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| Rainbow laces campaign tied up in knots? | | | It was supposed to provide the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow but the latest effort to fight homophobia in football is in danger of fading into monochrome. |
| Fresh clues in baby's carousel death | | | The conveyer belt of a baggage carousel that killed a 5-month-old at an airport in Spain was not moving when his mother set him on it, a Spanish Civil Guard spokesman in Madrid said. |
| Fall for Dance | | | The festival brought back choreography to the Delacorte Theater for free shows on Monday and Tuesday. |
| Grand Theft Auto V sales zoom past $1 billion mark in 3 days | | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Grand Theft Auto V has crossed the $1 billion sales mark after three days in stores, a rate faster than any other video game, film or other entertainment product has ever managed, its creator Take Two Interactive Inc said on Friday. |
| 'Modelpreneurs' Beyond the catwalk | | | Gisele Bundchen tops Forbes' latest list of richest models, earning $42m in a year. But the world's top models aren't earning the cash from strutting down the catwalk. |
| Guantanamo hearing ends without ruling on 'Starbucks solution' | | | GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba, Sept 20 (Reuters) - T he judge in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunal recessed a weeklong hearing in the Sept. 11 conspiracy case on Friday evening without ruling on a defense request to halt future hearings until Pentagon computer problems are fixed. |
| Fed officials criticize, explain taper delay | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - An outspoken Federal Reserve hawk warned on Friday that the U.S. central bank had harmed its credibility by delaying a highly anticipated reduction in monetary stimulus this... |
| Police chief freed in Philippines | | | The police chief of a city in the southern Philippines was briefly held captive Tuesday by Muslim rebels who have been fighting security forces for the past several days. |
| Vettel's majestic Monza win | | | Sebastian Vettel dashes Fernando Alonso's hopes of delivering a home victory for Ferrari at Monza with another commanding drive to win the Italian Grand Prix Sunday. |
| UPDATE 1-Throngs greet Apple's newest iPhones, gold color sells out | | | Sept 20 (Reuters) - Thousands of iPhone enthusiasts queued up at Apple Inc stores around the world on Friday as two new models of the smartphone went on sale, but Apple's shares ended slightly lower as investors wait for initial sales figures, due as early as next week. |
| U.S. Revives Aid Program for Clean Energy | | | A controversial federal loan-guarantee program intended to support greener energy technologies will shift to supporting development of cleaner oil and coal technology. |
| Ex-wife Docs competed to give Jackson meds | | | Two German doctors treated Michael Jackson's insomnia with propofol 12 years before he died from an overdose of the surgical anesthetic, his former wife testified Wednesday. |
| Israeli researchers walk the walk with gait analysis device | | | July 14 - An Israeli company is developing an inexpensive gait analysis device it believes will help doctors diagnose previously undetected medical conditions. The study of a person's walking style can reveal much about their health, and the company says it can now done at a price that most people can afford. Jim Drury has more. |
| UPDATE 4-BlackBerry warns of big loss, 4,500 job cuts; shares dive | | | By Euan Rocha TORONTO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd warned on Friday it expects to report a huge quarterly operating loss next week and that it will cut more than a third of its global workforce, rekindling fears of the company's demise and sending its shares into a tailspin. The company, which has struggled to claw back market share from the likes of Apple Inc's iPhone and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's Galaxy phones, said it expects to report a net operating loss of between $950 m |
| Indians Beat Astros 2-1 in 6 1-2 Innings | | | Zach McAllister lasted five innings and the Cleveland Indians got two gift runs from Houston in a 2-1, rain-shortened victory over the Astros on Friday night to remain near the top of the AL wild-card standings. |
| 7 swanky hostels around the world | | | Budget-conscious travelers rejoice Hostels aren't what they used to be. Some of them have a sense of style, and they're offering options once reserved for higher-end hotels. |
| Sailing-Oracle wins another America's Cup race, cuts N. Zealand lead | | | SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Oracle Team USA won race 13 of the America's Cup finals by 1 minute 24 seconds on Friday, narrowing the gap with Emirates Team New Zealand, which now leads the series eight to three and needs just one win to take the cup away from the defender. |
| US SEC charges former Akamai exec whose tips went to Rajaratnam | | | Sept 20 (Reuters) - A former Akamai Technologies Inc official agreed to pay over $145,000, and be banned from serving as a public company officer or director, to settle civil charges he provided illegal tips that were funneled to Raj Rajaratnam, the hedge fund manager imprisoned for insider trading. |
| New iPhones in hot demand | | | With the latest iPhone handsets going on sale in 11 countries and territories Friday, there will be the usual lines of diehard fans snaking around popular Apple stores. |
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