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Lessons from Iraq | | The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq led to nearly 10 years of occupation. What could happen in Syria? |
Watch CNN FC episode 16 | | Champions League veterans Owen Hargreaves and David Ginola discuss the game between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. |
UPDATE 2-Investors pull less cash from U.S.-based stock funds -Lipper | | By Sam Forgione NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Investors in U.S.-based funds pulled $863.1 million out of stock funds in the latest week, down from massive outflows in the prior week even as the possibility of military action against Syria unnerved markets, data from Lipper showed on Thursday. The outflows from stock funds in the week ended Aug. 28 were down from outflows of about $9.4 billion from the funds the prior week, which were the most since July 2012, data from Lipper, a Thomson |
UPDATE 1-Icahn raises Nuance stake, may push for board seats | | Aug 29 (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn said he had raised his stake in speech recognition software maker Nuance Communications Inc to 16.9 percent and that he may discuss the possibility of adding his nominees to the company's board. |
Aetna pulls out of another Obamacare health exchange | | (Reuters) - Aetna Inc has decided not to sell insurance on New York's individual health insurance exchange, which is being created under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, the fifth state where it has reversed course in recent weeks. |
Another Form of Playoffs Starts in Golf | | While the top 100 players in the FedEx Cup gather outside Boston this week to resume their pursuit of riches, 129 players are in Indiana for another form of PGA Tour playoffs. Only those guys are pursuing jobs. |
Jackson's consultant helps defense in trial | | A lawyer for Michael Jackson's estate gave an entertainment industry consultant permission to help AEG Live in its defense of the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the pop singer's mother, the expert testified. |
Verizon in talks to buy out Vodafone stake sources | | LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications is close to buying the remaining stake in Verizon Wireless from Vodafone Group PLC it does not own for potentially $130 billion, according to people... |
UK lawmakers reject Syria strikes | | Source UK vote could spur unilateral action Spokesperson 'Core interests at stake for the United States' UK intelligence assessment "Highly likely" Syria carried out chemical attack Elsewhere, U.N. meeting ends without agreement; Obama weighing options |
The Comedy Lineup Expands on Netflix | | Aziz Ansaris comedy special Buried Alive will make its debut on Netflix, becoming the biggest stand-up special distributed by that subscription service, which promises even more comedy. |
Watch CNN FC episode 16 | | Champions League veterans Owen Hargreaves and David Ginola discuss the game between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. |
Westwood turns on Twitter trolls | | After a nightmare final round at the PGA Championship, former world No. 1 golfer Lee Westwood received a torrent of abuse on Twitter -- and he could not resist hitting back at the "haters." |
Chelsea sign Willian as Bale waits | | Willian joins Chelsea in a deal reported to be worth $46.5 million as Tottenham's Gareth Bale edges ever closer to a world record move to Real Madrid. |
Colombian president calls for calm as farm protests reach Bogota | | BOGOTA (Reuters) - Thousands of Colombian farmers and state workers marched through Bogota on Thursday, banging pots and pans as they converged on the capital after 11 days of increasingly violent protests against agricultural and trade policies they say have left them impoverished. |
Bright future for Africa's solar | | Africa has plenty of sunshine, but many countries are plagued by power cuts. So could a recent wave of solar power investment solve Africa's energy problems? |
7 CEOs reveal business secrets | | CNN takes a look at the pearls of wisdom shared by some of the world's leading businesswomen on getting to the top -- and staying there. |
UPDATE 2-Detroit seeks $350 million ground-breaking loan | | DETROIT, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Detroit, which made the largest Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy filing in U.S. history, on Thursday filed a request for proposals for $350 million in unprecedented financing, the city emergency manager's office said. |
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