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</a> The prospect of an end to Gazprom's export monopoly hasinjected urgency into its long-running talks with China tosupply pipeline gas, with a top executive signaling flexibilityon price in an interview with Reuters.
</a> It makes Texas the 13th U.S. state to pass a 20-week ban. The 20-week provision is based on disputed research suggesting fetuses feel pain at that point in a pregnancy. Current limits are 26 weeks in Texas.
</a> In the next year or two, each member of the "Dream 9" will each have to make their case for why they should be allowed to stay in the United States and many are not eligible for the Obama administration's differed action program.
</a> Apple said in a notice released late on Sunday that names, mailing addresses and emails may have been accessed by unknown attackers. It added that "sensitive personal information" was encrypted and could not be accessed.
</a> Shares of the steelmaker rose after it filed antidumpingduty petitions with regulators, saying that unfairly tradedimports of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) from sevencountries were hurting the U.S. steel industry.
</a> Voters are due to elect a new president in April in what many hope will mark Afghanistan's first democratic transfer of power. But the cast of former warlords as candidates and unusual alliances have provoked concern among human rights groups.
</a> Police officers said a total of 12 parked car bombs hit markets and parking lots in predominantly Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad within one hour. They say the deadliest were in the eastern Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City, where two separate explosions killed nine civilians and wounded 33 others.
</a> "Over the past few years my outlook on the show has changed from something I couldn't wait to show my future grandchildren to something I hope my future grandchildren never see. I've always prided myself on being a good example for my children and my decision to leave is based on advice I've always given them: 'Be true to yourself and be proud of who you are, you are born with a name and you die with a name, don't dirty it up.â
</a> NOTES: The Rangers batted out of order in the ninth but nobody reached base so the A's never protested. ... Rangers SS Elvis Andrus missed his fourth straight game with a sore back. He said he could've played, but with a day off Thursday, Washington wanted to give Andrus extra time to recover. ... Athletics C Derek Norris, who fractured his left big toe Aug. 21, said he feels "ready to go" and expects to be activated from the 15-day disabled list when eligible Thursday. ... The A's send Sonny Gray (2-2, 2.57 ERA) to the mound against Brad Peacock (3-5, 5.98 ERA) in the opener of a four-game series against Houston on Thursday. Matt Garza (9-3, 3.55 ERA) goes for the Rangers on Friday at the Los Angeles Angels, who counter with C.J. Wilson (14-6, 3.35 ERA).
</a> She said poor people often have the same mainstream values about marriage and two-parent families as everyone else, but they don't seem to act that way. This shows that it's not their values but the situation that impairs their decision-making, she said.
</a> Thatâs when the Cardsâ Enos Slaughter, running on the pitch, never stopped and scored from first on Harry Walkerâs hit to center. Itâs been dubbed the âMad Dashâ while some have debated whether Sox shortstop Johnny Pesky held his relay throw too long. But Pesky, who died in 2012, always believed he had not and was quoted saying, âIn my heart, I know I didnât hold the ball.â
</a> Alberto Contador talked a good game but rarely showed any signs that he was the man to do it, and in the end the most likely contender was the raw but talented 23-year-old Nairo Quintana, who took second place overall following his victory on the penultimate stage to Annecy-Semnoz.
</a> The survey's index measuring sentiment towards the economicclimate in the next quarter increased to 36.2 percent from 31.3percent in the third quarter, according to a statement on thecentral bank's website, www.pbc.gov.cn
</a> âWhen you go to bed, your insulin level is flat -- not too low, not too high,â lead study author Rania Mekary, a research associate at the Harvard University School of Public Health in the department of nutrition, said.
</a> "I think anyone who saw what happened in Cornell Park the other night was horrified by the violence," Quinn said of Thursday's shootings. "I live on the west side of Chicago. It is an area that has been inflicted with violence, and we've got to protect the people."
</a> Penney said last week that it expected to have $2 billion inliquid assets at the end of the fiscal year and that it expectedsales trends to continue improving through the end of the year. (Reporting by Phil Wahba in New York; Editing by Gerald E.McCormick)
</a> The stock was sold to unnamed investment institutions at 75pence per share, a 3 percent discount to Lloyds' closing priceon Monday and ahead of the government's average buy-in price of73.6 pence, meaning the government will make a profit of 61million pounds.
</a> Ken Prevenslik, 58, the last president of the UAW local at the Westmoreland plant, remembers pleading with plant supervisors for respirators he and other welders could use to keep from inhaling smoke on the job. Managers dismissed the safety concern, he said.
</a> The Nets have arrived in Brooklyn. Celebrate the arrival of the Brooklyn Nets to the Barclay Center by owning a pic of your favorite Net. Or own a piece of Nets history with a photo of a Nets legend. Find a photo today.
</a> Federal Reserve Board Governor Daniel Tarullo gestures as he testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on ''Mitigating Systemic Risk Through Wall Street Reforms'' on Capitol Hill in Washington July 11, 2013.
</a> During an interview with the feds, Serino said heâd found no evidence that the incident between the watchman and Trayvon was motivated by race. âZimmermanâs actions were not based on Trayvonâs skin color, (but) rather based on his attire, the total circumstances of the encounter and the previous burglary suspects in the community,â the agents wrote in a report dated March 5, 2012.
</a> Doping has hit the sport's premier event, the men's 100 meters, especially hard. U.S. sprinter Tyson Gay had been expected to challenge Jamaica's Usain Bolt for the title after a strong early season but was forced to pull out of the worlds when he failed an out-of-competition test.
</a> "This industry specifically has been a leader in helping to influence the way people think about LGBT people and issues," Human Rights Campaign Communications Director Michael Cole-Schwartz says. "Given [the industry's] good track record, I think that [it's] poised to continue being leaders in pointing out how awful this Russian law is."
</a> Samsung Electronics is the empireâs crown jewel. The highly efficient, family-run company is awash in cash, giving it the resources to bet on a dizzying range of technologies while absorbing the failures.
</a> They further accused the hospital of insufficient brain scans, insufficient testing to determine if their patient was drug-free, failing to administer treatment that prevents a drug taken by a patient from being absorbed by the stomach and intestine, and ignoring a nurse's claims that Burns was not dead but improving.
</a> "They have economic independence, want to meet interesting people. (While) men have tons of outlets… (like) massage parlors, women didn't and this is the outlet to level the playing field," he said.
</a> It has advised that any patient who may have these strips not to use them but to return them to their pharmacy. The distributor of the strips is currently asking pharmacists to return any strips from the affected lot that might still be held by them so that they can be replaced.
</a> The disease is usually discovered when nodules become large enough to be felt under the skin. âMost thyroid cancer is found either by a doctor during a routine physical or by the patient,â says Teng. âLarge nodules can even be visible to the naked eye.â
</a> As we identify additional diseases linked to psoriasis, patients and physicians need to be aware of the increased odds of serious co-morbid illnesses, which is especially important in severe cases.”
</a> The positive impact of international companies can be seenin the once derelict area of Dublin's docklands, now dubbed Silicon Docks, where Google and Facebook's offices sit next to the country's largest theatre, newestfive-star hotel and modern apartment blocks.
</a> That's an untenable position. Treasury would be forced to make legally questionable decisions -- either picking who to pay and who to stiff until lawmakers approve a debt ceiling increase, or choosing to delay payments to everyone on any given day.
</a> Dennis Rodman, former NBA star and champion known for his dyed hair, bizarre off-court behavior, and unmatched rebounding, is claiming he should be under consideration for a Nobel Peace Prize due to his diplomatic efforts with North Korean leader Kim
</a> "Once you upgrade it you can go back to all your other customers and offer them the upgraded hardware to reduce their costs, reduce the spare content and so forth. So it's a never-ending opportunity for us here at Raytheon," Swanson told analysts on an earnings call.
</a> According to National Bank of Hungary data, in June therewere 1.825 trillion forints ($8.11 million) worth of housingmortgages denominated in foreign currency. ($1 = 225.1483 Hungarian forints) (Reporting by Krisztina Than; Editing by Susan Fenton)
</a> Right out of the box, we and the Brits removed the freely elected leader of Iran, because he dared to nationalize his country's own oil resources. Imagine that! The nerve! The government we see in Iran today springs from that ham-fisted intervention.
</a> What she sees in the trenches is that while foreclosures are down, more families are resorting to short sales - a sale for less than what is owed on the property - to minimize the damage. And because investors have bought homes instead of individuals, some communities have seen homeownership decline and renting rise, she said.
</a> SciDev.Net reported earlier this year on the suspect practices of some journals which are out for profit, rather than to carry peer-reviewed science, and which target researchers in the developing world.
</a> The doctor was reportedly seen laying on the tracks motionless and unresponsive despite MBTA riders' best attempts to get the Maldonian's attention. At around 9 p.m., Orange Line passengers jumped down to the tracks to save the man from the train travel trench, while another passenger informed a MBTA employee about the incident, T officials told the Herald.
</a> A 16-year-old relative of missing 11-year-old Terry Smith of Menifee, Calif., has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body matching Terry's description was found in a shallow grave behind his house, law enforcement authorities said.
</a> A senior equity analyst for Thrivent Financial inMinneapolis, Elsheshai had advised his firm not to buy FacebookInc's initial public offering last year at $38 per sharedue to concerns that it was overpriced.
</a> When Web users search that term, high on the list is a linkto reviews of the pot strain "blue cheese" on Leafly.com, themedical cannabis website Privateer bought a year and a half agoand which it calls the Yelp of weed.
</a> He says that his team cannot continue firefighting the city's health problems forever. He is especially worried about poor children falling behind with their vaccinations and malnutrition among babies with insufficient supply to milk powder.
</a> While an estimated 5,000 to 10,000 pages of RFK's files remain classified -- the documents released by the library were peppered with redactions and withdrawn items -- those that were unsealed provided fresh insight into the extraordinary influence that their owner wielded in the Kennedy White House. They make clear that as the president's brother and a ruthless practitioner of realpolitik in his own right, RFK exercised power second only to that of President Kennedy himself, and shaped policy on a broad range of issues -- from counterinsurgency measures in Vietnam, Latin America and Iran to the proliferation of what were known, even then, as "weapons of mass destruction" -- in a manner that far exceeded the typical purview of the attorney general.
</a> On Saturday, Egypt's state media quoted an anonymous senior security official saying the strike against the militants had been carried out by Egyptian helicopters. The reports also claimed the militants had been preparing to fire on Egyptian targets rather than Israel, possibly so as to not be seen defending Israeli interests
</a> "In the whole of the EU last year there were 100 shale gas wells dug," Cameron said. "In the same time in the United States there were 10,000 [dug]. The EU has about three quarters as much shale gas as the US, so we are missing out big time at the moment. I want to make sure Britain doesn't miss out."
</a> "Our hearts go out to the families of those that lost their lives and all the victims here," Pappalardo said in a statement. "This was a tragic situation for everyone involved. All the victims and their families are in our thoughts and prayers."
