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News Feed Latest worldwide news Bullock Son helped me get through 'Gravity' When talking to Sandra Bullock, it won't be long before she mentions that special guy in her life her 3-year-old son, Louis. Iran Potential for direct talks Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says his election helped pave the way for better relations between the Iran and the West. 50-Year Sentence Upheld for Ex-President of Liberia Charles G. Taylor, the former president of Liberia, had appealed a sentence imposed last year in a case seen as a watershed for modern human rights law. Miami's Jim Larranaga Under Contract Through 2022 Jim Larranaga seems set at Miami for the rest of his career. City Kitchen The Unstuffy Taco The ideal taco consists of a warm corn tortilla with a spoonful or two of a savory filling. 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. Exhibition Review Take Note! at Mount Vernon A new library and an accompanying exhibition at Mount Vernon make abundantly clear that Washington was a reader. Exxon to Offer Benefits to Same-Sex Couples in U.S. Exxon Mobil said that it will begin offering benefits to legally married same-sex couples in the United States for the first time starting next week. Celebrations all around for Barcelona Neymar scored his first league goal for Barcelona and set up Lionel Messi while the Argentine also had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over Real Sociedad. Barcelona made it six wins in six games in La Liga. Bits Review Roundup The iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C A small number of technology journalists have had their hands on Apples new iPhones for about a week, and the consensus was generally positive. Abigail Zigman, Daniel Lerner The bride is a lawyer; the groom is a radiologist. Bryan Cranston, the man of the moment Right now, Bryan Cranston is The Man. Australia shares top 5-year highs, cautious ahead of US deadlines SYDNEY, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 0.3 percent on Friday, topping five-year highs hit last week after Wall Street broke a five-day losing streak, but investors remained cautious ahead... Women's Hoops Summit Garners Ideas to Improve Game The NCAA brought in women's basketball's past and present to help shape the sport's future. Mumbai collapse A five-story residential building collapsed in the Indian financial hub of Mumbai early Friday, trapping an unspecified number of people in the wreckage, authorities said. Deadly bus blast in Pakistan attacks government workers Sept. 27 - The bus was carrying government officials when a remote-controlled bomb went off on board. Linda So reports. US CFTC warns against some derivatives documents, after investors balk NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has warned against the use of controversial documents that have been at the center of disputes in the $300 trillion... US STOCKS-Wall St falls as U.S. government faces possible shutdown NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks declined on Friday and the SP 500 and Dow posted their first weekly drop in four, as Democrat and Republican lawmakers struggled to agree on an emergency funding bill to avert a U.S. government shutdown days away. For City Opera, the Talk Turns to a Shutdown It appears increasingly unlikely that the New York City Opera, founded 70 years ago, will be able to meet its stated fund-raising goal of $7 million by early next week. Bridge World Championships in Bali, Indonesia At the world championships, two of the three American teams have reached the final. Bits Blog Twitter Adds CBS to Its Stable of Big Advertising Partners As the social network is trying to show sustained revenue growth, CBS and other broadcasters can pair video clips with ads and distribute them on the service. Bayern draw Man City European Champions League holders Bayern Munich are paired with English side Manchester City in the group stages of the continent's most prestigious club competition while Barcelona and AC Milan are drawn together. Chat Chow A Taste of Childhood, With a Cherry on Top A family trip on the Staten Island Ferry to visit the citys only Dairy Queen franchise triggers a cascade of memories. Op-Ed Contributor Those Are Our People Watching terrorists attack a mall just miles from my home in Nairobi. Japan Consumer Inflation Hits New Five-Year High, Bodes Well for BOJ Japan's core consumer inflation rose 0.8 percent in August from a year earlier, hitting a fresh five-year high, a good omen in the central bank's battle to beat 15 years of nagging deflation. Garment factory workers demand higher wages Sept. 27 - Garment factory workers in Cambodia and Bangladesh demand higher salaries. Julie Noce reports. Editor's choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. UPDATE 2-U.S. Treasury official named lead on Detroit bankruptcy DETROIT, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The executive director of President Barack Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness was named on Friday to manage more than $300 million in federal, state and private... How sensors make your phone "Star Trek smart" Can your current smartphone be any smarter? Sure it can, if the device knows how to better understand its surroundings with the help of internal sensors. Qualcomm's Project Gimbal does just that for app developers. Here's a peek at how Paramount is using the technology. Television Review Hello Ladies, Starring Stephen Merchant Stephen Merchant, best known as the writing partner of Ricky Gervais, plays a British transplant to Los Angeles in Hello Ladies on HBO. U.S. jobs report, other economic data would be delayed by shutdown WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will stop publishing much of its economic data next week if the government shuts down, including the closely watched monthly employment report, officials said... Sketch Guy Trying to Outguess the Unpredictable People subscribe to investing newsletters because they want some certainty about their financial decisions. But no one knows which way the markets will turn. Sports Briefing | Figure Skating Japanese Star in Second The two-time figure skating world champion Miki Ando of Japan is second after the short program at the Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany. REFILE-UPDATE 2-BlackBerry reports deep loss, revenue drop, as warned TORONTO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd reported a quarterly loss of nearly $1 billion on Friday, in line with last week's warning, days after accepting its largest shareholder's tentative $4.7... 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. Coughlin Leads Calls for Giants to Show More Character Coach Tom Coughlin said he had challenged the Giants pride in the aftermath of a 38-0 loss to the Panthers that left his team 0-3. UPDATE 2-Intesa CEO could be ousted next week - sources * CEO Cucchiani clashing with key board member, investor-sources Britain's FTSE 100 index edges higher, miners recover LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index edged higher on Thursday, with a rise in metals prices on improving seasonal demand from China, the world's biggest consumer of industrial... Ted Cruz's all-nighter in 60 seconds Senator Ted Cruz pulls an all nighter - though not technically a filibuster - to focus attention on GOP conservatives' bid to "defund" President Obama's signature health care law. New Yorks Air Is Cleanest in 50 Years, Survey Finds Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said the city estimates that the reduction in pollution is preventing 800 deaths and 2,000 emergency room visits and hospitalizations each year.

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