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New cargo ship's docking at space station delayed to Saturday
CAPE CANAVERAL (Reuters) - A traffic jam at the International Space Station is prompting a second delay in the arrival of a new commercial cargo ship that is making a test run to the orbital outpost, officials said on Monday.


Well Living With Cancer Feeling Older Than My Age
Sometimes cancer and its treatments make me feel as if I have entered a time machine that accelerates aging.


UPDATE 2-Vietnam Air to buy General Electric engines for 787s
NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Vietnam Airlines has agreed to order General Electric engines to power its Boeing Co 787 Dreamliners, according to Vietnamese government officials.


ArtsBeat Book Review Podcast The World After War
Ian Buruma discusses Year Zero A History of 1945.


What Obamacare will mean for retirees
CHICAGO (Reuters) - When the autumn leaves start to fall, it is time for Medicare enrollment. Starting on October 15th, seniors can shop for prescription drug or Medicare Advantage managed-care plans...


The man who stirred up politics
In the quiet world of German politics, outspoken Social Democrat leader and Angela Merkel's main challenger, Peer Steinbrueck, is causing something of a storm.


eHarmony's job matching
The only dating company, eHarmony thinks it can help you fall in love and get job. Erin Burnett reports.


Watch CNN FC episode 16
Champions League veterans Owen Hargreaves and David Ginola discuss the game between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.


Obama in historic call to Iran
U.S. President Barack Obama confirms he spoke by phone with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the first communication between U.S. and Iranian leaders since 1979.


Corner Office Jonathan Klein of Getty Images, on Useful Critiques
The C.E.O. of Getty Images warns against critiquing others work in too much detail. In fiddling over the small stuff, he says, you take away all the empowerment.


Giants Snee and Baas Out Against Chiefs
The Giants offensive line, coming off a dreadful performance in last Sundays loss at the Carolina Panthers, will be missing two starters when the 0-3 team visits the 3-0 Kansas City Chiefs.


Fitch SFR Spin-Off Plan Exposes Vivendi Holders to Event Risk
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) LONDON, September 12 (Fitch) Vivendi's plan to split itself in two exposes bondholders to the risk that they will end up invested in SFR, the group's French telecom operations, rather than its better-performing media assets and Brazil's GVT, Fitch Ratings says. The credit impact on Vivendi's 'BBB' rating would depend mainly on how debt was allocated to the two separate companies in any proposed transaction. Vivendi could end 2013


UPDATE 2-Intesa CEO could be ousted next week - sources
* CEO Cucchiani clashing with key board member, investor-sources


Lewis on Women's British Open title
2013 Women's British Open winner Stacy Lewis talks to CNN's Shane O' Donoghue after her superb victory at St Andrews -- her second major win.


One word that can fix Obama's second term China
Obama needs to borrow a play from Richard Nixon and go to Beijing, says U.S. presidential historian Douglas Brinkley. A deal on carbon emissions with China, Brinkley says, would help turn his second term around.


Sports Briefing | Soccer Neymar Scores as Barcelona Stays Perfect in League Play
Neymar scored his first league goal and helped host Barcelona ease past Real Sociedad, 4-1, in Spains top league and stay perfect after six matches.


Stockton, California, says has outlines of pension bond settlement
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Stockton, California, unveiled on Friday a draft plan for exiting from bankruptcy that it said had the "outlines of a negotiated settlement" with bond insurer...


UPDATE 2-UK's Cameron speeds up launch of controversial housing plan
LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Britain's prime minister launched a critical week for his party's run-up to the 2015 elections by unexpectedly bringing forward the launch of a mortgage guarantee programme that critics say risks stoking a housing bubble.


Op-Ed Columnist Three Sisters (Not Chekhovs)
From adequate training to innovative reforms, in talking education with a family of teachers, you get a range of perspectives.


RLPC-Dell benefits from hot US leveraged loan market
LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Dell is the latest company to benefit from the red-hot US leveraged loan market as strong investor demand allowed the computer giant to cut funding costs on the $10.6 billion financing package backing its $25 billion buyout.


T Magazine The Daily Shoe | At Christian Dior, the Perfect Black Pump
T plucks the best shoes right off the runway. Todays pick a simple heel that stuns with its classic simplicity.


Obama urges feuding Congress to avoid shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sternly warned the Congress on Friday against a government shutdown on October 1 as lawmakers struggled to pass an emergency spending bill that Republicans want to use to defund Obama's healthcare reform law.


U.S. Republicans reject Senate bid to avoid government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government edged closer on Saturday to a shutdown as Republicans in the House of Representatives rejected an emergency spending bill approved by the Senate and pushed instead for a one-year delay of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law.


Tiger deception scares off crop-raiding elephants
Sept. 24 - Using a system of sensors and speakers, researchers in California are exploiting elephants' natural survival instincts to stop them encroaching on farms and villages in India. By fooling the elephants into believing there are predators nearby, the researchers say crops and lives can be saved. Ben Gruber reports.


How can mall stores protect you?
In the wake of the Westgate shopping mall horror in Kenya, your local mall wants you to know it is doing everything possible to protect you.


Preparations underway for healthcare enrollment
Sep. 27 - Starting October 1st, Americans will begin enrolling in health plans under the Affordable Care Act, and preparations are underway to help consumers make sense of the different options. Jillian Kitchener reports.


Whats on Friday
Television highlights.


Tavares Helps Islanders Beat Predators 6-4
John Tavares scored two first-period goals, leading the New York Islanders to a 6-4 preseason victory against the Nashville Predators on Friday night.


Russia's Khodorkovsky awarded Lech Walesa prize
WARSAW (Reuters) - The jailed Russian former oil tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been awarded the annual Lech Walesa prize, named after the Polish Nobel laureate who helped overthrow Communist rule.


New York's MoMA exhibition explores Rene Magritte's surrealist work
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Belgian painter Rene Magritte's work, featuring men in bowler hats, mysterious landscapes and bright blue skies, may be familiar to many art lovers, but a new exhibition focuses attention on the artist's surrealist pieces.


Dance Review Roberto Bolle Performs With Friends at City Center
Roberto Bolle and Friends, a dance gala organized as part of a year of Italian culture, was presented Tuesday night at City Center.


10 wild things about Scotland
This small country contains some of the most unspoiled territory in Europe.


Artist uses robots to create art in three cities
VIENNA (Reuters) - An Austrian artist enlisted the help of two robots on Thursday to create a work of art simultaneously in Vienna, London and Berlin in what he called a world first.


Judge Orders New Jersey to Allow Gay Marriage
The judge ruled that in light of the United States Supreme Courts decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act, same-sex couples must be allowed to marry.


Refugees die in Indonesia boat capsize
Twenty-one bodies have been recovered from a boat that sank off the coast of Indonesia on Friday.


In Transit Blog Miraval Plans a Resort in New Jersey
The luxury resort Miraval is scheduled to open a location in New Jersey in 2015.


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.


Brokerages cut down on novice hires, turn to experience
NEW YORK (Reuters) - As brokerages search for ways to grow in a tight economy, many firms are cutting back on new adviser training programs and instead investing in experience.


Bessemer goes on defense, on pace for best year
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Portfolio managers at Bessemer Trust, financial adviser to ultra-wealthy U.S. families, took an extremely defensive posture a few weeks ago amid some of the most volatile...


Thousands of car geeks flock to Nebraska vintage Chevy auction
PIERCE, Nebr., Sept 28 (Reuters) - America's love affair with the automobile was on full display Saturday as thousands of people converged on a muddy field in rural Nebraska for the auction of one of the nation's largest collections of vintage Chevrolets.


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