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Shortcuts Opting to Blow the Whistle or Choosing to Walk Away
Many employees are using their companies ethics procedures to report misdeeds, but the outcome is sometimes not what they expected or hoped.


Break-up may be the only way out for BlackBerry - analysts
Sept 23 (Reuters) - BlackBerry shares were set to open 3 percent lower on Monday after it warned of a huge quarterly loss and at least 15 brokerages slashed their price targets.


Apple polishes forecast after selling 9 million new iPhones
(Reuters) - Apple Inc sold 9 million new iPhones during their first three days in stores after China joined the list of launch countries for the first time, prompting the company to issue a rosier financial forecast.


UPDATE 1-Marvell fails to void $1.17 bln U.S. verdict, chipmaker may owe more
* Marvell shares down 2.5 pct in afternoon (Adds details from decision, comments by Marvell spokesman, share price)


Bale Has Setback, but His New Team Is Surging Ahead
Two goals by Cristiano Ronaldo helped Real Madrid defeat Getafe, 4-1, but Gareth Bale sat out after sustaining an injury during warm-ups at Madrids Santiago Bernabu stadium.


T Magazine The Scene | Milan Fashion Week Salvatore Ferragamo
Scenes from the Milan Fashion Week photo diary of Filippo Mutani.


Leafs Rally for 3-2 SO Win Over Sabres
The Toronto Maple Leafs rallied for two goals in the third-period and then went 15 rounds in the shootout to earn a 3-2 win and hand the Buffalo Sabres their first loss of the preseason Saturday night.


A Data Broker Offers a Peek Behind the Curtain
The Acxiom Corporation plans to open a Web site that will allow individual consumers to see some of the information that the company has collected about them.


Jailed member of Russia's punk band on hunger strike
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A jailed member of Russia's Pussy Riot punk band said she was starting a hunger strike on Monday to protest against "slave labor" in her penal colony and said she had received a death threat from a senior prison official.


Bills Like What They See in E.J. Manuels Promising Start
The Bills E J Manuel, who has a passer rating of 95.9, and the Jets Geno Smith (55.2), the first two quarterbacks taken in the 2013 draft, will face each other on Sunday.


Your Money Adviser Businesses Manage Medical Bill Payment Plans
Payment services let patients pay bills over time and let hospitals get paid for care immediately.


The Caucus Creepy Uncle Sam Is Anti-Health Care Law Mascot
The group Generation Opportunity released a series of advertisements as part of a six-figure campaign to discourage people aged 18 to 29 from enrolling in insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act.


Turbo talk with Alain Prost
The Art of Movement explores the evolution of F1 design with four-time F1 World Champion Alain Prost.


Sidebar In Supreme Court Opinions, Web Links to Nowhere
According to a new study, 49 percent of the hyperlinks in Supreme Court decisions no longer work.


Russia Cuts Budget to Try to Spur Growth
It was the clearest sign yet that officials do not expect the nations economy to revive soon and are ready to try a new policy.


Bessemer goes on defense, on pace for best year
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Portfolio managers at Bessemer Trust, financial adviser to ultra-wealthy U.S. families, took an extremely defensive posture a few weeks ago amid some of the most volatile...


REFILE-BlackBerry in $4.7 billion takeover deal with Fairfax consortium
TORONTO, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd said on Monday that it has agreed in principle to be acquired by a consortium led by Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd for $4.7 billion.


Triumphant Merkel starts tough task of seeking coalition
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Angela Merkel began trying to persuade her centre-left rivals to keep her in power on Monday, after her conservatives notched up their best election result in more than two decades but fell short of an absolute majority.


Autonomous quadcopter takes humans out of flying equation
Sept. 19 - A group of Austrian students has designed a quadcopter which flies autonomously using only the computing power of a smartphone. The reasearchers say the drone could one day be used for search and rescue scenarios or fighting fires without putting humans in harm's way. Jim Drury reports.


