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News Feed Latest worldwide news Hello Kitty planes head to U.S. The United States and possibly Europe are set to get a taste of the world's cutest flying experience, courtesy EVA Air's Hello Kitty jets. Advertising With Change Coming, Aetna Targets Employers The insurance companys Our Healthy campaign will focus on cutting waste in health care spending through technological innovation. Georgia Loses WR Mitchell to Knee Injury Georgia receiver Malcolm Mitchell will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in Saturday's loss at Clemson. Zanzibar Faces Scrutiny An acid attack on two Western women has brought unwelcome attention to a Tanzanian island better known as a vacation paradise. V.A. to Provide Spousal Benefits to Gays, Administration Says In letters to Congressional leaders, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said President Obama had directed the executive branch to stop obeying a statute that limits such benefits to spouses of the opposite sex. BlackBerry shares rise as Microsoft-Nokia move sparks hope for deal TORONTO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Shares of struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd rose as much as 3.6 percent on Tuesday after Microsoft's move to acquire Nokia's handset business reignited investor... Tufted Velvet Chairs From Cherry, Glasses to Serve Vodka and More Florence Fabricants recommendations for the week of Sept. 3. AstraZeneca reverses $285 mln charge as cancer trial starts LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has reversed a previous pre-tax impairment charge of $285 million after launching a final-stage Phase III clinical trial for the experimental drug olaparib in ovarian cancer. No. 22 Northwestern Beats Cal 44-30 in Opener Collin Ellis returned two interceptions after deflected passes for touchdowns to help No. 22 Northwestern spoil Sonny Dykes' debut as California coach with a 44-30 victory on Saturday night. Multitasking with Chrome OS and Linux on the Chromebook Pixel Google's Chromebook Pixel is quite versatile after all. I can run Chrome OS and Linux at the same time, and switch between the two, allowing me to use Skype and other third party apps! Bezos to Washington Post 'Don't be boring' Sept 4 (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos, the soon-to-be owner of The Washington Post, does not plan to cut his way to profitability and says the only path to success is growth, according to an account in the Washington Post on Wednesday. Sports Briefing | Pro Football Redman to Start in Steelers Backfield Pittsburgh Steelers running back Isaac Redman will start Sundays season opener against Tennessee. Automakers Build Showroom in an App Using a technology called augmented reality, carmakers can embed images and video over a picture on a smartphone or tablet. Who is Debbie Rowe? Debbie Rowe has said she doesn't want fame. But as Michael Jackson's ex-wife and the mother of two of his children, she may now be thrust into the center of the latest high-profile trial related to the superstar's death. Vodafone shares open 1.2 pct down after Verizon deal agreed LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Shares in Vodafone opened 1.2 percent down on Tuesday after Verizon Communications agreed to pay $130 billion to buy the British company out of its U.S. wireless business, Verizon Wireless. Hewitt learning losses not the end of the world NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lleyton Hewitt's five-set loss to Russian Mikhail Youzhny at the U.S. Open on Tuesday still stung, but the Australian veteran said having his family around him lessened the pain of defeat and helped him get his priorities right. Ronald H. Coase, Accidental Economist Who Won a Nobel Prize, Dies at 102 Professor Coase was a law professor whose papers on why companies work and when government regulation is unnecessary influenced modern economics. High def video gaming on the Chromebook Pixel Thank you Steam! While the Chrome browser takes full advantage of the Chromebook Pixel's hardware, I thought it would interesting to see how video gaming works on the device. Quite well, with just a few small issues, it turns out. Sea glass Professed "Jersey girl" Christeena Hockin-Minopetros began collecting sea glass from the New Jersey shore when she was 5. She recalls that when she was younger, before the glass became scarce, you could walk home with a bucketful after a day at the beach. Finnish state fund says to trim TeliaSonera stake HELSINKI, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Finland's state investment fund Solidium announced that it will trim its stake in telecoms operator