made and will cause more heatwaves, droughts and floods this century unless governments take action.


Video purports to show man falling onto subway tracks
Sept. 26 - The MBTA releases video of a man who is rescued after falling onto subway tracks. Jillian Kitchener reports.


UPDATE 1-Iranians cheer, protest over Rouhani's historic phone call with Obama
* Hundreds hail moderate president's return from UN General Assembly


The Wimbledon greats
Open Court sifts through the archive to bring you some of its favorite interviews.


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