</a> A drop in the price of commodities and a spike in costs hasdrained money from the mining sector, especially VentureExchange-listed exploration companies that rely on equityfinancing. Over the past year, dozens of cash-strapped companieshave closed tiny private placements at rock-bottom prices,hoping to ride out the tough market.
</a> Miranda and other EMS dispatchers say they are being blamed for a computer system that has been nothing but trouble since it was launched. Computer messages between police, the EMS and the FDNY keep getting lost or delayed for minutes and even hours.
</a> The market has become increasingly wary about Canadianforeign investment rules after Ottawa blocked a handful ofhigh-profile transactions, including the 2010 attempt by BHPBilliton to buy fertilizer giant Potash Corp.
</a> The banks stand to earn as much as $8.2 million, equivalent to up to 4.5 percent of the proceeds, in commissions and incentive fees. That is among the highest fees paid on an IPO this year in Hong Kong and compares to the up to 6.1 percent in fees China Harmony Auto agreed to pay on its $215 million IPO in June and the up to 8 percent for PanAsialum Holdings' $160 million listing in January.
</a> Castro escaped the death penalty as part of a deal in which he pleaded guilty to 937 counts including rape, kidnapping, assault and aggravated murder as a result of his beatings which ended his victims' pregnancies.
</a> Jeter arrived at the plate to face Tampa Bay lefty Matt Moore in the first inning with palpable expectations and a huge ovation. Heâd missed 103 games with a twice-broken ankle and a quad strain suffered in his first comeback attempt on July 11. He drove the first pitch he saw over the wall in right-center and, moments later, was taking a Stadium curtain call.
</a> The study showed that two doses of the experimental bivalent norovirus were well tolerated, and that the vaccine candidate had a relevant impact on the incidence of norovirus illness after challenge and also the severity in breakthrough cases.
</a> The committee has held 11 hearings and listened to testimony from 41 witnesses on the inefficiencies and failures of the housing finance system. Many of the witnesses noted that the housing crisis and financial crisis of 2008 began with Fannie and Freddie.
</a> In other moves, outfielder Cole Gillespie was designated for assignment and could rejoin the Grizzlies if he clears waivers; and infielder Juan Ciriaco was activated from the disabled list and sent to Richmond.
</a> Prince William, unlike his grandfather, does plan to be present in the delivery room with Kate. He reportedly has a helicopter in a field next to the couple’s home in Anglesey, Wales, on standby, waiting to fly him to London if he’s on duty in his role as a British Royal Air Force search-and-rescue pilot when Kate goes into labor.
</a> Through its range of products, customers can pay for online purchases and invest their savings in funds through AliPay; businesses can get loans, and companies and local governments can store data on Alibaba's cloud computing services. It also has an online shopping search engine, a mobile operating system, Internet TV set-top boxes, a digital mapping service, and an 18 percent stake in Sina Weibo, China's most popular micro-blogging service.
</a> StarMine's SmartEstimate - which uses the top analysts'forecasts based on accuracy and timeliness - points to consumergoods sector earnings beating consensus by 1.4 percent.Technology and financials are also forecast to beat consensusforecasts, while telecoms, industrials may disappoint.
</a> Such was Djokovic's domination that the 27-year-old Nadal, who boosted his grand slam singles tally to 13 this year by winning the French and U.S. Opens, failed to create a single break point opportunity in the whole match.
</a> This weekend at Pocono will be the six-week mark until the 2013 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field is set. In just six short weeks I believe we are going to see some big names make it into the Chase field, but to me the bigger story will be the names that don’t make it.
</a> Mylan left its full-year earnings view unchanged at $2.75 to$2.95 per share and forecast 2014 earning per share to grow 19percent over the midpoint of the 2013 range. That impliesearnings next year of about $3.40 per share, while Wall Streetis looking for $3.25.
</a> Carnegie Hall's five full-time stagehands make an average of $400,000 per year including benefits, The New York Times reported, citing the organization's tax returns. Claffey said there were many more stagehands represented by the union who work only sporadically.
</a> Mr. Tsarnaev was interested in the so-called techno-utopian Zeitgeist movement, whose adherents believe in the coming collapse of money-based society and the advantages of an economy managed by computers incapable of corruption.
</a> In terms of the kind of deals Malone likes, he said thatgeographically "buying the guy next door makes the most sense,"referring to a decade-long push by larger companies to swaplocal cable systems with one another to create larger clusters.
</a> "At the moment, at least in terms of what I've seen, both political parties distrust market-based solutions," Joe Lassiter says. "They simply want different sets of rules that favor what their particular constituents support."
</a> Jonny Bairstow hung on while Australia were strangling the innings, bowling maidens and waiting for the new ball. Having nearly got through that with three overs to the new ball he tried to sweep the off-spinner pitching on middle stump.
</a> Elliottâalready a creditor of Lehman’s when it filed for Chapter 11 protection, as one of the bank’s prime-brokerage customersâbought Lehman claims with a face value of $587 million in one two-month period in 2011, according to regulatory filings.
</a> And no, said Braugher, his role here as Capt. Ray Holt âreally didnât take a lotâ from his role as the tightly wired Detective Frank Pembleton on âHomicide: Life on the Streetâ in the 1990s.
</a> Video footage released by the Kremlin last week showed Putindressed in camouflage fatigues and sunglasses, fishing, drivinga motorboat and petting reindeer in a remote region of Siberiawith his prime minister and defence minister.
</a> "I'm not saying we can pass it today because there'slogistics about drafting and getting it to the floor and theprocedural things we'll have to do ... but my guess is we'llpass something in the Senate tomorrow."
</a> "I love the energy of the street, so when M.I.A. suggested we use bootlegs of Versace, I thought it was such an incredible idea," said Versace boss Donatella Versace. "The collection is everything that I love about the new Versus Versace - it's fast, loud, unafraid, and brings together the worlds of music and fashion. I can't wait to see people wearing the collection."
</a> Wednesday's verdict was a major victory for the JusticeDepartment, which has been criticized for failing to hold banksand executives accountable for their roles in the events leadingup to the financial crisis.
</a> The 90-billion baht bond, rated "A " by Fitch Ratings(Thailand), will be secured by Siam Makro shares owned by CP Alland consist of eight tranches of 3-year, 5-year, 7-year and10-year maturities, according to a filing to the Securities andExchange Commission.
</a> "It's early to talk about the resumption of output, but onceit's become possible we will restart it. Depending on this,October (export) volumes will be revised, and there will be newexport orders," Zhakyp Marabayev, deputy NCOC director, toldreporters.
</a> Ford Motor Co rose 3.9 percent to $18.20 in premarkettrade after the second-largest U.S. automaker reportedhigher-than-expected third-quarter profit and boosted itsfull-year global earnings outlook.
</a> But it emerged that reading for pleasure during secondary school had the biggest effect, with books judged to be more important to children’s development at an older age than the influence of their parents.
</a> We are in an era of great potential for women. Title IX has created a generation of females raised on participatory soccer, their egos managed and competitive spirits nurtured by the weekly exercise of winning gracefully and losing when they weren't as good as the other side. Females in the military can now ask to go into combat roles, should they so choose. And we are finally, at long last, considering the possibility that we might have a female president, since the early front-runner for 2016 is a woman.
</a> Foreign investors are also spending billions on the U.S.property market. Last year, Chinese investors spent $12 billionon U.S. real estate, making the country the second-biggestforeign investor, just behind Canada, according to the NationalAssociation of Realtors.
</a> Terry Dougherty, his attorney in the assault case, said in April 2013 that he would ask Lancaster County District Judge Stephanie Stacy to suspend the jail sentence if Dennard complied with the terms of his probation over the next 11 months. Stacy said she would consider such a motion. His attorney from that case declined comment on Thursday's arrest.
</a> Zdor "TZ" Blanc, 13, a student at Elm Grove Middle School, shot himself nine days before Katlin Loux died, officials said. Parkway High student Haley Cox, 15, committed suicide May 20, 2011, after receiving more than 150 cruel text messages. It was later determined that the messages came from one student.
</a> Meanwhile, it was announced Tuesday that the mayoral candidates would debate three times before the Nov. 5 election. Two debates â mandated by the city Campaign Finance Board â already were scheduled for Oct. 22 and 29.
</a> Still, any improvement in government revenue from the taxincrease is likely to be quickly overwhelmed by expenditures ina country where a rapidly ageing society and generous publicservices are blowing an ever-bigger hole in the budget.
</a> While on set, Angelina Jolie was seen in full costume performing her own stunts, including being hoisted into the air by a crain to make it look as though she was flying. The actress was filming the latest "Sleeping Beauty" adaptation, which is told from the evil beauty's perspective.
</a> Steven Leung, head of institutional sales at UOB Kay Hian, said he saw long-term buyers back in the market Monday, buying commodity stocks battered by China's growth concerns in recent months. Yanzhou Coal surged 9.9% to HK$6.55 while Zijin Mining shares rose 10.7% to HK$1.86.
</a> Japanese internal affairs minister Yoshitaka Shindo's visit to Yasukuni Shrine on the 68th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War Two will likely prompt sharp rebukes from Beijing and Seoul because the shrine honors Japanese leaders convicted as war criminals by an Allied tribunal along with the nation's war dead.
</a> Tired slogans without meaningful action should not be enough to gain the international communityâs trust. Rouhani is intent on selling the world on Iranâs innocence; donât buy the charm offensive.
</a> In an interview with the Lebanese Al-Akbar newspaper, Syrian President Bashar Assad was quoted Monday as saying that his country stopped manufacturing chemical agents in 1997 because they became an "outdated deterrent." He said Syria has since concentrated on its missile capabilities.
</a> But she considers herself one of the lucky ones. "At least I knew what had happened to him. I wasn't left to wonder, like the relatives of so many loved ones who just disappeared. I was at least glad about that."
</a> Mugabeâs ministers, top Army, and police chiefs, are now believed to be among the richest in the region, benefiting mainly from the sale of diamond deposits in the Marange region. Their holdings include businesses, farms, safari firms, large houses, and cars.
</a> The British consumer goods group said on Tuesday it was reviewing options for the pharmaceuticals business, which analysts said could fetch over 2 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) and appeal to international drugmakers.
</a> Richard Dakin, Thornbury Golf Centre General Manager, said: "Iâm in awe of each of them. Not only did they complete this challenge for a fantastic cause, they all maintained high standards of golf throughout the day, and ended the day with smiles on their faces."
</a> The NSA, working with the Department of Homeland Security, has been lending more of its expertise to protect defense contractors, banks, utilities and other industries that are being spied upon or attacked by rival nations.
</a> That worry was seen in the inverted bill yield curve, withone-month bills set to mature on October 31 - two weeks afterthe date the debt ceiling must be increased - having risen abovesix-month bill rates. The rate on that bill touched 0.17 percenton Thursday, highest since November, compared with a 0.03percent rate for the issue that matures one week later.