TeliaSonera to 10 percent from a current 11.7 percent, saying it had opened books for an equity offering on Wednesday. Huge Summer for Hollywood, but With Few Blockbusters Ticket revenue in North America totaled $4.71 billion, up 10.2 percent from last summer, but a competition glut hurt films that could have been hits in a thinner field. Up to his armpits in alligator When Dustin Bockman, his younger brother Ryan and their friend Cole Landers put their 17-foot boat into the Mississippi River last weekend about 20 minutes from where they live in Vicksburg, Mississippi, they had no clue that they would soon be caught up in an hours-long battle against a record-setting alligator. Economic Scene Business Losing Clout in a G.O.P. Moving Right Scholars have proposed many reasons for the diminished role businesses have with Congressional Republicans, and, yes, its about money. Zanzibar Journal Amid Coral Reefs and Ruins, Ripples of Fear Over a Recent Attack After two Western women were harmed in an acid attack, residents are worried that the island, known as a vacation paradise, will be branded hostile territory. Lazio punished for racist chanting Italian football club Lazio must play their opening home game of the season with a section of their fans banned from the match as punishment for racial abuse. Lives A Brief Vacation From Myself What becomes of a man when his slate is wiped temporarily clean? UPDATE 1-More travelers can keep shoes on at U.S. airports WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The agency that screens U.S. airline passengers for security clearance said on Wednesday it would expand an expedited program to 60 more airports this year, allowing tens of millions of travelers to keep on their shoes and belts at airport checkpoints. Jimenez No Fan of 13yo Starter on European Tour The European Tour's oldest champion has criticized the appearance of the tour's youngest ever competitor in the European Masters starting on Thursday. Bruised by Romney criticism, Bain Capital thanks investors (Reuters) - Bain Capital LLC, the private equity firm co-founded by defeated presidential candidate Mitt Romney, thanked its investors on Thursday for their support and patience over the last year as it confronted "political hyperbole and distortion." Marriage Licenses for Same-Sex Couples Force Issue to Fore in New Mexico The decision by clerks to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples has added a sense of urgency to a fight that some states leaders had seemed in no hurry to join. Judge issues fine for n-word rant A federal jury in New York ruled Tuesday that a Hispanic-American man and the nonprofit he founded must pay punitive damages to an African-American employee after a previous ruling that the use of the "n-word" is inappropriate among minorities in a workplace. Critics Notebook That 40s Pas de Deux? You Can Still Catch It The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts holds seldom-seem dance treasures in its archives. Bars Opening Soon in New York This fall, hotels continue to be a busy stage for the bar scene, and whiskey seems to be the spirit of the season. Obama Says World Set a Red Line on Chemical Arms Opening a trip overseas, President Obama declared that the confrontation with Syria over chemical weapons was a test for Congress, the United States and the world. Intel ships overhauled low-power chips for data centers SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Intel Corp has started shipping data-center chips that are based on a major overhaul of its low-power Atom line, in a bid to defend its territory from an incursion by British rival ARM Holdings Plc . Fiat pledges 1 billion euro investment at Mirafiori plant MILAN (Reuters) - Fiat has pledged 1 billion euros of investment at its hometown Mirafiori plant in northern Italy, a union leader said, as it pushes forward with plans to boost sales of its luxury... Airbus says Delta jet purchase price was "competitive" (Reuters) - The top salesman at Airbus said a deal to sell 40 aircraft to Delta Airlines , unveiled on Wednesday, included a "competitive" price for the jets. Hynix says fire did not cripple China chip-making plant SEOUL (Reuters) - SK Hynix Inc expects to resume production of memory chips at its Wuxi, China, plant shortly, the South Korean chipmaker said on Wednesday, adding that a fire at the facility caused one minor injury but did not cripple critical equipment. Melinda Gates Lifting women Kristie Lu Stout meets Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares gain, gold falls as Syria strike looks limited * Rising stocks on Wall Street lead European shares to rebound

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