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News Feed Latest worldwide news National Briefing | Washington 2 Guantnamo Detainees Transferred to Algeria The two men were the first detainees to leave the prison since President Obama renewed his pledge to close it in May. Why Syria strikes are a bad idea Ed Husain says Syria's civil war is not America's problem -- and that Western intervention into the crisis will only create more chaos. Art Review Hyman Blooms Rabbi Paintings at White Box The White Box gallery in Lower Manhattan displays a series of late-in-life paintings by Hyman Bloom, a popular midcentury artist, that feature Jewish leaders with Torahs. Florida governor orders review of election laws after voting snafus TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott ordered his top elections official on Wednesday to figure out what caused long lines at polling stations and delays in ballot counting in the battleground state on Election Day. U.S. mulls strike; inspectors leave Syria United Nations weapons inspectors left Syria on Saturday carrying crucial cargo -- evidence and witness accounts collected from the sites of chemical weapons attacks. Clowney, 6th-Ranked Gamecocks Win 27-10 South Carolina All-American Jadeveon Clowney looked less than dominant against North Carolina, not that it mattered to him or the sixth-ranked Gamecocks. Fired bus drivers crucify themselves They're lying on top of wooden crosses arranged flat on the ground. UPDATE 3-Brazil's Batista sells more of stake in oil company OGX to pay debt RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista, the controlling shareholder of OGX Petrleo e Gas Participaes SA, sold 1.54 percent of the oil company's stock to pay debts of his Grupo EBX, according to a securities filing on Thursday. Yankees 2, Orioles 0 A Tense Moment in the 9th, but Nova Shuts Out Orioles Behind Ivan Nova, the Yankees defeated Baltimore for the second game in a row and moved up in the wild-card race. Dot Earth Blog The Yosemite Inferno in the Context of Forest Policy, Ecology and Climate Change The growing intensity of Western fires is the result of many factors, with a drying, heating climate high on the list. Why are chemical weapons Syria's red line? The international effort to respond to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria begs the question Why intervene now, and not earlier in the civil war? 'Freedom fries' forgotten for U.S. ally Mon Dieu, how things change! A decade ago, France's opposition to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq caused such disdain that restaurants across the United States began calling French fries "freedom fries." Deficit Talks Resuming, but Few Sound Hopeful Deficit negotiations are stalled as Republicans demand deeper Medicare cuts and President Obama insists on raising taxes on the wealthy. REFILE-Merkel urges more market rules, co-opts challenger's pet issue BERLIN, Aug 31 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would push the G20 to make more progress on regulating financial markets and crack down on tax evasion, co-opting signature policy issues of her main challenger in September's elections. Neighbors prepared for worst? Possible punitive air strikes on Syria hang heavily over a nervous Middle East. Quake strikes southwest China, killing 4 A 5.9-magnitude earthquake killed at least four people Saturday morning in southwestern China, state media reported. Crime Scene The Luck of an Unlicensed Barber Runs Out A police inspection of a barbershop in Ridgewood, Queens, turns up a suspect in a vicious assault in a Mexican restaurant. Theater Review The Awake, by Ken Urban, With Consciousness in Limbo Three characters are trapped in reveries and in search of what is real in The Awake, by Ken Urban. Square Feet New York Hotels Decide Its Time for a Makeover After years of reduced spending, hotel owners in the city are making capital improvements, spurred in part by fears of bad reviews on online sites. Icahn raises Nuance stake, may push for board seats Aug 29 (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn said he had raised his stake in speech recognition software maker Nuance Communications Inc to 16.9 percent and that he may discuss the possibility of... Who's to blame for student debt crisis Ben Cohen and Edward Erikson say while students suffer, Sallie Mae profits off of them. Mothballed telescope gets new life as asteroid hunter CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA will reactivate a mothballed infrared space telescope for a three-year mission to search for potentially dangerous asteroids on a collision course with Earth, officials said on Wednesday. Gadgetwise A TV Speaker System Heard but Not Seen The Cynema Soundfield, from Niles, is a sound bar for TVs that is mounted flush to the wall, with a grille that can be painted to disappear into the dcor. GMO corn failing to protect fields from pest damage report (Reuters) - Researchers in the key corn-growing state of Illinois are finding significant damage from rootworms in farm fields planted in a rotation with a genetically modified corn that is supposed to protect the crop from the pests, according to a new report. Suez Canal Authority says attack attempted on container ship CAIRO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - A "terrorist" staged an unsuccessful attack on a container ship passing through the Suez Canal on Saturday, in an attempt to disrupt the flow of ships through the waterway, the head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Memish said on Saturday. Dempseys Arrival Has Sounders Crowd at Fever Pitch The Seattle Sounders of Major League Soccer drew 67,385 fans on Sunday for Clint Dempseys first home game with the team. Butler Loses F Jones for Season to Wrist Injury Butler's turbulent offseason isn't showing any signs of slowing down. Critics Notebook The Unexpected Files Comes to Science Channel The Unexplained Files, a new television series on the Science Channel, looks at some puzzles of existence. Economix Blog Behind the Big Increase in Food Stamps Changes in rules and eligibility have contributed to very large increases in the cost of the food stamps program, SNAP, an economist writes. Bale bid 'lacks respect' Gareth Bale's imminent transfer to Real Madrid for a reported world-record fee has been criticized by Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino. California wildfire threatening Yosemite is now size of Dallas (Reuters) - A massive wildfire that has charred the northwestern edge of California's Yosemite National Park is heading towards two groves of the park's famed sequoia trees, National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis said as firefighters battled the blaze on Saturday. Snedeker's bone disease battle World no. 7 Brandt Snedeker targets strong finish to 2013 after fighting back from a bone disease. Life, Interrupted A Test of Faith It had never occurred to me that, with all of the progress that has been made in cancer research, none of the standard treatments would work for me. Thats when I learned about something called a clinical trial. T Magazine A Fine Balance The Dimore Studio designers Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci have pioneered a uniquely modern aesthetic through a subtle mixture of historical periods and a painterly palette. US STOCKS-Wall Street falls, ends worst month since May 2012 * Uncertainty over possible strike on Syria makes for thin volume Ruptured EOG Resources Eagle Ford oil well burning HOUSTON (Reuters) - A ruptured EOG Resources Inc oil well in Texas burned on Thursday after a blowout and explosion hours earlier, the company and fire responders said. Explosions seen at tunnels area between Gaza and Egypt Aug. 31 - Smoke clouds cover the sky in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, where local residents say explosions hit tunnels connecting Gaza and Egypt. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Chinese Chicken Processors Are Cleared to Ship to U.S. The approval by the Agriculture Department is likely to add to the debate over the safety of food imports. DealBook Re/Max Files for I.P.O. as Housing Market Continues Upswing Re/Max Holdings, one of the countrys biggest real estate brokerages, filed to go public on Monday, preparing to follow its rival Realogy Holdings onto the public markets. T Magazine A Fine Balance The Dimore Studio designers Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci have pioneered a uniquely modern aesthetic through a subtle mixture of historical periods and a painterly palette.

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