</a> Security engineer Charlie Miller, known in hacking circlesfor uncovering major bugs in the iPhone as well as circumventingsecurity in Apple's App Store, said it could take fewer than twoweeks for Kennedy or some other smart hacker to get around thenew lock.
</a> The government has said privatising the business is essential to help its raise the funds it needs to remain competitive and to expand but critics say it will erode investment and service standards and threaten jobs.
</a> Problems with the federal marketplace's entry portal serving 36 states, the website Healthcare.gov, continued for a 10th day on Thursday despite signs of gradual improvement, keeping a brake on the ability of consumers to shop for federally subsidized health coverage.
</a> “I’m astonished that the Home Office has become so politicised…before long they will be live video-streaming of these arrests. I don’t like it. It really is not the way we’ve ever behaved or operated as a country. We don’t have ID cards. We should not be stopped by officialdom and have to prove who we are.”
</a> ACOs focus on cost-savings and quality care instead ofcostly procedures and the healthcare law allows experiments toidentify the most effective structure. Policymakers see the ACOmodel as a possible way of containing healthcare spending acrossthe board.
</a> Pemex's main oil fields as well as Dos Bocas and Cayo Arcas are all located in the vicinity of the storm, in the shallow waters of the Bay of Campeche. The Lazaro Cardenas refinery in Veracruz state is closest to the projected path of Ingrid.
</a> Official figures on heroin use in Hpakant are hard to get.The few foreign aid workers operating in the area, mostlyworking with drug users, declined comment for fear of upsettingrelations with the Myanmar government. But health workers sayprivately about 40 percent of injecting drug users in Hpakantare HIV positive - twice the national average.
</a> Before buying the vice-president a salami sandwich from Taylor Gourmet, packed with a lunch-time crowd of surprised tourists and office workers, Obama responded to a shouted question from a reporter about the "winning" quote.
</a> CNN is working on a documentary about the former secretary of state, New York senator and First Lady, while NBC is working on a miniseries about her formative years. RNC Chairman Reince Priebus â who of course hasnât seen either project â called them both a âthinly veiled attemptâ to boost Clinton for President.
</a> The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Wednesday the economycontinues to recover but is still in need of support, offeringno indication that it is planning to reduce its bond-buyingstimulus at its next meeting in September.
</a> "But we really are surprised, humbled and having fun with all of the commotion," Kerr added. "We know we are going to have the coolest wedding scrapbook, and we think this will be an awesome story we get to tell our future children."
</a> CME plans to offer 30 foreign-exchange as well as optionsand commodities contracts. Outlining the timeframe fornon-currency products for the first time, CME Europe's CEORobert Ray said it plans to offer options within two months oflaunching and bring in commodities by the third quarter of 2014.
</a> The FAA registry in Oklahoma City remains closed, the agency said on Tuesday. The office issues registration numbers for planes and pilots, much like registration for automobiles and drivers, the agency said.
</a> Even countries such as the United Kingdom, which continuedto offer traditional royalty-and-tax terms, hiked tax rates, inmany cases retrospectively to capture the "windfall profits"from higher oil and gas prices.
</a> Bihar has been regular in coming up with programmes during the World Breastfeeding Week that started on August 1. But doctors have pointed out that the state has gloomy picture when it comes to breastfeeding records.
</a> Helped by cost cutting, Bezeq earned 473 million shekels($133 million) in the second quarter, above expectations in aReuters poll of 429 million. Revenue slipped 9.4 percent to 2.35billion shekels to fall short of expectations of 2.38 billion.
</a> While Grand Theft Auto V’s almost relentless bitterness isn’t always to the game’s benefit, that it dares to try and make its audience uncomfortable is one of the many reasons I admire it.
</a> The family eventually found a place at a good school but others were not so lucky. “It worked out for us but I know parents who have accepted places at schools they are not happy with because there is no other option.”
</a> "While the video may cause concern relative to the officer's tactics, I stress that it is important that the incident be viewed in its totality and to withhold judgment until all the facts are known, including those parts of the event that are not shown on the video," he said.
</a> "It's generally going to be covered by all health plans" if the advice gets final task force approval, said Susan Pisano of the industry trade group America's Health Insurance Plans. She said her group may develop a response during the public comment period but has had "high regard" for the task force in the past "because they rely so heavily on the evidence" in crafting their recommendations.
</a> Women who worked only nights did not have a statistically increased risk of menstrual or fertility problems, but they did have an increased risk of miscarriage, the team found. This greater risk of miscarriage was not seen in women who worked nights as part of a shift pattern.
</a> The Bank of England's interest rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee will have the second day of its monthly meeting today. It would usually be on a Thursday but some of the members are off to a conference in Washington tomorrow. Their decision will be announced at midday on Thursday as usual. No changes are expected.
</a> This does come at something of a cost, however, in that GTA V’s main narrative is almost relentlessly misanthropic. Niko’s words may have jarred against his actions in GTA IV, but he was written with a strange sense of warmth that is largely absent here. Franklin is the most sympathetic character, a smart kid that has travelled the wrong path, and Michael has a twisted honour of his own. But largely these are horrible people doing horrible things to other horrible people.
</a> She also emphasised that around half of cases of gonorrhoea in women and one in 10 cases in men are asymptomatic - in other words, no symptoms appear. As a result, the infection may be left untreated, leading to major health issues, such as infertility, later on.
</a> The trial opens only three days after Mubarak, who was arrested in April, 2011, left prison following a court order to release him. He faces a retrial on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during the revolt against him, but judges have ruled there are no legal grounds to keep him behind bars.
</a> Loren became established as an actress in Italy during the 1950s but a contract with the U.S. studio Paramount Pictures saw her catapulted to international stardom and perform opposite the likes of Clark Gable, Charlton Heston and Marlon Brando.
</a> The Federal Open Market Committee caught financial markets off guard this week when it refrained from cutting the pace of what is now an $85 billion-a-month program of buying Treasury and mortgage bonds. Many observers had thought the economy had improved enough for the Fed to start pulling back. They had also looked to comments from Mr. Bernanke that had indicated a slowdown in bond buying was likely at some point this year.
</a> Massad will leave his post as assistant secretary forfinancial stability at the Treasury later this fall, a Treasuryofficial said on Friday, without elaborating. At Treasury, hemost recently oversaw the government's $700 billion TroubleAsset Relief Program, which was used to stabilize the bankingsystem during the financial crisis.
</a> Hunter said heâs succeeded in the majors through hard work and being a ârice and beansâ guy. He said he has never delved into illegal substances or felt the need to try performance-enhancing drugs.
</a> Santander is the only bank to offer a vaguely similar scheme to RBS/Natwest. Its 123 current account pays 1pc cashback on water, council tax bills and Santander mortgage payments; 2pc on gas and electricity bills; and 3pc on mobile phone, home phone, broadband and TV packages. There is also 3pc in-credit interest on balances between £3,000 and £20,000.
</a> MINNEAPOLIS (AP) â The Cleveland Indians won their ninth straight game and took sole possession of the AL wild-card lead on the next-to-last scheduled day of the regular season, beating Minnesota 5-1 Saturday behind Scott Kazmir's 11 strikeouts.
</a> Lloyds, the country's largest retail bank, last week flaggeda return to payouts for investors, with Horta-Osorio saying heexpects Lloyds to be "a high dividend paying stock" in thefuture. Shares jumped over 8 percent on the news.
</a> But critics see the self-defense law as emblematic of racial bias and unequal justice in America, since some studies have shown that defense claims made under the law are far more likely to be successful when the victim is black.
</a> That doesnât mean Sterling should be excused for being a few seconds behind the play or saying a ball was âhigh, far, goneâ before admitting the ball was actually caught. This has to be embarrassing for an organization constantly striving for perfection.
</a> Residents ran from their homes in Cebu city, about 570 km (660 miles) southeast of the capital, Manila, and hospitals moved patients to open spaces as aftershocks rocked the city of about 870,000 people.
</a> He offered a football analogy. "The way I look at it, I was on my own 2-yard line, the offensive line was pretty shaky, and the best I could hope was to punt to a better field position to live to fight another day," McConnell said.
</a> Rangers have traditionally been identified with Protestantism, while Celtic, which was founded a priest in 1887, is often seen as a symbol of the Irish Catholic community that migrated to Scotland starting in the mid-19th century. Consequently, the Old Firm has often taken on religious and political dimensions.
</a> âIâm hoping that decades from now, through the efforts of folks like the Gowanus Conservancy, the canal might become clean enough for recreation and the seeding of shellfish beds,â said Tucker. âItâs a dream we're a long, long way from realizing, but weâre making a start.â
</a> Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is preparing to shutter a decades-old unit within the Assembly, with some saying the embattled pol wants to allocate its funding to his members in hopes of strengthening his standing.
</a> He also said he wanted UK ministers to come to Scotland, but not just to lecture, adding: “I am very keen that nobody in the UK should see Scotland as a no-go area. But when they come to Scotland it must be something more than a lecture tour.”
</a> The top of the world is back! Port Authority officials unveiled on April 2, 2013 the stunning view from the top of One World Trade Center, a 360-degree eagle's eye panorama that will instantly become...
</a> GSK shareholders have long questioned the position of the drinks brands within the drugs company. However, when Sir Andrew Witty became chief executive in 2008, he initially backed the consumer healthcare division, with the company talking up the prospects of expanding Lucozade into emerging markets.
</a> Flooding from days of unprecedented rainfall in the semi-arid region has destroyed homes and closed or washed out bridges and roads from mountain canyons from metropolitan Denver to the eastern plains.
</a> Kotick and Kelly will personally invest $50 million each. The CEO received total compensation of $64.9 million last year, making him one of the top-paid U.S. CEOs. He has been a director and CEO of Activision since February 1991.
</a> One of the researchers, Prof Sean Drummond, said: "We found that insomnia subjects did not properly turn on brain regions critical to a working memory task and did not turn off 'mind-wandering' brain regions irrelevant to the task.
</a> The U.S. Internet company joined Japan's SoftBank Corp in backing Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's planned partnership structure. Yahoo, which owns24 percent of Alibaba, stands to reap huge windfalls from an IPOas Alibaba's market valuation would add billions of dollars tothe two companies' assets. Yahoo is also keen to sell part ofits stake.
</a> Mastro's loose lips ultimately helped the feds pursue their case, according to a source familiar with the case. Mastro, in a conversation with a former employee, boasted that he had trimmed the card. The former employee, however, had agreed to cooperate with federal investigators â and Mastroâs bragging was caught on a wiretap.
</a> The new Alfa Romeo 4C goes on sale in October 2013, with prices starting from £45,000. However, only 3,500 cars will be produced worldwide, so expect used values to be very strong as the car will be very exclusive. First deliveries start in early 2014.
