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| Why Goldman's board falls short - Felix TV | | | The Goldman Sachs board of directors is supposed to keep management in check, but Reuters' blogger Felix Salmon says it is stacked with company insiders, conflicting interests and inexperience. (October 15, 2012) |
| A new sense of optimism in Iran | | | From bakery to barber shop, cafe to carpet store, Iranians stroll their capital with a renewed step, uplifted by how their newly elected president seeks something remarkable after decades of cold war-like relations between their country and the West. |
| Planned Parenthood sues Texas over abortion restrictions | | | (Reuters) - Planned Parenthood, the largest U.S. abortion provider, filed a lawsuit in federal court on Friday challenging part of a new Texas law which the group said will dramatically reduce access to safe abortions, especially in rural areas of the huge state. |
| 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. |
| Fossil fish find in China fills in evolutionary picture | | | SYDNEY (Reuters) - An international team of scientists in China has discovered what may be the earliest known creature with a distinct face, a 419 million-year-old fish that could be a missing link in the development of vertebrates. |
| Tesla, Tata equal tough times for GM | | | General Motors faces a future challenged by emerging car companies such as Tata abroad and innovative firms such as Tesla in the U.S., says GM Vice Chairman Stephen Girsky. |
| 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. |
| In Collapse in Mumbai, Hopes Fade on Rescues | | | After rescuing 33 people, disaster officials said that they did not expect to find any more survivors in the rubble of a five-story building that collapsed early on Friday morning. |
| EMERGING MARKETS-Brazil stocks firm on Santander unit payout | | | * U.S. debt, budget negotiations still worrying investors * Banks drive gains in Brazil Bovespa, OGX weighs * Mexico IPC and Chile IPSA each fall 0.24 percent MEXICO CITY, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks rose slightly on Friday, led higher by the local wing of Spanish bank Santander SA after it announced a one-off dividend paid to Santander Brasil shareholders. However, ongoing concern over U.S. budget and debt negotiations in Washington continued to worry investors who fea |
| Well Statins Tied to Cataract Risk | | | In one of the largest studies ever done on the subject, researchers have found that taking statins, the widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs, is associated with an increased risk for cataracts. |
| Alonso cycle deal stalls | | | Fernando Alonso won't be saving Euskaltel Euskadi after all. But Alonso still wants a cycling team and might start one up from "scratch." |
| Motherlode Blog Dont Dress Your Toddler Like a Hipster | | | The stylish children on fashion Tumblrs dont look like children so much as eerie, miniature-sized versions of hipsters and socialites, and they are splashed across social media to inspire the style of actual grown-ups. |
| Hello Kitty's maiden U.S. flight | | | Cute and adorable or simply odd? The first of EVA Air's long range Hello Kitty jets completed its maiden flight to Los Angeles last week, drawing a litter of curious Kitty enthusiasts. |
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