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News Feed Latest worldwide news Tool Kit A Digital Back-to-School Checklist The choices for stocking up for the school year whether it be grade school or college can be overwhelming, and expensive. Here are some tips. Messi, Balotelli meet the Pope Pope Francis welcomed Lionel Messi and Mario Balotelli to the Vatican ahead of Wednesday's match between Argentina and Italy. Hazell Making All the Right Chess Moves at Purdue Darrell Hazell's football office is a treasure trove of his coaching journey. World Briefing | Middle East Iran Another Nuclear Official to Be Replaced Irans longtime ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency will become the third senior Iranian nuclear official to be replaced under President Hassan Rouhani. Introducing the olinguito, the newest mammal discovery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The long-tailed, orange-furred, big-eyed olinguito - said to resemble a cross between a house cat and a teddy bear - is the newest mammal and the first carnivore discovered in the Americas in 35 years, the Smithsonian Institution announced on Thursday. Computacenter takes charge on three German contracts, reports loss Aug 30 (Reuters) - Computacenter Plc reported a statutory loss in the first half, mainly due to a charge related to three underperforming contracts in Germany. F1 infographic Deals on Wheels Christian Sylt is the co-author of Formula Money, an annual report examining all aspects of Formula One's finances with detailed data on teams, drivers, sponsors and races. Here, he answers key questions about F1's financial model. Well U.S. Circumcision Rates Are Declining The percentage of newborns who are circumcised in the United States declined to 58.3 percent in 2010 from 64.5 percent in 1979, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Drone Strike Is Said to Kill 4 Militants in Pakistan The strike, believed to have been carried out by the United States, took aim at a hub of militancy along the Afghan-Pakistani border. Microsoft in talks to buy stake in start-up Foursquare - Bloomberg SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is in talks with social networking company Foursquare about a possible investment, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. News Analysis Tripping on His Own Red Line? President Obamas own caution about foreign interventions put him in this box. T Magazine Food Matters | Where Cold-Pressed Juice and Raw Food Are Art Forms Amanda Chantal Bacon, who is about to open a second location of her cult Los Angeles shop Moon Juice, brings a chefs touch to her cold-pressed concoctions. ArtsBeat New York Fringe Festival Report Very Bad Words Jacob Pressons play is a blistering portrait of student life at an upper-middle-class Massachusetts high school. Risk at Coast From Fire at Yosemite A state of emergency was declared for San Francisco, because a fire at Yosemite threatened reservoirs and hydroelectric dams. Korean golf prodigy An 11-year-old female golf prodigy in South Korea has big plans. CNN's Ian Lee reports. China villages pin hope on tourists Wandering through this remote village nestled among ancient forests and bamboo groves in China's poorest province, it's easy to imagine that life here has changed little over the centuries. Ammonia leak in China kills 15 Aug. 31 - At least 15 people are dead and 26 injured following an ammonia leak in Shanghai. Andrew Raven reports. Understanding Bashar al-Assad For 13 years, President Bashar al-Assad has governed Syria. For 2 of those years he's faced repeated calls from many inside and outside the country for his resignation. Wealth Matters Despite Drop in Commodity Prices, Farmland Values Rise After the financial crisis, real estate was generally shunned. But global demand and other factors caused farmland prices to surge. TREASURIES-Prices little changed on weak data, Syria risk before holiday * Subdued U.S. consumer income, spending erodes Fed taper views KPN shares open 4.7 pct lower after foundation moves to block Slim bid BRUSSELS, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Shares of Dutch telecoms group KPN opened 4.7 percent lower on Friday, after an independent foundation tasked with protecting the group's interests moved to block Carlos Slim's proposed 7.2 billion-euro ($9.52-billion) takeover bid. DealBook America Movil Threatens to Pull Bid for Dutch Cellphone Operator The Latin American telecommunications giant has threatened to walk away from its proposed 7.2 billion euro, or $9.5 billion, bid for the Dutch cellphone operator KPN after a local foundation moved to block the takeover. 25 great skyscrapers China may have just topped out on its new tallest building -- the 632-meter Shanghai Tower -- but if plans underway in Changsha come to fruition, that building will hold the title until only April 2014 when the country's 838-meter Sky City is completed. Living in Egypt during chaos There's more to do in Cairo than just protest. Just look at lifestyle website CairoScene. Verizon nears $130 billion wireless deal, to finance about $65 billion sources (Reuters) - Verizon Communications is near a $130 billion deal to buy out the 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless it does not already own from Vodafone Group Plc and plans to raise about $65 billion to fund the purchase, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday. Injuries rare for indoor climbers study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Injuries are extremely rare at indoor climbing walls, a new study of more than a half-million visits to a gym in Germany suggests. A golf coaching dynasty Butch Harmon and his son, Claude Harmon III, open up about their family's golf legacy. Pope Appoints Diplomat as Vatican Secretary of State Archbishop Pietro Parolin, a longtime Vatican diplomat, will be the churchs new secretary of state, replacing Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. Verizon CDS widens on Wireless stake buyout talk NEW YORK, Aug 29 (IFR) - The cost of insuring Verizon Communication's debt against default rose on Thursday after Vodafone Group said it was in talks with the company to sell its 45% stake in their... Streetscapes Twins, Except Architecturally Two behemoths went up and were felled at the same time. Today, only one, the Singer Building, is lamented. Sketch Guy Some Investing Stories Sound Good Until You Analyze Them Stories about young real estate investors may be persuasive, the author writes, but deciding if similar actions would be good for us is crucial. Firms line up to bid for Munder in potential $400 mln deal-sources * Blackstone, Advent eye first step toward multi-boutique- sources 5 Things to Know About Week 1 of College Football Now that the latest bit of Johnny Football drama has been settled, the college football season can start with five days of games to satisfy fans who have been craving competition since Nick Saban was raising a crystal football in south Florida and trying to look as if he was having a good time. Miley Cyrus twerks away Hannah Montana Aug 29 - The former child-star attempts to shed her Disney image. Alicia Powell reports. Kids swallowing more magnets since 2002 study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Over the last decade more and more U.S. children have ended up in the emergency room after swallowing magnets, according to new data. Butler Hires Miller as Coach to Replace Outgoing Stevens Butler announced it was promoting the recently hired assistant Brandon Miller to replace Brad Stevens, who took the head job with the Boston Celtics. Cholera spreads through Cuba CNN's Patrick Oppmann says diplomats are warning travelers about an outbreak of cholera in Cuba. U.S. says world cannot let Assad get away with chemical attack WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - The United States made clear on Friday that it would punish Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the "brutal and flagrant" chemical weapons attack that it says killed more than 1,400 people in Damascus last week. Obama may need Republican help if picks Summers for Fed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will likely have to contend with Democratic defections and bring some Republicans on board to support Lawrence Summers if he chooses the controversial... Global Soccer If Rooney Stays, United Won This Draw After a 0-0 draw at Manchester United, the Chelsea coach Jos Mourinho seemed resigned to the fact he would not acquire Wayne Rooney.

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