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Blackstone and Fidelity offer hedge fund taste to retail crowd
BOSTON (Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP , one of the world's biggest hedge fund investors, said on Monday Fidelity Investments is a strategic partner in giving retail investors a taste of the normally...


Corgan Crazy good for business
CNN's Monita Rajpal meets the front man of Smashing Pumpkins, who says authenticity has helped the band stay successful.


Currents | Cleaning Nobody Knows the Crumbs Theyve Seen
A suite of colorful products for cleaning all of your devices.


Hawks Coach Budenholzer Arrested on DUI Charge
Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer has apologized for his arrest on a driving under the influence of alcohol charge.


Could crypt reveal 'Mona Lisa' model?
The exhumation of three bodies from a Florentine crypt may have brought Italian researchers a step closer to confirming the identity of the woman believed to be the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's famous "Mona Lisa" painting, also known as "La Gioconda."


Music Review Bargemusic Labor Day Festival Features Four Premieres
Social links and unusual combinations of instruments make the annual Labor Day Festival at Bargemusic an engaging event.


ArtsBeat Low Ratings for Low Winter Sun
AMCs dark new drama Low Winter Sun has not benefited from the success of its lead-in, Breaking Bad.


The Learning Network Blog Student Crossword | Classic Poems
Learn more about classic poems by playing our crossword, either online or in print.


Mom of autistic boy Letter writer 'cowardly'
An Ontario mom is speaking out after a family received an anonymous letter imploring them to move or euthanize their autistic son because of the "nuisance" the teen poses to the community.


New Rangers Coach Chooses Assistants
Alain Vigneault will have more hands-on help behind the bench than the former coach John Tortorella did.


U.S. Congress finds common ground
Congress is a stalemated cesspool of government shutdown showdowns that could come straight from an Aaron Sorkin TV series. But on the issue of using military force in Syria, bipartisanship is coming from unexpected places.


Football Eto'o reunited with Mourinho
Together they shared an all-conquering season at Inter Milan, now Jose Mourinho and Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto'o are to be reunited at English Premier League club Chelsea.


Again Away From Delaware, but Finally at Home
Elena Delle Donne once needed to find herself, and she did. Now she has the Chicago Sky in line for their first W.N.B.A. playoff berth in their eight-year history.


Devils Sign Jagr, Hoping a 41-Year-Old Scorer Has Mileage Left
Jaromir Jagr, 41, signed a one-year deal with the Devils, who lost two of their top three scorers this summer.


Russia escalates dispute with Belarus after CEO's arrest
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia banned pork imports from Belarus on Friday, stepping up a diplomatic and trade war over the arrest of a Russian businessman and threatening to deepen the isolation of its former Soviet ally.


Edmund de Waal Prepares for an Exhibition
For the artist Edmund de Waal, who is preparing for his first exhibition in the United States, pots turn into words, and words turn into pots.


Out There Timeless Questions About the Universe
Is time an illusion? Is there a universe, or multiverse? Finite or infinite? Will we ever know, and does it matter?


Obama says Syria chemical weapons attack threatens Israel, Jordan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday the chemical weapons attack in Syria threatened U.S. allies Israel and Jordan and said his preference would have been for the international community to move forward on a response.


Letters Atoms Everywhere (1 Letter)
Letter to the editor.


This Weeks Movies Aug. 30, 2013
The New York Times film critics on Passion, One Direction and Abigail Harm.


International Real Estate House Hunting on ... Grand Cayman Island
The market in Grand Cayman, the largest and liveliest of the three-island archipelago known as the Cayman Islands, remains tilted much in favor of buyers, as one broker put it.


Sliced and diced, digitally autopsy as a service
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Malaysian entrepreneur Matt Chandran wants to revive the moribund post-mortem by replacing the scalpel with a scanner and the autopsy slab with a touchscreen computer.


Tropical Storm Juliette kills one near Mexican tourist hub
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Juliette blew through the Pacific Mexican tourist resort of Cabo San Lucas early on Thursday, killing one man, knocking down trees and causing electricity blackouts, local emergency services said.


Microsoft gives ValueAct president option to join board
Aug 30 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said it signed an agreement with ValueAct Capital Management LP that provides the activist shareholder's president Mason Morfit an option to join Microsoft's board after the technology company's annual shareholder meeting.


Finmeccanica up on report Doosan closer to unit stake bid
MILAN/SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in Italian defense group Finmeccanica rose 7 percent on Thursday on a report that South Korea's Doosan Heavy Industries Construction was planning to raise money to...


Players' need for speed
The love affair between football stars and flash cars goes back years -- but what does the number of players being hit with driving bans say about footballers' need for speed?


Wildfire Chokes Off Tourist Towns Livelihood
With the closing of an entrance to Yosemite, tourist traffic and the business it brings disappeared on the parks northwest edge.


BlackBerry director says company can survive as niche smartphone maker -WSJ
Aug 30 (Reuters) - A member of BlackBerry Ltd's board committee tasked with exploring strategic alternatives said the company can survive as a niche smartphone maker but should sell off some parts,...


In Transit Blog A Travel Book With a Global, and Personal, Touch
Readers of the new book For You the Traveller are offered the opportunity to connect with citizens of five continents.


Kittens shut down NYC subway
Lions may be kings of the jungle, but for nearly two hours, two kittens ruled the concrete jungle as officials halted New York subway service Thursday.


Evans spurred by Tomic rejection
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Englishman Dan Evans revealed a snub from the father of Bernard Tomic was the motivation behind his upset victory over the combative Australian in the second round of the U.S. Open on Thursday.


Canadian Documents Suggest Shift on Pipeline
Papers released to an environmental group say Canadas government once viewed Keystone XL as important to oil sands development, in contrast to a United States assessment.


Back Pain Eases but Woods Can't Keep Pace With Mickelson
Tiger Woods appeared untroubled by recent back pains but was disappointed with a three-under par round 68 on a low scoring day at the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston on Friday.


Messi, Balotelli meet the Pope
Pope Francis welcomed Lionel Messi and Mario Balotelli to the Vatican ahead of Wednesday's match between Argentina and Italy.


A writer gets hooked on Africa
Author Chibundu Onuzo takes a tour through the vibrant Ghanaian capital of Accra.


Determined Romanian Women Finding Success
Five Romanian women, led by Simona Halep, are ranked in the top 75, overcoming a lack of financial backing with their individual drive.


Staying Alive Designing a Profit-Sharing Plan
How do we make sure we encourage all of the right things and none of the wrong things?


Messi, Balotelli meet the Pope
Pope Francis welcomed Lionel Messi and Mario Balotelli to the Vatican ahead of Wednesday's match between Argentina and Italy.


Stocks end worst month since May 2012
Aug. 30 - Summary Wall Street posts a modest Friday decline as Obama builds case for action against Syria; Apple starts iPhone trade program; Salesforce shines after earnings; U.S. shoppers weary. Conway G. Gittens reports.


Devils Sign Jagr, Hoping a 41-Year-Old Scorer Has Mileage Left
Jaromir Jagr, 41, signed a one-year deal with the Devils, who lost two of their top three scorers this summer.


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