Deutsche Telekom to pick Scout24 buyer from four bidders magazine
BERLIN (Reuters) - German phone company Deutsche Telekom will pick a buyer for its online classified advertising business Scout24 from four private equity firms, Focus magazine reported on Saturday.


United Technologies combines elevator, climate businesses
Sept 23 (Reuters) - Industrial conglomerate United Technologies Corp said on Monday it would combine its elevator and climate segments as it seeks to capitalize on urbanization trends in China and...


Family comes first for risk-averse fund managers
LONDON (Reuters) - Investors seeking less volatile returns from their stock portfolios are turning their attention to family-owned firms that play for pride as well as profit.


Bombing rocks mosque in Iraq; 18 dead
At least 18 Sunni worshipers were killed and 29 others were injured in Iraq on Friday when two bombs ripped through a mosque, police said.


Brokerages cut down on novice hires, turn to experience
NEW YORK (Reuters) - As brokerages search for ways to grow in a tight economy, many firms are cutting back on new adviser training programs and instead investing in experience.


Squabble Disrupts a Refuge for the Rich
The group that runs the Breakers, the Vanderbilt cottage in Newport, R.I., wants to build a visitors center on the grounds, a proposal that has provoked outrage from neighbors.


Apps find sitters, overnight lodging for furry friends
TORONTO (Reuters) - Dog owners need not worry about leaving their pets at home alone or finding a kennel because new apps can locate and book sitters in their neighborhoods who will lodge, feed and entertain their animals.


Recipes for Health Lasagna With Tomato Sauce and Roasted Eggplant
A delicious and hearty do-ahead dish.


UK PM's views branded 'ludicrous'
British Prime Minister David Cameron has been fiercely criticized following his comments that Tottenham Hotspur supporters should be allowed to use the term 'Yid' in their chants at football matches.


John Kennell, Advocate of Infant Bonding, Dies at 91
Dr. Kennells research in the 1960s helped end a common practice of keeping newly born infants and their parents apart in the first hours of life.


QA Scanning Printed Documents for Editing
Also, opening the Macs downloads folder and checking more than one Gmail account in the same browser.


Vettel breaks Ferrari hearts at Monza
Sebastian Vettel dashes Fernando Alonso's hopes of delivering a home victory for Ferrari at Monza with another commanding drive to win the Italian Grand Prix Sunday.


Murray's historic win
Andy Murray won Wimbledon, breaking Britain's 77-year drought for a men's singles champion.


Exclusive - Oaktree group to sell U.S. foreclosed homes sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oaktree Capital Group is leading an effort to put up for sale roughly 500 fully-leased homes, an indication some early investors are looking to cash-out on the recovery in U.S. housing prices, according to sources familiar with the market.


White House says up to Congress to avoid government shutdown
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Sept 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama likely will meet with Congressional leaders ahead of the looming Sept. 30 deadline to keep the government funded, but a White House spokesman made it clear on Monday that it is up to Congress to come to an agreement to avoid a government shutdown.


John Kennell, Advocate of Infant Bonding, Dies at 91
Dr. Kennells research in the 1960s helped end a common practice of keeping newly born infants and their parents apart in the first hours of life.


Figure of fun to major champion
This time it'll be Jason Dufner who laughs last and loudest.


Bank of America goes to trial over U.S. mortgage fraud charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp heads to trial this week over allegations its Countrywide unit approved deficient home loans in a process called "Hustle," defrauding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the U.S. government enterprises that underwrite mortgages.


German stocks - Factors to watch on September 23
BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The DAX top-30 index looked set to open 0.1 percent lower on Monday, according to premarket data from brokerage Lang Schwarz at 0620 GMT. The following are some of the factors that may move German stocks


Hungry City Kura in the East Village
At Kura in the East Village, Norihiro Ishizuka prepares sushi with a genial smile and a generous hand.


F1 design pushes boundaries
Christina MacFarlane explores the evolution of F1 design with 4-time F1 World Champion Alain Prost.


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