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News Feed Latest worldwide news Deficit Talks Resuming, but Few Sound Hopeful Deficit negotiations are stalled as Republicans demand deeper Medicare cuts and President Obama insists on raising taxes on the wealthy. Yosemite wildfire still raging, keeps tourists away SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Fire crews battling to outflank a monster wildfire inside Yosemite National Park made headway on Friday in confining flames to wilderness areas but were powerless to salvage the region's sputtering tourist economy at the end of its peak summer tourist season. UPDATE 1-Chile retailer Cencosud profit dives 78 pct on debt, forex SANTIAGO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Chilean retailer Cencosud's second-quarter net profit unexpectedly plummeted 78 percent due to higher debt levels following purchases as well as exchange rate... 3 killed in Egyptian clashes, state TV says Three people were killed and 60 others were injured in clashes amid protests in Egypt on Friday, Egyptian state TV reported, citing the health ministry. Shopping With Olga Naiman Vases That Make a Statement Whether or not you put flowers in them. Real Estate on Grand Cayman Island The market in Grand Cayman, the largest of the three-island archipelago known as the Cayman Islands, remains tilted much in favor of buyers. Mary Truesdale, Kevin Jenkins The bride is a business consultant for Verizon Telecommunications; the groom is a furniture salesman. Fitch Windstream's Formation of Holding Company Does Not Affect Rating (The following statement was released by the rating agency) CHICAGO, August 30 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings believes Windstream Corporation's (Windstream) formation of a holding company is neutral to its credit profile. Windstream's Issuer Default Rating (IDR) is 'BB+' and the Rating Outlook is Negative. Effective at 4 p.m. EDT Aug. 30, 2013, Windstream Corporation will become a subsidiary of Windstream Holdings, Inc., through a conversion of Windstream's common shares into the equivalent number UPDATE 1-Laurentian Bank profit falls as costs, provisions rise * Shares down 0.9 percent (Adds details on profit fall, share price move, analyst's comment) Liberty Gain Ground in Playoff Race Plenette Pierson scored 18 points, and the Liberty won, 74-66, at Connecticut to move a game behind Indiana for the final playoff spot in the W.N.B.A.s Eastern Conference. Straight Sets U.S. Open Food Review The Sandwich Revolution Todays U.S. Open food review the pulled chicken torta at Fresca Mexicana in the main food court. US STOCKS-Wall Street falls, ends worst month since May 2012 * Uncertainty over possible strike on Syria makes for thin volume In Facebook's first pay vote, tough love from an old friend (Reuters) - Some of Mark Zuckerberg's mutual fund backers delivered a tough message on compensation for the leaders of Facebook Inc. Credit union regulator sues Morgan Stanley over mortgage losses Aug 30 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley is being sued by a U.S. credit union regulator to recover losses on more than $566 million of residential mortgage-backed securities sold to two corporate credit... Economic View Public Policies, Made to Fit People A new White House initiative is intended to involve social and behavioral scientists in policy making. Front Burner Soba Noodles at Cagen, a Honey Pot for Rosh Hashana and More Florence Fabricants recommendations for the week of Aug. 27. Drought spreads in U.S. Midwest, Iowa suffering Drought Monitor (Reuters) - Abnormally dry conditions and pockets of moderate drought have spread over parts of the U.S. Midwest in the past week, including in the key crop state of Iowa, according to a report issued on Thursday. Gadgetwise With Disney Infinity, a Virtual Toy Box Disney Infinity embraces an anything goes attitude with a video game that incorporates physical toys from five Disney properties to start. Tax charges for Bayern chief He's been a principal figure in German football for decades, winning the 1974 World Cup as a player before becoming Bayern Munich's club president, but Uli Hoeness' world could come crashing down after being charged with tax evasion on Tuesday. Well Share Your Breast Cancer Stories If you live with breast cancer, love someone with breast cancer or worry about your risk for breast cancer, we want to hear from you. Pro-Mursi protests spread to Egypt's provinces Aug. 30 - Pro-Mursi protests take place in the port city of Suez and in the deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi's hometown of Sharqiya. