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| Toronto mayor says has smoked 'a lot of' marijuana | | | TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who denied allegations earlier this year that he was caught smoking crack cocaine on camera, casually admitted on Wednesday that he has smoked "a lot of"... |
| Green Column Wind Farms Take Root Out at Sea | | | Now on the same scale as gas- or coal-fired power stations, wind farms have grown large offshore. Though costs are slowly decreasing, the industry still has a long way to go to become competitive. |
| Virgin Australia posts loss, declines to provide outlook | | | SYDNEY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd reported a A$98.1 million ($87.6 million) full-year net loss on Friday, blaming difficult economic conditions, strong competition and one-off costs related to its recently acquired Skywest business. |
| Massive wildfire prompts new travel restrictions through Yosemite | | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Firefighters determined to keep a massive blaze from invading the heart of California's Yosemite National Park took advantage of cooler weather early on Thursday to slow the spread of flames ahead of a holiday weekend marking the end of the peak summer tourist season. |
| Perfect timing Murray's triumph | | | Andy Murray tells CNN he was unable to sleep after his historic victory over Novak Djokovic to become Britain's first men's singles champion at Wimbledon since 1936. |
| Malala's voice stronger, not silenced | | | The attack was meant to silence the outspoken teenager who dared to defy the Taliban's ban against girls in school. Instead, it only made Malala's voice more powerful. After a school year that started with a shooting, Malala now eyes a summer of speaking at the U.N., telling her story in a new book and amplifying the issue of girls education. |
| Campbell Soup sales disappoint, shares fall | | | (Reuters) - Campbell Soup Co , the world's largest soup maker, reported quarterly revenue that fell short of analysts' expectations as sales in its core U.S. soup business slowed, sending its shares... |
| Another Form of Playoffs Starts in Golf | | | While the top 100 players in the FedEx Cup gather outside Boston this week to resume their pursuit of riches, 129 players are in Indiana for another form of PGA Tour playoffs. Only those guys are pursuing jobs. |
| Saudi prince's swipe at tiny Qatar draws riposte | | | DOHA (Reuters) - A U.S. media report quoting the Saudi intelligence chief as mocking Qatar over its small population has drawn a stinging rebuke from Doha, underlining tensions between the two Gulf... |
| McIlroy Harbors Hopes of a Late FedExCup Push | | | Rory McIlroy heads into Friday's opening round of the Deutsche Bank Championship believing he can still turn a disappointing year into a memorable season by winning overall FedExCup playoff honors. |
| For James Harris, a Dream Fulfilled | | | Inspired by the I Have a Dream speech delivered by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., James Harris became the first black player to be a regular, full-time starter at quarterback in the N.F.L. |
| Lotus hopeful on Raikkonen | | | Eric Boullier, the Team Principal of Lotus F1, on the future of Kimi Raikkonen and the team's hopes for the remainder of the season. |
| UPDATE 3-Salesforce's raised outlook reassures, lifts shares | | | SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Salesforce.com Inc raised its fiscal 2014 sales outlook after reporting better-than-expected revenue and earnings on Thursday, reassuring jittery investors that the cloud software company will continue its red-hot growth. |
| NASCAR's Labonte breaks ribs in bike accident | | | (Reuters) - Former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Bobby Labonte will miss Sunday's race in Atlanta after breaking three ribs in a bicycle accident near his home in Trinity, North Carolina on Wednesday. |
| Kuroda Shows Cracks as Yankees Playoff Push Crumbles | | | Hiroki Kuroda started the season as a rock in the New York Yankees rotation but the righthander showed a few more cracks on Wednesday as the Toronto Blue Jays pounded out a 7-2 win to defuse the Bronx Bombers' post-season push. |
| Say hello to the 'Chewbacca bat' | | | A furry bat named after a notorious Star Wars character, bombardier beetles that unleash explosive, foul-smelling gas to defend themselves, ants that can't walk or stand on flat surfaces and a mysterious cave-dwelling frog that runs instead of hopping. |
| Sipping the Pleasures of Istria | | | On a trip around this Croatian peninsula, the author renews his romance with a regional wine and discovers another culinary product to savor local olive oil. |
| Japan restarts maglev rail tests | | | Aug. 29 - Japan resumes tests on magnetic levitation train intended to travel at speeds up to 581 kilomeres per hour. Paul Chapman reports. |
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