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Fed needs better way to signal policy, officials say
FRANKFURT/STOCKHOLM/HOUGHTON, Michigan (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve confused financial markets over scaling back its bond buying, three top officials said on Thursday, with one arguing the central...


Penney to raise up to $932 million in share sale, lowers cash forecast
(Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co Inc on Friday cut its forecast of year-end cash reserves as it expects to raise up to $932 million in a share sale, suggesting that the retailer is burning through cash faster than expected.


QA Gaming With Chrome, and Bypassing Windows 8
Fans of the game Minecraft may be able to get it to play on a Google Chrome notebook, and how to go directly from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1


E.A. Sports Settles Lawsuit With College Athletes
The settlement in the suit filed by student-athletes seeking to be paid included the Collegiate Licensing Company, and the court filing came after E.A. Sports announced it would not publish a college football video game in 2014.


SEC says big Ponzi scheme targeted investors in Japan
(Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission said it has uncovered an "extensive and egregious" Ponzi scheme run by a Las Vegas executive who raised more than $800 million from thousands of...


CFTC fines Vision Financial for second time this week
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission fined Vision Financial Markets $525,000 on Friday for illegally commingling customer money with company funds.


Iranians warm to possible thaw
From bakery to barber shop, cafe to carpet store, Iranians stroll their capital with a renewed step, uplifted by how their newly elected president seeks something remarkable after decades of cold war-like relations between their country and the West.


NYC Health Department headquarters is bugged - with ones that crawl
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has a problem -- and it sounds more like one for which it might issue a citation than find in its own backyard.


U.S. government shutdown would hit Pentagon civilians - again
WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department will put half of its 800,000 civilian employees on unpaid leave and halt military activity not viewed as vital to national security in the...


First Top-Level U.S.-Iran Talk Since 1979
President Obama, speaking from the White House, said that he and President Hassan Rouhani of Iran talked about the countrys nuclear program, and Mr. Obama called the discussion an important breakthrough.


CFTC fines Vision Financial for second time this week
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission fined Vision Financial Markets $525,000 on Friday for illegally commingling customer money with company funds.


Chemical arms watchdog agrees Syria plan, U.N. set to vote
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Executive Council on Friday adopted a decision on a plan to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons arsenal, enabling the U.N. Security Council to vote shortly on a draft resolution.


Tiny island boasts golf legacy
Shane O'Donoghue explores how golf legend Harry Vardon helped the British island of Jersey develop a golf legacy.


Interpol issues alert for 'White Widow'
Interpol issues a red notice for Briton Samantha Lewthwaite, the so-called "White Widow," at the request of Kenyan authorities.


Steve Jobs' childhood home may become historical site
The home where a young Steve Jobs built the first Apple computer may soon become a protected historical site.


Today's Economist Medicares Lessons for the Affordable Care Act
The creation of Medicare in the 1960s may offer some insights for how the Affordable Care Act will go into effect, but the demographics of those eligible are quite different, an economist writes.


Hits to the Head Dont Differ With Age, Research Indicates
Football players as young as 7 sustain hits comparable in magnitude to those absorbed by high school and adult players, and most of the hits are sustained in practices, not games.


U.S. SEC settles fraud case against former Vitesse executives
NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Friday it reached a settlement with two former Vitesse Semiconductor Corp executives accused of inflating company...


RLPC-Dell benefits from hot US leveraged loan market
LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Dell is the latest company to benefit from the red-hot US leveraged loan market as strong investor demand allowed the computer giant to cut funding costs on the $10.6 billion financing package backing its $25 billion buyout.


State news Iraqi Consulate in Syria shelled; 1 dead
An Iraqi woman was killed when "a terrorists' mortar shell" fell on the Iraqi Consulate building in Damascus on Thursday, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency reported.


N.F.L. Roundup Niners Rebound With a Rout Against St. Louis
Colin Kaepernick threw two touchdown passes as the 49ers, which was outscored by 56-10 in its previous two games, routed the Rams.


A massive fire engulfs Beverly Hills mansion
Sept. 27 - Firefighters try to keep enormous flames from spreading to nearby areas. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


48 hours in Rochester, New York
ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) - Synonymous with film photography, lilacs and classical music, Rochester offers an unusual array of attractions for a mid-sized U.S. city that brought industrial prowess to a scenic river gorge on Lake Ontario's southern shore.


China shows off 14 baby pandas
Sept. 24 - Fourteen baby pandas born in a southwest China breeding centre are shown to the public for the first time. Elly Park reports.


Station to Station, Avant-Garde Art Show, Nears End of Tour
Station to Station, an art show traveling across the country by train, visits Barstow, Calif., before heading to Oakland, its final stop.


Ronaldo stars in Real thriller
Cristiano Ronaldo shows just why Real Madrid agreed to pay him the big bucks with a hat-trick on a scintillating evening of European football.


Comcast Ordered to Place Bloomberg With TV Peers
A Federal Communications Commission ruling asserted that the cable company must place Bloomberg TV closer to other news channels in so-called news neighborhoods.


Big freighter traverses Northwest Passage for 1st time
LONDON (Reuters) - A large freighter completed a voyage through the hazardous Arctic Northwest Passage for the first time this week, showing the potential for cutting shipment times and costs as global warming opens new routes.


Megan Krigbaum, Michael Turkell
The bride is senior wine editor at Food Wine magazine, and the groom is a freelance food and kitchen photographer.


Miley Cyrus breaks silence on VMAs
Miley Cyrus has a message for the haters You are overthinking it.


Market Ready Whats the Best Way to Give Our Shower a High-End Look?
Advice for repairing or redecorating a home before selling it.


Companies Admit They Fixed Prices of Car Parts
The companies, all based in Japan, agreed to pay $740 million in fines on federal charges of fixing prices on parts like radiators sold to automakers in the United States.


After Rout in German Elections, Social Democrats Consider Coalition With Merkel
The defeated Social Democrats convened to decide whether to enter into talks with Chancellor Angela Merkels conservatives over a possible coalition, and what price to extract from her if they do.


Body fat tied to heart risks in normal-weight adults
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New evidence suggests older adults with a healthy weight but high percentage of body fat are at increased risk of heart-related diseases and death.


Social safety nets = happiness
Benjamin Radcliff says across the Western world, the happiest people live in countries with generous social safety nets.


Terrorists seeking 'soft' targets?
A document found on the body of an al Qaeda operative killed two years ago contains chilling plans that take on new significance after the Nairobi mall terror attack.


U.S. and Turkey to Create Fund to Stem Extremism
The $200 million fund aims to undercut the ideological and recruiting appeal of jihadists in places like Somalia, Yemen and Pakistan, State Department officials said.


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.


U.N. report Climate change man made
A United Nations climate change report published Friday concludes that it is "extremely likely" that human activity accounts for at least half of the global warming that has been observed since the 1950s.


Sports Briefing | Hockey Father of Devils Star Goalie Dies
Denis Brodeur, 82, one of Canadas most successful sports photographers and the father of the Devils goalie Martin Brodeur, died on Thursday, the Devils said.


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