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Virginia Tech Shuts Down Georgia Tech, 17-10
Logan Thomas ran and passed for touchdowns in the first half.


Indians Open AL Wild-Card Lead Over Tampa, Texas
The playoff scenario for the Cleveland Indians is simple win Sunday and they are in.


In Practice Tracking the Affordable Care Act
To coincide with the rollout of the Affordable Care Act, The Times is starting a new feature that will track the laws implementation through articles, graphics, Q. and A.s, explanatory items and other elements contributed by Times reporters and editors.


QA Adding the Right Amount of RAM
How to upgrade the memory on a MacBook pro laptop and other OS X computers, and resizing the tiles on the Windows 8 start screen.


E.A. Sports and Collegiate Licensing to Pay $40 Million to Compensate Athletes
A plan to distribute the money has not been decided, and the settlement leaves the N.C.A.A. as the lone defendant in the lawsuit filed more than four years ago.


T Magazine Backstage Beauty Report | Punk Appeal at Viktor Rolf
The designers varsity-inspired collection was paired with masculine beauty cues archless eyebrows and Elvis Presley-like hair.


Oscar Espinosa Chepe, Cuban Economist and Castro Critic, Dies at 72
Mr. Espinosa Chepe, who advocated the limited restoration of capitalist principles, remained in Cuba despite enduring harassment and imprisonment.


Economix Blog A Report Card on Education Reform
A discussion with Education Secretary Arne Duncan; Mitch Daniels, the president of Purdue University; and John Engler, the head of the Business Roundtable, about the state of the education system.


Lotus explains why Raikkonen not paid
Kimi Raikkonen is leaving Lotus because he has not been paid his salary -- and the Formula One team now admits its philosophy is to prioritize spending on the car not its star drivers.


Dashboard Today in Small Business Is Obamacare Working?
Why women should skip business school. Consumer prices up 0.1 percent. A slew of tax breaks are set to expire.


Susannah Geltman, Yuriy Prilutskiy
The bride is an associate in the litigation department of Simpson Thacher Bartlett; the groom is an associate at a venture capital firm.


Planet penetrator offers high-speed path to Europa
Sept. 24 - Scientists curious about possible life on Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, are developing a capsule that can be fired at high speed into the moon's surface to dislodge and collect samples. Astrium, a subsidiary of aerospace giant EADS, could be involved in a proposed European Space Agency (ESA) mission to Europa within the decade, and has been test-firing its planet penetrating rockets to prepare. Jim Drury reports.


Gunmen Kill Dozens in Terror Attack at Kenyan Mall
Two squads stormed into a Nairobi mall Saturday, killing at least 39 people. Hours later, police officers dashed through corpse-strewn corridors, trying to find the assailants. A Somali militant group is suspected in the attack.


'Testing ground' to end poverty
Africa will be the testing ground for new strategies to reduce poverty and inequality, says Liberian President.


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


U.S. Senate will reject new House bill to fund government -Reid
WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Saturday his Democratic-led chamber was certain to kill legislation moving through the House of Representatives to delay...


Overnighter On Marthas Vineyard, Celebrating the Local Bounty
Resorts give way to pastures, farmland and wildlife in a pocket of the island around Chilmark and Menemsha.


Gardiner Takes Lead at Web.com After Hadley Trips
Scott Gardiner of Australia had a 5-under 65 and wound up with the lead Saturday in the Web.com Tour Championship when Chesson Hadley stumbled at the end.


New Jersey judge allows same-sex marriage; state plans appeal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New Jersey judge ordered state officials on Friday to allow same-sex couples to marry starting on October 21, saying the current civil union system unfairly deprived them of...


Sports Briefing | Tennis Zhang Wins First Title in Home Country
Zhang Shuai won her first WTA singles title by beating the qualifier Vania King, 7-6 (1), 6-1, on Saturday in the final of the Guangzhou Open in China.


10 best golf courses in Africa
With courses this beautiful, you don't even need to play golf to enjoy these green hills of Africa.


Scene City HBOs Party Celebrates Its Domination on Emmy Night
HBOs party was especially celebratory and drew winners from beyond its overflowing stable of statue holders.


As Merkel Is Showered in Glory, Hollande Trudges Through Drizzle
President Franois Hollande of France is struggling at home, while across the border in Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel is having a much nicer time of it these days.


Coveted Restaurant Reservations Without the Groveling
A bit of cleverness can take you far in getting that elusive table.


U.S. spy agency used some Americans' data to map their behavior -NYT
WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The New York Times reported on Saturday that the National Security Agency, the main U.S. government surveillance organization, had since 2010 used data it gathered to map some Americans' "social connections that can identify their associates, their locations at certain times, their traveling companions and other personal information."


Jennifer Lawrence to Star in East of Eden Remake
The Hunger Games director Gary Ross plans to make two movies based on the John Steinbeck novel.


Tesla, Tata equal tough times for GM
General Motors faces a future challenged by emerging car companies such as Tata abroad and innovative firms such as Tesla in the U.S., says GM Vice Chairman Stephen Girsky.


As critical phase nears, Obama stumps for healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama visits a local college on Thursday to promote his signature healthcare program as it nears a critical enrollment phase, even as the law faces stiff political opposition and a wary public.


REUTERS SUMMIT-Emerging Europe poised for modest economic upturn
PRAGUE/SOFIA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Emerging European economies are set for a tepid recovery that won't restore them to the pre-financial crisis boom years but should let them weather the withdrawal of cheap money from the Federal Reserve.


Historic phone call between Obama and Iran's Rouhani
Sep. 27 - In the highest level contact between the two countries since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, U.S. President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speak by phone Friday. Gavino Garay reports.


Ex-Soldier Became Contract Killer, Authorities Say
Joseph Hunter and two other ex-soldiers agreed to kill an agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration and one of that agencys confidential informants for $800,000, federal prosecutors said.


MARKET PULSE-BlackBerry, J.C. Penney, Lumber Liquidators, Nektar
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Hit political blogger Nate Silver on future of predictive modeling
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nate Silver is an oxymoron come to life the famous statistician.


Bessemer goes on defense, on pace for best year
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Portfolio managers at Bessemer Trust, financial adviser to ultra-wealthy U.S. families, took an extremely defensive posture a few weeks ago amid some of the most volatile...


Economic View Housing Market Is Heating Up, if Not Yet Bubbling
A home-buyer survey suggests that while the nation isnt in a housing bubble, there are some troubling signs that its heading toward one.


Can African aviation lift its game?
Nico Bezuidenhout, the CEO of South Africa's Mango Airlines, talks about the growing number of African airlines.


Judge tosses lawsuit opposed to Sirius takeover by Liberty Media
(Reuters) - The board of Sirius XM Radio Inc did not breach its duty to shareholders by allowing a takeover by Liberty Media Corp without demanding it pay a premium for the stock, a Delaware judge ruled on Friday.


Al-Shabaab losing?
The rebel group's recent attacks on Kenya are a sign that it is losing, writes Ethan Bueno de Mesquita.


Ousted boss Diamond says to buy more Barclays shares
LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Bob Diamond, who was ousted last year as the boss of British bank Barclays Plc, said the bank has grown stronger since he left and he plans to buy shares in its 6 billion pound ($9.6 billion) rights issue.


Tennessee moves to single-drug executions despite pentobarbital shortage
Sept 27 (Reuters) - Tennessee said on Friday that it will begin to use only pentobarbital to execute death row inmates despite a shortage of the drug.


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