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WPP raises 2013 forecast as rivals' merger spurs acquisitions
LONDON (Reuters) - WPP, the world's largest advertising agency, slightly raised its 2013 forecast on Thursday due to rising revenues and said the merger of two major rivals would spur it to step up its pace of small and medium acquisitions.


ITC Nexus buys Accumetrics to gain blood-clot monitors
Aug 30 (Reuters) - ITC Nexus Holding Co, which sells products to measure blood clotting in patients undergoing anticoagulation therapy, on Friday said it had acquired Accumetrics and its products...


Radio broadcaster Cumulus Media to buy Dial Global for $260 million WSJ
(Reuters) - Radio broadcaster Cumulus Media Inc is set to buy content producer Dial Global Inc for about $260 million in cash, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the...


Golf Capsules
Phil Mickelson keeps saying how much he loves playing with Tiger Woods. He shot an 8-under 63 at the Deutsche Bank Championship to prove it.


Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
Aug 30 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 800 p.m. GMT on Friday


Housing recovery loses a step as pending home sales fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes fell for the second straight month in July, a sign that rising mortgage rates are taking the steam out of America's housing...


Your Money Adviser Checking the Data Collected on Your Work and Pay
Concerns like Equifax Workforce Solutions gather income and employment history information.


UPDATE 3-Brazil's Batista sells more of stake in oil company OGX to pay debt
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista, the controlling shareholder of OGX Petrleo e Gas Participaes SA, sold 1.54 percent of the oil company's stock to pay debts of his Grupo EBX, according to a securities filing on Thursday.


Blundering Peruvian team in another moment of farce
(Reuters) - The coach of hapless Peruvian side Union Comercio said his team deserved to go into the Guinness Book of Records after they conceded a slapstick goal for the third week in a row.


UPDATE 1-Iliad profits soar on French mobile growth
* Winning price war as rivals cut costs to compete (Adds detail, background)


Beneath Greenland's ice, a grand canyon
British and American scientists watching Greenland's massive ice sheet have found what appears to be a 460-mile "megacanyon" far beneath the frozen surface of the world's largest island.


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.


U.S. Sets Roster for Two September World Cup Qualifiers
Coach Jurgen Klinsmann on Thursday announced his 23-man roster for coming matches at Costa Rica and against Mexico.


Merion's rich history
CNN's Shane O'Donoghue explores the venue for the 2013 U.S. Open.


The Search How to Rebound From a Wrong Career Choice
Many young people can be steered into careers and discover much later that the choice was wrong.


Former Scoring Champ T-Mac Retires From NBA After 16 Years
Seven-time All-Star Tracy McGrady, a shooting guard renowned for his exceptional athleticism, announced on Monday that he was retiring from the National Baseketball Association (NBA) after 16 years in the league.


Tevez City pressure too much
Juventus striker Carlos Tevez talks to CNN about the pressure at Manchester City and his new challenge at his new club.


UPDATE 1-US regulator unveils plan for universal broadband
* Cable group says gives phone companies unfair advantage


Large earthquake hits remote Alaska waters, no tsunami seen
ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - A large 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck early on Friday in waters 57 miles off the remote Alaska island of Adak, a former U.S. Navy station that is now a commercial fishing and maritime-service center, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.


T Magazine Listen Up | The Garage-Rock Songstress Frankie Rose Gets in Touch With Her Inner Goth
The indie rock siren previews her third album with a cover of a song by the British goth-punk band the Damned, which makes its premiere here.


EXCLUSIVE-America Movil says has no intention of raising KPN offer
MEXICO CITY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Carlos Slim's telecoms company America Movil said on Friday it had no intention of raising its 7.2 billion euro ($9.49 billion) offer for Dutch peer KPN after a company foundation told the Mexican firm to make a higher bid, or it would veto the move.


Nov. 25 trial date set for U.S. challenge to AMR/US Airways merger
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday set a tentative Nov. 25 trial date in the U.S. government challenge to an American Airlines merger with U.S. Airways .


Settlement Is Given a Mixed Reception
Some family members of players involved in the concussion lawsuit were mostly positive about the outcome while the response from a few current and retired players was mixed.


Soccer hero's goal Korea United
"My number one hope is for North and South Korea to become united," says soccer star Ryang Yong-Gi. "It will contribute to the development of the country in many ways ... it will open up new possibilities beyond soccer and sports."


Yoga tied to better sleep after cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Practicing yoga may help people who have had cancer sleep better and reduce their use of sleep aids, according to a new study.


As Jordanians call for no action in Syria; refugees plea for help
Aug. 30 As hundreds gather in Jordan to protest against military action in Syria; refugees from the war hope for action. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.


High def video gaming on the Chromebook Pixel Thank you Steam!
While the Chrome browser takes full advantage of the Chromebook Pixel's hardware, I thought it would interesting to see how video gaming works on the device. Quite well, with just a few small issues, it turns out.


Well Shorter Workweek May Not Increase Well-Being
Think shorter working hours will make you happier? Maybe not, a new study suggests.


Royals Beat Twins, Sweep Series for 5th Win in Row
Bruce Chen bounced back with a solid start and the Kansas City Royals completed a sweep for their fifth straight win, beating Minnesota 3-1 Thursday and handing the Twins their fifth loss in a row.


TBR Inside the List
Keith Richardsx2019;s autobiography, x201C;Life,x201D; hits the hardcover nonfiction list at No. 1, unsurprisingly.


Freedivers sip coffee with sharks
Things which might distract you while having coffee with a friend food in their teeth, attractive waiters, giant sharks circling your head.


Bombardier's CSeries aircraft receives flight test permit
Aug 30 (Reuters) - Bombardier Inc said on Friday its CSeries aircraft has received a flight test permit from Transport Canada, paving the way for the delayed maiden flight of the narrow-body jet.


Toronto mayor says has smoked 'a lot of' marijuana
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who denied allegations earlier this year that he was caught smoking crack cocaine on camera, casually admitted on Wednesday that he has smoked "a lot of"...


U.S. claims its evidence implicates Assad for chemical weapons
Aug. 30 - The U.S. vows to not let Syria get away with last week's alleged chemical weapons attack. Nathan Frandino reports.


Fort Hood killer Hasan arrives at death row in Kansas
(Reuters) - Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan, who was sentenced to death for the massacre of 13 soldiers at a Texas Army base, on Friday began his residency on death row at the military's maximum-security facility in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, a prison spokeswoman said.


Raising Their Games, Li and Stephens Advance at U.S. Open
Li Na, Sloane Stephens and Novak Djokovic were among Fridays winners at the U.S. Open.


Mega-canyon discovered beneath Greenland ice sheet
Aug. 29 - Scientists using ice-penetrating radar have discovered a previously unknown canyon beneath the ice sheet in northern Greenland. They say the canyon is at least 750km long and in places as much as 800m deep and is on the same scale as parts of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA. Matthew Stock reports.


Serena I apologized to Maria
Serena Williams refuses to get drawn into a pre-Wimbledon war of words with Maria Sharapova Sunday -- claiming she has apologized to her Russian rival for comments made about her personal life.


Married gay couples win U.S. marriage tax benefits nationwide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All legally wed gay couples, no matter which state they live in, are entitled to the same U.S. federal tax benefits as married heterosexual couples, the Obama administration...


Partnership Assurance posts 31 pct rise in H1 operating profits
LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Private equity-backed insurer Partnership Assurance Group saw total operating profits jump 31 percent in its first results since its June float, thanks in part to a surge in new business.


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