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Britain drafts military plans for Syria, recalls parliament
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron recalled parliament to debate Britain's response to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria as he began to make the case for targeted military action to punish and deter President Bashar al-Assad.


Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Notable properties that have been recently listed for sale, sold or leased.


Rebuilding lives of child refugees
The UNHCR has announced that we have reached the one millionth Syrian child refugee mark. It is a terrifying statistic if you really digest it and don't just read it as a sanitized account of a tragic war.


Swiss 'sex drive-ins' open for business
Zurich attempts to reduce street prostitution by opening drive-in "sex-boxes" to give sex workers more security.


Nadal, Williams sisters cruise at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal made an ominous return to the U.S. Open on Monday while the sister act of Serena and Venus Williams shared the spotlight as the last grand slam of the year got underway.


Movie Review Paradise Faith, the Second in Ulrich Seidls Trilogy
Paradise Faith, the second film in a trilogy by the Austrian director Ulrich Seidl, examines the bleak relationship between a Roman Catholic missionary and her paraplegic Muslim husband.


Aerodynamics of F1
Christina MacFarlane explores the role aerodynamics play in boosting a Formula One car's performance.


Stevens' Move Comes as Surprise to Bulldogs
Hours after Brad Stevens told athletic director Barry Collier he was leaving Butler for Boston, he sat down to explain the decision to his players.


'Queen of Pacific' deported
Sandra Avila Beltran, known as the "Queen of the Pacific" for alleged drug dealings, was deported Tuesday from the United States to Mexico, where she will face money-laundering charges, the third set of criminal accusations against her.


In Chicago, Campaign to Provide Safe Passage on Way to School
With concern that children would have to traverse crime-ridden blocks after the closing of 47 schools, the city deployed about 1,200 workers to watch over them.


Railway in Quebec disaster allowed to operate till Oct. 1
TORONTO, Aug 23 (Reuters) - The rail company whose oil tanker train blew up in a Quebec town last month, killing 47 people, will be allowed to continue operating through Oct. 1 after providing...


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.


Walker Evans' Depression-era photos revisited in New York exhibit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - From a photograph of an Alabama cotton picker's wife to scenes of urban poverty, the photographs of Walker Evans, on display in a new exhibit at New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), shaped Americans' view of the Great Depression.


Russian police seize painting of Putin in women's underwear
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Police seized a painting of Russia's president and prime minister in women's underwear from a gallery in St Petersburg, saying the satirical display had broken unspecified laws.


Can a team win 79-0?
Two Nigerian matches that produced an incredible 146 goals are referred by the country's football authorities to the police as a "criminal matter."


App Smart Turning to Your Phone for a Better Nights Sleep
Apps can turn your mobile device into a white-noise machine, a personal bedtime storyteller and even a diagnostic tool to analyze your sleep patterns.


N.F.L. Roundup Bills Sign Leinart To Address Urgent Need
Quarterback Matt Leinart, a free agent, signed with the Buffalo Bills to fill an immediate need at Buffalos injury-depleted quarterback position.


Masters Champion Scott Wins Barclays
Masters champion Adam Scott of Australia won The Barclays by one stroke on Sunday in the opening event of the FedExCup playoffs at Liberty National.


Chile's bottler Andina 2nd quarter profit up 24.2 pct on sales
SANTIAGO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Chile's Embotelladora Andina, one of Latin America's largest Coca-Cola distributors, posted a 24.2 percent increase in second-quarter net profit due to higher sales in...


Syria a problem from hell
Peter Bergen says President Obama has to decide what to do about a rogue regime that is warring on its people, confronting a classic problem that has bedeviled the U.S.


Former JPMorgan Employee Arrested in Spain
Javier Martin-Artajo, who is wanted by the United States for allegedly falsifying bank records to cover up $6 billion in trading losses, was arrested Tuesday in Madrid, Spanish police said.


Multitasking with Chrome OS and Linux on the Chromebook Pixel
Google's Chromebook Pixel is quite versatile after all. I can run Chrome OS and Linux at the same time, and switch between the two, allowing me to use Skype and other third party apps!


A golf coaching dynasty
Butch Harmon and his son, Claude Harmon III, open up about their family's golf legacy.


Boston mayor reaches deal for Caesars casino at horse racetrack
BOSTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Boston Mayor Thomas Menino reached a proposed deal with developers on Tuesday to build a $1 billion Caesars casino in the city's East Boston section that he said would generate at least $32 million in annual revenue for the city and create thousands of jobs.


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.


Guardiola's Bayern drop first points
Bayern Munich dropped their first Bundesliga points of the season under new manager Pep Guardiola Tuesday -- frustrated by a late SC Freiburg equalizer in a 1-1 draw.


Green Column Wind Farms Take Root Out at Sea
Now on the same scale as gas- or coal-fired power stations, wind farms have grown large offshore. Though costs are slowly decreasing, the industry still has a long way to go to become competitive.


Do black tech entrepreneurs face institutional bias?
Wayne Sutton has been asking venture-capital investors and Silicon Valley executives a question that's not often broached here in the epicenter of the technology industry


Chinese women fight 'leftover' label
On the face of it, women in China seem to have cracked the code for success.


T Magazine The Writers Room
A view of Rome, a pristine computer screen, a photograph of Basquiat, an I.B.M. 196c typewriter, the ghost of another author. For these writers each of whom releases a new book this fall all they need to inspire is within these walls.


Fair Game The Problem With Wiggle Room in Securities
The case against two former traders at JPMorgan Chase has larger lessons for investors and regulators.


Soccer Roundup Arsenal Able to Bounce Back, Led by Podolskis Two Goals
After losing its first Premier League game of the season last week, Arsenal rebounded Saturday to defeat Fulham, 3-1.


Some hospitals at risk for electronic record penalties
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Small and rural U.S. hospitals are most at risk of not satisfying certain federal requirements for using electronic health record systems, according to a new study.


Holder pressed on U.S. drug agency use of hidden data evidence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eight Democratic senators and congressmen have asked Attorney General Eric Holder to answer questions about a Reuters report that the National Security Agency supplies the Drug Enforcement Administration with intelligence information used to make non-terrorism cases against American citizens.


State of the Art The Voice-Off Android vs. Siri
Is speech recognition better on smartphones running Googles operating system or Apples? That depends on how its used.


Phys Ed How Exercise Can Help Us Sleep Better
If you habitually experience insomnia, exercise can help you sleep better, a new study found. But it can take up to four months before you see results, and you may sleep worse on days you exercise.


Bits Blog How Surveillance Changes Behavior A Restaurant Workers Case Study
A new study of employee monitoring software in restaurants suggests that when employees know theyre being watched, it can significantly alter behavior and increase sales.


U.S. new home sales fall sharply; house prices rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of new single-family homes in the United States fell sharply in July to their lowest level in nine months, casting a shadow over the country's housing recovery.


Vontobel sees client inflows at same pace as in H1
GENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss bank Vontobel AG has seen private client inflows continuing at the same pace as in the first half of the year, private banking head Peter Fanconi said on Wednesday.


Jessica Rambo and Ibert Schultz
The bride is the director of programs and partnerships at the Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction in Manhattan; the groom is an associate in the Manhattan office of the law firm Hughes, Hubbard Reed.


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