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News Feed Latest worldwide news T Magazine By Design | The Kitchen Apron Gets a Stylish Upgrade The upstart company Hedley Bennett is outfitting L.A.s top chefs (and other leading creative professionals) with smart new smocks. U.S. home prices rise but at slower pace, consumers optimistic NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. home prices rose in June but the pace of gains cooled, suggesting higher mortgage rates may end up slowing momentum in the housing sector as the year winds down. Motorcyclists Beware the bear Royal Canadian Mounted Police released this video as a warning to speeding drivers to slow down on the open road. Global Soccer Others Are Imitating, but Only Barcelona Is Dominating Barcelona crushed Levante, 7-0, in its league opener, and while Real Betis can play a style similar to the Catalan giant, it still ended up losing to Real Madrid, 2-1. Personal Journeys Would a Gay Man Be Welcomed Home in Montana? When I was growing up, Montana had often been an ugly place. Was it still? Film on Salinger Claims More Books Are Coming A documentary and book on the reclusive author say that he instructed his estate to publish at least five more books beginning as soon as 2015. N.C.A.A. Taking Flexible Approach to Basketball Tournament The N.C.A.A. announced changes to the way it will select teams for the mens basketball tournament, adding flexibility in hopes of keeping teams properly seeded. Texans Smith Suspended by N.F.L. for Opener Texans defensive end Antonio Smith was suspended by the N.F.L. for Week 1 of the regular season and the last two preseason games for hitting Dolphins guard Richie Incognito with Incognitos helmet. Economix Blog Obamas Backup Plan on Colleges President Obamas first choice is for college performance data to help determine federal aid. The alternative is to publish the data and let parents and students use it to decide where to enroll. Nissan plans to begin selling self-driving cars by 2020 IRVINE, Calif., Aug 27 (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd said it will be ready to bring fully self-driving vehicles to market by 2020. Edinburgh Strategy Check Reviews, Take Chances, Hope for the Best The Edinburgh Festival Fringe more than 2,800 performances of theater, music, comedy, dance and more spread among 275 venues is impossible to consume fully. Lady Vols Approached UConn About Playing Again Tennessee coach Holly Warlick says she recently approached Connecticut about the possibility of playing each other again. Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions Aug 27 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Tuesday JJ puts Chinese businesses under local chairman (Reuters) - Johnson Johnson said on Tuesday the business heads of its three Chinese operations would begin to report to one local chairman next month in an effort to increase sales and centralize corporate oversight. US STOCKS-Wall St posts worst day since June on Syria concerns * Tiffany's falls after results, Goodyear up on labor contract UPDATE 2-U.S. government mortgage fraud lawsuit against BofA headed to trial NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. government lawsuit accusing Bank of America Corp of fraud in the sale of billions of dollars of toxic mortgage loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is on track to... Poland's new energy law may derail plans to list Energa WARSAW, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Poland's plans to list its last remaining state utility on the stock market may be derailed by government indecision over future renewable energy subsidies, which analysts say makes the company extremely hard to value. Gaming world's eyes on Germany Gamescom brings video game fans, developers and companies together in one place to discover what's new, and what's coming, in the gaming industry. SA's history-making jockey CNN's Nkepile Mabuse meets S'manga Khumalo, the first black jockey to win South Africa's Durban July. Red Burns, Godmother of Silicon Alley, Dies at 88 Ms. Burns helped to lead the movement for public access to cable television and started a New York University program to foster Internet wizards. ArtsBeat Make It Funky James Brown Biopic Finds Its Leading Man Chadwick Boseman, who played Jackie Robinson in 42, will star as Brown in a biographical film directed by Tate Taylor (The Help). Westwood turns on Twitter trolls After a nightmare final round at the PGA Championship, former world No. 1 golfer Lee Westwood received a torrent of abuse on Twitter -- and he could not resist hitting back at the "haters." T Magazine Feeling For | Postcards With a Graphic Pop Pattern Box, a set of 100 postcards by contemporary pattern designers, contains a wealth of imagery and makes a great, affordable gift. Deadly ship collision also leaking oil The ferry disaster in the southern Philippines that has so far left more than 60 people dead and dozens more missing is also turning into an environmental catastrophe for the surrounding area as spilled fuel contaminates coastlines. West weighs options; Syria calls any plans of attack "delusional" Aug. 27 - As the West weighs options in responding to reports of chemical attacks in Syria, Damascus says military action would be "delusional." Deborah Lutterbeck reports. DealBook Hunting for Luxury, Retail Giant Buys Saks Hudsons Bay Company announced that it had agreed to buy Saks Inc., one of the oldest and most revered names in luxury retailing, for $2.4 billion in cash, uniting it with Lord Taylor. Life, Interrupted A Test of Faith It had never occurred to me that, with all of the progress that has been made in cancer research, none of the standard treatments would work for me. Thats when I learned about something called a clinical trial. Mets Ace Harvey Has Torn Ligament in Elbow Matt Harvey has a partially torn ligament in his right elbow, a potentially devastating injury for the pitcher that had given the foundering New York Mets reason to be hopeful about their future. UPDATE 4-Russia-Belarus potash dispute ignites diplomatic row * Collapse of Russia-Belarus cartel shakes $20 bln potash market India's Reliance Comm talks in progress on unit stake sale - chairman MUMBAI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Reliance Communications Ltd's talks with potential partners for selling a stake in a unit that includes its undersea cable assets are in progress, Chairman Anil Ambani told... U.S. security agencies say Android mobile main target for malware SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Google Inc's Android, the dominant mobile operating system, is by far the primary target for malware attacks, mostly because many users are still using older versions of the software, according to a study by the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Small-Business Guide Sell a Business to Cover Retirement? Dont Count on It Many businesses simply cannot be sold and others end up being sold for far less than expected. U.S. Attorney won't bring criminal or civil case vs Sands LOS ANGELES, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles will not bring a criminal or civil case against Las Vegas Sands Corp following a probe into its failure to file suspicious activity reports related to certain high-rolling gamblers, the office said in a press release on Tuesday. Seventh-Seeded Kvitova Is Tested Early While Ivanovic Cruises Petra Kvitova, the 2011 Wimbledon champion, beat Misaki Doi in three sets at the United States Open, while, all around her, seeded players like Ana Ivanovic were having a much easier time. N.C.A.A. Taking Flexible Approach to Basketball Tournament The N.C.A.A. announced changes to the way it will select teams for the mens basketball tournament, adding flexibility in hopes of keeping teams properly seeded. Hedge funds cut gold holdings more in second quarter LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge funds further abandoned gold in the second quarter of this year, lightening holdings of the world's biggest gold exchange-traded fund SPDR Gold Trust as spot prices plummeted. The New Old Age In Coming Decades, Fewer Caregivers As baby boomers age, the odds of finding a family caregiver or even a professional one are very likely to worsen, according to a new report from the AARPs Public Policy Institute. German Finance Minister says 11 billion euros aid estimate for Greece 'not unrealistic' BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said an estimate by the International Monetary Fund that Greece will need an additional 11 billion euros to see it through to 2015 was "not completely unrealistic." Economix Blog Central Bankers Say Emerging Economies Will Be Ready for Fed Exit The question of what central banks are supposed to do about the Fed cutting its asset purchases dominated the agenda at the Kansas City Feds annual monetary policy conference. Google goes inside the A380 Not content with climbing Mount Fuji or scaling the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the Google Street View team has once again stretched the limits of their brief, this time with a full tour inside an Emirates Airbus A380.

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