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Verizon in talks to buy out Vodafone stake sources | | LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications is close to buying the remaining stake in Verizon Wireless from Vodafone Group PLC it does not own for potentially $130 billion, according to people familiar with the talks, in what could be the third-biggest deal of all time. |
ArtsBeat Oxford Dictionary Decides to Twerk | | The word, meaning to dance in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance, is getting some acknowledgment from one of the English languages most august reference volumes. |
PRESS DIGEST-Financial Times - Aug 29 | | Aug 29 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. |
Apollo leads private equity fundraising charge | | NEW YORK, August 28 (Reuters-BUYOUTS) - Apollo Global Management LLC has drawn $8.4 billion in commitments for its latest flagship fund, Apollo Investment Fund VIII LP, suggesting the era of private... |
Manchester United and Chelsea Tie | | Wayne Rooneys headline-grabbing presence could not inspire Manchester United to victory in David Moyess first home game in charge as Chelsea ground out a 0-0 draw. |
U.S. Senator Cruz will "renounce any Canadian citizenship" | | Aug. 20 - After his recent trips to Iowa sparked speculation he may run for president, Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz releases his birth certificate showing he was born in Canada to an American mother and a Cuban born father. Sarah Irwin reports. |
MJ's fatal search for sleep | | A nurse who tried to help Michael Jackson find sleep with vitamin infusions said the singer became convinced that propofol was the only cure for his insomnia. |
NASCAR pioneer Nicole | | Nicole Lyons sets the pace for African-American woman in NASCAR. George Howell reports. |
Fishing banned off Fukushima coast | | Aug. 23 - Japanese unions ban fishing off the coast of Fukushima following the latest contaminated water leak at the crippled nuclear plant. Lily Grimes reports. |
Real's Bale bid 'lacks respect' | | Gareth Bale's imminent transfer to Real Madrid for a reported world-record fee has been criticized by Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino. |
'Breaking Bad' vet joins 'Community' | | He commanded fear and respect as a hitman/fixer on "Breaking Bad," and now he will command fear and respect as... a community college professor. Jonathan Banks will appear in 11 episodes of "Community"'s fifth season, EW has learned. |
Russian podium kiss 'no protest' | | Two Russian athletes issue angry denials Tuesday that their exchange of a kiss on the victory podium at the world championships was a protest against their country's strict new anti gay propaganda law. |
U.S. gets its own bull running festival | | August 26 - Lining a dirt track at the Virginia Motorsports Park, thousands raced ahead, around and behind a dozen bulls stampeding down the fence-bordered course. Elly Park reports. |
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