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Montgomerie Sizzles in First Senior Triumph
Former European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie won his first seniors title on Sunday with a convincing six-shot victory at the Masters at Woburn.


A.A.U. Coach Arrested on Drug Charge
Curtis Malone, the founder of the D.C. Assault program and one of the key power brokers in college basketball recruiting, was arrested after a yearlong investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration.


Impact Your World How to help
CNN Films' "Girl Rising" tells the stories of girls across the globe and the power of education to change the world. Are you inspired to help the cause of girls' education around the world? You can make an impact in many ways, but by just being aware of the issue, you can spread the word. By acting in your own community, you can make a global difference.


McGrady Ends 16-Year N.B.A. Career
Tracy McGrady, a seven-time All-Star who averaged 19.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, said he was retiring from the N.B.A.


Michigan governor seeks to dodge deposition in Detroit bankruptcy case
DETROIT, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and other state officials are seeking to avoid being questioned by Detroit worker and retiree unions in the city's bankruptcy case, according...


Exclusive USS Nimitz carrier group rerouted for possible help with Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and other ships in its strike group are heading west toward the Red Sea to help support a limited U.S. strike on Syria, if needed, defense officials said on Sunday.


N.F.L. Roundup Cruz Expects to Be Ready for Opener
Wide receiver Victor Cruz, defensive end Jason-Pierre Paul and fullback Henry Hynoski returned to practice for the Giants, with Cruz saying he expected to play Sunday against the Cowboys.


Henrik Stenson Finally Cashes In at TPC Boston
A great summer of golf finally paid off for Henrik Stenson.


Fast and Flawed Inspections of Factories Abroad
While some audits are performed in depth, retailers often choose check the box inspections that fail to uncover substandard conditions and outright fraud.


Ask Well Eating Before Exercise
The Phys Ed columnist Gretchen Reynolds responds to reader questions about fitness.


From figure of fun to major champion
He's the man who inspired the cult of 'Dufnering' but after winning his maiden major at the PGA Championship, Jason Dufner has forced the world to take his golf seriously.


Space archaeologist reveals lost worlds
In Egypt, Sarah Parcak is on the hunt to unearth ancient pyramids lost in the sands of time.


Heads Up Bringing the Wine to Portland, Ore.
Vintners are moving their operations to the city, complete with tasting rooms.


WRAPUP 2-Verizon and Vodafone agree $130 bln Wireless deal
* Vodafone to return 71 percent, $84 bln, to shareholders


Fruit fly brain map a boon to neuroscience
Aug. 29 - Scientists at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Virginia have successfully mapped the circuitry in a small region of a fruit fly brain. The researchers, who work at HMMI's Janelia Farms Research Campus, say it is a small but important step toward understanding how the much larger human brain processes information. Rob Muir has more.


T Magazine This Is Rooney Mara
Aloof, icy, playful, curious, remote, opaque, funny, shy, distant, nice, impenetrable, guarded, unreadable. Rooney Mara happens to be all of these things.


New Music Albums From Neko Case, Ariana Grande, Gorguts and Chelsea Wolfe
The songs on Ms. Cases sixth solo studio album, The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You, are brief but mutable.


Williams Leaves Little Doubt in Win Over Stephens
Serena Williams avenged a loss to Sloane Stephens in the Australian Open, pulling away from the young American for a 6-4, 6-1 win to return to the U.S. Open quarterfinals.


World waits for U.S. response on Syria
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in a phone call to Democratic lawmakers, said three Middle Eastern nations would let America use their military assets for action against Syria, according to two people on the call. But will the U.S. respond that way?


Complaints against UK banks rise by 15 percent Ombudsman
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of complaints against British banks grew by 15 percent in the first half of 2013 driven by complaints over the mis-selling of loan insurance, the Financial Ombudsman Service said on Wednesday.


