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| U.S. shutdown Victory for extremism | | | Ellen Fitzpatrick and Theda Skocpol say the government shutdown is an unprecedented move by a political minority trying to dismantle one of the most significant legislative achievements in recent American history, one that is the law. |
| Two Higgs boson scientists tipped for Nobel prize | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Two scientists who predicted the existence of the Higgs boson - the mysterious particle that explains why elementary matter has mass - are Thomson Reuters' top tips to win this year's Nobel prize in physics. |
| FINRA mulls insurance for brokerage firms WSJ | | | CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority may require brokerage firms to carry insurance to cover the payment of arbitration awards to investors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. |
| Domino 3.0 | | | A beloved magazine returns from the dead (again). And this time its all about commerce. |
| U.N. aviation body agrees on emissions deal | | | MONTREAL/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United Nations' civil aviation body has reached outline agreement on a global scheme to curb airline carbon emissions, casting a shadow over a rival EU plan to lower pollution from planes. |
| Qatar shows new green credentials with first low-energy villa | | | Sept. 4 - Sensitive to criticism over its high carbon dioxide emissions, Qatar has opened its first ultra-low energy villa to show a new commitment to environmental sustainability. The oil-rich emirate hopes the development in capital Doha will pave the way for more sustainable properties to be built in the desert nation. Jim Drury reports. |
| Chipotle vs. Taco Bell Einhorns short put to the taste test - Felix TV | | | David Einhorn, the investor known for betting against stocks like Green Mountain Coffee, now is targeting Chipotle Mexican Grill, saying it will face significant competition from "a resurgent Taco Bell." We put his theory to the taste test with Reuters blogger Felix Salmon, Reuters Social Media Editor Anthony De Rosa and Food and Wine Restaurant Editor Kate Krader. (October 3, 2012) |
| Colorado flooding fallout continues | | | Efforts continued Friday to cope with fallout from flooding that''s rocked the Rocky Mountain state -- including more airlifts of stranded residents, discoveries of oil spills and a plea to one town's residents to stay away until E. coli is cleared from their tap water. |
| Carnival puts cruise fleet under microscope after ship fire | | | MIAMI BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Carnival Corp has launched a comprehensive review of its entire fleet after a fire crippled one of its ships last month, and will share its findings across the industry, Carnival Cruise Lines' chief executive told a conference on Tuesday. |
| 'Wild sport' meets 'strict square' | | | Where there's wind and water in Marseille, you are likely to find "Les Mouss" -- three brothers with a passion for windsurfing, and a love for their native south of France. |
| Detroit union wins victory worth 'refund on deck of Titanic' | | | (Reuters) - Detroit's largest public sector union scored a symbolic victory Friday when a Michigan administrative law judge reinstated an extra annual pension check for city workers and retirees, although the judge in the city's bankruptcy case has prohibited enforcement of the ruling. |
| A gift of U.S. diplomacy to Iran? | | | A 2,700 year-old silver chalice may be a new token of friendship between the United States and Iran, at least that's the way Iran's cultural heritage chief sees it. |
| No. 3 Clemson Beats Syracuse 49-14 Behind Boyd | | | Tajh Boyd kept his Heisman Trophy aspirations intact, throwing for 455 yards and five touchdowns in three quarters of work, and No. 3 Clemson beat Syracuse 49-14 on Saturday to spoil the Orange's Atlantic Coast Conference debut. |
| AP Source Willingham Expected on Playoff Panel | | | A person with knowledge of the process tells The Associated Press that former Notre Dame, Washington and Stanford coach Tyrone Willingham is expected to be on the College Football Playoff selection committee next year, and former Nebraska coach Tom Osborne has also been asked to be part of the panel. |
| Calm returns to Mombasa after day of riots | | | Oct. 5 - A day after rioting rocked Mombasa, following the killing of a Muslim cleric, calm returns to the city, but supporters of the slain imam say Kenyan security forces are behind the death. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. |
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