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McCarron, No. 1 Alabama Beat Colorado State 31-6
AJ McCarron passed for 258 yards and threw a 30-yard touchdown to DeAndrew White in the fourth quarter to lift No. 1 Alabama to a 31-6 victory over Colorado State on Saturday night.


China Gains New Friends in Its Quest for Energy
A Chinese presence at a vast new oil field in Kazakhstan is another indication that Chinas influence has eclipsed even Russias across the former Soviet republics of Central Asia.


Meet the CEO feeding the world
Helene Gayle must be one of the few chief executives working to eradicate her own job. The first African American female boss of poverty charity CARE, talks about some of the challenges of feeding the world


Bits Amazon Updates Kindle Fire Line
A day after Microsoft announced plans for its new Surface tablets, Amazon refreshed the Kindle Fire line. The tablet wars are just getting started.


With Tastes Growing Healthier, McDonalds Aims to Adapt Its Menu
The fast-food chain said it would increase its offerings of fruits and vegetables and promote more nutritional options to children.


Messy Michigan Slips 3 Spots in AP Top 25
Breaking down The Associated Press college football poll after Week 4 of the regular season.


Floods encircle Thai industrial park; government says no repeat of 2011
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Floodwater encircled an industrial estate to the northeast of Bangkok on Thursday, adding to fears that Thailand could see a repeat of the devastation caused by floods in 2011, but the estate's director said water would not enter the complex.


UPDATE 4-New delays hit Obamacare rollout before Oct. 1 launch
WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday announced new delays in rolling out President Barack Obama's healthcare reform, saying small business and Spanish-language health insurance enrollment services would not begin on Oct. 1 as planned.


F1 season off to a racing start
Ed Foster of Motor Sport Magazine previews the Formula One season with Amanda Davies.


Tiger Competing Against His Past
Tiger Woods always has been measured against Jack Nicklaus and his 18 majors, and most recently Sam Snead and his 82 PGA Tour victories.


Alitalia seeks capital hike, Air France-KLM votes against source
ROME (Reuters) - Struggling Italian carrier Alitalia will seek a capital increase of at least 100 million euros ($135 million), it said on Thursday after reporting another heavy loss for its first half.


Pursuits A Presidential Pub Crawl
Touring East Coast spots on a presidential pub crawl makes for a history lesson that goes down easy.


Exclusive | 415 Washington Street
A combination of two units at the Fairfield condominium, built on the site of a former soap warehouse, yielded this 4,000-square-foot triplex.


Wimbledon's wild card returns home
Goran Ivanisevic, 2001 Wimbledon champion, is back in Croatia. CNN's Pedro Pinto reports.


"Practical" solar car hits the road in Sydney
Sept. 16 - Among the teams competing in next month's 3000 kilometer World Solar Challenge race across Australia, is a group from the University of New South Wales who've built a solar-powered vehicle designed to look like a conventional car. In a field dominated by vehicles that look anything but conventional, the car provides a glimpse of what we could be driving on the roads in years to come. Lester Ranby was there for its first test drive.


In a Breathtaking First, NASAs Voyager 1 Exits the Solar System
Voyager 1, launched back in 1977, has become the first man-made object to pass into the unknown vastness of interstellar space.


T Magazine Accommodations | Sleeping at the Bauhaus
The influential German design school has converted its studio building into a dorm-style hotel, with rooms outfitted with Marcel Breuers steel tube furniture.


The Lede Shots Ring Out in Footage Recorded During Kenya Mall Attack
Video recorded during the militant attack in a Kenyan mall showed terrified customers taking cover as shots rang out.


Panthers 38, Giants 0 Giants Go From Bad to Worst Start Since 96
In Tom Coughlins most lopsided loss as the Giants coach, Eli Manning was sacked seven times as the team fell to 0-3 for the first time since 1996.


Mourinho explains changes after vital win
After two successive defeats, and with his proud unbeaten home English Premier League record at stake, Jose Mourinho was never going to take any chances in Chelsea's game against Fulham.


