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Athletes Send Fans a Video Challenge
Through an app called OverDog, athletes and fans can face off in online games, including Call of Duty, Madden and FIFA.


Senior UBS dealmaker to leave Swiss bank
LONDON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Simon Warshaw, a senior dealmaker at UBS who led the team advising Vodafone on a recent $130 billion deal, is leaving the Swiss bank after 27 years there.


Braces help avoid surgery in teens with scoliosis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the first large-scale test of whether wearing a brace helps to prevent an already-curved childhood spine from twisting further, bracing was nearly twice as effective as a watch-and-wait approach at preventing kids from needing corrective surgery.


A.A.U. Coach Arrested on Drug Charge
Curtis Malone, the founder of the D.C. Assault program and one of the key power brokers in college basketball recruiting, was arrested after a yearlong investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration.


Davis' Hit Lifts O's Past Red Sox 5-3 in 12
Chris Davis hit a tiebreaking two-run single with two outs in the 12th inning, lifting the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.


Green Rushes for 158 as Wildcats Top W. Michigan
Treyvon Green rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns, quarterback Kain Colter ran for 106 yards and a score and passed for another, and No. 17 Northwestern beat Western Michigan 38-17 on Saturday night.


Agilent to spin off electronic measurement business
(Reuters) - Agilent Technologies Inc will spin off its slowing electronic measurement business into a public company by the end of next year to focus on its fast-growing healthcare business.


Inter Milan Punished for Racist Chanting
Inter Milan was ordered to play its next home game, against Fiorentina on Sept. 26, with one end of its stadium closed as punishment for racist chanting by fans.


The Learning Network Blog Word of the Day | abrasive
This word has appeared in 119 New York Times articles in the past year.


Deal on Telecom Italia future still elusive after surprise talks
MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia Chairman Franco Bernabe and core shareholders failed in hastily-convened talks on Thursday to bridge differences on how to relaunch the debt-laden group ahead of a...


Your Money Adviser Checking the Data Collected on Your Work and Pay
Concerns like Equifax Workforce Solutions gather income and employment history information.


WRAPUP 1-Scandals cost JPMorgan $1 billion in fines
Sept 19 (Reuters) - It's $1 billion in payouts that JPMorgan Chase Co most likely wants to forget.


Doesn't Germany envy itself?
Amid the eurozone crisis, Germany finds itself in a position that everybody seems to envy -- except the Germans themselves.


Scene City Galerie Perrotin Opens on Madison Avenue With a Splash
The art worlds latest temple opens as Champagne flows.


How to avoid a major choke
You are only a short putt away from a major championship and golfing immortality, but then dark visions appear and you start wondering, "What if I miss?" Even top golfers need help training their minds -- and they turn to Dr. Bob Rotella.


New "walking shark" species identified off Indonesia
Sept. 5 - A new species of epaulette shark has been discovered in waters off a remote Indonesian island. Officially called Hemiscyllium halmahera, the shark was first seen by divers in 2008 as it "walked" along the sea floor, but has only now been identified as a new species. Rob Muir reports.


The Learning Network Blog Poetry Pairing | Eros Turannos
Todays Poetry Pairing presents Edwin Arlington Robinsons Eros Turannos, a century-old poem about a failing relationship and the 2011 article How Divorce Lost Its Groove by Pamela Paul.


GLOBAL MARKETS-Global shares rally, bond yields fall after Fed decision
* Fed jolts by not tapering bond purchases * Bonds yields drop in Japan, Germany * Dollar lower vs euro * Emerging market stocks and currencies rally By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Sept 19 (Reuters) -...


Reuters Breakingviews Beware the "blinkered" Fed
So no taper, and more of the same from the Fed. But is QE becoming a "discredited" policy from a "blinkered" central bank? Breakingviews thinks it is.


Scott ups his bid for Player of the Year award
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A late birdie blitz by Adam Scott rocketed the Australian into contention for the elite Tour Championship on Thursday, and gave him timely momentum in his bid to earn the PGA Tour Player of the Year award.


