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| Pakistan quake kills hundreds | | | An earthquake in Pakistan, powerful enough to prompt the appearance of a small island off the coast, has killed hundreds of people, Pakistani officials said. |
| M.L.S. Tries to Mute Fans Vulgar Chants | | | Some teams in Major League Soccer have been trying, with mixed success, to stop off-color taunting of opposing goalkeepers that at times is audible over TV broadcasts. |
| Well Statins Tied to Cataract Risk | | | In one of the largest studies ever done on the subject, researchers have found that taking statins, the widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs, is associated with an increased risk for cataracts. |
| Alibaba's IPO a huge windfall to investors | | | Sep. 25 - Yahoo and Softbank stand to make huge profits off Alibaba's expected IPO. China's Internet giant has a bigger estimated valuation than Facebook. Fred Katayama reports. |
| Canadian Natural told to drain Alberta lake due to oil sands leak | | | CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canadian Natural Resources Ltd has been ordered to drain a lake on the site of its northern Alberta oil sands project so that contamination on the lake's bottom, from a leak that has been spilling tar-like bitumen for months, can be cleaned up. |
| Well Rethinking Motion Sickness | | | Thomas Stoffregen, a kinesiologist, believes that motion sickness is connected to posture and gait, not imbalances in the inner ear. |
| Swiss traders lured by oil assets in pursuit of scale | | | GENEVA, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Swiss oil trading houses are investing tens of millions of dollars in oil assets, morphing from middle men to producers, as they look to swoop on cheap assets during a period of depressed MA activity. |
| Lawmakers cause Wall Street take-down | | | Sept. 25 - Summary SP 500 in longest sell-off this year; New homes sales growth slows; durable orders flatten; Hertz to rent Tesla Model S; Amazon unveils video-help enabled line of Kindle HD tablets. Conway G. Gittens reports. |
| Can a case boost your iPhone 5's WiFi? Check the Linkase | | | The Linkase for iPhone 5 boasts up to a 50 percent boost in Wi-Fi signal strength thanks to a small electromagnetic waveguide extension. Does it work? See for yourself in these mobile speedtests where Wi-Fi is usually terrible. |
| Report Hannah's family tortured | | | Ankles bound, mouth covered with tape, Christina Anderson -- mother of Hannah Anderson -- was bashed in the head at least 12 times, an autopsy says. Her 8-year-old son Ethan's body was burned beyond recognition. |
| Facebook and Twitter too late for China's Internet | | | BEIJING (Reuters) - Facebook Inc and Twitter face a daunting task in China, if access to their social networks is unblocked, as they would be up against deeply entrenched domestic rivals which cater to local needs and tastes. |
| COMMODITIES-Oil prices down over Iran talks, weaker dollar lifts others | | | By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Wednesday but most other commodities closed up, after a drop in the dollar over worries about a potential U.S. government shutdown lifted futures of raw materials priced in the currency. Crude oil edged lower in choppy trading after comments from Iran's foreign minister revived hopes of progress in talks about Tehran's nuclear program. Data showing a large build in U.S. crude inventories also put pressure on oil prices. |
| Bo Xilau Justice or purge? | | | Does China's Communist Party care more about preserving unity than public opinion? One commentator says yes. |
| 2013 Emmy Awards Who's nominated | | | The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, with help from "Breaking Bad's" Aaron Paul and this year's host, Neil Patrick Harris, on Thursday revealed the nominees for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards. |
| Today's Economist The Business of Home Care | | | The expansion of the Fair Labor Standards Act to home-care workers is unikely to raise costs for consumers, but it may weaken the business model of for-profit companies, an economist writes. |
| FBI releases video of 'delusional' Navy Yard shooter | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI released surveillance video and photos of Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis on Wednesday and said he believed electromagnetic waves had been controlling him for months before the rampage that killed 12 people. |
| Doctor gives free weekend surgeries | | | In Cameroon, there is only one doctor for every 5,000 people, according to the World Health Organization. Seeing his father and so many of his countrymen suffer, Georges Bwelle was determined to do something about it. |
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