</a> Mutual fund fees can really hurt investment returns. New research from bankrate.com finds many employees, especially at small firms, pay a great deal of money over the years. The level of fees paid on your 401k savings funds may depend on where you work. “People at the very smallest companies pay about three times more than employees at the very largest companies,” says Sheyna Steiner, a senior investment analyst at Bankrate. Higher fees can have a huge impact on an average earner over time — “after 35 years of working a difference of over $100,000.” Steiner says savers should pay attention to annual fees. “Choose the lowest cost mutual funds: typically those are going to be index funds.”
</a> EU officials are increasingly concerned that the crisis is back after 10 months of calm. The markets are reflecting that very concern. German Bund futures have jumped almost half a point at the open and Italian bond futures have fallen by three quarters of a point.
</a> “I, as president of the Islamic Republic of Iran announce that the Islamic Republic has the serious determination for solving this issue – the nuclear issue while maintaining the rights of the Iranian people and, at the same time we take into consideration that the worries of the other side have to be eliminated,” he said.
</a> Scott Garrett, a senior Republican on the House Budget Committee, told CNN the Affordable Care Act, as Obamacare is formally known, was "a brand-new entitlement to the tune off $2 trillion. So all those things need to be on the table."
</a> Many pregnant women can’t lift their own bodies out of bed. Not Lea-Ann Ellison. The Los Angeles mom is lifting weightsâas in 75-pound barbellsâonly weeks before her due date. Last week, Ellison became world famous when an image of her pumping iron at 33 weeks blazed across the Internet, sparking a debate over whether pregnant [...]
</a> "He will be standing on the shoulders of past Olympic giants and following in the footsteps of another president with athletes at heart. The IOC and the wider movement can be confident that in moving forward they have a new IOC president who sees the Games through the eyes of competitors."
</a> "He walked the jury through the evidence and pointed out the inconsistencies with the defense's arguments," he said. "He was confident in the job that his team has done and he ended with a sympathetic tug on the jurors hearts. He was not overly dramatic."
</a> The pope praised Brazil´s efforts over the last decade to reduce poverty in Latin America's largest nation, which last month was rocked by massive protests against corruption, the misuse of public money and the high cost of living.
</a> The lawsuit estimates the unpaid detention periods routinely spanned a total of 15 minutes to a half hour per shift, based on the experiences of Frlekin and Pelle. If the employees had been properly paid while waiting to be searched, they would have earned an additional $1,400 to $1,500 annually, the lawsuit estimates. The calculations are based on the assumption that Apple store employees are paid anywhere from the minimum wage to $18.75 per hour.
</a> “When you think of the brand for Big East basketball, it's tough, defensive-minded teams,” Miller said. “When you lose your top three leading scorers, and the strength of the conference is to keep you from scoring the basketball, that's a challenge.”
</a> Another day, another court appearance for Lindsay Lohan, only this time it looks like the troubled starlet is boasting some new ink! The "Mean Girls" actress showed up at the LAX Courthouse on Jan. 30, 2013 with her mother Dina -- and what appeared to be a new tattoo on the inside of her right arm. The new piece of ink -- a double triangle etched in red with the words "What dreams may come" printed underneath -- quotes Hamlet's famous "To be or not to be" soliloquy from the Shakespeare play. The meaning behind the triangle (is that a hazard symbol?) remains a mystery.
</a> For the United States, the TPP would complement its shift of diplomatic and military resources to Asia to tap the region's fast growth and balance the growing influence of China, which has not joined the pact.
</a> Among in-state students at the University of California, the percentage of African Americans enrolled in 2012 remained lower than 1995, before the ban went into effect. Hispanics' enrollment rose from 16% to 27%, still far below their 46% share of public high school graduates. The university's graduate business, law and medical schools saw similar shifts.
</a> "We maintain a positive outlook over the long term as thefundamentals of wealth creation, demographics and urbanisationcontinue to create demand for commodities across Asia and othermarkets," BHP Chairman Jac Nasser said in the company's fiscal2013 annual report.
</a> "Working together with the Joint Program Office, our entireindustrial team is focused on delivering the F-35'sfifth-generation capabilities to our armed forces and partnernations at a 4th-generation price point," she said.
</a> "I would like to see the FOMC begin to systematically reducethe pace of purchases in a manner that brings the program to anend some time during the first half of next year," said EstherGeorge, referring to the policy-setting Federal Open MarketCommittee.
</a> As for battery life, we have something to celebrate: on an HSPA network, the 3,300mAh battery easily gave us enough juice for a day of heavy use. After 10.5 hours of calls, camerawork, gaming and lots of WiFi downloads, we still had 27 percent remaining. On a day of light use, with just a few calls and a bit of gaming, and with no charging overnight, the phone still had 14 percent of battery after 40 hours of use. This was partly helped by the default Power Saver setting kicking in when the battery indicator turns yellow -- this feature clocks down the CPU, reduces screen brightness, turns off vibration feedback and turns off the data connection while the screen is off. Add the 1,200mAh battery cover (shown above) and you should easily make it through two days without issue, provided you can stand lugging the thing around for that long.
</a> The Oracle comeback was lauded as one of the greatest in sports history. Yet the abrupt turnaround in the team's performance in the middle of the finals series also has set off a flurry of speculation about whether Oracle, which began the regatta with a penalty for illegally modifying a practice boat last year, had used secret technological enhancements to engineer its comeback.
</a> Up to 100 veterans, some powered by steam, will be competing for top honours in the EFG International Concours d’Elegance, while Aston Martin and Porsche will also be looking back. Aston Martin will celebrate its centenary with a display of models from its past while Porsche turns the spotlight on the 911, celebrating its 50th birthday this year.
</a> Giants GM Jerry Reese aggressively tried to tap into that in July, when he opened training camp by introducing a Super Bowl countdown clock in the locker room, saying he wanted a sense of âurgencyâ about this team.
</a> Finally the reliability of Dell systems is not what it was when their systems were manufactured in the United States. Now a Dell is no different than another Chinese made IBM clone system which is usually ½ the price.
</a> Mark Weatherford, who preceded McConnell at the DHS beforejoining the Chertoff Group consulting firm this year, said thelack of major NSA-related legislative proposals showsappreciation of the value of digital intelligence gathering,which officials say has helped thwart numerous terrorist plots.
</a> "People keep saying that you don't want to be 'A' [for a surname] because you don't want to be too far up the shelf, and you don't want to be 'Y' because you're in the bottom right hand corner. You want to be in the busy middle."
</a> Unite claimed today that Ineos was using the row to implement “sweeping changes” to staff pay, pensions and working conditions. A previous three-day stoppage at the site in 2008 was said to have cost the UK around £50 million per day.
</a> With 9:39 remaining in the first quarter, Penn State took a 7-0 lead following Lucas’ quick-read interception. Three plays after the pick, Hackenberg, who benefitted from excellent offensive-line protection, went through several progressions before connecting with Felder for a 12-yard touchdown strike.
</a> "The original business plan has an EBITDA (earnings beforeinterest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) target of 90million, but due to the weak development of the sector that willnot be achieved", one of the sources said, adding that theweaker earnings were weighing on the valuation of the asset.
</a> U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the study was a call for governments, many of which have been focused on spurring weak growth rather than fighting climate change, to work to agree a planned U.N. accord in 2015 to combat global warming.
</a> Red Bull have a new face in Australian Daniel Ricciardo, who has yet to stand on the podium, as team mate to triple champion Sebastian Vettel while 2009 winner Jenson Button has Sergio Perez alongside him at McLaren but the Mexican is not yet a race winner.
</a> Last month Sir Ian Andrews stepped down from the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) after failing to disclose that he owns a consultancy with his wife, who works for a leading international investigations firm.
</a> The pope made his first detailed comments on the scandal-hitbank in an 80-minute meeting with reporters on Sunday night onboard his plane, shortly after leaving Brazil at the end of hisfirst international trip.
</a> Savage also discusses whether Tottenham's Gareth Bale and Manchester United's Wayne Rooney will leave their respective clubs during this transfer window, and which new players he's looking forward to seeing in the Premier League.
</a> It’s a point of contention because $1.5 billion in U.S. aid to Egypt could hang in the balance: U.S. law states that foreign aid cannot be sent to a country where the military has “play[ed] a decisive role” in a “coup d’etat or decree” to remove a “duly elected head of government.”
</a> U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has said the Treasury willbe low on funds by that date, but some market players suspect itcould manage for several days beyond that, which could prolongthe deadlock further.
</a> âIt is yet more evidence that a proper review of healthcare across London should be undertaken for the good of people across the capital. Rather than closing hospital services, the NHS should be providing better healthcare in the community.â
</a> "Everyone thought it was so improbable that so many people would default on real estate, it actually created a greater probability that it would [happen] because more capital flowed into that sector."
</a> Of course I won’t – and, sadly, Marcus is unable to travel with us to Greece. He has explained his unavoidable responsibilities – they escape me temporarily – and therefore has to join us four days after we arrive. Poor man! I don’t know how I will make it up to him.
</a> Basically, it's up to you to make this dream come true for Radcliffe and DeHaan, but mostly Radcliffe because he seems to be the one with the big ideas, like hardcore sex scenes in the movie. He's already started the casting process, and the Kickstarter video gives us a look at "Twilight" star Ashley Greene's audition tape.
</a> Venezuelan Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas told The Associated Press in a brief statement on the sidelines of a public event in Caracas that said he had "no idea, we don't know anything" about how Snowden could be brought to the South American country. He said the only officials authorized to talk about the case are Maduro and Foreign Minister Elias Jaua.
</a> ** Dell Inc founder Michael Dell and his privateequity partner Silver Lake would not raise their $24.4 billionbid for the world's No. 3 personal computer maker even if a voteon their offer is delayed, two people familiar with the mattersaid on Tuesday.
</a> The storm, the first to threaten the U.S. coast during the2013 Atlantic hurricane season, had top winds of 65 mph (105kph) and was centered about 485 miles (775 km) south of themouth of the Mississippi River.
</a> JPMorgan Chase & Co is seeking a $4 billionsettlement deal with U.S. authorities for all outstandingallegations of wrongdoings in its mortgage practices, accordingto people familiar with the matter.
</a> "That's cement. That is a sidewalk. That is not an unarmed teenager with nothing but Skittles trying to get home," O'Mara said. "That's what somebody who used the availability of dangerous items, from his fist to the concrete, to cause great bodily injury...against George Zimmerman. And the suggestion by the state that that's not a weapon that can't hurt someone, that can't cause great bodily injury, is disgusting."
</a> There followed a heated debate within the MCC Committee, though the Treasurer concluded by noting that "the performance seemed to give general satisfaction and the public would have been much disappointed if the sports had not taken place".
</a> The amount of bearish, or short, positions in 10-yearTreasury futures from speculators exceeded bullish, or long, positions by 20,096 contracts on Aug. 6, according to the CFTC'slatest Commitments of Traders data.