Tastes Like Home Indulging His Inner New Jersey Child
The chef Bill Telepan revisits the hair metal and onion rings of his youth.


E.P.A. Is Expected to Set Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions by New Power Plants
Experts predict separate caps for gas-fired and coal-burning plants, something the coal industry would be likely to challenge.


Tepco to earmark $10 billion more to dismantle damaged reactors Nikkei
(Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co's President Naomi Hirose told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the utility would secure an additional 1 trillion yen ($10.05 billion) to pay for dismantling the damaged nuclear reactors at its Fukushima Daiichi plant, the Nikkei reported.


Cop said what over Whitney's body?
A police officer removed a sheet covering Whitney Houston's naked corpse and remarked, "Damn, she's still looking good, huh?" according to another officer at the scene.


U.S. government scales back Obamacare impact for 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Wednesday scaled back its projections for Obamacare's impact in 2014, saying the law would generate slower healthcare spending growth and provide coverage to only half as many of America's uninsured as anticipated last year.


Jets Hang On to Beat Oilers After 3-0 Lead
Michael Frolik had a power-play goal, Carl Klingberg also scored, and Eric Tangradi assisted on both in the Winnipeg Jets' 3-2 preseason win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.


Reuters Ends Plans for Ambitious Direct-to-Reader Service
The project, Next, missed deadlines and had cost overruns, but also generated a lot of interest as a new way to distribute news. Instead, the company will focus on Reuters.com.


'Wild sport' meets 'strict square'
Where there's wind and water in Marseille, you are likely to find "Les Mouss" -- three brothers with a passion for windsurfing, and a love for their native south of France.


Former Secretary of State Albright weighs in on U.S.-Russia deal
Sept. 15 - Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright discusses the U.S.-Russia plan to rid Syria of chemical weapons, saying she's "a great believer in the combination of force and diplomacy. Gavino Garay reports.


Car bombs in Baghdad; many dead
(CNN) -- A wave of car bombs in Baghdad on Tuesday evening left at least 18 people dead and dozens more wounded, police said.


APNewsBreak Texas Regent Talked to Saban's Agent
A few days after Alabama won the 2013 national championship, a University of Texas regent and a former regent talked with Nick Saban's agent about the possibility of the Crimson Tide coach replacing Longhorns coach Mack Brown, The Associated Press has learned.


Gay Marriages Get Recognition From the I.R.S.
All same-sex couples who are legally married will be recognized as such for federal tax purposes, even if the state where they live does not recognize their union.


Nigeria's stolen oil is sold and laundered abroad - report
ABUJA, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Stolen Nigerian oil worth billions of dollars is sold every year on international markets and much of the proceeds are laundered in world financial centres like Britain and the United States, a report said on Thursday.


Anti-Hunger Advocates Put Pressure on Lawmakers Over Food Stamp Bill
The efforts came as the Republican-controlled House was expected to take up the measure this week.


Ena Hewitt
Ena Hewitt on how the experience of living in the settlement affected her children.


Green Column A Dutch Plan to Let Nature Takes Its Course
A place called the Oostvardersplaasen is the site of a remarkable experiment to regenerate wildlife, giving a window to what parts of the Netherlands looked like in the past.


Hackers offered cash, booze to crack iPhone fingerprint security
BOSTON (Reuters) - Hackers are gearing up for Friday's iPhone 5S release with a contest to crack the device's first-ever fingerprint scanner, a high-tech feature that Apple Inc says makes users' data more secure.


QMB is back, is economic growth?
Quest Means Business is relaunching, as U.S. economy enters a new phase. Five years after Lehman collapsed, the economy's vital signs are improving. So is the U.S. recovered? Watch CNNI at 2100 London time.


Field of dreams?
CNN's Amanda Davies gives the inside track on Sochi's preparations for February's Olympic Games with the Russian city facing a race against time to be ready.


Sochi -- Russia's field of dreams?
CNN's Amanda Davies gives the inside track on Sochi's preparations for February's Olympic Games with the Russian city facing a race against time to be ready.


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