Critics Notebook Luminous Julie Harris, Close Up and Afar
Ben Brantley remembers ways Julie Harris affected his life professionally and personally.


T Magazine Q. A. | The Teenage Singing Sensation Lorde on Overnight Stardom
The precocious 16-year-old New Zealander talks about sudden success, why her first time in New York felt like coming home and what she wants to do to Pharrell Williams.


Giant canyon found entombed under Greenland ice
OSLO (Reuters) - A vast and previously unmapped gorge 800 meters (half a mile) deep has been found under ice in Greenland, comparable in size to parts of the Grand Canyon in the United States, scientists said.


Major Surge Is Unlikely for Prices of U.S. Gas
Ample inventories and North American production are expected to hold down prices, despite tensions in the Middle East and North Africa.


No. 9 Louisville Dominates Ohio 49-7
Teddy Bridgewater had No. 9 Louisville up by two touchdowns before he threw an incomplete pass.


Golf Capsules
Sergio Garcia was doing everything right. He had the lead going into the third round. He kept bogeys off his card and made two birdies on the front nine.


Shirley Herz, Press Agent for Broadway and Beyond, Dies at 87
Ms. Herz publicized shows for almost 65 years, among La Cage aux Folles, and her client list included dance troupes, TV shows and even the Moscow Circus.


Soccer Roundup City Defeats Hull, but Its a Challenge
Manchester City avoided what would have been another slip-up against a Premier League newcomer by beating Hull City a week after a loss at Cardiff.


Faith Rein and Udonis Haslem Taking Their Very Sweet Time
Faith Rein and Udonis Haslem, a player for the Miami Heat, were married after many years together.


The multi-billion-dollar fight for national sovereignty - Felix TV
Elliott vs. Argentina is one of those court cases so important and complex that only a Power Ranger, Transformers, Legos and wooden trains can possibly do it justice. (November 30, 2012)


Airbus struggles to loosen Boeing's grip on Fortress Japan
SINGAPORE/TOKYO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Airbus appears to have been pushed back once again in landmark efforts to break Boeing Co's grip on Japan's two largest airlines, which need to buy billions of dollars worth of planes in the next decade.


The Learning Network Blog 6 Qs About the News | A Tour of Graffiti Art Around New York City
How do you feel about these graffiti projects popping up around New York City? Which murals do you like best? Why?


Drawn From Nature
Michelle Stuart brings art into the landscape, and vice versa, as seen in a survey of her work.


Team rebuilding world's first website
Twenty years ago, a team of researchers shared the Web with the world. Now they want to show a generation that grew up online what it was like in its earliest days.


NASCAR pioneer Nicole
Nicole Lyons sets the pace for African-American woman in NASCAR. George Howell reports.


Garcia Leads a Low-Scoring Pace in Boston
Sergio Garcia was doing everything right. He had the lead going into the third round. He kept bogeys off his card and made two birdies on the front nine.


Potential action against Syria reignites U.S. budget concerns
* Some lawmakers using conflict to try to ease Pentagon cuts


Customer's outburst filmed, goes viral
A Detroit woman is accused of vandalizing a store and mooning a worker when she was refused a refund. WXYZ reports.


TAKE-A-LOOK-Verizon-Vodafone deal
Sept 2 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications agreed on Monday to pay $130 billion to buy Vodafone out of its U.S. wireless business, signing history's third largest corporate deal to bring an end to an often fractious 14-year marriage. gt; Verizon, Vodafone agree $130 bln Wireless deal gt; NEWSMAKER-Vittorio Colao caps Vodafone revamp gt; VIEW-Vodafone,Verizon flowback may be challenge gt; FACTBOX-Top five MA deals worldwide gt; Deal a challenge for bulge bracket banks


Drug Agents Use Vast Phone Trove, Eclipsing N.S.A.s
The scale and longevity of a data storage program run by the government in partnership with ATT was unmatched by other government programs, including the National Security Agencys gathering of phone call logs.


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