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Vettel breathes sigh of relief as gamble pays off
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Sebastian Vettel put pole position on the line with a bold and risky gamble that paid off, after an anxious wait, at the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday.


Helping blind golfers thrive
Shane O'Donoghue speaks with Midori Miyazaki about encouraging blind people to take up the sport of golf.


Merkel World's most powerful woman
Frugal, cold and boring -- those are just some of the words Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel has been called by her peers and the global press days before the German election.


Dog eats dog as Britain's tabloids bare all
LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Fleet Street's finest jostled furiously at the start on Thursday of a government inquiry, trying to grab public attention with tales of shock and horror.


Scientists discover new legless lizard species in California
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California scientists have discovered four species of legless lizards hidden in unlikely habitats among central valley oil derricks, sand dunes at the end of a Los Angeles airport runway and other arid and desolate spaces.


Sketch Guy Trying to Outguess the Unpredictable
People subscribe to investing newsletters because they want some certainty about their financial decisions. But no one knows which way the markets will turn.


Dining Review | Long Island A Review of Maru Asian Cuisine, in St. James
Maru Asian Cuisine in St. James, which has taken over the space formerly occupied by Lotus East, serves a menu featuring Chinese and pan-Asian dishes.


Chelsea's exes problem
There's always something strange about bumping into an ex. Sometimes it can be satisfying -- perhaps they're looking a bit shabby, or have obviously fallen on hard times.


Sudan's Bashir, wanted by ICC, says he plans to travel to U.N.
KHARTOUM, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, wanted by the International Criminal Court on genocide charges, said on Sunday he planned to attend this week's U.N. General...


National Book Awards Releases Nominees
Ten nominees for the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young peoples literature were announced, and winners will be revealed Nov. 20.


Philipppines' Ayala Corp to issue up to $232 mln preferred shares
MANILA, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corp plans to raise up to 10 billion pesos ($232 million) in an offering of preferred shares, it said on Friday.


Canadian exchanges push to relax private placement rules
TORONTO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock exchanges are pushing for regulatory changes that could make it easier for retail investors to participate in small financings long deemed too risky...


About New York The Day When Neurons Go on Trial
Research that aims to unlock the mysteries of the brain seems likely to have a great impact on the courtrooms of the future.


Hungary's foreign loans scheme should not upset bank system-minister
* Fx loan conversion scheme should not threaten banking system -minister


Indian lunar orbiter hit by heat rise
Scientists have switched off several on-board instruments to halt rising temperatures inside India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft.


Citing shootings, Obama says must 'go back at' gun-control push
WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged supporters on Saturday to "go back at it" and pursue gun-control measures after mass shootings in Washington and Chicago in the past week put the spotlight back onto the problem of gun violence in the United States.


Tibco sees strong contract pipeline as spending returns
(Reuters) - Tibco Software Inc said its contract pipeline for the next year was robust as customers become more willing to spend on large deals, and the business software maker added that its...


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.


Grand Theft Auto V scoring high - Piper Jaffray's Olson
Piper Jaffray's Mike Olson says the latest Grand Theft Auto will pay off not just for Take Two, but also for the gaming industry as it launches new consoles this fall. Bobbi Rebell reports.


Disruptions Gawker Wants to Encourage More Voices Online, but With Less Yelling
A site that will promote comments on Gawker Media sites wants to elevate the role of commenters while trying to keep needless vitriol at bay.


Residents of Detroit Go to Court for Pensions
In an emotional hearing, protesters of the citys bankruptcy filing pleaded with a federal judge to protect employee pensions and essential services from cuts.


Classes canceled to deal with race issues
Oberlin College in Ohio suspended classes Monday after a student reported seeing a person resembling a Ku Klux Klan member near the college's Afrikan Heritage House.


New Roche breast cancer drug wins backing in Europe and Japan
LONDON (Reuters) - Roche's new breast cancer drug Kadcyla was approved in Japan on Friday and recommended for approval in Europe, building on February's U.S. green light for the product.


Bo Xilai gets life
Sept. 22 - China's former rising political star Bo Xilai jailed for life. Paul Chapman reports.


Hardware heroes in our gadgets
Next time you marvel at the computer hardware in your hand, spare a thought for the tiny transistors contained within. Without them our modern gizmos wouldn't work.


2 missing in Navy helicopter crash
Three crew members aboard a U.S. Navy helicopter that crashed in the Red Sea on Sunday were found alive and in stable condition, the Navy said. Two others remained missing.


Fed's Bullard points to signs of success from QE, sees no asset bubbles
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's unprecedented monetary easing has been "fairly successful" and has not created a new bubble in asset prices, a top U.S. central bank policymaker said on...


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


Will Ferrari's drivers deliver success?
CNN's Ben Wyatt looks at Ferrari's decision to bring Kimi Raikkonen in to partner Fernando Alonso in 2014.


Money flows into equity funds in September -TrimTabs
Sept 22 (Reuters) - Investors have pushed $48.9 billion into equity mutual funds and exchange-traded funds so far in September, approaching January's $66.3 billion record, data from research provider TrimTabs showed on Sunday.


Calls to end child marriage
The story was horrific An 8-year-old girl died from internal injuries suffered on her wedding night with a 40-year-old man. It caused outrage -- and numerous calls to end child marriage in Yemen.


Inside chemical weapons lab
CNN's Fred Pleitgen got exclusive access to the lab where evidence from the Syrian chemical attack was scrutinized.


City Kitchen Breaded and Fried Cutlets Cant Miss
A slice of meat or poultry coated in bread crumbs and fried is delicious by any name cutlet, chicken-fried steak, schnitzel or Milanesa.


CANADA STOCKS-TSX edges lower as market mulls over Fed stance
* TSX slides 4.62 points, or 0.04 percent, to 12,926.78 * Index had touched a two-year high in early dealings * Six of the 10 main index sectors advance * Gold-mining shares decline despite bullion jump By John Tilak TORONTO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index closed slightly lower on Thursday as a drop in resource shares offset strength in utilities, telecoms and other high-yielding groups, with investors catching their breath a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve


Emmys 2013 Predicting the winners
With the Emmy Awards this weekend, it's time for the predictions.


European Universities Catch the Online Wave
Massive Online Open Courses, or MOOCs, are catching on in Europe as universities look to cut costs and reach out to a wider audience.


ThyssenKrupp denies report on possible sale of automotive unit
BERLIN, Sept 22 (Reuters) - German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp has denied a magazine report that it is preparing to sell its automotive division.


Bo Xilai China's trial of century
CNN's Jamie FlorCruz takes a look at the Bo Xilai trial and other big trials in Chinese history.


Sailing-Oracle wins two more America's Cup races, Kiwis dominance slips
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Oracle Team USA won both America's Cup races on Sunday, putting the heat on Emirates Team New Zealand, which once dominated the regatta but has not had a win since...


Golf Swede pockets $11.4M jackpot
Henrik Stenson keeps his cool to collect the biggest paycheck of his career Sunday, landing a $10 million FedEx Cup jackpot along with the $1.44 million prize for winning the Tour Championship in Atlanta.


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