</a> "That has nothing to do with it," Dempster said. "I think it has to do with taking my suspension and put it past. There's no point in carrying out an appeals process. We have other things to worry about and that's going out and winning a ballgame tonight against the San Francisco Giants. I'll take my punishment."
</a> Electro-mechanical locks like key cards in hotels nowaccount for almost half of Assa Abloy's sales compared with 13percent a decade ago, and the company believes this is just thestart of growing demand from consumers for more flexible,high-tech locking mechanisms.
</a> In his postings on Silk Road's forum, the site operator "Dread Pirate Roberts' " signature included a link to the Mises Institute website. "Dread Pirate Roberts" often cited Austrian economic theory and the works of Ludwig von Mises as the philosophical underpinning of Silk Road.
</a> The delays experienced by those whose applications were determined by staff in Sheffield compared with an average wait of only 7.5 days for similar applications decided at the Home Office's overseas post in New York.
</a> Joaquin Almunia, the vice-president of the European Commission, said earlier this month that the company’s latest proposed changes were a significant improvement on an offer that was rejected earlier in the year.
</a> "Alibaba is responsible for making the e-commerce market asbig as it is. By building logistics and support systems aroundit, it's a way of transforming the entire retail industry andtaking it to the next level," said Gartner analyst PraveenSengar.
</a> As the show has moved on to the second half of its fifth series, expectation about the drama’s denouement has reached fever pitch. “It’s turned into a frenzy out here,” says Norris.
</a> Army Maj. Gordon Campbell says the military still classifies 102 prisoners as being on hunger strike. The reason is because the military requires a period of sustained eating over several days before they will stop classifying someone as being on hunger strike.
</a> These cross currents were reflected in a mixed pair ofmanufacturing reports last week. The purchasing managers' surveyconducted by information provider Markit fell, while the oneissued by the government - preferred by many economists - rose.
</a> Neymar, pitched this month against former side Santos in a friendly that formed part of his transfer from São Paulo to the Nou Camp, carries a cumbersome weight upon those slender shoulders. For it is the Brazilian’s task to succeed where David Villa and Zlatan Ibrahimovic failed, in providing a legitimate foil to Messi so that Barcelona can ally some potency to all their pretty triangulations. “My relationship with Messi is marvellous,” the 21-year-old says, shyly, still speaking via a translator. “I talk to him every day and can assure you there will be no problem. He is the best player in the world – I am here to help.”
</a> In a passionate halftime plea to the crowd shortly after the No. 52 jersey was unveiled on the upper level box at High Point Solutions Stadium where the game is filmed, LeGrand asked them to support research to final a cure for paralysis, a cause he has joined by forming âTeam LeGrand.â
</a> Sid, it turns out, is his producer Sid McLauchlan. We meet him in the bar and Terfel orders a couple of bottles of red wine and gently teases the waiter. “Hello Dylan,” he says, spotting his name tag. “That’s a Welsh name, you know, like the poet Dylan Thomas.” Dylan looks bemused.
</a> Meanwhile, women who had high birth weights when they were born had longer pregnancies, as had women who had previously experienced a longer pregnancy. According to the scientists, this indicates that individual women ‘tend to be consistent about when they deliver'.
</a> A senior U.S. State Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the United States did not expect any issues to be resolved at the meeting, but added: "We are hopeful that we can continue to chart a path forward.
</a> Their 19th-century home, Widmouth Farm, is on the rugged north Devon coastline, close to where Jeremy spent every summer as a young boy. “My family stayed in a cottage with a gate that opened on to Croyde beach,” he says. “We children spent our holidays playing hide and seek in the dunes. The smell of sea air still brings back that sense of excitement.”
</a> "Motorola's Moto X pays an unusual level of attention to some core activities most people do with their mobile phones: quickly taking pictures, searching the Internet, texting, and most of all just holding it," PCMag's Sascha Segan found. "That's going to make the X the go-to phone for folks looking for an Android device focused on one-handed convenience rather than on piling in as many features as possible."
</a> A poll by YouGov over the weekend showed while opposition to the privatisation had fallen, with 56 percent believing it was wrong compared with 67 percent in July, 43 percent said they thought Royal Mail had been sold for less than it was worth.
</a> Those who say 'give it back' do not appreciate that Gibraltar is the home of the Gibraltarians, in 1704 Britain captured a rock. We have built schools, hospitals, a new air terminal, housing and a modern infrastructure to provide for our future, We are economically self-sufficient and despite the defamation from Spain not criminals we want to be left in peace not discarded like a pawn in chess.
</a> The New York Stock Exchange continued to operate. The Dowindustrials rose for the first time in seven sessions afterupbeat data from the world's top economies overshadowednervousness over the winding down of the Federal Reserve'sstimulus program.
</a> The company did not immediately return the Daily News' request for comment. In fact, Google's only conspicuous acknowledgement to the blackout lies in its Apps Status Dashboard, showing everything from Gmail to Google Drive and everything in between being down on Aug. 16.
</a> Nigeria has two classes of government pensioners. One consists of those who took insurance for their old age by either stealing as much as they could while in the public service, or collecting as many bribes as they were privileged to do by their offices. Members of this class have no need of their pensions.
</a> Officials warned that such a conflict was inevitable and Thatcher, who had been a minister when Edward Heath's government had been heavily damaged by such industrial action in the 1970s, was determined to avoid a repeat.
</a> Bridgeman, who said he is 60, began working for Merrill inJackson, Mississippi, in 1979. He most recently worked in theprivate bank and investment group of Merrill, which was sold in2009 to Bank of America.
</a> At the moment, we have this information from an unnamed White House official who spoke to US media, but President Obama is expected to announce his decision at an event on Wednesday afternoon - or Wednesday evening if you're based in the UK.
</a> "I was completely shocked. I had no idea. It was a natural conception, but twins do run in the family so I guess I shouldn't have been surprised ⦠I can't believe I am going to be a mom to six children. It's going to be very busy, but it's a dream come true."
</a> The train had been parked at a siding on a slope near thetown of Nantes, which is 12 kilometers (8 miles) west ofLac-Megantic. The volunteer Nantes fire service was called outlate on Friday night to deal with an engine fire on one of thetrain's locomotives.
</a> The idea that the White House takes its obligations seriously is laughable. The president' budget was delivered to Congress a month late. The Democrat-controlled Senate dithered over it while the Republicans in the House worked up their own version.
</a> Interpol, the France-based international police agency, on Saturday issued a global security alert advising member states to increase vigilance against attacks after a series of prison breaks in Iraq, Libya and Pakistan.
</a> BPA, short for bisphenol-A, and certain other environmental chemicals can have very weak, hormone-like effects. Tests show BPA in nearly everyone's urine, though the chemical has been removed from baby bottles and many reusable drink containers in recent years. The federal Food and Drug Administration says BPA is safe as used now in other food containers.
</a> âThere are a lot of people with ghosts in the closet, but my closet has closets,â Taylor said Tuesday in an teleconference promoting âLT: The Life and Times,â which premieres Friday night at 8 p.m. on Showtime.
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</a> One in three children born prematurely (before 37 weeks) have lower Key Stage 1 test results than those born at full term (37-42 weeks) and more than a third have special educational needs, according to the Bristol study, which looked at almost 12,000 participants.
</a> Boston had runners at first and second with one out in the first inning when David Ortiz hit a tailor-made double-play ball to Matt Carpenter. The second baseman flipped the ball to Kozma, as the shortstop moved quickly to complete the inning-ending play.
</a> "This court decision could result in debit interchange fees being cut by more than 50%. . .as a result we see it as negative for the card-issuing banks as well as for the networks," said Jaret Seiberg, an analyst with Guggenheim's WRG Financial Services.
</a> But the car is great to drive and I am looking forward to the team developing it further throughout the year. I am really confident there are going to be some races where we are going to be able to win.
</a> After first helping Gu evade suspicion of poisoning Heywood, Wang hushed up evidence of the murder, according to the official account of Wang's trial. In late January 2012, Wang confronted Bo with the allegation that Gu was suspected of killing Heywood. But Wang was "angrily rebuked and had his ears boxed".
</a> âWeâve got to find a way to do that,â Tuck said. âOur offense is struggling right now, defense is struggling right now, this team is struggling right now. Weâve got to find a way to create a spark.â
</a> McCain was doing an interview with a reporter from The Wrap, a Hollywood news website, when he told two Obama supporters: âThe president and I, heâs in his last term, Iâm probably in mine, the relationship we have had over the past three years is quite good.â
</a> To some extent the site is merely formalizing what manyangel investors already do - find a company they like, invest,and persuade their friends to invest too. The difference is thatwith AngelList, the lead investor can take a portion of anyprofits the other investors make on the deal, typically 10percent to 20 percent. AngelList takes 5 percent of the profits.
</a> So far this year, global deal volume is up just 0.8 percentcompared with a year ago, to $1.67 trillion, according toThomson Reuters data. Excluding the Verizon-Vodafone deal,global deal volume fell 7 percent to $1.54trillion.
</a> Then, however, John Shelby gave Gooden a tough at-bat, battling back from an 0-2 count to draw a walk to lead off the ninth. Now the pitch count was at 126, high enough to at least raise the question of whether Johnson should have gone to lefty closer Randy Myers.
</a> The notes were written by plastic surgeon Michael Gurdin andconfirm speculation that Monroe, who epitomized Hollywoodglamour and set a standard of big-screen beauty in the 1950s,went under the knife for cosmetic reasons.
</a> Professor Kevin Rooney, an intensive care consultant and clinical adviser to HIS, said fast-tracking access to treatment was vital to reduce deaths from sepsis, which kills at least 3,700 people in Scotland a year.
</a> In a little-noticed development, the value of blueberry production in Georgia beat the peach crop in 2005 â and the gap has grown even bigger since then, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture surveys.
</a> Providence, Rhode Island-based Textron's stock was up at$26.68 in early trading. It had gained about 10 percent in thepast 12 months to Thursday and has underperformed the S&P 500 index. (Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila, Maju Samuel)
</a> Although some Japanese regional banks are said to have showninterest in the new issue, pension funds, a type of investor whowould have wanted inflation-linked bonds to hedge theirinflation-prone liability, were mostly sitting on the sidelines.
</a> Melissa Weber, also 25, wrote that she is “struggling to survive” on her own, even though she has a masters degree, because of her loan debt. “As a result of my daunting loan payments I find myself barely surviving on an income that should easily support a small family,” she wrote.
</a> "Today's emphasis will likely be on disappointing Eliquisand Bydureon sales," Leerink Swann analyst Seamus Fernandezsaid, adding they suggested "challenges" for Bristol-Myers andpartners that sell the drugs to primary care doctors.
</a> A total of 57 percent of mothers and 40 percent of fathers said they spanked children when they were three years old. That fell slightly to 52 percent of mothers and 33 percent of fathers who spanked at age five.
