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News Feed Latest worldwide news British riders abandon world road race FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - Tour de France champion Chris Froome pulled out of the elite road race at the cycling world championships with some 100 kilometers left as the British team all abandoned the event on Sunday. eBay must face Justice Department suit over recruiting ruling SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday refused eBay's attempt to dismiss a U.S. Department of Justice civil lawsuit over its alleged agreement with Intuit to refrain from recruiting each other's employees. No. 25 Fresno State Holds Off Hawaii, 42-37 Fresno State had its way with Hawaii for 2 quarters, then had to hold off the Rainbow Warriors' bid for a big comeback. What to know about 'Homeland' this season The second season of the Showtime hit "Homeland" ended with an explosive finale that left the CIA headquarters in shambles and a former war hero on the run, suspected of setting a bomb that killed 219 innocent people. Breakingviews Haggling over JPMorgans bill Sept. 26 - Reynolds Holding and Breakingviews editors discuss the banks talks to settle state and federal mortgage probes for as much as $11 billion and what that could mean for CEO Jamie Dimon. T Magazine Model-Morphosis | Cameron Russell at Stella McCartney The photographer Greg Kessler captures the transformations of the Spring 2014 Fashion Week in Paris. China Gains New Friends in Its Quest for Energy A Chinese presence at a vast new oil field in Kazakhstan is another indication that Chinas influence has eclipsed even Russias across the former Soviet republics of Central Asia. Gadgetwise Headphones for Protection, Not Cranking It Up The 3M Tekk Protection WorkTunes headphones keep excessive noise out, and wont damage your ears with loud music levels, either. Shabab Militants Draw Money From East Africas Underworld The group has profited from Illicit ivory, kidnappings, piracy ransoms, smuggled charcoal, extorted payments from aid organizations and even fake charity drives. ArtsBeat Iran Signals Cultural Thaw With Oscar Choice Iran selects The Past as its foreign-language Oscar nominee, something of a surprise given the subject matter. NBA stars meet Africa's best African basketball players get a training masterclass from NBA stars in Johannesburg. Dance Listings for Sept. 27-Oct. 3 A selected guide to dance performances in the New York area. Opinionator | The Stone The Enigma of Chinese Medicine If a system of medical treatment practiced for thousands of years cant meet Western scientific standards, should it be dismissed? U.N. Climate Panel Endorses Ceiling on Global Emissions Top climate scientists on Friday embraced an upper limit on greenhouse gases while warning that it is likely to be exceeded within decades if efforts to curb emissions are not rapidly accelerated. Gunmen kill three Egyptian policemen, one soldier in Sinai CAIRO (Reuters) - Gunmen killed three policemen and a soldier in Egypt's Sinai region on Monday, security sources said, and Islamist militants released a video of an earlier drive-by shooting of an army colonel, highlighting growing security risks to the government. New "walking shark" species identified off Indonesia Sept. 5 - A new species of epaulette shark has been discovered in waters off a remote Indonesian island. Officially called Hemiscyllium halmahera, the shark was first seen by divers in 2008 as it "walked" along the sea floor, but has only now been identified as a new species. Rob Muir reports. T Magazine The Scene | Paris Fashion Week Sacai Scenes from the Paris Fashion Week photo diary of Kasia Bobula. T Magazine On View | Friendly Sculptures Derived From Scary Weather The artist Nathalie Miebach creates whimsical pieces that represent complex scientific data related to unusual weather patterns. Plenty of work left in Brazil inflation battle -cenbank director BRASILIA, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Inflation in Brazil remains at uncomfortable levels and there is still "a lot of work" to be done by monetary policy in battling higher prices, central bank director... Bonita Spence, a Referee Who Had a Cheering Section, Dies at 52 Well known in the world of basketball, Ms. Spence also worked as an investigator in the public defenders office in Newark, N.J. Guinea election calm but voting lists flawed - EU observers CONAKRY, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Guinea's long-delayed elections passed calmly but were marred by organisational problems and flawed voting lists, European Union observers said on Monday. City Room A Salute Not to the Yankees, but to Their Logo The Yankees interlocking NY logo is a Venn diagram of every type of power in the city, but, according to the author, it gets ruined by baseball. U.N. tells Spain to revoke Franco-era amnesty law MADRID (Reuters) - The United Nations called on Monday for Spain to overturn a 1977 amnesty law that pardons crimes committed during the 36-year dictatorship of General Francisco Franco. Shabab Militants Draw Money From East Africas Underworld The group has profited from Illicit ivory, kidnappings, piracy ransoms, smuggled charcoal, extorted payments from aid organizations and even fake charity drives. Turkish Premier Announces Proposals Aimed at Kurds Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogans package of measures appeared intended to revive a stalled peace process, but Kurdish leaders largely dismissed the measures as inadequate. UPDATE 2-Berlusconi faces obstacles in bid to topple government * Fitch warns political turmoil could lead to ratings cut Venezuela Expels Top U.S. Embassy Official and Two Others Accusing the officials of supporting efforts to sabotage the nations electrical grid, President Nicols Maduro announced the move on live TV. Titans 38, Jets 13 Tennessee Turns Smiths Giveaways Into Touchdowns Geno Smith committed four turnovers and the Titans scored touchdowns after each one, as the Jets blundered their way to another loss at LP Field in Nashville. Roll Over? Fat Chance More than half the dogs in America are overweight, giving rise to diet and exercise programs. Ride on the new Formula One track CNN's Rob Marciano experiences the thrills of the new $400 million Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. ArtsBeat A Harlem Suite for Three Women Farah Jasmine Griffin discusses her new book, Harlem Nocturne Women Artists Progressive Politics During World War II. JJ receives private equity offers for diagnostics unit -sources NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Some of the world's largest private equity firms have made preliminary offers for Johnson Johnson's Ortho Clinical Diagnostics unit, which makes blood screening equipment and laboratory blood tests and could fetch around $5 billion, several people familiar with the matter said on Monday. Swiss banks steer clear of consolidation GENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss private bankers say a capital shortfall in the financial sector and a clampdown on tax evasion stand in the way of much-need consolidation in an industry battling rising... Mutual fund gains despite one of longest markets sell-offs Sept 30 - This past week's Fed message that the economy was still on too soft a footing and wouldn't respond well to tightening efforts was well received initially, sending the DJIA and SP 500 to... Now comes the real test in Syria Over the weekend, the U.S. and Russia hashed out a plan to get Syria to give up control of its chemical weapons. But will Syria actually hand over the weapons, or is this just a delay tactic? Sketch Guy Trying to Outguess the Unpredictable People subscribe to investing newsletters because they want some certainty about their financial decisions. But no one knows which way the markets will turn. UPDATE 1-Venezuela expels top U.S. diplomat for fomenting 'sabotage' CARACAS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday he was expelling the top U.S. diplomat in the South American nation and two others, accusing them of meeting with opposition leaders and encouraging "acts of sabotage" against his country. Samsung to make curved smartphone Samsung plans to introduce a smartphone with a curved display screen, an executive of the South Korean company said Wednesday. Boyd Leads Clemson to 56-7 Win Over Wake Forest Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris had two words of counsel this week for Tajh Boyd "Have fun." Stocks fumble as Washington rumbles Sept. 30 - Summary Wall Street lost ground as Washington headed towards a government shutdown by the closing bell; Apple named top star among global brands; Surface 2 to land in Delta cockpits; American Airlines in hiring binge. Conway G. Gittens reports.

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