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Bankers warn of long crisis as rich seek comfort
LONDON (Reuters) - Private banks are telling their clients financial volatility surrounding Europe's debt crisis will continue for at least a year as more of the continent's rich seek the comfort of...


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.


South Carolina man who won nearly $400 million jackpot withholds name
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - The winner of a nearly $400 million Powerball jackpot has declined to be named, lottery officials said on Monday, but they said the winner who lives near Columbia, South Carolina, told them he bought the ticket while on a mission to buy hot dog buns.


Economix Blog How to Gut Obamacare
Congressional foes of the Affordable Care Act could further their aims by shutting down the government or putting off the individual mandate, two studies indicate.


After Setting a Team Record, the Jets Start a Penalty-Prevention Plan
For every penalty in practice, everyone present players and coaches, front-office personnel and trainers will perform 10 push-ups. Everyone that is, except the culprit himself.


Phys Ed How Physical Fitness May Promote School Success
Physically fit children absorb and retain new information more effectively than children who are out of shape, a new study finds, raising timely questions about the wisdom of slashing schools physical education programs.


Djokovic Reaches 100th Week at No. 1 in Rankings
Novak Djokovic is No. 1 in the rankings for the 100th week. Djokovic, 26, is the ninth player to reach the milestone.


Pipeline Reopens in Libya, Bolstering Oil Production
A striking militia opened the valves on a pipeline between two major western oil fields and Mediterranean port terminals.


Analysis Mall raid rallies foreign support for ICC-indictee Kenyatta
NAIROBI (Reuters) - While it hurts Kenya's tourism and investment, the bloody Nairobi mall assault by Islamist militants will help President Uhuru Kenyatta bolster international support as he confronts charges of crimes against humanity at The Hague.


U.S. approves Mylan's purchase of Strides unit, with conditions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Mylan Inc has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy Agila, a unit of India's Strides Arcolab Ltd , subject to divesting some products, the Federal Trade...


Diane Dorsey, Ronald Helman
The couple plan to start an online business together.


Letter From Paris Trendy Green Mystifies France. Its a Job for the Kale Crusader!
One American womans effort to lead Parisians to embrace kale as a menu staple has led to some modest victories.


Dollar, global stocks rise after U.S. jobless data
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rose and global stocks edged higher on Thursday, led by Wall Street, after weekly U.S. jobless claims data suggested an improving labor market, though investors kept an eye on the ongoing impasse in budget and debt negotiations in Washington.


Poison Pen The Arsenic in Our Drinking Water
Long famed for its homicidal toxicity at high doses, a number of studies suggest that arsenic is an astonishingly versatile poison, able to do damage even at low doses.


Front Row Olivier Zahm Brings Purple Jeans to Closed Label
The jeans are just one element of a plan to reinvigorate the label, which was popular in the 1970s and 80s.


DEALS-MA flat so far this year, even with mammoth Verizon deal
* U.S. MA up 35 pct, Europe down 24 pct, Asia dropped 8 pct


Fed should target faster decline in jobless rate Kocherlakota
HOUGHTON, Michigan (Reuters) - No matter who becomes the next chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, the central bank should adopt a strategy of keeping rates low until the jobless rate falls more...


Global Soccer A Rebuilt Sunderland Needs to Be Rebuilt Again
Paolo Di Canio came in as manager near the end of last season and has since overhauled Sunderlands roster. The result? A club mired in last place.


Netflix wins major Emmy award
Sep. 23 - Netflix's Emmy win for "House of Cards" showed the streaming video service could compete among the best. It could inspire more Hollywood talent to consider online series. Fred Katayama reports.


Rachel Farnsworth, Eric Beights
The bride is an associate at Simpson Thacher Bartlett; the groom is a surgical intern at Jersey Shore University Medical Center.


