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| 'Homeland' season 3 10 things to know | | | The second season of the Showtime hit "Homeland" ended with an explosive finale that left the CIA headquarters in shambles and a former war hero on the run, suspected of setting a bomb that killed 219 innocent people. |
| D.C. shooting | | | Investigators search for clues as to a woman with a young child would try to drive into a blocked entrance near the White House? |
| 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. |
| In Venezuela, more cocaine arrests | | | Venezuelan authorities on Wednesday announced additional arrests in connection with a massive shipment of cocaine in an Air France flight from Caracas that landed in Paris. |
| NYC Marathon strengthens security | | | The ING New York City Marathon is tightening security at next month's race in the wake of the terror attack bombings at this year's Boston Marathon. |
| First floating turbine seeks winds of change in U.S. | | | Sept. 29 - North America's first floating wind turbine, launched in May, is being hailed as a prototype for a future US offshore energy industry. While the small "pilot phase" unit, sitting off the Maine coast, produces only enough electricity to power four homes, it represents the first stage of a far more ambitious project. Tara Cleary reports. |
| China's rich wealthier than thought | | | China's urban rich are making far more than they officially report, suggesting the wealth gap in the world's second largest economy is much higher than previously thought, according to a new study. |
| Key to football success? Luck | | | Football author Chris Anderson explains why football is a game of luck and why it's not the most expensive players that improve teams the most. |
| Asia's aircraft carrier club | | | Want to be an Asian superpower? Then an aircraft carrier, it seems, is the minimum requirement for joining this elite club. |
| Sonar jamming moths hinder hungry bats | | | Sept. 25 - A tiger moth native to the deserts of Arizona has developed a highly evolved sonar jamming system it uses to fend of attacks by hungry bats. The discovery, described in a paper published in the journal PLOS One, could have applications in the design of acoustic deterrents to protect bats from dangerous wind turbines. Rob Muir reports. |
| Notre Dame Exits Top 25 | | | Notre Dame dropped out of the Associated Press top 25 after losing its second game of the season, and Arizona State entered the poll after a victory over Southern California. |
| Dozens killed in building collapse | | | Authorities say they now know what may have caused a five-story building in Mumbai to collapse last week a decorator who removed a central wall and supporting beams without permission. |
| Bankers urge borrowers to come to market now | | | NEW YORK, Oct 4 (IFR) - Companies are being urged to ignore Washington's political impasse and pull forward financing plans for share buybacks, acquisitions and early 2014 maturities before the US debt ceiling deadline on October 17. |
| Ex-reporter claims hacking at Trinity Mirror paper-Sky | | | LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - A former reporter on a tabloid owned by Trinity Mirror has claimed the newspaper hacked into the phones of celebrities, Sky News reported on Thursday, potentially broadening a scandal that has so far largely affected Rupert Murdoch's News Corp . |
| Hamilton aiming for F1 win in Korea | | | Lewis Hamilton realistically can't win the title but the former world champion hopes to challenge powerhouse Sebastian Vettel at the Korean Grand Prix after posting the fastest practice times Friday. |
| The simple pleasures of Eid | | | For the world's Muslims, the festival of Eid al-Fitr is a perfect conclusion to Ramadan -- the month-long period of fasting and contemplation practiced by observers of Islam around the globe. One of the most festive periods in the religion's calendar, Eid is often commemorated with large feasts, family-time, and through charitable acts and donations. |
| AEG expert MJ was a drug addict | | | Michael Jackson suffered a "quite extensive" drug addiction the last 15 years of his life, according to an addiction expert testifying Tuesday in the AEG Live wrongful death trial. |
| Leak prompts al Qaeda change | | | Officials say al Qaeda is changing its communication methods after learning the U.S. intercepted some of its messages. |
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