| Latest worldwide news | UPDATE 1-U.S. clears Arkansas Medicaid expansion proposal | | | Sept 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. government approved Arkansas' proposal to use federal money targeted for expanding the Medicaid health program for the poor to help low-income residents buy private insurance under President Barack Obama's healthcare law. |
| Obama Gov't shutdown won't delay healthcare exchange launch | | | Sept 27 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday that the new state insurance exchanges created by his healthcare reform law will launch as scheduled on Tuesday even if the federal government shuts down due to Republican efforts to defund Obamacare. |
| A Peaceful Voyage | | | The artists Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, with the help of schoolchildren, launch a boat/art installation inspired by the Sept. 11 attacks. |
| Next Fed chair must not trim stimulus Kocherlakota | | | MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Whoever takes over next year as chair of the U.S. central bank must show the world the Federal Reserve will do "whatever it takes" to boost employment and resist the inevitable calls to pare stimulus, a top Fed official said on Friday. |
| Graf Serena Can Set Career Major Title Record | | | Steffi Graf's career ended with 22 Grand Slam singles titles at age 30 because of injuries. The tennis great doesn't see anyone stopping Serena Williams from becoming the career leader in major titles, if she stays healthy. |
| Well Eating the Color Purple | | | Even though its officially autumn, the summer crop of eggplant is still in full swing at farmers markets across the country. |
| Stuck in your own success? | | | Economist and author Noreena Hertz explains why it pays to not get stuck in your own success and make choices with your eyes wide open. |
| Fed should sharpen message it will boost jobs Kocherlakota | | | MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve needs to speak more clearly and tell the world it will do "whatever it takes" to boost employment, and not send the message that a very slow drop in joblessness is satisfactory, a top Fed official said on Friday. |
| Divers Find Human Remains Near Italian Shipwreck | | | Divers spotted human remains Thursday near Italy's Costa Concordia cruise ship and DNA tests will determine if they are the last two bodies missing among the shipwreck's 32 victims, authorities said. |
| As critical phase nears, Obama stumps for healthcare law | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama visits a local college on Thursday to promote his signature healthcare program as it nears a critical enrollment phase, even as the law faces stiff political opposition and a wary public. |
| Roll Over? Fat Chance | | | More than half the dogs in America are overweight, giving rise to diet and exercise programs. |
| 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. |
| McQuaid denies telling team member not to cooperate | | | FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid denied on Thursday an allegation that he told an employee of a professional team not to cooperate with an investigation into disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong. |
| House Republican says has big support for Obamacare delay | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A conservative Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday said that he and 61 colleagues will push for a one-year delay in Obamacare as part of a government funding measure the chamber will consider this weekend. |
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