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Senior Muslim Brotherhood leader arrested in Egypt Egyptian security forces arrested a senior Muslim Brotherhood leader on suspicion of inciting violence after last month's ouster of then-President Mohamed Morsy, state-run media reported Thursday. Lotus hopeful on Raikkonen Eric Boullier, the Team Principal of Lotus F1, on the future of Kimi Raikkonen and the team's hopes for the remainder of the season. BRIEF-South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare sees higher FY earnings JOHANNESBURG, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd * Sees headline earnings per share up 16% to 23% Letter From Europe Saying No to Our Right to Know In the rush to condemn wholesale government snooping and defend citizens' right to privacy, there's a growing sense that Private Manning's leaks were acceptable. But diplomats disagree. Hundreds of Fosamax lawsuits vs. Merck ordered readied for trial NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - A federal judge overseeing consolidated litigation against Merck Co over jaw injuries allegedly caused by the osteoporosis drug Fosamax has ordered hundreds of cases be dispersed to courts across the country for trial. Nuclear Operator Raises Alarm on Crisis Tepco, the operator of Japans tsunami-hit nuclear power plant, said there were more than 200,000 tons of radioactive water in tanks vulnerable to leaks, adding to a list of problems. Dance Review Indian Dances at the Erasing Borders Festival A two-hour concert on Thursday at the Erasing Borders festival at Battery Park featured five of the classical dance forms of India and one of its many folk forms. 76ers Owner Expected to Buy Devils Josh Harris, the principal owner of the Philadelphia 76ers, is expected to buy the Devils and assume their lease in Newark in a deal said to be worth more than $320 million. Claire of the Sea Light, by Edwidge Danticat A Haitian girl vanishes in Edwidge Danticats novel. NEWSMAKER Carney on IMF, inflation how he got his new job Incoming Bank of England governor Mark Carney explains where he differs with the IMF on austerity, central bank inflation targeting and how he was made Bank of England chief even though he's Canadian. UPDATE 2-Detroit seeks $350 million ground-breaking loan DETROIT, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Detroit, which made the largest Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy filing in U.S. history, on Thursday filed a request for proposals for $350 million in unprecedented... Dance Review Olivier Weverss Whim WHim Tweaks Conventions at the Joyce Whim WHim, a small Seattle troupe, brings a program of three works to the Ballet v6.0 festival at the Joyce. NBA's Lamar Odom Arrested on Suspicion of Driving While Intoxicated NBA basketball player Lamar Odom was arrested early on Friday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after police noticed his Mercedes SUV steering erratically on a Los Angeles highway, authorities said. U.S. cinema chain AMC Entertainment files for $400 million IPO (Reuters) - U.S. cinema chain AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc filed with regulators for an initial public offering up to $400 million, roughly a year after being acquired by China's Wanda Group. UPDATE 6-America Movil threatens to scrap KPN takeover bid BRUSSELS/MEXICO CITY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - America Movil threatened to abandon its bid for Dutch telecom KPN on Friday, saying it has no plans to raise the 7.2 billion euro ($9.5 billion) offer, after a foundation representing KPN told the Mexican firm to improve its proposal or face a veto. Gingrich Stay out of Syria News that the United States is considering a military strike on Syria in response to the Bashar al-Assad regime's suspected use of chemical weapons suggests we could soon see an American bombing campaign on the war-torn country. Living With Cancer Is It Back? The tunnel vision of cancer focuses me obsessively on myself. Perhaps all diseases bring egotism in their wake, for people in distress find it hard to think of anything else. A Black Hole Mystery Wrapped in a Firewall Paradox A paradox around matter leaking from black holes puts into question various scientific axioms Either information can be lost; Einsteins principle of equivalence is wrong; or quantum field theory needs fixing. Ruptured EOG Resources Eagle Ford oil well burning HOUSTON (Reuters) - A ruptured EOG Resources Inc oil well in Texas burned on Thursday after a blowout and explosion hours earlier, the company and fire responders said.

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