| Latest worldwide news | Boehner "Obamacare is law of the land" | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Republican lawmaker John Boehner said on Thursday he would not make it his mission to repeal the Obama administration's healthcare reform law following the re-election of President Barack Obama. |
| Reuters Today Blackberry - Gimme some privacy! | | | Sept. 24 - Smartphone maker BlackBerry agrees to go private in a $4.7 billion deal led by its biggest shareholder Fairfax, allowing it to regroup away from public scrutiny after years of falling fortunes. |
| For power and precision, leaping insect gets into gear | | | Sept. 13 - Video showing the first known example of a gear mechanism in nature has been released by British scientists. Their research shows that the common garden insect, Issus, has hind-leg joints containing cog-like strips that intermesh when moving, allowing it to leap with power and precision. Jim Drury has more. |
| Berlin wax museum unveils second Angela Merkel | | | Sept. 19 - Madame Tussauds in Berlin unveils a new wax figure of Angela Merkel, denying any connection to the upcoming federal election when the German chancellor hopes to be reelected. Elly Park reports. |
| Nigeria tells U.N. sparing no effort tackling terrorism 'menace' | | | UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - An Islamist insurgency in Nigeria's northeast is challenging the country's stability and every effort is being made to tackle the extremists with "due regard for fundamental human rights," Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Tuesday. |
| Jenner Lifts Jackets Over Jokinen, Penguins, 5-3 | | | Boone Jenner scored his second goal of the game to offset Jussi Jokinen's hat trick and lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in a preseason game Saturday. |
| M.L.S. Tries to Mute Fans Vulgar Chants | | | Some teams in Major League Soccer have been trying, with mixed success, to stop off-color taunting of opposing goalkeepers that at times is audible over TV broadcasts. |
| Why is this guy a top thinker? | | | In the past, author and NYU professor, Clay Shirky's predictions haven't always come true, but it appears he was on the money in 2011. Foreign Policy Magazine named Shirky one of their "Top 100 Global Thinkers," for his musings on social media's impact on revolutions, which we saw come to full fruition in the Arab Spring. |
| Jets Replay Week 3 | | | The Jets amassed 513 yards of offense in their 27-20 victory over the Buffalo Bills at MetLife Stadium. |
| Singapore arrests 14 for match-fixing | | | In a crackdown on football match-fixing, Singaporean authorities have arrested more than a dozen people they suspect of being members of an organized crime syndicate. |
| 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. |
| Vettel's Singapore gamble pays off | | | Call it confidence, or call it arrogance -- but whatever it is, Sebastian Vettel certainly has it. The world champion didn't even bother setting a final lap time in qualifying for Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix but will start in pole position as he seeks a third successive win -- and a hat-trick in F1's only night race. |
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