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| World's most extreme courses | | | From Greenland to Afghanistan to Bolivia playing golf in some of the world's wildest, most beautiful and most dangerous places. |
| Music History at Caff Lena | | | Since 1960, this venue in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has been an important outpost of the folk music revival. |
| The rising force in world football? | | | France's multicultural stars shone brightest at the World Cup 15 years ago -- now could it be Belgium's turn to do the same in Brazil next year? |
| My photos North Korea deleted | | | As the sole Western journalist covering a unique bicycle race in North Korea last month, I was provided with a personal guide, a car with a driver and the promise that I was free to take any photographs I wanted. As a journalist, it seemed like an incredible opportunity to document a small snapshot of what North Korea was really like. |
| Teenager defies the odds | | | 17-year old Charley Hull will be the youngest player in Solheim Cup history after receiving a wildcard pick. |
| Solar sail set for deep space voyage in 2015 | | | Oct. 23 - NASA has plans to launch a lightweight, highly efficient solar sail in 2015 to explore as far as three million kilometres into deep space. The sail, propelled by the Sun's rays, will also be tested as an early warning system for potentially damaging solar emissions headed for Earth. Rob Muir reports. |
| Tepid U.S. job growth supports Fed's cautious stance | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers added far fewer workers than expected in September, suggesting a loss of momentum in the economy that will likely add to the Federal Reserve's caution in deciding when to trim its monthly bond purchases. |
| Try the poor man's space travel | | | Part of the imagined charms of space flight is not just the view from the window. It is also the thrill of breaking the shackles of gravity and free-floating. Now taking a break from Newton's laws is easier (and cheaper) than ever. |
| U.S. Construction Spending Climbs | | | Construction spending approached a 4-1/2 year high in August, fueled by increases in both private and public outlays, a hopeful sign for third-quarter economic growth. |
| Clashes in Tunisia; 8 killed | | | Six Tunisian national guard officers and two militants were killed Wednesday in clashes between government forces and an "armed terrorist group" in the turbulent North African nation, a state-run news outlet reported. |
| Sao Paulo choking on its own smog study | | | Oct. 21 - Sao Paulo, host city of the first World Cup soccer match next year, has a major pollution problem. A recent study says air pollution in the southern Brazilian city causes three times more deaths than breast cancer or traffic accidents and costs the state US$160 million per year. Tara Cleary reports. |
| CGI blames another contractor for Healthcare.gov bottleneck | | | WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - CGI Federal, the main contractor for Obamacare's troubled Healthcare.gov website, blamed early problems on another contractor's software, according to written testimony posted to a congressional website on Wednesday. |
| Beauty of vanishing tribes | | | A photographer has recorded the lives and customs of some the world's last authentic tribes, before they disappear. |
| Bank of America liable for Countrywide mortgage fraud | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp was found liable for fraud on Wednesday over defective mortgages sold by its Countrywide unit, a major win for the U.S. government in one of the few trials stemming from the financial crisis. |
| All Systems Ko as Protege Sheds Amateur Status | | | New Zealand teen Lydia Ko disclosed the most open secret in golf on Wednesday with her decision to join the paid ranks, closing the book on a glittering amateur career that saw her win four professional titles and rise to number four in the world. |
| EPA hits the road to seek input on power plant rules | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday kicked off an 11-city "listening tour" as part of its effort to craft emissions rules for existing power plants under the Obama administration's strategy to address climate change. |
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