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Social Qs Photo Op
Etiquette questions regarding a photo opportunist, a mother who wants her child home for the holiday, when to say Im sorry and those Labor Day blues.


Failure to thin brush may have worsened California wildfire
Sept 1 (Reuters) - A cluster of controlled fire and tree-thinning projects approved by forestry officials but never funded might have slowed the progress of the massive Rim Fire in California, a wide range of critics said this weekend.


Election blurring of church, state separation draws complaints
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Political watchdog and secularist groups are asking the U.S. government to investigate whether Catholic bishops and a Christian evangelical group headed by preacher Billy Graham should lose tax breaks for telling followers how to vote in this year's election.


Thousands rally in Romania against gold mine
BUCHAREST, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Thousands of Romanians across the country rallied late on Sunday to protest against the leftist government's support for a plan to open Europe's biggest open-cast gold mine in the small Carpathian town of Rosia Montana.


Straight Sets Against Williams, Challenge Begins With the Serve
Chris Evert and Pam Shriver weigh in on how to compete against Serena Williamss serve, considered to be the best in the history of womens tennis.


Flash company Pure Storage raises $150 million, on track for IPO
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Pure Storage, a flash storage company, said it had raised $150 million, putting the company on track for a possible initial public offering and driving the spread of...


Kelly Michigan Not One of ND's 'Historic' Rivals
The last scheduled Notre Dame-Michigan is Saturday. It's a big game. It didn't need any more attention.


N.C.A.A. Taking Flexible Approach to Basketball Tournament
The N.C.A.A. announced changes to the way it will select teams for the mens basketball tournament, adding flexibility in hopes of keeping teams properly seeded.


U.S. horse association will be ordered to allow clones on registry
(Reuters) - A U.S. horse association soon will be required to add cloned horses and their offspring to its prestigious registry, a federal judge in Texas ruled on Monday.


Sliced and diced, digitally autopsy as a service
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Malaysian entrepreneur Matt Chandran wants to revive the moribund post-mortem by replacing the scalpel with a scanner and the autopsy slab with a touchscreen computer.


Suicide bombing kills 6 near Afghanistan bank
Six people died Saturday in a suicide bomb attack in front of a bank in southern Afghanistan, the Kandahar provincial governor's office said.


Polish political hero Lech Walesa honored in new film
Aug. 21 - Polish director, Andrzej Wajda talks about his new film which is based on anti-Communist icon Lech Walesa. Tara Cleary reports.


Poverty and recession infuse Venice movies
VENICE (Reuters) - Nicolas Cage reinhabits a low-life version of his "Leaving Las Vegas" alcoholic in the Southern gothic "Joe" screened on Friday at the Venice Film Festival while a German film explores the dark issue of wife beating in the latest competition offerings.


Six dead in Brazil building collapse
At least six people died and 20 were injured when a building collapsed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, the state-run Agencia Brasil news agency reported.


Twitter's top legal executive steps down in surprise move
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter's top lawyer, known as a champion of free speech, unexpectedly stepped down on Friday as the microblogging company moved closer toward a long-expected initial public offering.


ArtsBeat Low Ratings for Low Winter Sun
AMCs dark new drama Low Winter Sun has not benefited from the success of its lead-in, Breaking Bad.


Sports Briefing | Soccer Manchester United Is Held to Scoreless Tie
Wayne Rooneys headline-grabbing presence could not inspire Manchester United to victory in David Moyess first home game in charge as Chelsea ground out a 0-0 draw.


Archaeologists use drones in Peru to map and protect sites
LIMA (Reuters) - In Peru, home to the spectacular Inca city of Machu Picchu and thousands of ancient ruins, archaeologists are turning to drones to speed up sluggish survey work and protect sites from squatters, builders and miners.


UPDATE 3-Russia escalates dispute with Belarus after CEO's arrest
* CEO's arrest after collapse of potash cartel angers Moscow


Singer's surprise kiss
One Direction singers Harry Styles and Zayn Malik distract CNN's Zain Verjee with a kiss during her live broadcast.


