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News Feed Latest worldwide news Yankees 2, Orioles 0 A Tense Moment in the 9th, but Nova Shuts Out Orioles Behind Ivan Nova, the Yankees defeated Baltimore for the second game in a row and moved up in the wild-card race. Rigel drops asthma drug after trial fails, stock hits life-low (Reuters) - Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc said it will stop developing its experimental asthma drug after the therapy failed in a mid-stage trial, sending its shares down as much as 17 percent to a... Well A Guide for Swimmers Breaking Boundaries A new book by Lynne Cox, an open water swimmer, offers lifesaving advice for the exploding ranks of triathletes and other swimmers who are escaping the confines of pools. Royal parents Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, made her first public appearance Friday alongside her husband, Prince William, just over a month after she gave birth to Prince George. More Musicians Are Trying Period Instruments A growing number of string players, even though they are not part of the early-music scene, are experimenting with period instruments. Determined Romanian Women Finding Success Five Romanian women, led by Simona Halep, are ranked in the top 75, overcoming a lack of financial backing with their individual drive. Straight Sets What to Watch at the U.S. Open on Saturday Daniel Evans, a qualifier from England, is one of the most remarkable underdog-made-good stories of the U.S. Open so far. He plays Tommy Robredo on Saturday. Mouse body clock study offers clues to possible jet lag cure LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found a genetic mechanism in mice that hampers their body clock's ability to adjust to changes in patterns of light and dark, and say their results could someday lead to the development of drugs to combat jet lag. 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. Obstacles Seen for de Blasios Preschools Plan Experts say Bill de Blasio must not only win approval for a proposed tax increase from state leaders facing re-election in 2014, but he must also drastically overhaul early-childhood programs. Iowa board votes to end 'tele-med' abortions used by rural women DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - The Iowa Board of Medicine took a final step on Friday to stop Planned Parenthood of the Heartland from providing abortion-inducing drugs to women via a video-conferencing system, a practice used to serve women in rural areas without doctors. Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 7 Mourners in Afghanistan A local governor in Kunduz Province was among those killed in the blast, which may have killed several more people. Remote Chinese province shaken At least one person has died after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck a remote part of southwestern China. Small drone crashes into crowd A camera mounted on RC Quadcopter crashed into a crowd attending the Great Bull Run in Virginia. Most news bad for emerging markets James Saft (Reuters) - Syria today, the taper tomorrow - emerging market policymakers are learning that once the market becomes concerned with a current account deficit, most news is bad news. Gov. LePage, the Mouth of Maine Paul Grosswiler hopes Maine's Gov. LePage will follow through on his threat to run for Congress -- where his abusive outbursts might spell his doom. UPDATE 3-Microsoft offers ValueAct president seat on board SEATTLE, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Friday offered a seat on its board to the president of ValueAct Capital Management, the activist fund manager that pressed for the ouster of Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer and wanted a say on the software giant's strategy after taking a $2 billion stake earlier this year. RLPC-Owners seek to merge, then list, Numericable and Completel LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - The private equity owners of French cable company Numericable and French telecoms group Completel are seeking to merge the two businesses ahead of a possible listing of the... Personal Health Keeping Food-Borne Illnesses at Bay People, not products, are the main cause of food-borne illnesses, and they can be avoided by following certain basic principles of food safety. TREASURIES-Prices little changed on weak data, Syria risk before holiday * Subdued U.S. consumer income, spending erodes Fed taper views National Briefing | South Mississippi Jackson County Sheriff Faces 31 Counts Sheriff Mike Byrd is accused of using his office to retaliate against people he considered political and personal enemies. Meet F1's 'Mr. Consistency' He may hate the attention off the track, but it's hard to avoid the media glare when you've been driving as well as Kimi Raikkonen this season. World's most liveable city is... Melbourne made it three years in a row as the world's most livable city, according to the 2013 Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Global Livability Survey. U.S. claims its evidence implicates Assad for chemical weapons Aug. 30 - The U.S. vows to not let Syria get away with last week's alleged chemical weapons attack. Nathan Frandino reports. Movie Review Kristen Bell on Poolside Patrol in The Lifeguard The Lifeguard centers on a young woman whose New York life goes off the tracks, so she moves back home to take up her old summer job. City Room Hot Night on a Slow Bus Metropolitan Diary A passenger records his stream of consciousness as his transit vehicle wends its way downtown on the West Side. REFILE-Merkel urges more market rules, co-opts challenger's pet issue BERLIN, Aug 31 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would push the G20 to make more progress on regulating financial markets and crack down on tax evasion, co-opting signature policy... Really? The Claim Yawning Is Contagious Between Dogs and Their Owners Researchers have confirmed what many pet owners have long suspected Dogs, too, are contagious yawners. Bones unearthed in search at former Florida reform school MARIANNA, Florida (Reuters) - Teams of searchers recovered human bones from the sands of Florida Panhandle woodlands on Saturday in a "boot hill" graveyard where juveniles who disappeared from a notorious Old South reform school more than a half-century ago are believed to have been secretly buried. Modest start for Switzerland's first drive-in 'sex boxes' ZURICH (Reuters) - Greeted by a press pack rather than prostitutes, the first customer to roll up to Switzerland's sex drive-in on opening night took one lap of the facility before making a hasty exit. Jobless claims data points to pickup in job gains in August WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell as expected last week, suggesting a strengthening in job gains in August after a slight pullback the... Front Row A Look at September Fashion Magazines The latest September issues of the major fashion magazines draw a dissent from a columnist. Summer festivals highlight Lebanese resilience in shadow of war BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hours after bombs ripped through the Lebanese city of Tripoli this month, concertgoers gathered for the opening performance of the Baalbek music festival. But it wasn't in Baalbek,... Ask Well Is It Better to Bike or Run? The Phys Ed columnist Gretchen Reynolds answers readers questions on fitness. UPDATE 3-Russia escalates dispute with Belarus after CEO's arrest * CEO's arrest after collapse of potash cartel angers Moscow 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... Day in life in the city of future It is a bright cold day in April, and the walls are gently throbbing. You open your eyes in time to see the Wall Smart paint of your brand new apartment slowly brightening from black to white as nano-particles rearrange themselves to absorb a different part of the spectrum. Owner of America's 'dirtiest' hotel loses TripAdvisor lawsuit (Reuters) - The owner of a hotel in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains that had the dubious honor of topping TripAdvisor's 2011 list of America's dirtiest hotels cannot sue the travel website operator... Texas Senator Cruz tells Republicans No surrender on Obamacare * Gathering of conservatives also draws Rubio, Jindal, Perry Icahn raises Nuance stake, may push for board seats Aug 29 (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn said he had raised his stake in speech recognition software maker Nuance Communications Inc to 16.9 percent and that he may discuss the possibility of...

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