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| Summer Camp for the Winter Olympics | | | Every August, the worlds best snowboarders flock to Wanaka, New Zealand, where the only Olympic-size halfpipe anywhere in the world is open at that time of year. |
| New York-Connecticut commuter line to resume full service Oct. 7 | | | NEW YORK, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The Metro-North Railroad expects to resume normal service on its heavily traveled New Haven line next Monday morning after a power failure caused delays for tens of thousands of commuters to New York City, officials said on Friday. |
| NASCAR pioneer Nicole | | | Nicole Lyons sets the pace for African-American woman in NASCAR. George Howell reports. |
| Italy PM signs off powers over strategic assets- govt source | | | ROME, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta has signed a decree that gives the government special powers over assets considered of national strategic importance, including the fixed-line network of Telecom Italia, a government source said on Friday. |
| The shutdown's impact on travelers | | | Never mind that visit to the Statue of Liberty in New York City. Forget visiting Independence Hall in Philadelphia. And that hiking adventure at Yellowstone National Park? You might want to tweak your travel plans. |
| 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. |
| RPT-Memories of Facebook cloud Twitter's IPO | | | SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 4 (Reuters) - When Facebook Inc was preparing to go public last year, the telephones at Granite Investment Advisors rang off the hook as clients called about the social media's... |
| Guangzhou moves on labor camps | | | China's third-largest city Guangzhou -- capital of China's richest and most progressive province Guangdong -- has announced it has taken the first concrete steps in unbolting the country's often reviled "Re-education Through Labor" (RTL) system. |
| Korda Leads by 2 at Reignwood Classic | | | American golfer Jessica Korda shot a 5-under 68 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the Reignwood Classic in smog-shrouded Beijing. |
| U.S. expels three Venezuelan diplomats | | | The United States is expelling three Venezuelan diplomats, including the South American country's top envoy in Washington, the State Department said Tuesday night. |
| Ask Well Relieving Sore Muscles | | | Sore muscles are a natural result of vigorous exercise. Sports massage, arnica, foam rollers and watermelon juice are among the remedies that may speed recovery. |
| Tesla grapples with impact of battery fire in U.S. | | | DETROIT (Reuters) - Two days after a video of a burning Tesla electric car went viral, the "green car" maker grappled with ways to contain the damage as investors shaved $2.4 billion off the company's market value. |
| Bertelsmann sees 2013 sales, operating profit up | | | FRANKFURT, Aug 30 (Reuters) - German media group Bertelsmann expects sales and adjusted operating profit to grow this year, as cost cutting and bestsellers such as Dan Brown's "Inferno" will help offset slow economic growth in Europe. |
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