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Shortcuts Opting to Blow the Whistle Or Choosing to Walk Away
Many employees are using their companies ethics procedures to report misdeeds, but the outcome is sometimes not what they expected or hoped.


eHarmony's job matching
The only dating company, eHarmony thinks it can help you fall in love and get job. Erin Burnett reports.


Autonomous quadcopter takes humans out of flying equation
Sept. 19 - A group of Austrian students has designed a quadcopter which flies autonomously using only the computing power of a smartphone. The reasearchers say the drone could one day be used for search and rescue scenarios or fighting fires without putting humans in harm's way. Jim Drury reports.


Gadgetwise Justin Case Offers More Than a Play on Words
The Justin Power Case can charge an iPad and other gadgets, including iOS, Android and BlackBerry devices, at the same time.


A Guide to Shakespeare in the New Season
A selective guide to Shakespeare-based productions in New York this season.


Net US dollar longs fall to lowest level in 7 months - CFTC, Reuters
NEW YORK, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Currency speculators cut by more than half their bullish bets on the U.S. dollar to the lowest level in seven months, according to data from the Commodity Futures...


Five texts you should never send
We're texting more than ever, and, like society, the texts themselves are getting worse and worse. Read on to learn just how terrible silent cell phone users are these days.


Exclusive Univision in talks with banks about 2014 IPO - sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications Inc has in recent weeks held discussions with banks about an initial public offering, according to three people familiar with the matter, as strong stock markets encourage private equity owners to seek exits for their portfolio companies.


U.S. sets pollution limits for new power plants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced carbon pollution standards that will apply to new power plants built in the United States.


Syria Sends Watchdog Chemical Weapons Inventory
Syria has sent the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons an "initial declaration" outlining its weapons program, the organization said Friday.


10 wild things about Scotland
This small country contains some of the most unspoiled territory in Europe.


Poison Pen The Arsenic in Our Drinking Water
Long famed for its homicidal toxicity at high doses, a number of studies suggest that arsenic is an astonishingly versatile poison, able to do damage even at low doses.


Real Estate Deals That Have Never Been Listed
In New York City, homes are selling as whisper listings, without ever being put on the market.


Gareth Bale's Spanish lessons
Why have British footballers struggled to succeed after moving to play abroad?


On Tennis Nadal Inspires Awe After His Victory
Rafael Nadal fits a special mold of athletes, the ones who are gracious winners against their biggest rivals.


Characters on Veep Become Shorthand for Washington Types
The on-screen characters in Veep have managed to capture a subset of Washingtons striving population.


Is diplomacy the harder solution?
James A. "Spider" Marks says a diplomatic solution to Syria's use of chemical weapons will include "boots on the ground." The threat of a military solution will not.


18 Under To Help a Shy Child, Listen
Shyness is part of the range of the human normal, but it can also be an indicator of bullying, anxiety, a learning problem or other issues.


Southern cautions on Kemper coal unit as EPA carbon model
HOUSTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Southern Co power utility, which is building one of the world's first advanced coal-fired plants that also captures carbon dioxide emissions, cautioned federal regulators that, because of location, its $5 billion project should not be used as a standard for future coal plants.


Snack food with a dose of Zen
September 18 - A Japanese man finds Buddha in corn snacks. Sharon Reich reports.


RLPC U.S. covenant-lite loans soar amid investor demand
NEW YORK, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Huge demand for leveraged loans from billions of dollars flowing into U.S. loan funds pushed covenant-lite loan volume to a record $188.7 billion, far surpassing the record of 2007, and still going strong.


High Low Finance Money Funds Are Circling the Wagons on Rules
As proposed rules are weighed, the industry is fighting vigorously to avoid even weak regulation.


UPDATE 1-Starboard fails to line up alternative bid for Smithfield
Sept 20 (Reuters) - Activist investor Starboard Value LP said on Friday that it planned to vote in favor of the $4.7 billion offer for Smithfield Foods Inc by China's Shuanghui International, saying...


New documentary tells the story of financial firm Cantor Fitzgerald after 9/11
Sept. 10 - On September 11th, 2001, 658 employees from the financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald were killed in the attacks on New York's World Trade Center. Chairman and CEO Howard Lutnick and victims' families share their stories in the new documentary film, "Out of the Clear Blue Sky". Tara Cleary reports.


Sports of The Times Settlement Leaves Fans at a Moral Crossroads
The recent settlement of a concussion lawsuit against the N.F.L. has put fans on a moral hot seat. Will they continue to watch a game that they know is damaging its players?


Online Book Clubs Talk That Stays on the Page
Once thought impersonal, online book clubs may be more serious than get-togethers in somebodys living room.


Bahrain opposition leader arrested, charged with inciting terrorism
A leading opposition figure in Bahrain has been jailed after being charged with "inciting and advocating terrorism," Bahrain's Public Prosecution Office said. Activists in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom, however, insist the charges against Khalil Al Marzooq are politically motivated and accuse the country's leadership of attempting to stifle dissent.


Corner Office To MasterCardx2019;s Retiring Chief, the X Factor is Presence
Robert W. Selander, who is retiring this week as chief executive of MasterCard, says it is important for leaders to relate to stakeholders at different levels of their companies.


UPDATE 1-Jardine Lloyd Thompson to buy Towers Watson reinsurance unit
LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - British insurance broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group is buying Towers Watson's reinsurance brokerage for $250 million, accelerating an expansion into the United...


Cop Detective gawked at Houston's corpse
A police officer removed a sheet covering Whitney Houston's naked corpse and remarked, "Damn, she's still looking good, huh?" according to another officer at the scene.


Sochi 2014 Social media fail?
With 150 million tweets across 16 days, and 80,000 a minute when Usain Bolt won his 200 meters title, the London 2012 Olympics was crowned as the "first social media Games."


U.S.-based stock funds attract $18.1 billion in latest week Lipper
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in funds based in the United States poured $18.1 billion into stock funds in the latest week as global markets rallied on expectations the Federal Reserve would...


Microsoft CEO Ballmer bids emotional farewell to Wall Street
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer has made an impassioned plea to investors to support his vision of the world's largest software company as a unified devices and services powerhouse in his swan song before Wall Street.


Insight Research renaissance offers new ways out of depression
LONDON (Reuters)- As Susan sits chatting to a nurse in a London clinic, a light tapping sound by her head signals that parts of her brain are being zapped by thousands of tiny electro-magnetic pulses from a machine plugged into the wall.


UK estate agent Foxtons makes $1.2 billion stock market debut
LONDON (Reuters) - British property agent Foxtons enjoyed a strong stock market debut on Friday, seeing its stock rise well above its offer price in what could be seen as a vote of confidence in the...


Kerry U.N. Security Council must act on Syria next week
Sept. 19 - U.S. Secretary of State Kerry says it is essential that a Russia-U.S. deal on Syria's chemical weapons arsenal be enforced and that the U.N. act on it next week. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


Tastes Like Home Indulging His Inner New Jersey Child
The chef Bill Telepan revisits the hair metal and onion rings of his youth.


Giants Replay Week 2
The Broncos used a balanced attack as the Giants offense sputtered in the third meeting of the Manning quarterbacks.


TIMELAPSE The raising of the Costa Concordia
Sept. 17 - Timelapse video shows, from beginning to end, the parbuckling project to right the Costa Concordia, illustrating the impressive operation. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


You're the Boss Blog Today in Small Business The Business Lessons of Walter White
Gender balance is good for business. Lessons from the death of a start-up. The Super Bowls first marijuana commercial?


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