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Brady Blames Himself for Patriots' Red-Zone Woes
Tom Brady bent forward and put his hands on his knees in frustration. Then he stood up, slapped both sides of his helmet and jogged off the field.


At U.N., Brazil's Rousseff blasts U.S. spying as breach of law
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff used her position as the opening speaker at the U.N. General Assembly to accuse the United States of violating human rights and international law through espionage that included spying on her email.


Australian league player denies biting opponent's penis
(Reuters) - Australian rugby league player Anthony Watts has denied biting an opponent's penis during a tackle in a local league game earlier this month.


Reforms urged to make UN climate reports shorter, more focused
OSLO (Reuters) - Climate experts on a U.N. panel should focus more on shorter reports on specialist subjects such as extreme weather in a shift from sweeping overviews of the kind being prepared this week in Stockholm, many scientists and governments say.


Netanyahu Is Said to View Iran Deal as a Possible Trap
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel plans to warn the United Nations next week that a nuclear deal with the Iranian government could be a trap, according to an Israeli official.


No. 8 Florida St, Winston Top Bethune-Cookman 54-6
No. 8 Florida State and quarterback Jameis Winston defeated FCS opponent Bethune-Cookman 54-6 despite plenty of sloppy play on Saturday.


National Briefing | South Alabama Republicans Face Runoff in First Congressional District
The Republican primary in the First Congressional District is headed to a Nov. 5 runoff between Bradley Byrne, a former junior college chancellor, and Dean Young, a businessman.


FOREX-Dollar drops as U.S. budget battle keeps investors wary
NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The dollar fell on Wednesday after four straight sessions of gains, weighed down by worries about a possible federal debt default and the chances of a U.S. government...


U.N. Weapons Inspectors Return to Syria
The United Nations inspectors second mission to Syria coincided with continuing high-level diplomacy over a plan to rid the country of chemical weapons.


Treasury Puts a Date on When Cash May Run Out Oct. 17
Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew warned in a letter to Speaker John A. Boehner on Wednesday that the government might not be able to pay its bills in mid-October unless a budget deal was made.


Can African aviation lift its game?
Nico Bezuidenhout, the CEO of South Africa's Mango Airlines, talks about the growing number of African airlines.


Burger King Introducing a Lower-Fat French Fry
The fast-food chain says its new Satisfries will have about 40 percent less fat and 30 percent fewer calories than the fries sold by its rival McDonalds.


Passengers lack info on cruise ship crime
Vegas stole the slogan. But cruise ships can also lay claim Whatever happens on cruise ships, stays on cruise ships.


Dawson Register to vote
Many crucial issues will be decided on Election Day 2013. Rosario Dawson says if you're not registered to vote, Tuesday is a perfect time to do it.


BlackBerry shares sink on bid doubts, T-Mobile stops stocking its phones
TORONTO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares in BlackBerry Ltd fell more than 6 percent on Wednesday on doubts about a $4.7 billion bid to take the smartphone maker private, and after a big U.S. carrier said...


Square Feet Seizing Irans Slice of Fifth Avenue
An office tower built in the late 1970s by the Shah of Iran is coveted real estate that could be sold after a judge found that its owners laundered money for Irans government.


Hit political blogger Nate Silver on future of predictive modeling
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nate Silver is an oxymoron come to life the famous statistician.


Second Danone unit probes bribery allegations in China
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Danone SA's advanced medical nutrition unit Nutricia has started an internal investigation after a Chinese newspaper published a report alleging it had bribed more than 100 doctors in Beijing to boost sales, the company said on Wednesday.


Prominent Mexicans urge government to decriminalize marijuana
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A broad spectrum of prominent Mexicans, including former ministers, businessmen, artists and a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, on Wednesday urged the government to...


Nadal on comeback triumph
Fresh from his stunning win in New York, Rafael Nadal describes his relief after a painful comeback from injury.