Potential blockbuster in Davis Cup
Switzerland was drawn to face Serbia in the 2014 Davis Cup, which means Roger Federer could play Novak Djokovic. Federer, though, doesn't usually show up for first round ties. In another intriguing pairing, record champion the U.S. hosts Andy Murray's Great Britain.


U.S. to consider relaxing rules on using electronics in flight
NEW YORK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Airplane passengers would be allowed broader use of mobile devices, laptops and tablets during flights, under a proposal U.S. air safety regulators are due to begin considering next week.


Fracking Here to stay?
CNN's Richard Quest talks to Texas Gov. Rick Perry about the economic boom hydraulic fracturing has brought to his state.


Bands unite for peace
Two Israeli bands, one Jewish and one Arab, are joining together in "metal brotherhood" to spread a message of peace through rock 'n roll.


'Batman' TV prequel What we can expect
Fox chose an auspicious moment to greenlight a Batman prequel show.


Streetscapes A Return to Duty for the Brooklyn Navy Yard Hospital
Steiner Studios plans to spend $400 million to take over and restore the magnificent, slightly sagging Navy Yard Hospital.


Son of China celebrities jailed for rape
Sept. 26 - A Chinese court jails the son of two celebrity army singers to 10 years for his part in a gang rape. Rough cut (no reporter narration)


Bits Blog Internet Pioneer RealNetworks Seeks Revival
The company has reinvented its venerable RealPlayer software as a cloud service that it says will make it easier to privately share personal videos between mobile devices, television sets and computers.


Spain's Caixabank approves real estate unit sale to TPG
MADRID, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Spanish lender Caixabank on Thursday said it had approved the sale of its real estate unit Servihabitat to a joint venture between the bank and private equity fund Texas...


Kenya's jewelry from boiled bones
In Kenya's biggest slum an entrepreneur is helping tackle the huge garbage problem, and creating jobs, by making striking jewelry from discarded animal bones.


UPDATE 1-Chinese firm wins Turkey's missile defence system tender
ISTANBUL, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Turkey on Thursday chose a Chinese defense firm CPMIEC to co-produce a $4 billion long-range air and missile defense system, rejecting rival bids from Russian, U.S. and European firms.


T Magazine Accommodations | A Vacation Rental Platform for Jet-Setters
Onefinestay, an up-and-coming service in the mold of Airbnb and HomeAway, offers properties and perks for guests used to four-star hotels.


U.S., China want quick, binding U.N. resolution on Syria, U.S. says
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States and China strongly agree on the need for the U.N. Security Council to quickly adopt a binding resolution on eradicating Syria's chemical weapons arsenal, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday in remarks that appeared aimed at putting pressure on Russia to accept the measure.


Santiago Calatrava Collects Critics as Well as Fans
The architect Santiago Calatrava is collecting critics as buildings develop problems.


Sports Briefing | Soccer Neymar Scores as Barcelona Stays Perfect in League Play
Neymar scored his first league goal and helped host Barcelona ease past Real Sociedad, 4-1, in Spains top league and stay perfect after six matches.


Texas man set to be executed for murder over $100 debt
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas man who stabbed another man to death when he failed to pay back a $100 debt to an exotic dancer is scheduled to be executed on Thursday.


DealBook Longtime Madoff Accountant Is Arrested
The arrest of Paul J. Konigsberg, a longtime accountant in Bernard L. Madoffs inner circle, represents a deepening of the federal criminal investigation of Mr. Madoffs multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.


The rise of golf's multimillionaires
The PGA Tour can make instant millionaires at virtually every one of its tournaments -- but it was not always that way. It took golf pioneer Billy Casper almost 15 years to reach seven figures in the nascent days of the pro circuit.


U.S. Congress turns attention to debt limit battle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress, already struggling to avert a government shutdown next week, turned its attention on Wednesday to the other fiscal bullet it had to dodge a federal debt default.


Aftermath of the Nairobi mall siege
CNN's David McKenzie takes a personal look at how Kenya has been affected by the deadly mall attack in Nairobi.


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