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No. 4 Clemson Has Best AP Poll Ranking in 25 Years
Clemson has surged to its highest ranking in The Associated Press poll in 25 years after the Tigers won the biggest game of the opening weekend of the college football season.


Flow from equity and bond funds continue TrimTabs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The recent decline in U.S. equities pushed investors to redeem $16.7 billion in U.S. equity mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in August through Wednesday, data from...


Morgan and Bopara Take England to Victory Over Ireland
England captain Eoin Morgan recorded his highest one-day score on Tuesday with 124 not out to help his team to a six wicket victory over his native Ireland in a one-day international in Dublin.


Plan to Capture an Asteroid Runs Into Politics
In a straight party vote, Republicans in the normally bipartisan House science committee vote down a NASA proposal and call for a Moon base.


Consumer Spending and Income Rose a Faint 0.1% in July
As consumer spending drives two-thirds of the economy, the report tempered the optimism kindled by Thursdays 2.5 percent revision to second-quarter growth.


Timberlake super-singer says no to being a superhero
The "SexyBack" singer explains how he tried to avoid say stupid things during a news conference in Germany. Rough cut - no narration


Pixies Motor On, With New Bassist
The Pixies are releasing a new EP and going on tour, without the beloved Kim Deal, who announced a few weeks ago that she was leaving the band.


Editor's choice
Our best photos from the last 24 hours.


Reporter's Notebook Ill Have What Youre Having
Entrees for two emphasize the negotiation in sharing.


Is legend Federer 'vulnerable'?
He's the greatest player in the modern tennis era, perhaps even of all time, but is Roger Federer's stellar career fading to twilight?


Earthquake kills 4 in China
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake killed at least four people Saturday morning in southwestern China, state media reported.


Bewilderment in Wake of Arrest of A.A.U. Coach
The drug trafficking charges against Curtis Malone, the president and co-founder of D.C. Assault, have stunned those who worked with him and the A.A.U. program.


DealBook JPMorgan Case Tests U.S. Law on Buying Influence Abroad
The investigation of reports that the bank hired scores of children of powerful government officials in Asia will test how broadly the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act applies to almost commonplace conduct by firms.


Exhibition Review Genome Unlocking Lifes Code, at the Smithsonian
An exhibition at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History gives a sense of the Human Genome Project and provides glimpses of its promises and limitations.


Dean Meminger, Who Helped Knicks to a Title, Dies at 65
The speedy point guard and tenacious defender had long battled drug problems.


How to avoid a championship choke
You are only a short putt away from a major championship and golfing immortality.


Motorsport Alonso saves cycling team
Formula One's highest-paid driver Fernando Alonso is splashing out on his own team but his new venture relies on pedal power instead of horsepower.


T Magazine The Look | Rita Oras Rock Star After-Party Style
The singers outfit change after the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards landed her in a more practical, and much sexier, look.


What I Love | Lee Child
Lee Child, the author of the Jack Reacher books, lives in a Manhattan apartment thats stripped down for action.


Doctor gives free weekend surgeries
In Cameroon, there is only one doctor for every 5,000 people, according to the World Health Organization. Seeing his father and so many of his countrymen suffer, Georges Bwelle was determined to do something about it.


Blackhawks Coach Quenneville Gets 3-Year Extension
Stan Bowman wanted to keep Joel Quenneville in Chicago, and the coach had no desire to leave.


Why Nokia didn't sell its patents to Microsoft
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nokia may have sold its handset business to Microsoft Corp, but by hanging on to its valuable patent portfolio, the Finnish company could also get a big future payoff at the...


Why the Indian protests were not a surprise
Nov. 14 - Tulsi Tanti, the chairman and managing director of Suzlon Energy, sits down with Chrystia Freeland to discuss the Anna Hazare movement in India, and why protests like this are not surprising in emerging economies.


World Economy Growing Unevenly, O.E.C.D. Says
The global economy will continue a slow expansion, despite relative weakness in China and an uneven euro zone recovery, the research group predicts.


ArtsBeat Fifty Shades Film Gets Its Christian and Anastasia
Charlie Hunnam will play Christian Grey and Dakota Johnson will be Anastasia Steele in the movie adaptation of E.L. Jamess blockbuster novel.


Blackstone and Fidelity offer hedge fund taste to retail crowd
BOSTON (Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP , one of the world's biggest hedge fund investors, said on Monday Fidelity Investments is a strategic partner in giving retail investors a taste of the normally...


Nyad completes record-breaking swim
On her fourth attempt, 64-year-old Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a protective cage.


Andretti Poverty drove me on
Don Riddell talks with car racing legend Mario Andretti about his career and his operatic talents.


Why is this guy a top thinker?
In the past, author and NYU professor, Clay Shirky's predictions haven't always come true, but it appears he was on the money in 2011. Foreign Policy Magazine named Shirky one of their "Top 100 Global Thinkers," for his musings on social media's impact on revolutions, which we saw come to full fruition in the Arab Spring.


Timberlake super-singer says no to being a superhero
The "SexyBack" singer explains how he tried to avoid say stupid things during a news conference in Germany. Rough cut - no narration


Africa's role in the World Wide Web
Ghanaian internet pioneer Nii Quaynor discusses the future of Internet industries across Africa.


Straight Sets Quarterfinal Opponents Meet in Doubles First
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy defeated Flavia Pennetta, also of Italy, and Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain, 6-1, 7-5, in a third-round match. Vinci plays Pennetta in a singles quarterfinal Wednesday afternoon.


Rwanda Warns Congo After Shells Hit Its Territory
The escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo threatened to embroil Rwanda after a woman there was killed and her baby wounded in shelling, Rwandas government said.


Indian baby's miracle surgery
The pictures may be difficult to look at, but 18-month-old Roona Begum's story of survival is remarkable.


Japan PM pledges speedy, comprehensive Fukushima moves
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday the government will take prompt, comprehensive steps to clean up the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant amid growing concerns about the plant operator's ability to handle it.


Public private partners come to potoroo rescue
Aug. 25 - Australia's threatened long-nosed potoroo may be making a comeback in southeast Queensland thanks to a collaboration between government and private land-owners. The shy marsupial has been the victim of habitat destruction through land clearing but efforts by farmers are producing signs of recovery. Tara Cleary reports.


Nyad in new 48-hour swim challenge
With her decades-long dream of swimming from Cuba to Florida achieved, Diana Nyad is setting her sights on her next challenge.


Gold mine strikes could cost dear
Sept. 3 - South Africa's President, Jacob Zuma appeals to mining unions over strike action which could have devasting effects on the industry, potentially costing the country $35 million a day in lost output. Hayley Platt reports.


Open Mic Syria
CNN asks Londoners their opinions on the Syrian crisis and how they would respond.


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