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Sketch Guy A Time to Splurge, and a Time to Pinch Pennies
People make their own choices on what they are willing to spend extra for. The important thing is having good reasons for these choices.


Breaking Bad Creator Gilligan in Deal for CBS Show, Battle Creek
Vince Gilligan wrote the new series, a police drama, for CBS 10 years ago, and it will begin next fall.


Sources Kenya was warned before mall attack
A number of Kenya's Cabinet members and defense officials were warned about the possibility that the terror group al-Shabaab was planning to carry out a Westgate-style attack a year before gunman stormed the Nairobi mall, sources said.


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...


UPDATE 3-Petrominerales Colombia shares surge on takeover by P.Rubiales
(Adds background on national oil sector, security situation)


Tensions Over Iran Seem to Ebb Between Netanyahu and Obama
After an Oval Office meeting, the Israeli leader said that despite a diplomatic overture by Iran, the United States and Israel agree that Tehran must not acquire a nuclear weapon.


First floating turbine seeks winds of change in US
Sept. 29 - North America's first floating wind turbine, launched in May, is being hailed as a prototype for a future US offshore energy industry. While the small "pilot phase" unit, sitting off the Maine coast, produces only enough electricity to power four homes, it represents the first stage of a far more ambitious project. Tara Cleary reports.


Worlds' greatest tattoo artists make their mark on London
Sept. 30 - Tattoo artists and fans from all over the world descend on London for one of the biggest and most prestigious tattoo conventions. Tara Cleary reports.


UPDATE 1-FTSE bruised by global politics, Chinese data
* Continues retreat after breaking below 50-day moving average


Officials Struggle With Tangled Web of Financing for Somali Militants
The Shabab, which claimed responsibility for the deadly mall siege in Nairobi, Kenya, makes money through illegal endeavors and even employs a team of accountants.


Apple splits its pitch Can it work?
Apple has launched two new iPhones, one for the early adopters and one for the budget crowd. So can its pitch work? Tech journalist Stuart Miles argues Apple's strategy is simple -- but smart.


Oncologists call for industry-led global fund to fight cancer
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The world faces a rapidly growing burden of cancer which will overwhelm governments unless the medical and pharma industry takes the lead on a multi-billion dollar private-public fund, oncologists said on Monday.


Well Pregnant Weight Lifter Stirs Debate
Most Americans are being told they are not exercising enough. Lea-Ann Ellison, who is pregnant, is being told she has taken her exercise routine too far.


Israel on U.S.-Iran
CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour weighs in on improved U.S./ Iran relations.


Gadgetwise Playing Around With a Toy Camera
Despite its cuteness, the tiny Bonzart Lit digital camera can help you make some compelling images.


For Girardi, Yanks Goodbyes Wont Get Any Easier
As the Yankees look to 2014 and a transitional period, Joe Girardis experience in phasing out franchise stars could be invaluable.


Obama Scorns G.O.P. Blackmail on Health Law
Days before the laws main elements take effect, President Obama mocked opponents for crazy arguments and accused them of trying to blackmail a president to stop the law.


Design Notebook You Are What You Stack
In the aspirational space known as the living room, coffee table books tell the world what kind of person you want to be.


House to seek spending bill with new Obamacare provision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives will make yet another attempt to change President Barack Obama's healthcare law by attaching it to a government funding bill needed by midnight Monday.


Spurs Return, NBA Finals Loss Still Seems Fresh
Family vacations, scouting, free agency, rest and relaxation, playing in the European Championships.


House Republicans cry out for Senator Harry Reid to open Senate
Sep. 29 - As the clock ticks closer to a potential U.S. government shutdown, House Republicans, perched on Senate steps, call on Harry Reid to open the Senate. Gavino Garay reports.


Apple splits its pitch Can it work?
Apple has launched two new iPhones, one for the early adopters and one for the budget crowd. So can its pitch work? Tech journalist Stuart Miles argues Apple's strategy is simple -- but smart.


Exclusive JPMorgan settlement complicated by Washington Mutual - sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase Co's possible $11 billion settlement of government mortgage probes has been complicated by a dispute with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp over responsibility for losses at the former Washington Mutual Inc, said people familiar with the matter.


Bats Rodriguez, Too, Calls It a Season
With one meaningless game to go, Alex Rodriguez joined a host of Yankees in saying he was done playing for 2013.


U.S. study says asset managers could pose systemic market risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some activities of asset managers could pose risks to the broader marketplace, according to a study released by the Treasury Department on Monday that boosted the likelihood the largest such firms would face tougher federal scrutiny.


South Sudans Army Faces Accusations of Civilian Abuse
Witnesses have described soldiers from the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army indiscriminately firing on market squares, beating people and raping women.


Netanyahu to Obama Tighten sanctions if Iran defies West
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday to step up sanctions on Iran if it pursues its nuclear drive even as it exchanges overtures with Washington and restarts negotiations with the West.


Sankey Sets School Record in UW's Win Over Arizona
With wind and rain wreaking havoc throughout Husky Stadium on Saturday night, Washington coach Steve Sarkisian turned to the ground game and running back Bishop Sankey time and time again.


Petkovic Knocks Out Azarenka in China Open
Defending champion Victoria Azarenka double-faulted 15 times Monday in losing 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to Andrea Petkovic in the first round of the China Open.


Sports Briefing | Tennis Zhang Wins First Title in Home Country
Zhang Shuai won her first WTA singles title by beating the qualifier Vania King, 7-6 (1), 6-1, on Saturday in the final of the Guangzhou Open in China.


Knicks Pick Up Woodsons Option for 2014-15
The Knicks announced on Monday that they elected to pick up the option on Coach Mike Woodsons contract for the 2014-15 season.


Wells Fargo to pay Freddie Mac $780 million to settle mortgage claims
(Reuters) - Wells Fargo Co said on Monday it will pay $780 million in cash to Freddie Mac to resolve substantially all repurchase liabilities on home loans sold to the government-controlled mortgage company prior to 2009.


Bewilderment in Wake of Arrest of A.A.U. Coach
The drug trafficking charges against Curtis Malone, the president and co-founder of D.C. Assault, have stunned those who worked with him and the A.A.U. program.


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.


Al Shabaab backed by money from U.S.
Peter Bergen says Al-Shabaab has been bolstered not only by American recruits but also by money from U.S. backers.


JJ receives private equity offers for diagnostics unit -sources
NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Some of the world's largest private equity firms have made preliminary offers for Johnson Johnson's Ortho Clinical Diagnostics unit, which makes blood screening...


U.S. and Iran Agree to Speed Talks to Defuse Nuclear Issue
President Obama said he saw the basis for a deal after speaking on the phone with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran, the first discussion between leaders of the two countries since 1979.


Growing Libya's new nation
CNN's Christiane Amanpour speaks with Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan.


Well Naps May Aid Young Childrens Learning
Nap time may be an important tool for learning, a new study of preschoolers suggests.


U.S. economy fuel? Fracking
Fracking is providing a huge boost to the U.S. economy, but what exactly does the process entail? Richard Quest reports.


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