| Latest worldwide news | 1.3 tons of cocaine found on flight | | | There was something odd about the 30 suitcases that showed up on a flight from Venezuela. The colorful bags weren't registered to any of the passengers on the plane. |
| Challenges Await Plan to Reduce Emissions | | | A proposal from the Obama administration to limit carbon emissions might be curtailed in a legal quagmire if the required technology does not meet current standards. |
| IMF warns of slow progress achieving gender equality | | | WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Progress toward achieving gender equality around the globe has stalled in recent years, with women still holding fewer salaried jobs than men and receiving lower wages for their work, the IMF said in a study on Monday. |
| No. 20 Baylor Keeps Scoring, 70-7 Over ULM | | | Bryce Petty threw for 351 yards with four touchdowns and ran 2 yards for another score as No. 20 Baylor kept piling up the points, beating Louisiana-Monroe 70-7 on Saturday. |
| When the Fed throws markets for loop | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the minutes before Wednesday's statement from the U.S. Federal Reserve, traders knew what to expect. Or so they thought. |
| CME to halt delivery of cattle given feed additive Zilmax | | | CHICAGO, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The Chicago Mercantile Exchange will no longer accept delivery of cattle fed the growth additive Zilmax on Oct. 7 to conform with exchange guidelines for deliveries against CME live cattle futures, said CME in a statement on Monday. |
| Miss New York wins Miss America contest | | | ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey (Reuters) - Nina Davuluri, 24, won the 2014 Miss America Pageant on Sunday, giving the prize to Miss New York for the second year in a row. |
| The 30-Minute Interview Robert A. Knakal | | | Mr. Knakal is the chairman of Massey Knakal Realty Services, a commercial real estate brokerage firm in New York. He started the company in 1988 with Paul Massey, the chief executive. |
| Driverless shuttles seen as viable public transport alternative | | | Sept. 17 - A collaboration between French company Induct and a Singapore university aims to replace conventional shuttle buses with a driverless, electric alternative. The team are currently testing the vehicle on a two kilometre test route virtually devoid of other traffic, but hope eventually to increase its range. Rob Muir has more. |
| Time for Iran statements to be matched with action UK's Hague | | | UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Monday welcomed recent statements from Iran's new government that it wants to improve relations with the West and ease concerns about its nuclear program but said words alone would not be enough. |
| Gold drags South Africa stocks trend lower in slow trade | | | JOHANNESBURG, Sept 23 (Reuters) - South African stocks inched lower ahead of a bank holiday on Tuesday but gold shares like Harmony were on the back foot as the spot price for bullion swayed on confusion over the outlook of U.S. monetary policy. |
| Gunmen Kill Dozens in Terror Attack at Kenyan Mall | | | Two squads stormed into a Nairobi mall Saturday, killing at least 39 people. Hours later, police officers dashed through corpse-strewn corridors, trying to find the assailants. A Somali militant group is suspected in the attack. |
| Former F.B.I. Agent Pleads Guilty in Leak to A.P. | | | A former bomb technician, whom investigators said they identified after obtaining reporters phone logs, agreed to plead guilty to leaking classified details about a foiled bomb plot in Yemen, the Justice Department announced. |
| Gas Leaks in Fracking Disputed in Study | | | Hydraulic fracking appears to cause smaller leaks of methane, a greenhouse gas, than the federal government estimates, according to a study released Monday. |
| Phys Ed How Physical Fitness May Promote School Success | | | Physically fit children absorb and retain new information more effectively than children who are out of shape, a new study finds, raising timely questions about the wisdom of slashing schools physical education programs. |
| Aging Together | | | Members of the Cheesecake community, in Mendocino County, celebrate 20 years of shared living. |
| UPDATE 2-Chrysler files for IPO, forced by UAW trust | | | DETROIT, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC filed paperwork on Monday for an initial public offering of up to $100 million, an action that could slow majority owner Fiat SpA's plans to take full ownership of the U.S. automaker. |
| Pig gets police escort | | | Police in Austin, Texas, picked up a pot-bellied pig and took it to an animal shelter until owners could claim it. |
| Law Opens Financing of Start-Ups to Crowds | | | On Monday, federal legislation goes into effect to allow small start-ups to ask for equity investments publicly without having to register the shares for public trading. |
| Former Nintendo chief's legacy | | | Former Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi dies at age 85. Richard Quest speaks with Steve Butts of IGN about his impact. |
| Hamburg Appoint Former Netherlands Coach Van Marwijk | | | Former Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk has taken over at struggling Hamburg SV with a deal until 2015, the Bundesliga club said on Monday as the former European champions seek to lift themselves out of trouble. |
| Putin says Syria violence could hit ex-Soviet bloc | | | SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin warned ex-Soviet allies on Monday that Islamist militancy fuelling the war in Syria could reach their countries, some of which have Muslim majorities. |
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