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ArtsBeat Popcast New Albums by Drake and the Weeknd
Jon Caramanica and Ben Ratliff discuss artistic personae, new theories of the hip-hop mainstream and the ongoing story of the Aubrey-Abel axis.


"Disgustologist" digs deep into science of revulsion
LONDON (Reuters) - Valerie Curtis is fascinated by faeces. And by vomit, pus, urine, maggots and putrid flesh. It is not the oozing, reeking substances themselves that play on her mind, but our response to them and what it can teach us.


UPDATE 2-U.S. FHA to tap $1.7 billion in taxpayer funds
* Republicans FHA was irresponsible in propping up market


Judge tosses lawsuit opposed to Sirius takeover by Liberty Media
(Reuters) - The board of Sirius XM Radio Inc did not breach its duty to shareholders by allowing a takeover by Liberty Media Corp without demanding it pay a premium for the stock, a Delaware judge ruled on Friday.


Deadly Attacks in Iraq Stir Shiite Anger at Government
The inability of the government led by Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki to control Sunni violence has drawn complaints of incompetence and corruption.


City Room New York Today Baby Boom
What you need to know for Friday and the weekend a time to be born, plenty of sunshine and an Interceltic Fest-Noz alert.


How does Galaxy Gear measure up?
It's tricky business comparing the handful of smartwatches publicly unveiled so far.


Documenting a Massacre in Kenya
New York Times photographer Tyler Hicks narrates a look at his photographs from inside the Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya, after gunmen opened fire.


CNNFC stars sign on for UNICEF
Over the past few weeks some of the biggest names in world football have been guests on CNNFC.


Vodacom in talks to buy Tata's Neotel for over $500 mln -Bloomberg
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Vodacom Group is in talks to buy Tata Communications' stake in South African telecoms operator Neotel for more than 5 billion rand ($500 million), Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter.


Well Rethinking Motion Sickness
Thomas Stoffregen, a kinesiologist, believes that motion sickness is connected to posture and gait, not imbalances in the inner ear.


Archangel, by Andrea Barrett
Andrea Barretts stories are set near the turn of the 20th century, at moments of intellectual and historical change.


City Room An Elite School Is the Saddest Spot in Manhattan, a Study Says
Hunter College High School, filled with many of the citys top performing students, was labeled the saddest place in Manhattan, based on a study that gauged the emotions of New Yorkers by their Twitter messages.


Venezuela orders temporary takeover of toilet paper factory
CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan state agency on Friday ordered the temporary takeover of a factory that produces toilet paper in what it called an effort to ensure consistent supplies after embarrassing shortages earlier this year.


Climate fears
Analysis shows warming that we shouldn't ignore, warns a science professor.


Obama Gov't shutdown won't delay healthcare exchange launch
Sept 27 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday that the new state insurance exchanges created by his healthcare reform law will launch as scheduled on Tuesday even if the federal government shuts down due to Republican efforts to defund Obamacare.


Bans for Jamaican player, doctor
FIFA suspended veteran Jamaican midfielder Jermaine Hue nine months for doping but handed the team doctor a more severe four-year punishment.


Greenpeace Activists May Face Russian Piracy Charges
Russian officials have opened a piracy investigation against Greenpeace members who scaled a Gazprom offshore oil platform in the Arctic.


Countrywide shareholders cash in on Britain's housing recovery
LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Two investors in Britain's biggest estate agency group Countrywide have sold a combined 94 million pound ($150 million) stake in the company, a source close to the deal...


5 Things to Know Week 5 in College Football
If you decided to skip college football last weekend, almost everything is right where you left it.


Helping Arab states in transition
CNN's John Defterios reports on Europe's attempt to reboot relations with countries affected by the Arab Spring.


American Uihlein Inches Away From European Tour's First 59
American Peter Uihlein went agonizingly close to posting the first 59 in European Tour history during the second round of the Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland on Friday.


Thieves rob prison in northern Italy
ROME (Reuters) - Thieves in northern Italy broke into a prison and made off with a safe containing thousands of euros in the early hours of Wednesday, Italian media reported.


Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout's U.S. conviction upheld
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for conspiring to kill Americans, rejecting his argument that he was a victim of a "vindictive" prosecution, including the international sting that led to his capture.


ArtsBeat Christies Opens for Business in Mainland China With Its First Auction
Christies took in nearly $25 million at the first auction in mainland China by an international auction, a sale that included the first work by Picasso to be sold at auction in that country.


Jury begins deliberations in Michael Jackson wrongful death suit
Sept. 26 - Wrongful death civil suit brought by family of Michael Jackson heads to jury deliberations. Roselle Chen reports.


The Lede Details of Conversation With Obama Deleted From Twitter Account in Rouhanis Name
Excitement about a diplomatic breakthrough among President Hassan Rouhanis aides perhaps explains why a rapid-fire series of updates divulging details of his conversation with President Obama were posted on the @HassanRouhani Twitter account and then deleted a short time later.


How does Galaxy Gear measure up?
It's tricky business comparing the handful of smartwatches publicly unveiled so far.


Wimbledon's wild card returns home
Goran Ivanisevic, 2001 Wimbledon champion, is back in Croatia. CNN's Pedro Pinto reports.


Analysis U.S. farm bill, a year overdue, still rolling on slow track
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new U.S. farm bill, already a year behind schedule, is on the congressional equivalent of a slow freight train - rolling from acrimony to limbo with a layover in stalemate. And Washington's disputes over the federal budget and national debt could mean further delays.


World's busiest airports
Is it London? Or Beijing? Or somewhere in the U.S.? The answer may surprise you


Rivera overcome with emotion in Yankees farewell
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The emotion finally got to Mariano Rivera on Thursday.


Brooklyn Man Is Charged With Role in 2 Deaths in Pakistan
Mohammad Ajmal Choudhry is accused of conspiring to kill relatives of people who he believed had helped his daughter flee an arranged marriage.


UPDATE 1-Speculators pare bearish bets on U.S. bond futures-CFTC
Sept 27 (Reuters) - Speculators reduced net bearish bets on U.S. 10-year Treasury note futures in the latest week, prompted by worries about a possible government shutdown, according to Commodity...


Pirelli to remain F1 tire supplier in 2014
LONDON (Reuters) - Pirelli can continue as Formula One's sole tire supplier next season, the governing FIA said on Friday in a statement that also raised the possibility of a single fuel provider in future.


Economix Blog The Path to Government Dysfunction
A loss of leadership leverage, gerrymandering and political donations are among the reasons for the looming government shutdown, but so is a disregard of facts, an economist writes.


Sudan Leader Says He Will Travel to U.N.
Omar Hassan al-Bashir, wanted by the International Criminal Court on genocide charges, said he planned to attend this weeks General Assembly and had already booked a hotel in New York.


Thieves rob prison in northern Italy
ROME (Reuters) - Thieves in northern Italy broke into a prison and made off with a safe containing thousands of euros in the early hours of Wednesday, Italian media reported.


MARKET PULSE-J.C. Penney, United Continental, Arqule, Yahoo
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UPDATE 4-UK039;s Royal Mail privatisation subscribed in hours-sources
LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Britain039;s Royal Mail privatisation garnered orders for all of the shares on offer in the space of a few hours on Friday, sources said, marking a strong start for a selloff that stands to flush up to 2 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) into government coffers.


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