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| $2 million check found on subway | | | It's a check for $2 million, issued to a man with a California driver's license. And it was found in a subway car in Madrid, police say. |
| The advert that changed a life | | | Some people take many years to find their calling -- but for Adam van Koeverden, it was right in front of him in black and white. On a small section of his local newspaper, the boy who would become an Olympic champion saw his future flash before him. |
| Devils Send Matteau to Minors | | | The 2012 first-round draft pick Stefan Matteau was among eight players sent to the Albany River Rats of the A.H.L. by the N.H.L. Devils, eight days before the season opener at Pittsburgh. |
| ABC TV's 'S.H.I.E.L.D' opens big with 12.2 million viewers | | | (Reuters) - New ABC drama "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." garnered strong ratings in its Tuesday debut, grabbing 12.2 million viewers overall and ranking first in its time slot among viewers ages 18 to 49, the group most prized by advertisers, according to Nielsen ratings data. |
| CANADA STOCKS-TSX eases on U.S. budget fears but golds limit fall | | | * TSX eases 2.24 points, or 0.02 percent, to 12,839.38 * Seven of the 10 main index sectors decline * Bombardier climbs after Lion Air shows interest in jets * BlackBerry advances after reports results By John Tilak TORONTO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index was little changed on Friday as worries about the U.S. budget crisis weighed on most major sectors but helped lift the bullion price and gold-mining stocks. Days after signing a tentative $4.7 billion dea |
| U.S. lawmakers probe banks' debit card deals with colleges | | | WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. lawmakers are demanding to know whether U.S. banks paid money or gave gifts to college officials to set up student debit card programs that the legislators say are "fee laden" and inflate education costs. |
| Soccer star Messi testifies in fraud trial | | | Soccer star Lionel Messi and his father testified in a Barcelona court Friday in a preliminary hearing over allegations they defrauded Spanish tax authorities of more than $5 million. |
| WRAPUP 3-Obama, Iran's Rouhani hold historic phone call | | | WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke by telephone on Friday, the highest-level contact between the two countries in three decades and a sign that both sides are serious about reaching a pact on Tehran's nuclear program. |
| Cheaper iPhone Will Cost More in China | | | While many analysts expected Apple to price the iPhone 5C at about $400, it will actually go for significantly more in China, where the company is struggling. |
| Tide No. 1 in AP Poll After Rout-Filled Weekend | | | With most of the top teams merely tuning up, there is little movement in The Associated Press college football poll this week. Alabama remains No. 1 and the first 14 teams in the rankings held their positions from last week. |
| China's Bo Xilai appeals conviction | | | One day after a court in eastern China sentenced him to life in prison for corruption, former Communist Party official Bo Xilai appealed his verdict and sentencing, a source with direct knowledge of the case told CNN. |
| Phys Ed Why Runners Dont Get Knee Arthritis | | | One of the most entrenched beliefs about running is that it can ruin knees by causing arthritis. But a new study finds that distance running is unlikely to contribute to the development of arthritis. |
| U.N. Security Council set to vote on Syria chemical arms resolution | | | UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council is set to adopt a resolution on Friday on eradicating Syria's chemical arsenal after Russia and the United States overcame a bitter deadlock to avert U.S. military action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government. |
| More Sway for F.D.A. Is Object of New Bill | | | A bill would give the Food and Drug Administration greater control over compounding pharmacies, which lawmakers say would help prevent another crisis like a meningitis outbreak traced to a Massachusetts pharmacy. |
| Election system needs an overhaul, but it's not that easy | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters in Florida were still waiting to cast their ballots more than six hours after polls closed on Election Day, registered voters in Ohio were told they were not on voter rolls and new voter ID laws in Pennsylvania led to confusion at voting places. |
| How good is the iPhone 5S camera? | | | Very soon, you will be sick of slow-motion videos. They will fill up your Facebook, Instagram and Vine feeds. The amateur clips will show pets jumping and playing, objects falling and breaking, and people dancing about in glorious, high-quality slow motion. |
| Lake Pavilion | | | Inside the banquet-style Cantonese restaurant in Flushing, Queens. |
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