</a> Investors seemed to be heartened by the developments. U.S.stocks indexes closed up 2 percent on Thursday. The dollar hit a2-week high against major currencies and benchmark crude oil hadits biggest gain in 6 weeks.
</a> Ford Motor Co spokesman Craig Daitch said the company takes seriously the electronic security of its vehicles. He said the fact that Miller's and Valasek's hacking methods required them to be inside the vehicle they were trying to manipulate mitigated the risk.
</a> A bunch of yahoos, mostly. Sadly those yahoos have just enough power to actually destroy the US Government, a stated goal of each and every one of these Domestic Terrorists, and Reuters is still acting like President Obama has some hand in this?
</a> The 43-year-old Congress vice-president's outburst has also brought out into open the differences within his party between young leaders and the old guard. Several senior ministers of the government including Finance Minister P. Chidambaram had defended the ordinance.
</a> Wells Fargo & Co, the biggest U.S. mortgage lender,reported a 13 percent rise in third-quarter profit, but itsmortgage banking income fell sharply as the refinancing boombegan to fade. Wells Fargo was down at 0.07 percent to $41.41.
</a> The official says the state is working with parks officials to try to determine the cost of a plan to reopen the popular visitors' destination in New York Harbor. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly and no deal has been reached.
</a> The Rev. Arthur Price taught the same Sunday school lesson that members of the 16th Street Baptist Church heard the morning of the bombing - "A Love That Forgives." Then, the rusty old church bell was tolled four times as the girls' names were read.
</a> Angus T. Jones first won over audiences on the hugely popular CBS show "Two and a Half Men" after it launched in 2003. Jones starred alongside Jon Cryer and Charlie Sheen as the sarcastic, wise-cracking kid Jake Harper who lives with his single dad -- a role that quickly turned him into one of the highest paid young actors in the biz. But these days, Jones is making headlines for another reason ...
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</a> While Humphries laid out rose petals and candles in Kimâs home for an intimate â at least by Kardashian standards â engagement (it was televised, after all), West took her out to the ballpark with a 50-piece orchestra on deck.
</a> "People think, maybe Slim is now moving to Telekom Austriaif KPN didn't work out. However, this shows that Slim doesn'twant to expand in Europe at any cost," said Guenther Schmitt,fund manager at Raiffeisen Capital Management.
</a> The radar, built by Russian weapons manufacturer Almaz-Anteyand first used during the Vietnam war, has been credited withdestroying many Western aircraft, according to Air PowerAustralia, a defense think tank.
</a> Democratic Rep. Ed Schieffer, who proclaims himself "100 percent pro-gun," said he voted for the bill in May with an eye toward a potential 2014 state Senate campaign against Republican Rep. Jeanie Riddle, of Mokane, who also supported the bill. Schieffer, of Troy, said he is undecided whether to support a veto override.
</a> The patient suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after. Mrs Blackburn said: “There were no emergency drugs and the blood tests which should have raised a red flag over this patient’s condition had simply not been acted on.
</a> Pakistan's new prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, came to power in May vowing to improve ties with India and - until last week's flare-up along the Kashmir border - the two sides looked set to resume talks. Their prime ministers were planning to meet on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York next month.
</a> Claims were made in an anonymous letter sent last year to a number of people including Mr Duggan's family and the Comissioner of the Metropolitan Police that a police informant had told his handler that he could persuade Mr Duggan to pick up the gun, allowing officers to arrest him.
</a> Senators Charles Schumer of New York and Richard Blumenthalof Connecticut, both Democrats, have written to the U.S.Department of Energy and the New York State Public ServiceCommission asking that they help restore power and examine whatwent wrong.
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</a> Watson, who was born in Georgetown, British Guiana, and whose father was a plantation manager and former slave owner from Orkney, played for Scotland at a time when they dominated international football.
</a> Public health teaches clinicians and medical researchers the skills to speak the language of policymakers. While well-intentioned and trained in public health or policy, policymakers often do not have firsthand understanding of how health systems operate in real life.
</a> This study was done to try to find out more about a theory that still has to be fully understood and proven. We need more studies to understand the relationship between the location of body fat and the risk of heart disease and cancer.
</a> In London, Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi said Syria will comply with all Security Council resolutions and will facilitate the mission of the U.N. inspectors in line with the Russian-U.S. agreement. The comments were carried by state-run SANA news agency, which said al-Zoubi made the comments in an interview with Britain-based ITN TV on Sunday.
</a> BlackBerry wrote in an emailed statement that it would not "disclose further developments with respect to the process until we approve a specific transaction or otherwise conclude the review of strategic alternatives."
</a> When he died in 1943, the Times newspaper gave him the unusual honour of a mention in its leader column. It expressed the hope that he had "remained sturdily indifferent to the tricks of fame". It was wrong.
</a> Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4 and line a roasting tray with a piece of kitchen foil large enough to wrap around the fillets and mushrooms. Place the cooked mushrooms in the middle of the foil and put the turbot fillets on top.
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</a> Correspondents say the timing of the announcement is linked to general elections due early next year. Recent opinion polls have shown that the Congress party is struggling in the state, which has 42 parliamentary seats.
</a> "He put his best Coach Boehner voice and demeanor on andsaid, 'Guys, this is what we are going to do. The play has beencalled. I'm happy to answer questions,'" said RepublicanRepresentative Tom Cole of Oklahoma.
</a> "The Commissioner's advice has not been sought on any perceived difficulties about sharing care home information, so we are writing to both Michael Gove and Sir Michael Wilshaw at Ofsted today to clarify the concerns and set straight any misunderstandings."
</a> But there is plenty of research to suggest that in spite of all the volatility involved, investing in the stock market over the long term produces a return that can beat inflation, by perhaps 3pc a year on average.
</a> The potential deal is separate from the preliminary $13 billion settlement JPMorgan has reached with the U.S. government that would resolve a raft of civil actions brought by several enforcement agencies.
</a> The accident occurred when Kenseth, one of the cleanest drivers in the sport, was mixing it up aggressively with two-time defending Glen winner Marcos Ambrose. Kahne got the worst of it, though, which Kenseth took most of the responsibility for.
</a> Telefonica, together with Italian investors Generali, IntesaSanpaolo and Mediobanca, controls Telecom Italia's 14-strongboard via a holding company, Telco, which has a stake of onlyabout 22 percent in the group.
</a> RA is a chronic and often painful disease affecting the joints, causing them to become inflamed. An inflamed joint looks swollen and red, and appears warm to touch. This inflammation can lead to permanent damage in the joints if the disease is not treated.
</a> The IMF had previously set a target for the governmentdeficit and losses at the state-owned electricity firm NEPCO at7.2 percent of GDP for next year, but agreed to relax it byabout 1 percentage point in light of Jordan's tough externalenvironment, Kristina Kostial, IMF mission chief for Jordan,told reporters in a briefing.
</a> Radwanska required eight match points, but eventually Li's desperate backhand carried long. The fourth seed next meets Sabine Lisicki of Germany, No. 23, who upset Serena Williams on Monday. Lisicki had little trouble with Kaia Kanepi of Estonia, beating her 6-3, 6-3. Lisicki followed up a big forehand to Kanepi's backhand with a forehand winner on the third match point.
</a> The most recent, and arguably most grotesque, display of this trend is in the form of the quest by Virginian Tareq Salahi, best known for crashing a White House party, to be governor of the Old Dominion. Having failed to get the necessary 10,000 signatures to appear on the ballot as an independent (congratulations, Virginia voters, for that), Salahi is now trying to win as a write-in candidate.
</a> More expensive fuel bills leave less for households tospend on other goods. Excluding automobiles and gasoline, retailpurchases probably rose 0.5 percent, up from the prior monthâs0.3 percent gain, economists projected ahead of tomorrowâsfigures.
</a> The Steelers held a big edge in time of possession, holding the ball for almost 36 minutes. That could be attributed to problems with the Jetsâ secondary, particularly Antonio Cromartie, who was burned by Emmanuel Sanders for a 55-yard touchdown in the third quarter that gave the Steelers a 16-6 lead.
</a> Jason Gursky, an analyst at Citigroup in San Francisco, said his current price target for Boeing shares is $122, based on prospects for a higher dividend, share repurchases, big orders from an upcoming air show in Dubai, and the official launch of the 777X, which could come later this year.
</a> Obama supported the Syrian uprising from the very beginning. He just kept silent for some time because US support is not an undivided recommendation in that region. He only took openly position when it was needed for the diplomatic support he wanted to give to the rebels.
</a> Tgrand, Seeking, Jontho, Fisty Deadhead, Bev from Cheeecago and many others are just lonely, unmotivated, emotionally driven, knuckle draggers that never post anything of substance. All they do all day is stalk the various articles and mentally masturbate all over each other with their cutesy little insults and pejoratives. You’ll notice it’s always the same little boys/girls club of mental midgets that come on here and add nothing to the discussion.
</a> The LDP and smaller parties that also favor revising the constitution failed to obtain the two-thirds majority required in both houses before a constitutional revision can be put before the government in a referendum.
</a> Higher variability in visit-to-visit blood pressure readings, independent of average blood pressure, could be related to impaired cognitive function in old age in those already at high risk of cardiovascular disease, suggests ...
</a> A 5-foot-8, 165-pound infielder who was the AL Rookie of the Year in 2007, when the Red Sox won their second World Series in four seasons, and MVP the next year, Pedroia has grown into his role as a team leader. Cherington said that was the reason the team agreed to the long-term deal â reportedly with a full no-trade clause.
</a> He was addressing all the fiscally troubled eurozone countries, but with a particular emphasis on Portugal’s political turmoil: “Don’t unravel the progress that these countries, and Portugal especially, [have] achieved on fiscal consolidation. But make this fiscal consolidation growth friendly: lower your taxes, lower your current expenditures, make structural reforms. We know that fiscal consolidation, was and still is unavoidable.
</a> Like any new app, Oyster will be challenged to find users. The company plans on relying primarily on public relations for now, including a series of reporter visits prior to launch that have resulted in a flurry of articles around the app’s release. The company doesn’t currently have any plans to work with Apple on additional app store exposure and currently users who want to buy the service have to request an invitation to do so.
</a> Details on what they look like are scant, but if the rumors are true and the Surface team is involved, then they will almost certainly include touchscreens. Redmond has reportedly been sourcing 1.5-inch displays for the project since April.
</a> The Moto X goes on sale at all major U.S. carriers in late August or early September, though only AT&T customers will get the customization options at first and T-Mobile customers will only be able to buy it online.
</a> If that need for a dopamine fix leads to frequent trading,that would seem like a major handicap for extroverts. After all,most investors are notoriously bad at timing the market: Oneoft-quoted study by academics Brad Barber and Terrance Odean -finance professors at University of California, Davis andUniversity of California, Berkeley, respectively - found thatthe returns of frequent traders lagged the general market by awhopping 6.5 percent.