Syria 5 lessons from Iraq
The U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq led to nearly 10 years of occupation, nearly 5,000 deaths among the U.S. military and the few allies that joined "Operation Iraqi Freedom," a visceral sectarian-based insurgency and the meddling of neighbors all seeking to influence post-Saddam Iraq. What was intended as an act of liberation -- then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld expected the troops to be coming home in a few months -- became a quagmire.


What I Love Lee Child and the Macho of Minimalism
The author of the Jack Reacher books lives in a Manhattan apartment thats stripped down for action.


Mouse body clock study offers clues to possible jet lag cure
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found a genetic mechanism in mice that hampers their body clock's ability to adjust to changes in patterns of light and dark, and say their results could someday lead to the development of drugs to combat jet lag.


North Korea in grip of drugs epidemic, report claims
North Korea's sanction-hit regime has long been accused of drug trafficking as a source of hard currency, but a new report claims drug producers are finding a ready market closer to home and that as many as two-thirds of North Koreans have used methamphetamines.


Oscar-winning Japanese director Miyazaki to retire, studio head says
VENICE (Reuters) - Hayao Miyazaki, the Japanese director known for animated films like the Oscar-winning "Spirited Away", plans to retire from film-making after a five-decade career, his production company said on Sunday at the Venice Film Festival.


Priceline profits on the rise
CNN's Maggie Lake talks with Priceline.com CEO Jeff Boyd about soaring profits for the discount travel group.


Failure to thin brush may have worsened California wildfire
(Reuters) - A cluster of controlled fire and tree-thinning projects approved by forestry officials but never funded might have slowed the progress of the massive Rim Fire in California, a wide range of critics said this weekend.


Sports Briefing | Soccer Cardiff Stuns Manchester City
Fraizer Campbell scored twice, and Cardiff won for the first time in more than 50 years in the top tier of English soccer, jolting visiting Manchester City, 3-2.


Kerry, Hagel to call Democratic, Republican senators about Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, and other senior U.S. national security officials will hold conference calls about Syria on Saturday afternoon with the Senate Democratic Caucus as well as the Senate Republican Conference, a White House official said.


Can Africa unlock its solar potential?
Which country boasts the world's fastest growing clean energy investment? Germany? No. United States? Think again.


Gadgetwise A TV Speaker System Heard but Not Seen
The Cynema Soundfield, from Niles, is a sound bar for TVs that is mounted flush to the wall, with a grille that can be painted to disappear into the dcor.


House Proud A Haven for Making Music With Plants
An artist transforms a garage and sunbaked backyard into a bohemian oasis.


Obama's bid to Congress on Syria part of push for global backing U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to seek congressional approval for possible military action against Syria can be seen as part of an effort to forge a global consensus on responding to the use of chemical arms anywhere, the United Nations said on Sunday.


WRAPUP 1-Canadian banks' shares rise as profits top estimates
* Three of Canada's top banks top estimates as domestic lending profit drives beats


Corner Office To MasterCardx2019;s Retiring Chief, the X Factor is Presence
Robert W. Selander, who is retiring this week as chief executive of MasterCard, says it is important for leaders to relate to stakeholders at different levels of their companies.


You're the Boss Blog Today in Small Business Some People Are Meant to Be Employees
Capital goods orders are weak. Gas prices fall. And five billion additional mobile phone users are coming to Facebook.


Vodafone says in advanced talks on $130 bln Verizon stake sale
LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Vodafone said on Sunday it was in advanced talks with Verizon Communications about the sale of its 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless for $130 billion in a mix of cash and shares.


$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.


Life expectancy gap growing between rich/poor world women WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - Life expectancy for women at 50 has improved, but the gap between poor and rich countries is growing and could worsen without better detection and treatment of cardiovascular disease and cancers, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.


India could save $8.5 bln by buying extra Iranian oil -minister
NEW DELHI, Aug 31 (Reuters) - India could save $8.5 billion in foreign exchange spending on crude oil imports in 2013/14 if it relied more on supplies from Iran, which is able to accept payment in rupees, India's Oil Minister M. Veerappa Moily said.


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