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On Baseball Pettitte Up Next as Dynasty Nears End
Andy Pettitte said he struggled with the timing of his announcement because he did not want to take away from Mariano Riveras final home game on Sunday.


Brix Smith-Start Has a Second Life as a Fashion Retailer
The ex-musician has taken her retailing know-how to the small screen.


Gadgetwise Headphones for Protection, Not Cranking It Up
The 3M Tekk Protection WorkTunes headphones keep excessive noise out, and wont damage your ears with loud music levels, either.


No spilt milk for $1.3 billion Huishan Dairy IPO as demand robust
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co Ltd looks set to raise all or almost all of the $1.3 billion it is seeking in its IPO, giving it muscle to build on a strong position in an...


Black U.S. kids adopted abroad
While international adoptions is plummeting, there is one nation from which parents abroad can adopt in a relatively short time The United States.


Germany has most of its winter emergency power reserves regulator
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany has secured 2,022 megawatts (MW) of the 2,540 MW emergency electricity capacity it needs to get through the winter, the energy regulator said on Monday, confirming a forecast that possible shortages were being managed.


11 things to know if visiting Spain
It's Western Europe's second largest country, but it's the diversity of its people and passions that holds the key to understanding Spain's eternal appeal.


Audio pioneer Ray Dolby of famed sound system dead at 80
(Reuters) - Ray Dolby, the engineer who pioneered the noise reduction in audio recordings that produced clearer sound for music and cinema, died on Thursday. He was 80.


Anti-Hunger Advocates Put Pressure on Lawmakers Over Food Stamp Bill
The efforts came as the Republican-controlled House was expected to take up the measure this week.


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


Smartphones to last a lifetime
What if you could buy a smartphone that would last you for the rest of your life?


Glitch resolved, NASA probe on its way to the moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Engineers have resolved a minor glitch with a new NASA robotic lunar probe, which blasted off Friday night for the first leg of a 30-day trip to the moon.


U.S. Latinos less likely to say 'si'
It's no secret that more and more people are speaking espaol in the United States, but what you probably didn't know is that in the future more of those Spanish speakers will not be Hispanic.


Marrieds do better than singles after heart procedure
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More evidence that marriage may benefit overall health comes from findings that in the first year after having blocked blood vessels leading to the heart cleared, married patients fared much better than their unmarried counterparts.


Family comes first for risk-averse fund managers
LONDON (Reuters) - Investors seeking less volatile returns from their stock portfolios are turning their attention to family-owned firms that play for pride as well as profit.


Red Bulls Beat Toronto
Thierry Henry scored in the first half and Fabian Espindola added a goal with 10 minutes left, leading the Red Bulls to a 2-0 victory over Toronto in Harrison, N.J.


Fitch Downgrades Malta to 'A' from 'A+'; Outlook Stable
Link to Fitch Ratings' Report Malta - Rating Action ReportLONDON, September 20 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has downgraded Malta's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to 'A'...


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.


UPDATE 2-Goldcorp chair reprimanded by Canada securities regulator
TORONTO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Ian Telfer, chairman of miner Goldcorp Inc, was reprimanded by Canada's top securities regulator on Friday as part of a settlement linked to an insider trading probe.


Kenyan president says 39 dead in mall attack, will beat terrorists
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Saturday that at least 39 people had been killed by "terrorists" in a gun attack on a shopping mall in Nairobi, and pledged that Kenya would hunt down those responsible.


Gunman kills 3 American soldiers in Afghanistan
Coalition officials say an individual wearing an Afghan Army uniform shot and killed three U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan Saturday.


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


U.S. Warns of Frauds Tied to Health Care Law
The warnings came amid reports of high-pressure sales tactics and efforts to obtain personal information from consumers in advance of the opening of the online markets known as insurance exchanges.


No spilt milk for $1.3 billion Huishan Dairy IPO as demand robust
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co Ltd looks set to raise all or almost all of the $1.3 billion it is seeking in its IPO, giving it muscle to build on a strong position in an...


UPDATE 1-GP Investments exits Brazil's Estcio Participaes
SAO PAULO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - GP Investments Ltd , the largest Latin American buyout firm, sold its remaining stake in Brazilian college operator Estcio Participaes SA, pocketing five years of...


Emmys 2013 Kerry Washington, 'It Girl'
In 1995, Kerry Washington had just launched her career.


BlackBerry shares halted in Toronto, on Nasdaq
TORONTO (Reuters) - Shares of BlackBerry Ltd were halted on the Toronto Stock Exchange and Nasdaq late on Friday afternoon.


Luxury cow horn jewelry
All that glitters is not gold, and not all designer jewelry is made from precious metals and gemstones.


Senior U.S. Republican to target state, local tax deduction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress' top Republican on tax policy is drawing up a plan to rewrite the tax code and is likely to recommend repeal of a popular and costly federal tax deduction for state and local taxes paid, congressional aides said.


Bits Facebook Removes Dating Ads Featuring Photo of Dead Girl
The social network apologized for ads placed by a dating service that featured photos of a Canadian girl who committed suicide in April after she had been cyberbullied.


U.S. FDA issues final rule on medical device identifier codes
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a long-awaited rule on Friday requiring companies to include codes on medical devices that will allow regulators to track the products, monitor them for safety and expedite recalls.


China police probe online whistleblower over blackmail suspicions
BEIJING, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Police in China questioned a prominent online whistleblower over suspicions of swindling and blackmail and detained him this week for 24 hours, the activist said on Saturday, as the government steps up its crackdown on citizens' activity on the Internet.


Mexico storm death toll rises as crashed helicopter found
LA PINTADA (Reuters) - Federal police found the remains of a crashed Black Hawk rescue helicopter with at least three dead crew aboard in southern Guerrero state on Saturday, raising the death toll to over 100 following some of the worst storms to hit Mexico in decades.


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."


Amnesty to Zambia Drop gay charges
Amnesty International is calling on Zambia to release two men who have been in jail since May on charges of engaging in homosexual acts "against the order of nature."


Cheaper iPhone Will Cost More in China
While many analysts expected Apple to price the iPhone 5C at about $400, it will actually go for significantly more in China, where the company is struggling.


Mystery letterbox may soon vanish
Sept. 11 - A red postbox has mysteriously appeared in the middle of a bridge in Sonning-on-Thames, Berkshire. Tara Cleary reports.


UPDATE 1-Versace plans to find partner by year's end -CEO
* Sees shortlist of potential buyers ready by mid-October (Adds background, details)


10 things to know before visiting Israel
The Holy Land makes for inspiring, fascinating, confusing travel.


Braces help avoid surgery in teens with scoliosis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the first large-scale test of whether wearing a brace helps to prevent an already-curved childhood spine from twisting further, bracing was nearly twice as effective as a watch-and-wait approach at preventing kids from needing corrective surgery.


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