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World's smallest autopilot to heighten UAV disaster response | | Sept. 30 - Dutch-based engineers have created what they say is the world's smallest auto-pilot attachment for unmanned aerial vehicles, a technology that will greatly expand their value in firefighting and search-and-rescue missions. It's called the Lisa/S autopilot, as Jim Drury reports. |
Europe's economic winds of change | | What a difference a year makes. Last year, delegates at the Ambrosetti Forum in Italy had a lot to contend with. The economic crisis was in full bloom and they had urgent concerns |
Premier League Coverage Pays Off for NBC | | NBC Sports Group has gone big with covering Premier League soccer games as part of a three-year deal. The viewership numbers have shown that the formula for full-blown coverage has been working. |
How do child refugees cope? | | I never imagined I would find myself in Lebanon, on the outskirts of the brutal civil war in Syria. As a 32-year-old woman from Chicago, I didn't know what to expect. |
The best of African street art | | Africa street art can be anything from beautifully painted shop fronts, to spray can graffiti, to inspiring murals. You sent your street art photos to CNN iReport - here are the best. |
Obama, buoyed by election win, faces new battles | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama had little time to savor victory on Wednesday after voters gave him a second term in the White House where he faces urgent economic challenges, a looming fiscal showdown and a still-divided Congress able to block his every move. |
Detroit's expected bond default seen raising constitutional issue | | Sept 30 (Reuters) - Detroit is poised to default on about $641 million of its general obligation bonds on Tuesday, an event that is likely to spur a legal challenge over Detroit's decision to take tax money earmarked for bond payments and apply it instead to city needs. |
3D painting urges Syrian peace talks | | Sept. 26 - A giant 3D painting in front of the United Nations headquarters calls on United States President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold peace talks on Syria. Elly Park reports. |
A Disease Cuts Corn Yields | | Gosss wilt, a disease that is spreading in the United States, has been devastating the crops of corn farmers, while the cause of the tidal wave remains uncertain. |
Qaeda Plot Leak Has Undermined U.S. Intelligence | | The disclosure in August of a terrorist plot by Al Qaeda has caused more damage to American counterterrorism efforts than the vast trove of data from Edward Snowden, the former N.S.A. consultant, analysts said. |
Marijuana The Uruguayan model | | Views on marijuana are shifting, but nearly everywhere, it is too early to talk about substantive changes to drug policies. |
FTSE drops on Italian, U.S. political jitters | | LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index fell on Monday, pressured by mining stocks, as political jitters in both Italy and the United States dampened investor sentiment. |
Hong Kong's 'poor' hit 15% | | CNN's Patricia Wu talks with Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Matthew Cheung, about the city's plan to help the poor. |
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