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News Feed Latest worldwide news World's best new skyscrapers A pair of buildings colloquially known as "Marilyn Monroe" has won the prize for best new skyscraper completed in 2012. Amanda Knox not in court as retrial begins The latest chapter in Amanda Knox's long legal battle begins Monday in Florence, Italy, with a retrial over the 2007 killing of her British roommate Meredith Kercher. Africa's hottest fashion designers African designers are making a splash on the world stage - here are seven African designers to watch out for. Detroit's expected bond default seen raising constitutional issue Sept 30 (Reuters) - Detroit is poised to default on about $641 million of its general obligation bonds on Tuesday, an event that is likely to spur a legal challenge over Detroit's decision to take... Life on Mars? Well, Maybe Not In more than a year on Mars, Curiosity has found no evidence of methane, a gas that is considered a possible calling card of microbes, NASA announced Thursday. Motherlode Blog Is It Going Away to College if College Is Close to Home? Many students who have a choice are factoring in the distance from home when they chose a college, and not in the hopes of getting as far away as possible. F.A.A. Panel Would Ease Policy on Electronic Devices Aloft Passengers should be allowed to use the entertainment features on their phones and tablets throughout the flight, the panel said. On the Runway Blog The Good, the Bad, the Ugly and the Beautiful Fausto Puglisi took a moment to answer some questions at the Ungaro studio before his show. 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. Motherlode Blog Need Birth Control Advice, Fast? Text Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthoods experts have reached more than 250,000 people by text or chat since it began offering that option. Sousa seals first ATP win for Portugal (Reuters) - Unheralded Joao Sousa completed a fairytale run at the Malaysian Open on Sunday when he beat France's Julien Benneteau 2-6 7-5 6-4 in the final to become the first Portuguese to win an ATP Tour title. UPDATE 1-U.S. study says asset managers could pose systemic market risk WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Some activities of asset managers could pose risks to the broader marketplace, according to a study released by the Treasury Department on Monday that boosted the likelihood the largest such firms would face tougher federal scrutiny. India and Pakistan Talk, but Tensions Are High Nawaz Sharif and Manmohan Singh, prime ministers of Pakistan and India, shared promises of mutual restraint in Kashmir but little hope of a fresh start. Achillion stock plunges as FDA maintains clinical hold on hep C drug (Reuters) - Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decided not to lift a clinical hold it had placed on the firm's hepatitis C drug, sovaprevir, leaving an uncertain... Secrets below tennis stars' feet CNN's Christina MacFarlane shows us how the French Open maintains its special surface. Private bank clients urged to avoid U.S. securities GENEVA (Reuters) - Some Swiss bankers are advising clients to steer clear of U.S. securities ahead of a new law that would tax people with over $50,000 invested in stocks or bonds of U.S. companies... German politics 'Americanized?' Germans have learned a lot about Chancellor Merkel in this election cycle we now know she has a drivers' license, but feels too insecure to drive herself. 5 government shutdown shockers Yes, national parks and monuments will be closed and thousands of workers furloughed. But what about the panda cam? Here are some unexpected casualties of a government shutdown. A million government workers, unions brace for shutdown (Reuters) - As many as a million government employees were making urgent plans on Monday for a possible midnight shutdown, with their unions urging Congress to strike a last-minute deal. U.S. shutdown threat to global economy In 2011 Vince Cable lamented that a bunch of "right-wing nutters" was holding the U.S. government to ransom. Two years later, there's another stand-off. The global consequences, argues Iwan Morgan, could be dangerous. Ryder Cup David vs. Goliath If it were a heavyweight boxing contest it would probably be ruled a mismatch. U.S. Plans to Unveil New Insurance Options The Obama administration will announce on Monday new health insurance options to be offered through Blue Cross and Blue Shield in 30 states next year. Shutdown threat getting old, fast The more legislators use threats to pressure presidents, the more accepted they become as tactics, writes Julian Zelizer Op-Ed Contributor Obama Should Ignore the Debt Ceiling Failure to raise the debt will force the president to violate the Constitution, one way or another. Obamacare push accelerates as government shutdown nears (Reuters) - The Obama administration accelerated its push to persuade individual Americans to sign up for the most extensive overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system in 50 years, even as the program's foes in Congress fought to delay its launch with the threat of a federal government shutdown. WRAPUP 1-Deadlocked Congress takes U.S. gov't to brink of shutdown * Time to avoid shutdown dwindles as Republicans, Democrats dig in Netanyahu to Obama Tighten sanctions if Iran defies West WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday to step up sanctions on Iran if it pursues its nuclear drive even as it exchanges overtures with Washington and restarts negotiations with the West. Tasting the Green Circle Chickens In a blind tasting, Melissa Clark and two Dining editors sampled the chickens fed scraps from some of New Yorks best restaurants. Winning Lottery Numbers for Sept. 29, 2013 Lottery numbers for Sept. 29 for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. U.N. approves Syria resolution In a 15-0 vote, the U.N. has approved a plan demanding Syria turn over its chemical weapons. Nick Paton Walsh reports. After Nairobi, is the West next? Evidence suggests that replicating the Nairobi and 2008 Mumbai attacks is Al-Shabaab's priority. Meghan Chaffee, Timothy Savage The couple met at Fairfield University, from which they graduated. Ex-NSA contractor designs 'surveillance-proof' font A designer and former NSA contractor has created four new fonts that he suggests Google won't be able to read with its current software Recording of 'kidnapped' Chavez is fake, president says Venezuela's president says right-wing opponents have unleashed a new weapon in their push to destabilize his government and demoralize his supporters an imitation of Hugo Chavez's voice. Television Review The Michael J. Fox Show Uses Parkinsons as a Motif Michael J. Fox, who has made a series of prominent guest appearances since he revealed in 1999 that he had Parkinsons disease, is back with his own sitcom on NBC. On the Threshold of Obamacare, Warily Some uninsured people are eager to sign up for new state marketplaces, but for others the decision will require a series of complicated calculations. The Appraisal At Theater Companies, Playing the Part of Real Estate Agent Some companies and stage productions have to provide housing for actors and others who come from out of town to work; in New York City, that can be a real challenge. East Roundup Rare Rushing Feat by a Princeton Quarterback Helps the Tigers Crush Georgetown Quinn Epperly became the first Princeton player in 20 years to score four times in a game, and the Tigers scored 50 points for the first time since 2000. Tom Lehman Takes Champions Tour Lead Tom Lehman made a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole at Pebble Beach on Saturday for his second straight 5-under 67 and a one-stroke lead in the Champions Tour's First Tee Open. JJ receives private equity offers for diagnostics unit -sources NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Some of the world's largest private equity firms have made preliminary offers for Johnson Johnson's Ortho Clinical Diagnostics unit, which makes blood screening...

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