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News Feed Latest worldwide news Fernand weakens to tropical depression over central Mexico MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Fernand weakened to a tropical depression from a tropical storm as it moved northwest, away from the country's oil installations, unleashing heavy rains over central Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday. The Week A Molten Planet and Meteorite Jewelry Recent developments in health and science news. This week A bog mummys remains are dated to 2000 B.C., and a United Nations warning on global warming. Phys Ed Why A.C.L. Injuries Sideline So Many Athletes Tears to the anterior cruciate ligament sideline more athletes for longer periods of time than almost any other acute injury. Researchers are trying to understand why the injury is so slow to heal. T Magazine Victoria Beckham, Working Girl Five years after she shocked the fashion world by unveiling an elegant collection of beautifully made dresses, Victoria Beckham has established herself as a powerful force in the industry. Straight Sets What to Watch at the U.S. Open on Wednesday But with James Blakes retirement looming, his match against the big-serving Ivo Karlovic takes on special significance. Theater Review | Westchester A Review of Drop Dead Perfect, at Penguin Rep Theater At Penguin Rep Theater, Drop Dead Perfect playfully gives nods to 1950s television, pulp novels, Hitchcock and more. White House We knew Miranda would likely be detained Glenn Greenwald, the reporter who broke the news about secret U.S. surveillance programs said the authorities who took his partner into custody at London's Heathrow Airport "are going to regret what they did." Your Money A Start-Up Aims to Bring Financial Planning to the Masses If Alexa von Tobel has her way, financial advice will be as widely available and affordable as any other popular consumer product or service. Options regulatory entity asked to look at unusual Leap call trades Aug 28 (Reuters) - Options market maker Timber Hill said it has asked the Options Regulatory Surveillance Authority to look into unusual bullish option trades in wireless carrier Leap Wireless International Inc ahead of a takeover deal announced on July 12. UPDATE 3-U.S., some Swiss banks near tax probe deal -Justice Dept * Deal would exclude the 14 Swiss banks already under probe Rebels gain ground in Northern Syria Aug. 27 - Rebel forces take control of a strategic town in northern Syria, killing dozens of Assad fighters. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Exclusive U.S. delays deadline for finalizing Obamacare health plans WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has delayed a step crucial to the launch of the new healthcare law, the signing of final agreements with insurance plans to be sold on federal health insurance exchanges starting October 1. Who's to blame for student debt crisis Ben Cohen and Edward Erikson say while students suffer, Sallie Mae profits off of them. T Magazine Food Matters | A British Outpost Opens on the Upper East Side The team behind the downtown restaurant Fat Radish is bringing its British home cooking and London-inspired industrial dcor uptown to their new two-story restaurant, the East Pole. Singer Linda Ronstadt says she has Parkinson's disease NEW YORK (Reuters) - Grammy-winning singer Linda Ronstadt is suffering from Parkinson's disease and says she can no longer "sing a note," the group AARP said on Friday. Editor's choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. Corner Office Never Duck Tough Questions, Says Drugstore.comx2019;s Chief Dawn Lepore, chairwoman and chief executive of Drugstore.com, says good leaders direct employeesx2019; energies toward the mission at hand. Matthews records first win in a Grand Tour LAGO DE SANABRIA, Spain (Reuters) - Australian Michael Matthews recorded a stage win in the first week of his maiden Grand Tour on Wednesday after a chaotic bunch sprint finish to the fifth stage of the Tour of Spain. 'Morning-after' pill limits blocked An Oklahoma judge Monday blocked a new state law that would make girls under 17 get a prescription before buying emergency contraception, a limit already dropped by federal regulators. California wildfire burns deeper into Yosemite National Park SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - One of the largest California wildfires on record roared deeper east into Yosemite National Park on Tuesday, frightening away many late-summer visitors, while the sprawling blaze also crept closer to thousands of homes west of the park. Remote Control To Protect Its Empire, ESPN Stays on Offense Emerging competitors, decreasing cable subscriptions and rising political opposition to bundled channels have created a precarious environment for ESPN, which is fighting back. ArtsBeat Weekly Ticket Sales Drop Under $1 Million for Broadways Spider-Man A spokesman for the production linked the drop in sales to the recent injury of one of the performers. Global Soccer In Premier League, a Shuffle of Players, Then a Reshuffle Trying to make sense of a system that encourages the buying and selling of players just as Europes major soccer leagues get under way. AC Milan win Champions League place Seven-time European champions AC Milan breezed into the group stages of the Champions League with a 4-1 aggregate victory over Dutch side PSV Eindhoven. Mini brains grown from stem cells We've seen beating heart tissue, windpipes and bladders all grown from stem cells. Now researchers have taken another important step forward by growing mini brains from these programmable cells. $30M for Fangio classic car An unidentified buyer paid about $30 million at an auction for a car formerly used by Formula One great Juan Manuel Fangio. The selling price is a record, the auctioneer said. U.N. team returns to suspected poison gas site Aug. 28 - A United Nations team of weapons inspectors continues its investigation in Syria into a suspected chemical weapons attack on civilians last week. Lily Grimes reports. Gadgetwise With Disney Infinity, a Virtual Toy Box Disney Infinity embraces an anything goes attitude with a video game that incorporates physical toys from five Disney properties to start. At the Coaches Car Wash Fifty top college football coaches flock to ESPNs headquarters to discuss the season. The event, known as the Coaches Car Wash, shows how the network has become as big as the games. Sports Briefing | Soccer World Cup Tickets Draw Huge Interest It was a frenzied start to FIFAs attempt to fill the stands for next years World Cup in Brazil as fans applied for more than 1 million tickets in just seven hours. At War Blog Building a Bridge From Combat to Civilian Life The military knows how to turn on hypervigilance. A transition center at Ramstein Air Base in Germany teaches service members how to turn it off. Countdown to Fashion Week for Designer Jonathan Simkhai As Fashion Week approaches, Mr. Simkhai mines his archives and his myriad inspirations. U.S. Open Replay Day 1 Rafael Nadal, Sloane Stephens and Venus and Serena Williams were among the big winners on opening day, which was cut short by rain. Watch CNN FC episode 16 Champions League veterans Owen Hargreaves and David Ginola discuss the game between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. N.F.L. Roundup Jets Activate Holmes, Who May Make Opener If Santonio Holmes is able to return for the Jets season opener, he will provide a lift to an unproven receiving corp, as well as to the quarterback. Who checks travel warnings? Governments often use official alerts to highlight travel risks. But how many travelers really pay attention? An Asian rival to the Ryder Cup? Asia's emergence as a golfing power has received a boost with the announcement the continent's top golfers will face off against their European counterparts in a competition similar to the Ryder Cup. Butler Loses F Jones for Season to Wrist Injury Butler's turbulent offseason isn't showing any signs of slowing down. New Device at Nintendo Is Cheaper, for Youths The Nintendo 2DS will cost $130, about $40 less than its 3DS sibling, as part of a strategy to prevent households from relying on tablets for video games. Gadgetwise To Build a Better Lego Robot Lego updated its Mindstorms robotics platform with a kit that includes features like Bluetooth compatibility and a remote control app.

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