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| Imprint The Ghosts of Amsterdam | | | Walks in the city can evoke figures from the past, from Rembrandt to Anne Frank, who continue to have profound stories to tell. |
| Rouhani gets mixed welcome home | | | A shoe is reportedly thrown at Iranian President Rouhani as those opposed to dialogue with the U.S. gather alongside his supporters on his return to Tehran. |
| Pakistan quake creates new island | | | Sept. 27 - The earthquake's magnitude 7.7 tremors were powerful enough to force the sea bed to rise up and form a new island off the coast of Pakistan. Deborah Gembara reports. |
| COMMODITIES-Markets tumble on US shutdown fears; gold jumps on Q3 | | | By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Oil and metals fell on Monday on fears of an imminent U.S. government shutdown and grains tumbled on oversupply concerns, while gold slipped for the session amid strong quarterly gains. The weaker U.S. dollar was little help to commodities priced in the currency as investors focused on the broader implications for business if Washington's budget crisis passed a midnight deadline without solution. Analysts caution that a government shut |
| ABC TV's 'S.H.I.E.L.D' opens big with 12.2 million viewers | | | (Reuters) - New ABC drama "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." garnered strong ratings in its Tuesday debut, grabbing 12.2 million viewers overall and ranking first in its time slot among viewers ages 18 to 49, the group most prized by advertisers, according to Nielsen ratings data. |
| Sonar jamming moths hinder hungry bats | | | Sept. 25 - A tiger moth native to the deserts of Arizona has developed a highly evolved sonar jamming system it uses to fend of attacks by hungry bats. The discovery, described in a paper published in the journal PLOS One, could have applications in the design of acoustic deterrents to protect bats from dangerous wind turbines. Rob Muir reports. |
| Carnival puts cruise fleet under microscope after ship fire | | | MIAMI BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Carnival Corp has launched a comprehensive review of its entire fleet after a fire crippled one of its ships last month, and will share its findings across the industry, Carnival Cruise Lines' chief executive told a conference on Tuesday. |
| Megan McChrystal Wins Symetra Tour Finale | | | Megan McChrystal birdied the final hole Monday to win the season-ending Symetra Tour Championship, and P.K. Kongkraphan won the money title to take one of 10 LPGA Tour cards. |
| At least 3 killed in fiery crash of small jet in California | | | SANTA MONICA, California (Reuters) - At least three people, including a wealthy California construction executive, were believed killed in the fiery crash-landing of a small jet at Santa Monica airport after a flight from Idaho's Sun Valley resort area, officials said on Monday. |
| Why is this guy a top thinker? | | | In the past, author and NYU professor, Clay Shirky's predictions haven't always come true, but it appears he was on the money in 2011. Foreign Policy Magazine named Shirky one of their "Top 100 Global Thinkers," for his musings on social media's impact on revolutions, which we saw come to full fruition in the Arab Spring. |
| Telecom Italia chief Bernabe considering resigning source | | | MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia Executive Chairman Franco Bernabe is considering resigning at a board meeting scheduled for Thursday, a source close to the situation said, as his plans to relaunch the heavily indebted company may not get enough backing. |
| USDA will mostly "go dark" in case of federal shutdown | | | WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department will shut off its gusher of statistical reports in the event of a federal government shutdown, leaving traders and food producers in the dark about most activities in the world's largest farm exporter. |
| Russia accuses U.S. of 'blackmail' | | | Russia's top diplomat has accused the United States of "blackmailing" Moscow into backing tough ground rules for Syria's chemical disarmament that would include the threat of force if Syria balks. |
| Steal My Vacation Norma Kamalis Provence | | | The designer always returns to Provence because of the quality of its olive oil, which she considers the best in the world. Heres her take on getting a taste of the region. |
| Jury selection begins in insider trading trial of Mark Cuban | | | DALLAS (Reuters) - Jury selection began on Monday in the civil trial of Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball team, who faces charges of insider trading in shares of a little-known Internet search company nearly a decade ago. |
| Team rebuilding world's first website | | | Twenty years ago, a team of researchers shared the Web with the world. Now they want to show a generation that grew up online what it was like in its earliest days. |
| U.S. House passes bill to regulate drug compounding | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday passed legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration more authority to regulate companies that compound sterile drugs and ship them across state lines. |
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