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| Well Statins Tied to Cataract Risk | | | In one of the largest studies ever done on the subject, researchers have found that taking statins, the widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs, is associated with an increased risk for cataracts. |
| Emily Arensman, Bowen Posner | | | The bride is the coordinator of public programs at the Whitney Museum of American Art; the groom is an associate director of undergraduate admissions at Yale. |
| John Grisham's 'Time to Kill' adapted for Broadway stage | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Best-selling author John Grisham's first novel, "A Time to Kill," has been adapted for the stage and is heading for Broadway next month with an ensemble cast that includes Fred Dalton Thompson of TV's "Law and Order" and Tom Skerritt, an Emmy-award winner for "Picket Fences." |
| $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. |
| Hollywood dumps romantic comedies for raunchier laughs | | | LOS ANGELES, Sept 28 (Reuters) - From "Some Like It Hot" to "Pretty Woman," "Sleepless in Seattle" to "The Wedding Planner," romantic comedies have long been Hollywood's box office darlings, but this fall raunchy R-rated comedies are getting top billing. |
| Obama, buoyed by election win, faces new battles | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama had little time to savor victory on Wednesday after voters gave him a second term in the White House where he faces urgent economic challenges, a looming fiscal showdown and a still-divided Congress able to block his every move. |
| Iranian activist freed | | | Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent Iranian human rights advocate, was among several prisoners released Wednesday from a Tehran prison where she had been jailed since 2010. |
| Wall Street falls as U.S. government faces possible shutdown | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks declined on Friday and the SP 500 and Dow posted their first weekly drop in four, as Democrat and Republican lawmakers struggled to agree on an emergency funding bill to avert a U.S. government shutdown days away. |
| Bale meets Madrid fans | | | Real Madrid's expensive new winger Gareth Bale met the club's dedicated fans at the Bernabeu. |
| Luxury cow horn jewelry | | | All that glitters is not gold, and not all designer jewelry is made from precious metals and gemstones. |
| A homegrown fix for 'food deserts' | | | More than 72,000 people in Charlotte, North Carolina, lack access to fresh, healthy food. When Robin Emmons discovered this problem, she turned her backyard into a garden. |
| Rebels seize military post on Syria's southern border | | | BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebel fighters including foreign Islamists took control of a military post on Syria's southern border with Jordan on Saturday after four days of heavy fighting with President Bashar al-Assad's forces, activists said. |
| Wedding Q. and A. | | | Thanking co-workers who gave a gift despite not being invited to the wedding, and how to gracefully ask guests to keep smartphone and social media activity to a minimum. |
| Top shareholders back Alibaba's controversial corporate structure | | | (Reuters) - Alibaba Group's biggest shareholders have backed a partnership structure that is at the center of a debate over where the Chinese e-commerce giant may list its shares in the most highly anticipated Internet IPO since Facebook Inc's $16 billion offer last year. |
| Bo Xilai appeals conviction | | | One day after a court in eastern China sentenced him to life in prison for corruption, former Communist Party leader Bo Xilai appealed his verdict and sentencing, a source with direct knowledge of the case told CNN. |
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