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Golf Capsules
Masters champion Adam Scott won The Barclays on Sunday after everyone around him did their best to lose it.


Across China, Skyscrapers Brush the Heavens
China is home to 60 of the worlds 100 tallest buildings now under construction, but the scale and speed of the projects have caused concern.


T Magazine Now Online | T Fall Womens Issue
This issue celebrates the strength, beauty and entrepreneurial spirit of women.


Dashboard Today in Small Business Walmart Vs. Amazon
Retail sales improve, but book-store owners are taking donations. Some companies will profit from global warming. Why Facebook is losing teens.


Navigational Cells Located in Human Brains
Grid cells, which provide a sort of dead reckoning navigation, had until now only been recorded in some animals.


Goat doesn't like own reflection
This goat is not pleased with seeing her reflection in the mirror.


France says ready to punish those who gassed civilians in Syria
PARIS (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday that France stood ready to punish those behind a chemical attack on civilians in Damascus last week and would increase its military support to the Syrian opposition.


Red Bull fined after cameraman hit
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has warned of the dangers of working in a Formula One pit lane after a wheel from one of the team's cars came loose and struck a cameraman.


Exploratorium Forced to Cut Back
After a $220-million renovation, the Exploratorium museum in San Francisco found it wasnt drawing enough visitors to finance a $54 million annual budget and is now reducing its staff.


India Ink Being Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Profile of the Indian film director who has over the past four decades explored expansive themes through 11 feature films and 22 documentaries, many of which have won awards.


Street Style Palazzo Pants
The best of readers photos from the week of Aug. 19.


Entergy to shut controversial Vermont nuclear plant
HOUSTON/BOSTON (Reuters) - Entergy Corp will shut the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, citing high costs tied to regulation and competition from cheap natural gas, bringing to an end a long battle with politicians and environmentalists seeking to close it.


Watch CNN FC episode 16
Champions League veterans Owen Hargreaves and David Ginola discuss the game between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.


Three Fed banks pushed for discount rate hike in July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three regional Federal Reserve banks pushed for an increase in the discount rate governing emergency loans from the central bank ahead of a late July policy meeting, minutes...


Tennis Federer makes confident start
Five-time champion Roger Federer breezes through a potentially testing first round match at the U.S. Open Tuesday to lift some of the pessimism surrounding his latest title bid.


Fantasy Football Answers to Reader Questions
Is it time to take a running back, or a wide receiver? Jason and Justin Sablich answer such questions as readers prepare for their fantasy football drafts.


EU says China guilty of giving illegal aid to solar industry
* EU says Beijing handed out loans, gave unfair tax breaks


How to Tell the Fashion Future?
Data crunching starts to make inroads into the traditional method of design forecasting trend analysis with a big dollop of intuition.


In the Running In 2000, a War Room Didnt Fit de Blasios Style
Bill de Blasio was the campaign manager for Hillary Rodham Clintons 2000 Senate race, and his leadership style, easygoing but indecisive, could be inefficient, aides said.


Serena on French triumph
CNN's Amanda Davis interviews Serena Williams after winning her second French Open title.


Florence tomb opened in search for identity of Mona Lisa
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - Researchers opened a centuries-old Florence tomb on Friday in a search for remains that could confirm the identity of the woman whose enigmatic smile Leonardo da Vinci immortalized in the "Mona Lisa", one of the world's most famous paintings.


Home Prices Gained in June, Survey Shows
The SP/Case Shiller index of 20 cities rose 0.9 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis, just shy of economists forecast. Separate data showed a rise in consumer confidence in August.


DealBook Billabong Writes Down Its Brand Value to Zero
The struggling Australian surf wear company announced the accounting charge on Tuesday, part of a record $772 million net loss it reported for the financial year.


Corgan Future of rock music
Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan on why rock music needs God and how suffering isn't good for business.


A Marker to Measure Drift, by Alexander Maksik
Fleeing her troubled homeland, a Liberian woman seeks refuge on an Aegean island.


Pipeline company seeks more flexible natgas use for electricity
NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Gulf South Pipeline Company LP, a unit of Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP, has filed with energy regulators to provide power generators more flexibility to take gas out of storage during summer months, underscoring how the growing supply of the fuel continues to structurally redesign the electric-power market.


Gilbert Taylor, Celebrated Cinematographer, Dies at 99
Mr. Taylor brought a cinma vrit sensibility to black-and-white pictures like Dr. Strangelove, and also masterminded the bright, clean shots for Star Wars.


U.S. security agencies say Android mobile main target for malware
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Google Inc's Android, the dominant mobile operating system, is by far the primary target for malware attacks, mostly because many users are still using older versions of the software, according to a study by the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


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.


Almost 5 Months Old, Bronx Native Makes Zoo Debut
A snow leopard was born in April to Maya and Leo, who was brought to New York from Pakistan.


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.


Dufner claims 1st major title
Jason Dufner wins 2013 PGA Championship over Jim Furyk. Patrick Snell reports.


China Expands Inquiry on Graft to Oil Executives
The authorities announced that four executives of the state-owned China National Petroleum Corporation were under investigation.


U.S. sending mixed messages on Egypt John McCain
Aug. 21 - U.S. Senator John McCain says US sending mixed messages to Egypt, calls on Washington to cut aid. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


Obama, Canada's Harper discuss Syria, potential responses White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper spoke by phone on Tuesday about the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government and pledged to consult closely on potential responses, the White House said.


UPDATE 1-Oracle to pay $199.5 mln to resolve false claims case
* Oracle denied engaging in fraud, but agreed to settle (Adds details of case, Oracle comment)


Your Money Win a Lottery Jackpot? Not Much Chance of That
The odds of winning the top prize in Powerball or other big lottery is on a par with finding that needle in a haystack. A tall haystack.


Career Couch Avoiding Collisions of Church and the Workplace
When it comes to religious expression at work, employers must balance the interests of the business with their employeesx2019; beliefs, workplace experts say.


Obama, buoyed by election win, faces new battles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama had little time to savor victory on Wednesday after voters gave him a second term in the White House where he faces urgent economic challenges, a looming fiscal showdown and a still-divided Congress able to block his every move.


Arianne Field, David Perry
The bride is pursuing an M.B.A. at Columbia; the groom is in business development at Google.


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