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Weighing top line vs. waistline at McDonald's | | Sept. 27 - McDonald's decision to offer healthy options as part of its value meals is part of a growing health-conscious push, may be more about looks than the health of its profits. Bobbi Rebell reports. |
Cookson faces huge battle to restore trust | | FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - After a farcical election process that further damaged the International Cycling Union's (UCI) credibility, new president Brian Cookson faces a monumental challenge to restore trust in a sport crippled by scandals. |
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... |
Where Mets Go Deep | | The Mets fantasy football league, which this year has 12 teams, builds relationships and allows players to stay in touch in the off-season, when the trash-talking generally picks up. |
India Ink A Stranger on Lenox Avenue | | The attack on Prabhjot Singh, an assistant professor at Columbia University, is jarring because Harlem has a deep history of solidarity between various communities. |
CANADA STOCKS-TSX steady as banks offset U.S. budget fears | | * TSX rises 2.46 points, 0.02 percent, to 12,844.08 * Five of the 10 main index sectors gain * Bombardier climbs after Lion Air shows interest in jets * BlackBerry advances after reporting results By John Tilak TORONTO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index was little changed on Friday as gains in the financial sector helped offset concerns about the U.S. budget crisis, but it posted a modest weekly gain. Investors also followed shares of BlackBerry Ltd, which c |
Westwood turns on Twitter trolls | | After a nightmare final round at the PGA Championship, former world No. 1 golfer Lee Westwood received a torrent of abuse on Twitter -- and he could not resist hitting back at the "haters." |
Nokia handset sale hammers hedge funds | | LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Hedge funds betting that the collapse in Finnish telecom group Nokia's share price would continue got a rude surprise on Tuesday, and their rush to unwind their bets left the... |
Sudanese police fire teargas as crowds demand Bashir resign | | KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Police fired teargas on Friday to disperse thousands of Sudanese demanding that President Omar Hassan al-Bashir step down, a day after clashes in which rights groups accused security forces of shooting dead at least 50 people. |
First Top-Level U.S.-Iran Talk Since 1979 | | President Obama, speaking from the White House, said that he and President Hassan Rouhani of Iran talked about the countrys nuclear program, and Mr. Obama called the discussion an important breakthrough. |
Fed doves make case for patience on tightening policy | | MINNEAPOLIS/OSLO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve must be patient in deciding when to scale back bond purchases, top officials said on Friday, with one arguing it could wait "years" to lift interest rates and another suggesting it could tolerate inflation rising to 3 percent. |
Chinese firm under U.S. sanctions wins Turkish missile deal | | ISTANBUL (Reuters) - NATO member Turkey announced on Thursday it had agreed a $4 billion co-production deal for a long-range air and missile defense system with a Chinese firm hit by U.S. sanctions, rejecting rival bids from Russian, U.S. and European firms. |
Playoff Chase AL Wild-Card Race Still Real Tight | | Late-inning drama at Target Field, Rangers Ballpark and Yankee Stadium left the AL wild-card chase bunched going into the final weekend. A tangled trio of NL Central teams took the night off. With three days left in the regular season, a quick look at baseball's playoff picture |
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