</a> Syrian rebels are still counting on Gulf support, even as international diplomacy is expected to shift towards promoting a peace conference in Switzerland to follow on an inconclusive meeting in Geneva last year.
</a> "We will protest in all legal ways available against any change to the state's Islamic identity," said Ahmed Habashi, a leader in the ultra-orthodox Islamist Nour Party in the Delta town of Mahalla. If that effort failed, he said, "we will call for protests".
</a> Snowden, on the run since disclosing classified U.S. counterterrorism surveillance programs, fled to Russia from Hong Kong and is presumably in a Moscow airport transit zone. Putin rejected a U.S. request to hand him over and said Snowden is a free man with the right to fly wherever he wants.
</a> They last met in the 2004 Fall Classic with the Red Sox ending an 86-year World Series title drought with a four-game sweep of the Cardinals, who had beaten them in seven games in their other two championship showdowns of 1946 and 1967.
</a> And then I had happy feelings. Because when you let yourself feel sad, your body has antibodies, it has happiness that comes rushing in to meet the sadness. So I was grateful to feel sad, and then I met it with true, profound happiness. It was such a trip.
</a> A 1997 law named after Leahy prohibits U.S. funding of foreign military units with members facing credible accusations of rights abuses. Colombian units have been denied aid under the Leahy law, and the State Department, in response to an Associated Press query, characterized its unit vetting as "rigorous."
</a> The 8,240-patient study found that a once-daily edoxabanpill given after initial heparin therapy was equivalent to thegeneric medicine warfarin at preventing new blood clots inpatients who have had clots in a vein or lung. Patients who tookedoxaban had significantly less bleeding, a feared side effectof blood thinners, than did patients on warfarin.
</a> ATU has 600 million euros of debt, comprised of 450 millioneuros in two senior bonds - most with coupons of 11 percent andothers with a variable coupon of 9.75 percent above Euribor, as well as 150 million euros in junior bonds witha coupon of 7.25 above Euribor.
</a> There were some small differences between AJAM's coverage and that of its U.S. competitors. For example, while they represented a small amount of its overall reporting, the upstart channel framed more of its stories around the humanitarian crisis stemming from the the Syrian civil war. And it aired more stories from Middle Eastern countries, not including Syria itself, than the others.
</a> * Optimism over a breakthrough on the U.S. fiscal impasse helped lift the UKblue-chip index up 92.58 points, or 1.5 percent, at 6,430.49 points on Thursday,seeing its biggest one-day percentage gain since July. The index had fallen toits lowest level since July 4 on Wednesday.
</a> Laura Perrins, a former barrister who famously challenged Nick Clegg, the deputy Prime Minister over the Coalition’s commitment to stay at home mothers in March, said the comments demonstrated “how out of touch these people are”.
</a> MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) â A 6-year-old boy who spent more than three hours buried under 11 feet of sand after being swallowed by a massive Indiana dune is recovering well, but remains in critical condition at a Chicago hospital.
</a> "The U.S. (and global economy) may have to get used tofinancially repressive - and therefore low policy rates - fordecades to come," wrote Gross, a co-founder and co-chiefinvestment officer at Pimco, whose flagship Pimco Total ReturnFund has roughly $250 billion in assets.
</a> It involves medically administering damage to the inner lining of the womb. While it is not a new procedure, the study looks into the optimal timing for giving the procedure to a patient, shortly before fertility treatment.
</a> Thatâs a surprising development, because when Cruz signed, even he would have admitted then that Nicks was still the Giantsâ No. 1 receiver. But Nicks hasnât looked like a top receiver this season, even though he swears he sees no difference in his game.
</a> Officials responsible for steering a radical reorganisation of health services in South Wales have defended plans to have consultants on hospital sites for no more than 16 hours a day â insisting the Welsh NHS was already ânowhere nearâ that benchmark.
</a> Charlie, 23, who joins siblings Nell and Robert Diamond Jnr on the board, is already doing good works – for golfers, at least. He works as an “outreach program administrator” on the 2013 PGA Tour.
</a> The 11th-hour agreement offers only a temporary fix as itfunds the government until Jan. 15 and raises the debt ceilinguntil Feb. 7, so markets face the possibility of another bitterbudget fight and shutdown early next year.
</a> "The most imperative thing for me was how to convey her clairvoyance and it had to do with how she perceives things, how she takes things in. What touched me about her was her incredible empathy for others, and her dedication to help others," Farmiga said.
</a> "Tesla's stronger-than-expected set of (second-quarter) results should do much to help assuage concerns regarding the steep uphill climb to meet management's aggressive medium-term margin targets," J.P. Morgan Securities analyst Ryan Brinkman said in a note.
</a> "We're in the season when trading volume is low andvolatility is low, and there is not much real catalyst to move.In this kind of a day, a few big players could move the marketup and down," said Randy Frederick, managing director of activetrading for Charles Schwab in Austin, Texas.
</a> Erdogan's government has in the past levied heavy tax fines and seized the assets of media firms perceived to be critical of his administration. The government has denied any political motivation in such cases.
</a> Israel's Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, the Israeli cabinet minister responsible for efforts to restart Palestinian talks, arrives to a special cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of late Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin July 21, 2013.
</a> In a court filing late Thursday afternoon, Kodak said all classes of eligible creditors voted in favor of its Chapter 11 plan. This included support from creditors holding 77.9 percent of the general unsecured claims that were counted.
</a> This yearâs rally took place from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday on the Mineral Area College campus in Park Hills. Opening ceremonies began at 7 p.m. with the presentation of the colors by Boy Scout Troop 483, the singing of the National Anthem by Chelly Odle and invocation brought by Jeremiah Deitiker, Meadow Heights Church in Fredericktown / Arcadia Valley.
</a> It was unclear whether all the casualties were inside the train, or whether some had been on the platform, or how fast the train was traveling. The head of the SNCF rail authority, Guillaume Pepy, called it a "catastrophe."
</a> Government sources said this month that a tax linked tocarbon prices could replace part of the existing TICPE taxlevied on petrol, diesel, coal and gas consumption, as proposedin a report by French economist Christian de Perthuis.
</a> When the Whatcotts refused to take Inga back, Adams helped locate a new family, also in Michigan. In her third re-homing since arriving in America, Inga joined a family of at least eight biological or adopted children.
</a> The former Harvard student and his brother figured it out at a pre-Oscar party 15 years ago thrown by the agency that represented the actor and Ben Affleck, shortly before theyâd go on to win an Oscar for screenwriting âGood Will Hunting.â Damon was star-struck that Hollywood heavy-hitters like Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise and Robert De Niro showed up to a party where his own name was embossed on the invitation.
</a> The tourists' frustration was compounded by the sense that the game was already slipping away from them, given that England's lead was already 232. The highest successful fourth innings run chase at Trent Bridge is England's 284-6 against New Zealand in 2004.
</a> Tunisia is facing the worst political turmoil since autocratic ruler Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali was toppled, a crisis that has been compounded by growing instability as Islamist militants step up their attacks.
</a> "For our skin cancer patients, we know that treatment of facial skin cancer will improve quality of life," he told Reuters Health. But confirming his observations with cosmetic surgery will require more manpower and funding.
</a> "We saw the House of Representatives take courageous stand listening to the American people, that everyone in official Washington just weeks ago said would never happen. That was a remarkable victory to see the House engage in a profile in courage."
</a> (Reporting by Andrea Shalal-Esa in Washington, Alwyn Scott in Seattle, Deepa Seetharaman in Detroit, Bijoy Koyitty in Bangalore, Nivedita Bhattacharjee in Chicago; Rhys Jones in London; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick, Tim Dobbyn, Peter Henderson and Jeremy Laurence)
</a> The union's report said many frontline workers had their jobs under threat as the health service tried to make financial savings. The figure of approximately 50,000 is 3.5% of the total of 1.4 million health service staff.
</a> Ironically, it is Hannam's appeal to overturn the fine andrestore his reputation as a powerful dealmaker that has laidbare the ease with which bankers can casually leak potentiallymarket-moving information and made the industry wary.
</a> The Carnival Victory was on the last leg of a four-day Caribbean cruise Sunday when the boy drowned in the midship pool. He was at the pool area with other family members at the time, the statement said.
</a> However, the nature of the payments - many, small and individual - means that unlike other future costs, recovering them through further litigation would be next to impossible, as BP has argued in making its case of "irreparable" harm.
</a> Only if Hillary Clinton declares herself clearly and emphatically to be in sync with the progressive wing of her party â effectively renouncing Clintonism in the process â would âshe have a very united Democratic progressive base behind her,â Green said.
</a> "I think SeaWorld is just looking to sow a seed of doubt because they have to. There were so many things I didn't include because they took us away from Tilikum, but they were very disturbing and could have easily loaded the film and turned it into a piece of activism — which was never my intent," she told Canada.com. "I never started out thinking I wanted to shut SeaWorld down. I'm not an activist. I am a storyteller."
</a> Kevin Jespersen of the New Jersey Attorney General's office said the burden is on federal agencies to respect the state's civil union law and confer the same benefits to same-sex couples. If that is not happening, the plaintiffs' quarrel is with the federal government, not New Jersey, he said.
</a> In a speech at the Romanian Cultural Institute, in central London, Ms Bennett, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, said: "The declaring of open rhetorical season on migrants by the majority of our politicians is a signal.
</a> The Bosnians, who visit Lithuania, will qualify for their first tournament if they better Greece's result against Liechtenstein and are all but certain to go through if they match it. If Bosnia win, Greece would need to win their game by 18 goals more.
</a> The United States shut nearly two dozen missions across the Middle East after a worldwide alert on August 2, warning Americans that al Qaeda may be planning attacks in August, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa.
</a> I could go on, but you get the point. Pundits can perform the post-post mortems on Lehman, but the financial crisis is hardly a thing of the past for a vast number of Americans. Itâs still a painful reality.
</a> Danske issued the notes for the specific purpose ofimproving its RAC ratio. In July, however, S&P published itsrevised bank hybrid rating methodology. That has resulted in thenotes' equity content being reclassified from intermediate tominimal, implying in turn that the bond would no longer beincluded in the bank's RAC ratio.
</a> The newspaperâs bombshell report published on Sunday, detailing the story of a girl named Daisy Coleman, who claims she was raped in 2012 by a popular 17-year-old football player from a politically connected family.
</a> Many of the places, stories and lives lived by New Yorkers who have come before us are still alive and well, but locked in photography archives. Check out these photos that blend places in New York Ci...
</a> âI live in heels 10 hours of the day,â she told WWD. âI know comfort in shoes. There are some shoes you would die to wear but they are painful. When I was younger, it was a fight to the death with my shoes and who was going to win. I want to have really great, functional shoes that are staples of the line.â
</a> Still lawmakers from big energy producing states expressed opposition to Obama's climate plans. Senators from big coal-producing states, including John Barrasso of Wyoming, a Republican, and Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a Democrat, have said regulations targeting coal-fired power plants will strangle the economy and kill jobs.
