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News Feed Latest worldwide news Dawson Register to vote Many crucial issues will be decided on Election Day 2013. Rosario Dawson says if you're not registered to vote, Tuesday is a perfect time to do it. New York's Bloomberg says city air is cleanest in decades NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's air quality has reached the cleanest level in over half a century, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Thursday, as he credited the city's sustainability program PlaNYC for helping to bring about dramatic reductions in air pollutants. UPDATE 1-U.S. removes roadblock to Actavis-Warner Chilcott deal WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Federal regulators on Friday removed a roadblock to drugmaker Actavis Inc's purchase of Warner Chilcott Plc after Actavis agreed to sell all rights and assets related... Half of British pilots admit to falling asleep in cockpit - survey LONDON (Reuters) - More than half of British airline pilots say they have fallen asleep in the cockpit, a survey said, ahead of an EU vote on flying hours which a pilots' association said could... Dot Earth Blog Climate Panels Fifth Report Clarifies Humanitys Choices The pace of global warming beyond 2050 is ours to choose, a new climate report says. Art Review The Mets Balthus Cats and Girls Is Strangely Refreshing An exhibition on the French painter Balthus at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, focusing on his somewhat disturbing predilection for girls and cats, is a rather strange, even refreshing exercise. RPT-U.S. labor market not yet healthy -Fed's Dudley Sept 27 (Reuters) - An influential Federal Reserve policymaker on Friday unscored his commitment to accommodative policies, saying the labor market is not yet healthy and inflation should firm in the... On the Market in New York City A Chelsea studio; a duplex on the Upper West Side; and a Prospect Heights apartment with a terrace. Obama and Iranian Leader Miss Each Other, Diplomatically The near miss between President Obama and President Hassan Rouhani of Iran illustrates the political sensitivities that will affect both leaders as they try to embark on a diplomatic path. Dot Earth Blog Will Hurricane Lull Blunt Coastal Shifts? As the sleepy hurricane season continues, will folks relax their guard or sustain shifts in coastal norms? Advertising A Big Week for the Advertising Industry, in Many Ways For Advertising Week, 90,000 people, at more than a dozen locations, are attending 198 events featuring 798 speakers. Asymmetry, modernity bloom at Dior's secret garden in Paris PARIS (Reuters) - A colorful yet eerie pleasure garden greeted guests to the Dior fashion show in Paris on Friday, as artistic director Raf Simons introduced "a new tribe of flower women" to the... Golf Capsules Down to his last chance to earn a PGA Tour card, Ashley Hall opened the Web.com Tour Championship with his second-best score of the year even though he called a penalty on himself when he noticed his ball slightly move. King of Pop's birthday Mom looks back Michael Jackson's life began on August 29, 1958, as the seventh child in a family crowded into a tiny home in Gary, Indiana. QA Gaming With Chrome, and Bypassing Windows 8 Fans of the game Minecraft may be able to get it to play on a Google Chrome notebook, and how to go directly from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1 Iran agrees to talk about its nuclear program Sept. 27 - Diplomats make progress on discussions of Iran's nuclear program. Julie Noce reports. Ballmer goes out punching at last Microsoft employee meeting SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer took his farewell bow before thousands of applauding employees on Thursday with a typically loud and emotional performance at his last companywide meeting, talking up the software giant's prospects and taking swipes at rivals. Economix Blog The Cost of Climate Change Some scholars assert that estimates of the long-term cost of a rise in atmospheric temperatures are greatly understated. Rabbi Linked to Kickback Scheme at Charity Two people briefed on the investigation into William E. Rapfogel said that Rabbi David Cohen was one of the unnamed co-conspirators referred to in the criminal complaint. 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. Lawrie Unhappy at Seve Trophy Snub Paul Lawrie says he's disappointed that eight of his Ryder Cup teammates have snubbed next week's Seve Trophy in France. Panthers Hope for Fresh Phase With New Owners After only four playoff berths in 19 seasons, the Florida Panthers will seek to reverse their fortunes behind a new owner and a combination of veterans and young stars. Vodacom in talks to buy Tata's Neotel for over $500 mln -Bloomberg JOHANNESBURG, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Vodacom Group is in talks to buy Tata Communications' stake in South African telecoms operator Neotel for more than 5 billion rand ($500 million), Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter. At home with the Di Restas The Circuit travels to Southern Italy to explore Force India driver Paul di Resta's Italian ancestry. Sports Briefing | Soccer Manchester United Wins Manchester United ruined Luis Surezs return from a 10-match ban for biting by beating visiting Liverpool, 1-0, on Wednesday in the third round of Englands League Cup. 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. BlackBerry's Heins, Fairfax's Watsa and the $55 million handshake TORONTO (Reuters) - Months before Fairfax Financial Holdings Inc bid $4.7 billion for BlackBerry Ltd, Fairfax boss Prem Watsa played a role in securing a golden parachute worth as much as $55 million for the smartphone maker's chief executive, according to company filings. What Lurks Beneath the Linoleum in Columbia County Namely, wide-plank pine floors and square-head nails. Back Problem Could Keep Swede Hanson Out of Seve Trophy A recurring back problem may prevent Ryder Cup stalwart Peter Hanson from representing Continental Europe in next week's Seve Trophy match against Britain and Ireland at St Nom-la-Breteche on the outskirts of Paris. T Magazine On View | The Natural History of American Design An exhibition at the Bard Graduate Center of artifacts from the Americas, which were lent to New York fashion designers by the American Museum of Natural History nearly a century ago, is unexpectedly relevant today. 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. Dance Review Liz Gerring Dance Offers Mirrorlike Illusions in Glacier Liz Gerrings Glacier had its world premiere on Thursday at Montclair State Universitys Alexander Kasser Theater. 9 rules for surviving Oktoberfest Raised steins, raised bosoms, leather-clad Bavarian thighs. And "beer corpses." 24 Recipients of MacArthur Genius Awards Named The dancer-choreographer Kyle Abraham, who recalled relying on food stamps three years ago, is among the 24 MacArthur fellows who will each receive a $625,000 stipend. Immune drugs hold hope of "clinical cure" for deadly skin cancer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A new generation of drugs designed to trigger the immune system to fight cancer is offering the prospect of a "clinical cure" for some melanoma skin cancer patients who until a few years ago were more likely to be facing a swift death. Batman's crime-ridden Gotham metropolis comes to Fox TV LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Batman's crime-ridden gritty fictional metropolis of Gotham City will be the focus of a new Fox drama, the latest comic book-inspired series to tap superheroes' ability to draw audiences to both film and TV. Turbo talk with Alain Prost The Art of Movement explores the evolution of F1 design with four-time F1 World Champion Alain Prost. Building collapse kills 13 in India's Mumbai, more feared trapped MUMBAI (Reuters) - A five-storey apartment block collapsed on Friday in the Indian financial center of Mumbai, killing at least thirteen people. You're the Boss How I Hire Dont Tell Me You Work Too Hard and Care Too Much How do you get candidates to talk usefully about their weaknesses? World Briefing | Middle East Attacks in Iraq Kill at Least 25 Attackers detonated three car bombs on the local council building in Hawija before fighting security forces for an hour, an army commander said.

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