Rooftop algae a growth industry in Bangkok
Sept. 23 - Urban algae farming is gaining a foothold in Bangkok with the rooftop of one big hotel supporting a small but flourishing algae industry. Algae is well known as a source of biofuel, but the species being cultivated on the roof of the Novotel produces Spirulina, a vitamin-rich, so-called "superfood". Tara Cleary reports.


Data brokers DB, LexisNexis, Altegrity report cyber attacks
BOSTON (Reuters) - Three major U.S. data providers said on Wednesday they were victims of cyber attacks, after a cybersecurity news website linked the breaches to a group that sells stolen social security numbers and other sensitive information.


UPDATE 3-Lilly drug fails in breast cancer trial, shares fall
* Lilly shares fall more than 3 percent (Adds Lilly, analyst comment, background, updates share price)


Tool Kit Better Smartphone Typing Is Just a Tap Away
Apps and tips to help ease your virtual keyboard frustrations.


Bits The Human Behind a Favorite Spambot, Horse_eBooks
Jacob Bakkila, a 29-year-old artist and Buzzfeed employee, said he had been operating the Twitter account for the last two years.


Advertising Debating the Changing Economics of Editorial Content
Much attantion was focused on content as the 10th annual Advertising Week began in New York on Monday.


Dot Earth Blog Will Hurricane Lull Blunt Coastal Shifts?
As the sleepy hurricane season continues, will folks relax their guard or sustain shifts in coastal norms?


U.S. to consider relaxing rules on using electronics in flight
NEW YORK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Airplane passengers would be allowed broader use of mobile devices, laptops and tablets during flights, under a proposal U.S. air safety regulators are due to begin considering next week.


UPDATE 1-Google introduces new "Hummingbird" search algorithm
MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept 26 (Reuters) - Google Inc has overhauled its search algorithm, the foundation of the Internet's dominant search engine, to better cope with the longer, more complex queries it has been getting from Web users.


Williams' toughest challenge
Serena Williams opens up about her fifth U.S. Open victory and the medical condition that almost ended her career.


Port, Cohn Reach USGA Senior Women's Amateur Final
Defending champion Ellen Port and Susan Cohn each won two matches Wednesday at CordeValle to advance to the USGA Senior Women's Amateur final.


Building Blocks Another Pass at Revitalizing Abandoned Warehouse Space on the Waterfront
A redevelopment plan for the Empire Stores, seven red-brick buildings in Brooklyn on the East River, has faced decades of delay, but a new team was designated this month.


Inside the Kenyan terror attack
New details of the attackers' escape attempt in the Kenya mall massacre. CNN's Arwa Damon reports.


Climate change stars fade, even if risks rise
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Compared to the heady days in 2007 when U.S. climate campaigner Al Gore and the U.N.'s panel of climate scientists shared the Nobel Peace Prize, the risks of global warming may be greater but the stars preaching the message have faded.


Gallery Strange airplane paint jobs
Pandas, salmon, Hello Kitty. Our favorite and most creative airline liveries over the years.


UK probes slavery case
Erin McLaughlin reports on a grisly discovering in the Wales countryside that raised concerns about modern-day slavery.


3-year-old shot in the face in Chicago returns home
Kids are scared of the dark. That's normal. But Deonta Howard is now even more leery of nightfall.


BRIEF-Doughty Hanson to reduce stake in HellermannTyton
Sept 25 (Reuters) - Hellermanntyton Group PLC * J.p. morgan SEC plc - proposed placing * Doughty hanson today announces its intention to sell part of its shareholding


Guinea braces for long-delayed parliamentary vote
CONAKRY (Reuters) - Parliamentary elections in Guinea on Saturday officially cap the mineral-rich West African country's return to civilian rule after a 2008 coup, but many fear that the vote could reignite violence that killed dozens of people earlier this year.


Grohe says Lixil, DBJ buy 87.5 pct stake
FRANKFURT, Sept 26 (Reuters) - German bathroom installations maker Grohe said Japan's Lixil Group Corp and the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) agreed to buy an 87.5 percent stake in the company from...


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