Shareholder wealth The largest creators, the biggest destroyers
Reuters blogger Felix Salmon shares a surprising list of which companies over the last 90 years have generated the most wealth for shareholders, and which ones have destroyed it.


Mexico storm death toll rises to 130, more rain coming
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The death toll from heavy flooding across much of Mexico rose to 130 on Tuesday, while authorities warned that more heavy rains could soak areas that have already suffered some of the worst storm damage in decades.


Sports Briefing | Tennis Serbia Reaches Davis Cup Final
Serbia reached the Davis Cup final after Janko Tipsarevic won the decisive singles match against Vasek Pospisil to clinch a 3-2 victory over Canada.


Cosabeth Bullock, Benjamin Grossman-Cohen
The bride is a vice president for media relations at a consultancy in Washington; the groom is the senior media officer and the deputy manager in Washington for Oxfam America.


Home and Stock Values Help Lift U.S. Household Wealth
The Federal Reserve said that net worth rose to $74.8 trillion in the April-to-June quarter, up 1.8 percent from the first quarter.


Coveted Restaurant Reservations Without the Groveling
A bit of cleverness can take you far in getting that elusive table.


Gallery Strange airplane paint jobs
Pandas, salmon, Hello Kitty. Our favorite and most creative airline liveries over the years.


UPDATE 1-Kenyan shilling firms, shares recoup losses
* Shilling expected to gain on bond inflows * Tight shilling liquidity seen lifting shilling * Shilling recover has foreign investors returns (Adds markets close, stocks) By Kevin Mwanza NAIROBI, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The Kenyan shilling firmed on Wednesday in anticipation that an oversubscribed 12-year infrastructure bond sale will increase dollar inflows into an illiquid shilling market, while shares recouped loses in the last two sessions. The shilling was posted at 87.10


Megan Krigbaum, Michael Turkell
The bride is senior wine editor at Food Wine magazine, and the groom is a freelance food and kitchen photographer.


Luciano Vincenzoni, Screenwriter of Spaghetti Westerns, Dies at 87
Mr. Vincenzoni, who worked with prominent filmmakers like Billy Wilder and Dino De Laurentiis, was most associated with For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.


CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Ohio to use last of lethal drug supply for execution Wednesday
CLEVELAND, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Ohio is scheduled to use its last dose of a lethal drug to execute convicted murderer Harry Mitts Jr. on Wednesday, the latest state forced to find alternative methods after the foreign pharmaceutical supplier cut off supplies due to objections to use of the drug for capital punishment.


Man scales tower with bare hands
Without safety equipment, Michael Kemeter scales a 268-meter tower in Changsha, China, before parachuting to the ground.


Is golf driving the U.S. economy?
U.S. debt may appear to be spiraling out of control, but one sporting industry is making a major contribution to the country's economic health.


Movie CEO inspired by China
CNN's Monita Rajpal meets Jeffrey Katzenberg, the man behind the multimillion dollar "Kung Fu Panda" franchise.


Bits Blog On YouTube, Lyrics Videos Mark a New Genre
Once a kind of fan tribute, lyrics videos have become so successful on YouTube that major musicians like Katy Perry and the Rolling Stones are now producing their own.


Billy Corgan's 'miserable success'
Billy Corgan on how the success of Smashing Pumpkins' early music didn't bring him happiness.


No. 5 Stanford Routs No. 23 Arizona State, 42-28
Tyler Gaffney ran for 95 yards and two touchdowns, Anthony Wilkerson added 68 yards and another score, and No. 5 Stanford started strong in a 42-28 victory over No. 23 Arizona State on Saturday night in the Pac-12 opener for both teams.


Editor's Choice
Our best photos from the last 24 hours.


The Lede Israeli Diplomats Mock Irans President Online
Israeli diplomats in Washington mocked Irans new president online, with a parody LinkedIn account that described him as scarcely different from his predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.


Tasting the Green Circle Chickens
In a blind tasting, Melissa Clark and two Dining editors sampled the chickens fed scraps from some of New Yorks best restaurants.


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