| Latest worldwide news | Economix Blog A Report Card on Education Reform | | | A discussion with Education Secretary Arne Duncan; Mitch Daniels, the president of Purdue University; and John Engler, the head of the Business Roundtable, about the state of the education system. |
| Today's Economist The Business of Home Care | | | The expansion of the Fair Labor Standards Act to home-care workers is unikely to raise costs for consumers, but it may weaken the business model of for-profit companies, an economist writes. |
| Well Rethinking Motion Sickness | | | Thomas Stoffregen, a kinesiologist, believes that motion sickness is connected to posture and gait, not imbalances in the inner ear. |
| Next basketball star from Africa? | | | Soccer may be the number one sport in Africa but basketball is growing fast and the NBA is targeting the continent to provide future stars, and tomorrow's fans. |
| Fitch Applied Materials' Acquisition of Tokyo Electron Positive for SemiCap Equipment | | | (The following statement was released by the rating agency) NEW YORK, September 25 (Fitch) Fitch believes semiconductor capital (semicap) equipment-maker, Applied Materials Inc.'s (Applied Materials), acquisition of competitor, Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TEL), strengthens the credit profile of the semicap equipment industry and combined company. If approved, the deal better matches supply with demand, given ongoing consolidation of capital spending among semiconductor-makers. Credit Positive for |
| Fourth officer arrested in Mexico mass kidnapping case | | | As Mexico City authorities unravel the workings behind the mass kidnapping and killing of 13 bar-goers, some unsettling developments have surfaced. Four of those arrested in connection with the crimes are police officers. |
| Israel's worries beyond al-Assad | | | This week marks the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Across Israel, families build primitive structures with branches or palm fronds as roofs. They do so to remember the biblical exodus from Egypt and 40 years of exile in the Sinai Desert. It is a celebration of survival. |
| German politics 'Americanized?' | | | Germans have learned a lot about Chancellor Merkel in this election cycle we now know she has a drivers' license, but feels too insecure to drive herself. |
| Can this tech bring whole world online? | | | Step into any major urban center across Africa and you'll have no problem accessing your favorite websites. Step outside the city, however, and you'll soon have to say goodbye to the web. |
| ArtsBeat New Releases Top Chart | | | The top five albums on the Billboard 200 chart this week are all fresh releases, led by Jack Johnsons From Here to Now to You. |
| RPT-Sailing-Epic America's Cup to end with winner-take-all showdown | | | SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The 34th America's Cup, which until a few weeks ago had looked like an economic and sporting fiasco, is set to end Wednesday with a high-speed, half hour, winner-take-all sailboat race between Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand. |
| Samsung dazzles phablet followers with more girth, size | | | SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is seeking to dazzle followers of the phablet with bigger screens, and even possibly with a curved one, in its attempt to fence off a segment of smartphones once mocked for their girth and size. |
| Andrea Miller of Gallim Dance | | | Andrea Miller of Gallim Dance prepares her newest work, Fold Here, for its world premiere on Thursday at the Alexander Kassaer Theater. |
| Calls to end child marriage | | | The story was horrific An 8-year-old girl died from internal injuries suffered on her wedding night with a 40-year-old man. It caused outrage -- and numerous calls to end child marriage in Yemen. |
| Future of Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton in doubt | | | PARIS, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Marc Jacobs may be on the verge of leaving Louis Vuitton when his contract ends next month as designer's future at the French luxury brand remains unresolved, an industry source told Reuters. |
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