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UPDATE 4-UK039;s Royal Mail privatisation subscribed in hours-sources
LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Britain039;s Royal Mail privatisation garnered orders for all of the shares on offer in the space of a few hours on Friday, sources said, marking a strong start for a selloff that stands to flush up to 2 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) into government coffers.


RPT-GRAPHIC-Euro zone stocks the top gainer in Q3, dollar flags
LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Euro zone stocks were the top investment in the third quarter, clocking up their best three-month gains since 2009 as investors bet on a cyclical upturn in the region.


No clear path to ending U.S. debt limit, spending impasse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Thursday refused to give in to President Barack Obama's demand for straightforward bills to run the government beyond September 30...


John Grisham's 'Time to Kill' adapted for Broadway stage
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Best-selling author John Grisham's first novel, "A Time to Kill," has been adapted for the stage and is heading for Broadway next month with an ensemble cast that includes Fred Dalton Thompson of TV's "Law and Order" and Tom Skerritt, an Emmy-award winner for "Picket Fences."


Government shutdown would hit Pentagon civilians - again
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department will put half its 800,000 civilian employees on unpaid leave next week and halt military activity not critical to national security if Congress fails to resolve a looming funding crisis, Pentagon officials said on Friday.


Most powerful female politician?
Frugal, discreet and boring -- just some of the ways Angela Merkel has been described by peers and in the global press. As Germans head to the polls Sunday, CNN looks at how the German chancellor became the most powerful woman in the world.


Van Gogh copies in 3D look almost real, cost 25,000 euros
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - It would be the envy of forgers a technology that can mint near-perfect reproductions of Vincent Van Gogh's paintings at a rate of three a day, with differences only experts can detect.


Wealth Matters Putting an Estate Value on the Assets Unique to You
The unknowable vagaries of time can complicate the appraisal of the assets in an estate and yet appraise you must, or risk incurring penalties from the I.R.S.


Gun rights advocates sue to block tough Maryland gun law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gun rights supporters filed a motion on Friday to block Maryland's new gun law, one of the toughest in the United States, from taking effect next week.


Marijuana The Uruguayan model
Views on marijuana are shifting, but nearly everywhere, it is too early to talk about substantive changes to drug policies.


The rise of golf's multimillionaires
The PGA Tour can make instant millionaires at virtually every one of its tournaments -- but it was not always that way. It took golf pioneer Billy Casper almost 15 years to reach seven figures in the nascent days of the pro circuit.


Gadgetwise A Tablet for 3-D Spectacles, Minus the Spectacles
The Neo3do tablet plays 3-D video and converts standard video into 3-D that you can see without the goofy glasses.


UPDATE 1-Obama to House Republicans Don't burn down the house over fiscal fight
WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama warned congressional Republicans on Friday they were on the brink of triggering a government shutdown and a historic debt default and urged them...


Twenty international Greenpeace activists to be held over arctic oil protest
Sept. 27 - Russian authorities order 20 Greenpeace activists to be held in custody pending charges related to protest against Arctic oil drilling. Gavino Garay reports.


Nadal on historic win
World Sport's Amanda Davies chats with 2013 French Open champion Rafael Nadal.


MARKET PULSE-J.C. Penney, Lumber Liquidators, Nektar, Violin, Enduro
(For more market insights, including options activity, click on ; for the Day Ahead newsletter http//link.reuters.com/mex49sfor the Morning News Call newsletter http//link.reuters.com/nex49s) U.S. stocks fell at the open on Friday, with the SP 500 and Dow poised to drop for the first week in four, as concerns grew over a lack of compromise in debt and budget negotiations by congressional lawmakers in Washington. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 0.27 percent, the SP 500 was down 0.


In Canada's north Atlantic, new oil frontier shows life beyond shale
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Statoil's announcement this week of a major oil find off Canada's Atlantic coast offers a refreshing reminder that new technology and high prices are helping uncover new oil supplies far beyond U.S. shale and the Alberta oil sands.


Love match for world No. 1 Djokovic
It's been a good week for Novak Djokovic. First he celebrated 100 weeks at No. 1. Then he announced he was engaged to longtime girlfriend Jelena Ristic.


