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Water "the teeth" of climate change - World Bank
June 19 - Growing pressure over water remains the most worrying symptom of climate change, argues the World Bank President, while a projected 2C rise in temperature by 2030 could submerge Bangkok.


Sports Briefing | Tennis Czechs Top Argentina to Reach Davis Cup Final
Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek put Czech Republic, the defending champions, into the Davis Cup final by beating Argentinas Carlos Berlocq and Horacio Zeballos in doubles on Saturday.


Breaking Bad Props to Be Auctioned
Screenbid.com sees a market in the stuff movie and TV shows are made of, including the dull green Aztek used by the shows meth-dealing antihero, Walter White.


Japan approves lung drugs from GSK/Theravance and SkyePharma
LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance's new inhaled lung drug Relvar has been approved in Japan, a day after winning a positive recommendation in Europe.


UPDATE 1-Same firm checked background of Navy Yard shooter, Snowden
WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The company that scrutinized former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden for a U.S. government security clearance said on Thursday it also checked the background of...


Are you ready for a winter World Cup?
That prospect looks set to become a reality in 2022 after Europe's football associations voted against holding the tournament in the Qatari summer.


UK hacked Belgium telecom company, documents show -report
Sept 20 (Reuters) - Documents provided by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden show a United Kingdom intelligence effort was behind a spying breach at Belgium's biggest telecommunications company, Germany's Der Spiegel reported Friday.


Timelapse shows aging
Filmmaker Anthony Cerniello made this timelapse using shots taken of family members of various ages.


Court orders bus tsunami payout
In the first ruling of its kind in Japan, a court has ordered a kindergarten to pay almost $2 million to the parents of four of five children who were killed after staff put them on a bus that drove straight into the path of an oncoming tsunami.


Vets may not get speedy cancer care
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adults diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer are experiencing longer wait times before receiving cancer treatment in Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers across the U.S., according to a recent report.


White House rounding up support for Yellen to take reins at Fed
WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - White House officials are mustering support among Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee to back Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen, three sources said on Friday, laying the groundwork for her expected nomination to the Fed's top job.


ArtsBeat Book Review Podcast Professor in Chief
A. Scott Berg discusses his new biography of Woodrow Wilson.


Recipes for Health Miso Dressing
This tangy dressing can also be used as a sauce over grains.


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.


Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Notable properties that have been recently listed for sale, sold or leased.


DealBook A Mortgage Market Out of Balance
The vast system that provides home loans to millions of Americans has long been a strange place. A surprising development has made it even stranger.


City Room The Week in Pictures for Sept. 20
Watch a slide show of photographs from the past week in New York City and the region. Subjects include a fire on the Jersey Shore, prayers at the grave of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in Queens, and vote counting in Brooklyn.


For Indiana's conservative rebels, fighting Obamacare worth risk
GREENFIELD, Ind., Sept 20 (Reuters) - To understand why so many conservatives in Congress are willing to risk a government shutdown in their quest to cut spending and derail "Obamacare," take a look at Indiana and the state's crop of young Republicans in the U.S. House Representatives.


New Moon Probe Raises Questions About What to Do Next in Space
While scientists are excited about what the experiment may yield, they are also concerned about the absence of future moon voyages on NASAs schedule.


Dining Review | Westchester A Review of Blackstones Steakhouse, in Mount Kisco
Downtown Mount Kiscos variety of foods now includes prime dry-aged beef.


Alison Mainka, Jackson Noel
The couple met at Bucknell, from which they both graduated.


Construction of N.J. Woodbridge natgas power plant to start soon
Sept 20 (Reuters) - GE Energy Financial Services, Competitive Power Ventures and ArcLight Capital Partners said on Friday they closed the financing for the $842 million Woodbridge natural gas-fired...


Wall Street launches defense of physical commodities role
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street launched its first concerted defense of its role in physical commodity markets on Thursday, funding a report that highlighted the risks of banks being pushed out of...


Gadgetwise Playing Around With a Toy Camera
Despite its cuteness, the tiny Bonzart Lit digital camera can help you make some compelling images.


UPDATE 3-Muscular dystrophy drug fails in GSK study, Prosensa slumps
* Drug fails to help patients walk better in Phase III study


Wall Street ends down as Fed officials weigh in
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday as investors puzzled over the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain its stimulus measures as they heard opposing viewpoints from top Fed officials.


Why Iran worries Israel more than Syria
This week marks the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Across Israel, families build primitive structures with branches or palm fronds as roofs. They do so to remember the biblical exodus from Egypt and 40 years of exile in the Sinai Desert. It is a celebration of survival.


Brokerages cut down on novice hires, turn to experience
NEW YORK (Reuters) - As brokerages search for ways to grow in a tight economy, many firms are cutting back on new adviser training programs and instead investing in experience.


British police arrest two men for endangering an aircraft
LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - British police arrested two men for endangering an aircraft on Friday evening after a Sri Lankan Airlines flight was diverted from London's Heathrow Airport to nearby Stansted.


Swiss engineers bring acoustic solution to noise pollution
Aug. 29 - Acoustic engineers at EPFL in Switzerland are developing a sound tracking system they say will help regulators control traffic flow and reduce road noise. The World Health Organization says road noise is a major contributor to poor health in Europe but by monitoring traffic flow, the engineers think they can help. Tara Cleary reports.


Mongolian masters of contortion
CNN's Nick Glass talks with the contortionists and stars of "O," a Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas, Nevada.


WRAPUP 2-Fed officials criticize, explain taper delay
* Fed hawk George says central bank has caused confusion * Bullard defends decision not to taper, says economy too tepid By Jonathan Spicer and Steven C. Johnson NEW YORK, Sept 20 (Reuters) - An...


Sailing-Time limit expires on America's Cup race 13 with NZ ahead
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - America's Cup race 13 was canceled on Friday with Emirates Team New Zealand far ahead of Oracle Team USA, as light winds prevented the leader from completing the course and winning the trophy within the 40 minute time limit.


Search narrows for missing in Colorado flood disaster
DENVER (Reuters) - Disaster teams in flood-ravaged foothills of Colorado narrowed their search on Friday for 82 people still unaccounted for a week and a half after torrential rains began, and officials said some of the missing would most likely be added to the death toll.


Broncos 41, Giants 23 A Little Brother Learns a Lesson as the Giants Sputter to 0-2
Peyton Manning efficiently led a multifaceted, diverse offense in the Broncos victory as Eli Manning and a one-dimensional Giants offense sputtered and other components of the team failed.


Red Bulls Rewind Alone in First Place
Saturday nights 2-0 win against visiting Toronto put the Red Bulls into sole possession of the top spot in the Eastern Conference.


Netanyahu Scoffs at Iranian Overtures, Setting Stage for Showdown With U.S.
The Israeli prime minister condemned the Iranian president even as President Obama reached out to him, highlighting their dispute over how to deal with Irans nuclear program.


ArtsBeat Bruckheimer to End Deal With Disney
Jerry Bruckheimer, one of Hollywoods most respected filmmakers, has been making movies with Disney since the early 1990s, when he was executive producer of The Ref.


3rd-Period Power-Play Goal Lifts Ducks 2-1
Hampus Lindholm had a power-play goal at 1404 of the third period, lifting the Anaheim Ducks to a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in a preseason game Wednesday night.


U.S. economic growth gauge holds at more than three-year high
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A measure of future U.S. economic growth held steady at its highest level in more than three years while the annualized growth rate hit a four-week high, a research group said on...


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