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Bombardier and Lion Air in talks on possible CSeries deal
(Reuters) - Canada's Bombardier Inc and Indonesia's Lion Air confirmed on Thursday the two companies are in talks over a possible deal for the planemaker's new CSeries jets.


Tackling intolerance in Pakistan
All Saints Church was designed to look like a mosque -- to symbolize unity amidst a community of many religions. Completed in 1883, it was built within the old walled city of Peshawar during a century of relative peace and harmony.


Rutgers Updates Its Anthem to Include Women
The university is the latest formerly all-male institution to bring its alma mater in line with its new demographics.


AP Sources NBA Set for NY-NY All-Star in 2015
The 2015 NBA All-Star weekend will be split between two New York arenas, with Madison Square Garden to host the game, two people with knowledge of the plans said Tuesday.


Eileen Tucker, Matthew Spiro
The bride is a research associate at an investment firm; the groom works for an asset management unit of JPMorgan Chase.


T Magazine Gallery | The Sunset Strip, Before It Was Tamed
The Hollywood photographer Brad Eltermans candid late-70s shots of everyone from Joan Jett to Michael Jackson to Bob Dylan are collected in the book Dog Days.


Editor's Choice
Our best photos from the last 24 hours.


Bits Blog Twitter Adds CBS to Its Stable of Big Advertising Partners
As the social network is trying to show sustained revenue growth, CBS and other broadcasters can pair video clips with ads and distribute them on the service.


Sowing a Change in Kitchens
Luminaries from the world of food gathered in Westchester to discuss using seeds to explore a new frontier of flavor.


Bill Clinton impersonates Bono
Bill Clinton answers Bono's impersonation with one of his own


49% in Poll Fault Obama on Policies Outside U.S.
About half of Americans disapprove of the way President Obama is handling foreign policy, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.


Grunge rock hero Kurt Cobain's childhood home for sale
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - The childhood home of the late grunge rock hero and Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain has been put up for sale in Washington state, with his family asking $500,000 for the property, more than seven times its assessed value.


Matter In Fragmented Forests, Rapid Mammal Extinctions
A man-made reservoir in Thailand has given biologists the opportunity to measure the speed of mammal extinctions and to watch them happen, quickly.


ArtsBeat Michelle Obama Visits Studio Museum in Harlem
As President Obama attended the United Nations General Assembly, Michelle Obama hosted an event for the spouses of chiefs of state at the Studio Museum in Harlem.


Oil Where Tehran feels the pain
The last four years of economic sanctions by the U.S., the European Union and other western partners have ground down the Iranian economy.


Planet penetrator offers high-speed path to Europa
Sept. 24 - Scientists curious about possible life on Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, are developing a capsule that can be fired at high speed into the moon's surface to dislodge and collect samples. Astrium, a subsidiary of aerospace giant EADS, could be involved in a proposed European Space Agency (ESA) mission to Europa within the decade, and has been test-firing its planet penetrating rockets to prepare. Jim Drury reports.


Art Review Tiepolo, Guardi, and Their World at the Morgan
Tiepolo, Guardi, and Their World Eighteenth-Century Venetian Drawings, at the Morgan Library Museum, summons Venice in the late stages of its republic.


U.S. M-2 money supply up $4 bln Sept. 16 week
Sept 26 (Reuters) - U.S. M-2 money supply rose by $4.0 billion in the Sept. 16 week to $10,793.7 billion, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday.


Well Questioning Steroid Shots for Back Pain
A new review of studies suggests that injecting any liquid, even plain saline solution, works just as well as steroid injections for back pain.


A closer look at Pakistan's earthquake island
Sept. 26 - After a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit a remote province of Pakistan Tuesday, a new island emerges in the Arabian Sea, but this isn't the first island created by an earthquake. Gavino Garay reports.


PRESS DIGEST-New York Times business news - Sept 26
Sept 26 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.


Artist Liu Bolin hides in plain sight at Beijing theatre
BEIJING (Reuters) - Liu Bolin, the Chinese artist known as "the invisible man" for using painted-on camouflage to blend into the backdrops of his photographs, has done it again by making himself and 22 others "disappear" into the red seats of a Beijing theatre.


Sabres Blank Blue Jackets 3-0
Mikhail Grigorenko had a goal and an assist and Jhonas Enroth made 26 saves to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-0 win Wednesday over the Columbus Blue Jackets.


Fantasy Football Week 4 Matchup Breakdown
Robert Griffin III is on the verge of breaking out, and that could happen as soon as this weekend against a struggling Oakland secondary.


Basketball's Shaquille O'Neal Takes Stake in Sacramento Kings
Former basketball star Shaquille O'Neal has become the newest minority owner of the Sacramento Kings, which California investors bought in May after a tug-of-war with a Seattle group, a team spokeswoman said on Monday.


The Sun That Did Not Roar
The Sun appears to slack off at the height of the solar cycle, the solar maximum, usually a time of roiling activity as the stars magnetic fields reverse.


U.S. data gives conflicting signals on economy's health
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes fell for the third straight month in August but fewer Americans filed new claims for jobless benefits last week, giving conflicting...


Now comes the real test in Syria
Over the weekend, the U.S. and Russia hashed out a plan to get Syria to give up control of its chemical weapons. But will Syria actually hand over the weapons, or is this just a delay tactic?


India's cinemas by satellite
A new way of getting movies to theaters in India. Mallika Kapur reports on the significance.


Mind guru's return was all important for Stenson
(Reuters) - Henrik Stenson's game was a mess 18 months ago but his decision to reunite with a former mind guru sparked a dramatic change in fortunes that culminated in a remarkable $11.4 million FedExCup payday in Atlanta on Sunday.


Charlize Theron You can't plan life
Actress Charlize Theron talks about embracing the unknown after her career as a ballet dancer didn't work out.


Lawyer Gary Player Settles $1 Million Dispute
Gary Player's lawyer says the nine-time major winner has settled a dispute with a former friend over a $1 million transaction that took place in 1999.


City Room An Elite School Is the Saddest Spot in Manhattan, a Study Says
Hunter College High School, filled with many of the citys top performing students, was labeled the saddest place in Manhattan, based on a study that gauged the emotions of New Yorkers by their Twitter messages.


Jennifer Lawrence to Star in East of Eden Remake
The Hunger Games director Gary Ross plans to make two movies based on the John Steinbeck novel.


PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Sept 26
Sept 26 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.


Uncommon Doughnuts, Healthier Chicken Nuggets and More
Recommendations for the week of Sept. 24.


Potential blockbuster in Davis Cup
Switzerland was drawn to face Serbia in the 2014 Davis Cup, which means Roger Federer could play Novak Djokovic. Federer, though, doesn't usually show up for first round ties. In another intriguing pairing, record champion the U.S. hosts Andy Murray's Great Britain.


Hello Kitty's maiden U.S. flight
Cute and adorable or simply odd? The first of EVA Air's long range Hello Kitty jets completed its maiden flight to Los Angeles last week, drawing a litter of curious Kitty enthusiasts.


Cristina Camerota, Ellen Willett
One partner is corporate recruitment team leader and the other creates and maintains employee work schedules for a concierge service.


Wedding Q. and A.
Thanking co-workers who gave a gift despite not being invited to the wedding, and how to gracefully ask guests to keep smartphone and social media activity to a minimum.


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