</a> (In Aug. 4 story, corrects 9th paragraph to show that Poland is considering buying new Patriot fire units, instead of Patriotequipment from Germany, and adds that Singapore and Malaysia areconsidering other air and missile defense capabilities.)
</a> I have just recently got into a relationship but I was single for a long while – the long hours of my job made it quite hard to meet people. Being Swedish, it also took me longer to learn the correct firefighting terminology, so that took up a lot of time.
</a> Whatever look you go for, we've rounded up the hottest navy alternatives, as this particular Topshop version is sold out. Check out Whistles' sleek silk shirt with gorgeous little hearts all over it. Or alternatively, opt for Lipsy's cosy knitted number to keep you warm through the winter months.
</a> The price of peace is high, and, for Israel, even the price of peace talks is high. Let it never be said that the country did not do its part in these long-shot talks â while the fate of its key peace partner hung in the balance.
</a> Mr Clegg added: “Intuitively I would set the bar very high to justify that. One of the things that’s great about our country is that we are diverse, we are tolerant. People do dress differently, people do have different faiths, people do have different convictions and that is reflected in what they wear and how they present themselves.”
</a> While it's tough to predict the behavior of any comet, forecasting ISON's sky show is particularly difficult. Scientists think ISON is making its first-ever trip to the inner solar system from the distant and frigid Oort Cloud, a huge repository of comets that lies between roughly 600 billion and 6 trillion miles (965 billion and 9.65 trillion km) from the sun.
</a> “We can imagine a world without children dying for no need,” Rajiv Shah, administrator of the US Agency for International Development, told GlobalPost in an interview. “We’re going to deliver that.”
</a> The Apple products targeted by the ITC ban are more than ayear old, though some models such as the iPhone 4 remain solidsellers. Apple sells more than 100 million iPhones annually, butit does not break down sales by models.
</a> âWhy Does Kate Middleton Still Have Her Baby Bump?â screamed one headline, as another quipped: âKate Middleton's royal baby post-bump is a boost of confidence for new mums everywhere.â One fashion blogger wrote âin all honesty, the dress was not pleasing to the eye, neither was the stomach. I hope she gets her post-maternity-bod soon,â while another tweeted âhow can she look so pretty just after giving birth.â
</a> After an initial referral from the primary care provider, the eDiagnostics process requires patients to complete a questionnaire. The profile created from those responses is reviewed by a TelePsy psychologist who then does a telephone consultation with the patient, and afterward prepares a report that is submitted back to the primary care provider.
</a> The gunman, Mohammad Sikandar, was armed with a pair of assault rifles that he fired periodically and was accompanied by his wife and two children. He parked his car in the middle of one of Islamabad's main roads leading to the parliament as police tried to figure out what to do.
</a> NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell and the U.S.dollar languished near a five-week low on Monday ahead of atwo-day Federal Reserve meeting where the U.S. central bank isexpected to reaffirm its commitment to keep benchmark interestrates low.
</a> Rescue workers raced to the scene, about 31 miles southwest of the capital, Bern. Passengers, wrapped in blankets, evacuated the train on foot, according to Tribune deGeneva. Police, ambulances and firefighters converged on the crash as helicopters hovered overhead.
</a> Herat lies near Afghanistan's border with Iran and is considered one of the safer cities in the country, with a strong Iranian influence. Friday's attack highlighted the Taliban's reach: The militants once concentrated their activities in the east and the south, but in recent years have demonstrated an ability to strike with more frequency in the once-peaceful north and west.
</a> The two were brought together as part of an emergency solution in the heat of Europe's debt crisis. At the time, Greece was on the brink of a financial collapse that would have pushed it out of the 17-nation eurozone, with potentially devastating consequences for the group as a whole.
</a> Carney, who took over the BoE in July, believes that giving households and businesses a clear sense that interest rates will not rise for a long time gives them the confidence to spend and help the economy grow again.
</a> "Obviously we prefer a U.S. government which is working toone which is not. And we prefer a U.S. President who is able totravel to fulfill his international duties to one who ispreoccupied with his domestic preoccupations," Lee said afterarriving in Bali.
</a> And somehow, mysteriously, Texas and Wyoming would never have found the time to update their old regulations. The majority opinion was the correct one; Texas and Wyoming had time enough to update their regulations, and chose not to do so because they disagree with the goal of having clean air, clean water, and a healthy environment.
</a> Although I didn't realize it at the time, perhaps the most important advice I ever got was found inside a fortune cookie that I cracked open when I was about 10 years old. The narrow piece of paper read, "Be yourself – you're the only one who can be." When you go to college, you're like an artist holding a blank canvas; you can paint whatever picture of yourself you'd like to display. Being true to yourself is a fortune that will always bring wealth of body and mind ... at any age.
</a> Von Freyberg promised to open the website and publish the annual accounts soon after his appointment earlier this year. The publication of the annual report is planned for October, according to the site.
</a> * Cargill Inc, one of the world's leading cocoatraders, is in the final stages of a deal to buy Archer DanielsMidland Co's cocoa business, sources familiar with thediscussions said, creating a price-setting global giant.
</a> "It is precisely because he has assumed that identity that he has an apparent authenticity that he would not have possessed if he was just any other white European settler who'd moved to Canada in the 19th or early 20th Century."
</a> “As I’ve gotten older I’ve gotten a different sense of what’s important,” said Mr. McGreevey, a Plainfield, N.J., resident, in an interview. “For me it’s my faith, my family and strengthening my community.”
</a> Countries worldwide should regard âbullying as a significant international health problemâ that is a dire threat to childrenâs and teenâs mental and physical health in both the short- and long-term, said Dr. Gianluca Gini, co-author of the study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.
</a> Freshwater exotics Greater Cleveland Aquarium in Cleveland Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. Ohio's only free-standing aquarium opens Thursday with two preview days for annual pass holders and opens to the public Saturday, Jan. 21. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
</a> Hoping to halt even this growth, the BANANAs objected that the new tenants would add ridrship to the already packed Lexington Avenue line and further clog stations like Grand Central. They dismissed the half-billion dollars that developers would be required to fund in upgrades as foolâs gold.
</a> The follow-up was one of the most impressive examples of global policy coordination that culminated in the highly successful G-20 Summit in London in April 2009. The world averted an economic depression that would have spread unemployment, poverty and misery all over the world.
</a> The impending purchase from The New York Times Co. marks Henry's "first foray into the financially unsettled world of the news media," the Globe said Saturday. The deal will give Henry the 141-year-old newspaper, its websites and affiliated companies, it said.
</a> Des O’Keefe, the general manager of the National Jockeys’ Association in Australia, said: “It is unbelievable this has happened just two days after National Jockeys Celebration Day around the country.
</a> "This report reinforces the positive message to the public that over half of the causes of sight loss are preventable with early diagnosis and treatment. With our ageing population, it is imperative that investment is made in preventative eye healthcare if we are to avoid an unnecessary over burdening and future dependency on our healthcare services," Ms Kelly said.
</a> Verizon has declined to comment in detail on any plans forCanada, but sources familiar with the matter have said the U.S.company has offered to buy Wind Mobile for $600 million to $800million, and is in talks to acquire Mobilicity.
</a> Of 20 free-to-use medical information websites, all of them had at least one -- and as many as six or seven -- third-party elements, 13 of which included some form of tracking elements, according to Marco Huesch, MBBS, PhD, of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
</a> "I want to see a stable government. That's the Liberal Democratic Party," 76-year-old Hiroshi Miyamoto was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying, after voting in the western Tokyo suburb of Hachioji.
</a> Before the registration process was finalized, firms did not know what information they would need to tell the IRS, making it difficult to prepare their internal systems, said Michael Silva, a partner at law firm DLA Piper.
</a> "I think it's probably due to the fact that in the recent past, where we've had the fiscal cliff and the sequestration cuts sort of came and went" without massive economic damage, says Luschini. "While the political brinkmanship of course was on display, ultimately resolution was found before we had a worst-case scenario."
</a> It is too much. No more. But then that little voice I had begun to hate began its litany. Catherine is only 10. She needs you. Do you want Martha to graduate from college without her mother? John will not survive without you.” The voice went on and on naming each of my six children.
</a> With such depth following on the heels of Harvey and Wheeler, the long-awaited future is finally coming into focus for the Mets, and so it was fitting that they could showcase their young pitching at Citi Field on Sunday in the form of the All-Star Futures Game.
</a> Cost overruns have hurt profitability in recent years.Spirit said it expects to take a pretax charge of $350 millionto $400 million against second-quarter results related toanticipated cost increases from 2014 to 2021 in Gulfstreambusiness jet programs.
</a> Netanyahu on Sunday pinned blame for the continued impasse on a refusal by Palestinians to recognize Israel as a Jewish state and said they would have to abandon their demand for refugees and their descendants to return to Israel.
</a> This book seriously calls into question the value of all such large-scale bombing. When conducted in support of an army, it can often cause more harm than good: the devastation of Caen, France, for example, simply blocked the streets with rubble, making it impossible for the Allied armies to pass through. Likewise the Nazi bombing of Stalingrad created the perfect environment for urban guerrilla warfare, and arguably prevented the Wehrmacht from taking the city.
</a> India and Indonesia in particular have more limited policiesto deal with the fallout, the Fund warned. And higher interestrates could also squeeze South Africa's economy, althoughdomestic investors may step in if foreign investors withdraw,the IMF said.
</a> One of the next steps of the bereaved may be to contact the funeral home, which is when someone like Caleb Wilde, a sixth-generation funeral director, jumps into action. Wilde, who authors the "Confessions of a Funeral Director" blog, also stresses the importance of being "present."
</a> I can never think of a time from my early career when I saw a fellow reporter or colleague complain about his typewriter the way I have seen computer-induced murderous rages when a screen freezes or when several hours of work is mysteriously converted back into electrons. By contrast, the worst failure of a typewriter seemed to be when it got too dusty and a key would be slow to retract.
</a> - Finance Minister Michael Noonan has indicated to coalitionpartner Labour that any leeway in the budget on the spendingside will have to be matched on the tax side to maintain a ratioof spending cuts to tax increases of 2-1.
</a> He added: “The idea that somehow Ed Miliband gave [the Conservatives] a signal of support [on Wednesday] … that is categorically untrue. We listened to what they had to say, we said we would reflect on it … and we made our position clear.” Labour later named the spokesman responsible for the “succour” comments as Craig Oliver, the Prime Minister’s director of communications.
</a> Even though a Fed pullback from stimulative bond purchases is expected soon, the Fed has said that any move to raise borrowing costs is still a long way off. In projections released after a meeting in June, it said that 14 of its 19 policymakers did not think a rate rise should occur until 2015.