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News Feed Latest worldwide news Obama Summons Congressional Leaders to White House On the second day of the government shutdown, President Obama planned to urge passage of a stopgap spending measure and a debt-ceiling increase. T Magazine On the Verge | Pasadena, a Place With Many Hidden Charms The sleepy town just might be the Los Angeles areas next great bohemian enclave. Kevin and Bo Carney, who opened a new outpost of their shop Mohawk General Store there on Saturday, give a rundown of their favorite Pasadena attractions. India's obsession with lighter skin In India, many women are obsessed with lightening their skin. CNN writer Moni Basu recalls her own family's pressures to not get "too dark." Top films at the North American box office Sept 8 - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three days starting Sept. 6, led by "Riddick" at No. 1, according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. 1 (*) Riddick.............................$ 18.7 million 2 (1) Lee Daniels' The Butler.............$ 8.9 million 3 (5) Instructions Not Included...........$ 8.1 million 4 (3) We're the Millers...................$ 7.9 million 5 (4) Planes..............................$ 4.3 million 6 (2) Television Review Betrayal, With James Cromwell, Has Debut on ABC An extramarital affair primes the drama in Betrayal, a new series on ABC featuring the legal aftermath of a murder. Google and Europe Near Deal The European Unions top competition official accepted the companys latest offer to settle a long-running antitrust case, but he also said Googles rivals should have a chance to respond to the proposals. Messi's turn to shine in Europe You had the feeling this would happen. After Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in Europe, Lionel Messi matched the Portuguese by netting three goals against Ajax. Furloughed Employees Hold Shutdown Parties The shutdown has some in government tapping beer kegs. Toronto Will Host All-Star Game The N.B.A. All-Star Game will be in Toronto for the first time in 2016. T Magazine On View | A Curious Path to Auction for Indias Modernist Furniture The artist Amie Siegel realized the elegant midcentury chairs and tables she saw in an auction catalog were the same that had been left stacked in decaying piles in Chandigarh, the first built-from-scratch city in postcolonial India. Bionic leg Craig Hutto lost his right leg in a shark attack when he was 16 years old. Improvements made to F-35 fighter jets after troubling audit Sept 30 - Significant improvements have been made to the production of F-35 fighter jets after a troubling audit by the Pentagon's Inspector General. Jillian Kitchener reports. EMERGING MARKETS-Brazil stock index slips while Oi shares soar * Brazil telecom Oi to merge with Portugal Telecom * Brazil Bovespa falls 0.15 pct, Mexico IPC down 0.54 pct SAO PAULO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks traded slightly lower on Wednesday, a day after their biggest daily gain in nearly two weeks, though shares of telecommunications firm Oi SA soared after the company announced it would merge with Portugal Telecom. Mexico's IPC index fell for the fourth session in five, while Chile's bourse sank. Brazil's benchmark Bovespa stoc UPDATE 6-Oi, Portugal Telecom combine to battle bigger rivals * Oi CEO Bava, a Portugal Telecom veteran, to lead carrier Multitasking with Chrome OS and Linux on the Chromebook Pixel Google's Chromebook Pixel is quite versatile after all. I can run Chrome OS and Linux at the same time, and switch between the two, allowing me to use Skype and other third party apps! Football 'Russia has nothing to hide' Organizers of the 2018 Russia World Cup insist they have nothing to hide ahead of an investigation into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. 20 best franchises for travelers Yes, we know how chains and franchises ruin the world by gentrifying its every once-exotic corner. The Learning Network Blog 6 Qs About the News | Possible U.S. Government Shutdown Looms When might a government shutdown take place in the United States? Tool Kit Better Smartphone Typing Is Just a Tap Away Apps and tips to help ease your virtual keyboard frustrations. Defining and Demanding a Musicians Fair Shake in the Internet Age David Lowery, leader of the bands Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker, is pressing for higher royalties for musicians. Obama Summons Congressional Leaders to White House On the second day of the government shutdown, President Obama planned to urge passage of a stopgap spending measure and a debt-ceiling increase. New Yorkers eating out more, Zagat survey finds NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers are eating out more often than a year ago, reversing a trend as confidence in the economy grows, according to the Zagat 2014 restaurant survey released on... Exercise "as good as medicines" in treating heart disease * Evidence review finds "blind spot" on benefits of exercise Noses and hands hacked off Horrifying new details reveal some of the victims of the Kenyan terror attack were tortured before they were killed. Billionaire rocketeers duke it out for shuttle launch pad CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Four decades ago, NASA's Launch Complex 39A was at the center of the Cold War race to the moon. Tsonga Beats Monfils to Advance at Japan Open Second-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga needed four match points to beat Gael Monfils 6-3, 7-6 (8) on Monday to advance to the second round of the Japan Open. On Fulton Street, Worries About Change As trendy stores move in to the Fulton Street bazaar in Downtown Brooklyn, some worry about the potential loss of the markets distinctive stores and atmosphere. Survival increased with bystander CPR in Denmark study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More people survived cardiac arrests in Denmark after the country encouraged bystanders to step in and perform CPR, a new study shows. Fashion Review Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen, Miu Miu and Herms Reviews of the spring 2014 collections from Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen, Miu Miu and Herms. DealBook SAP Ventures Raises $650 Million Fund SAP Ventures plans to use the money for direct investments in industries including mobile and social networking as well as more enterprise-related sectors like Big Data. A.A.U. Coach Arrested on Drug Charge Curtis Malone, the founder of the D.C. Assault program and one of the key power brokers in college basketball recruiting, was arrested after a yearlong investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration. UK Cameron puts economy centre stage Oct 2 - Prime Minister David Cameron says Britain's economy has turned the corner since his Conservative party took power three years ago, but warns that the country's debt crisis is still not over. Hayley Platt reports National Briefing | Southwest Arizona Court Upholds School Funding Program The state Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a lower courts ruling affirming the constitutionality of a program that directs public money to pay for private school tuition for some students. T Magazine On the Verge | Pasadena, a Place With Many Hidden Charms The sleepy town just might be the Los Angeles areas next great bohemian enclave. Kevin and Bo Carney, who opened a new outpost of their shop Mohawk General Store there on Saturday, give a rundown of their favorite Pasadena attractions. Apple iPad Mini with sharper display faces delay TAIPEI/TOKYO (Reuters) - Apple Inc will be unable to widely roll out a new version of the iPad Mini with a high-resolution "retina" display this month, people who work in the company's supply chain said, leaving the gadget without the sharper screen found on rival tablets from Google Inc and Amazon.com Inc. Republican Speaker Boehner says Obama refused to negotiate in White House meeting WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner emerged from White House talks on Wednesday to say that President Barack Obama again refused to negotiate with them to end a government shutdown. Empire State IPO prices at $13 per share, low end of range NEW YORK (Reuters) - The company that owns New York City's Empire State Building sold shares in an initial public offering on Tuesday, capping two years of rancor among the marquee building's private... Rupert Friend of Homeland on the Value of Experience Rupert Friend, who plays Peter Quinn, an enigmatic agent on Homeland, prefers life experience as the key to a persuasive performance. T Magazine On the Verge | Pasadena, a Place With Many Hidden Charms The sleepy town just might be the Los Angeles areas next great bohemian enclave. Kevin and Bo Carney, who opened a new outpost of their shop Mohawk General Store there on Saturday, give a rundown of their favorite Pasadena attractions. At a Festival, Molly Danced but Didnt Cut In The first TomorrowWorld electronic dance-music celebration this weekend seemed to go off without any serious health problems from drug use.

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