E.A. Sports Settles Lawsuit With College Athletes
The settlement in the suit filed by student-athletes seeking to be paid included the Collegiate Licensing Company, and the court filing came after E.A. Sports announced it would not publish a college football video game in 2014.


Documenting a Massacre in Kenya
New York Times photographer Tyler Hicks narrates a look at his photographs from inside the Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya, after gunmen opened fire.


Brazil's railroad plan has yet to leave the station
BRASILIA (Reuters) - More than a year has passed since Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced an ambitious plan to raise billions of dollars to lay much-need railroad tracks across this continent-sized nation.


Bans for Jamaican player, doctor
FIFA suspended veteran Jamaican midfielder Jermaine Hue nine months for doping but handed the team doctor a more severe four-year punishment.


Well Cooking With Miso
Many people know and love miso soup. But this week Martha Rose Shulman goes beyond soup and explains how miso can be used for glazes, dips and dressings.


Australia shares top 5-year highs, cautious ahead of US deadlines
SYDNEY, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 0.3 percent on Friday, topping five-year highs hit last week after Wall Street broke a five-day losing streak, but investors remained cautious ahead...


Your Money Adviser Trends to Watch For in Employer Health Plans
As health insurance changes approach, higher costs for covering a spouse and children and higher deductibles are likely to affect more Americans covered on the job.


Kenyan mall rescuer reveals harrowing details of attack
Sept. 27 - Nearly a week after a deadly attack in Kenya by an Islamist group, harrowing details have surfaced from civilians who stormed the mall to help survivors. Nathan Frandino reports.


Your Money Adviser Relief From Student Loan Debt for Public Service Workers
The federal government is trying to encourage more participation in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which has been underused.


Football Messi testifies in tax trial
Soccer star Lionel Messi and his father testified in a Barcelona court Friday in a preliminary hearing over allegations they defrauded Spanish tax authorities of more than $5 million.


Rainbow laces spark criticism
It was supposed to provide the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow but the latest effort to fight homophobia in football is in danger of fading into monochrome.


One Direction signs record deal, Jon Hamm to undergo surgery
Sept. 27 - The latest celebrity news including One Direction signs a major record deal and Jon Hamm will get vocal cord surgery. Roselle Chen reports.


Mars Science Lab launch delayed two years
NASA's launch of the Mars Science Laboratory -- hampered by technical difficulties and cost overruns -- has been delayed until the fall of 2011, NASA officials said at a news conference Thursday in Washington.


Shares of cloud company RingCentral jump 28 pct in debut
Sept 27 (Reuters) - Shares of RingCentral Inc, a cloud-based business communications services provider, rose as much as 28 percent in their market debut on Friday.


Sooners QB Bell Ready for Trip to Notre Dame
For a quarterback with exactly one collegiate start, Blake Bell is about as prepared as one can be to face a marquee opponent on the road.


Planned Parenthood sues Texas over abortion restrictions
(Reuters) - Planned Parenthood, the largest U.S. abortion provider, filed a lawsuit in federal court on Friday challenging part of a new Texas law which the group said will dramatically reduce access to safe abortions, especially in rural areas of the huge state.


Roma Moves to First in Serie A
Roma maintained its perfect start to the Serie A season in Italy with a 2-0 win at Sampdoria and took possession of first place after Napoli was held to a 1-1 draw at home against Sassuolo.


Jackson deathLast arguments
Jurors who will decide if a concert promoter shares blame in Michael Jackson's death begin deliberations Thursday after five months of testimony and three days of closing arguments.


Mayoral Rivals Entangled in Debate on Citys Rules for a Circumcision Rite
Bill de Blasio and Joseph J. Lhota have seemed to embrace changing positions on a policy requiring parental consent on a procedure common among ultra-Orthodox Jews.


16 Medal of Freedom Honorees Are Named
President Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey will be among the 16 recipients of the nations highest civilian honor.


SP revises Elmira City School District, N.Y. outlook to stable
Sept 27 (Reuters) - Standard Poor's Ratings Services on Friday revised its outlook on Elmira City School District general obligation debt to stable from negative.


Habla espaol? Soon, U.S. Latinos will be less likely to say 'si'
It's no secret that more and more people are speaking espaol in the United States, but what you probably didn't know is that in the future more of those Spanish speakers will not be Hispanic.


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