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Well Eating the Color Purple
Even though its officially autumn, the summer crop of eggplant is still in full swing at farmers markets across the country.


Stenson pockets $11.4M jackpot
Henrik Stenson keeps his cool to collect the biggest paycheck of his career Sunday, landing a $10 million FedEx Cup jackpot along with the $1.44 million prize for winning the Tour Championship in Atlanta.


Minions carry Justin Bieber up Great Wall of China
Justin Bieber has broken one of the most sacred rules of travel -- don't use your bodyguards to carry you up the Great Wall of China.


Tom Clancy, U.S. master of spy thriller novels, dies at 66
(Reuters) - Best-selling U.S. author Tom Clancy, who thrilled readers with vivid descriptions of soldiers and spies in novels including "The Hunt for Red October" and "Patriot Games," has died at 66, his publisher said on Wednesday.


Boston bomb suspect's lawyers want prison restrictions eased
BOSTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Lawyers for accused Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev asked a judge on Wednesday to lift sweeping restrictions on his ability to communicate from prison, claiming the measures are hindering his defense and violating his right to free speech.


Danone wants full compensation from Fonterra after recall
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Danone says it is seeking full compensation from New Zealand dairy exporter Fonterra over a contamination scare involving a Fonterra ingredient used in milk formula produced by the French food manufacturer.


Air France-KLM Could Aid a Struggling Alitalia
The chief executive of Air France-KLM said he had not ruled out participating in a fresh bailout of the debt-laden Italian carrier.


Advertising A Campaign Urges Listening to Those Torn by Mental Illness
While other campaigns focus on the mentally ill themselves, this effort focuses on the people around them, who can provide shelter by just listening to them.


Obama blames government shutdown on 'ideological crusade'
Oct. 1 - President Barack Obama blames Republicans for an "ideological crusade" aimed at his healthcare program and urges lawmakers to vote to keep government operations running and to raise the nation's borrowing cap without conditions. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


Florida woman tricked into taking abortion drug sues pharmacy
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida woman whose boyfriend switched her antibiotic with a medication known to cause abortion is suing the Tampa-area pharmacy where the drug, prescription bottle and...


Chinese Activist Joins Conservative Research Group
Chen Guangcheng, who escaped house arrest in Beijing before spending a rocky tenure at N.Y.U., has accepted an offer from the Witherspoon Institute, which opposes abortion rights and gay marriage.


Well Living With Cancer Feeling Older Than My Age
Sometimes cancer and its treatments make me feel as if I have entered a time machine that accelerates aging.


Dodgers Dont View Injuries as Obstacle
Missing part of their lineup to injuries, the Los Angeles Dodgers will lean on their offense and on pitchers Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke when the play Atlanta on Thursday.


DealBook Chinese Conglomerate Plans $1.8 Billion Reverse Takeover in Hong Kong
Cofco, whose operations include slaughtering livestock and selling life insurance, said it would place 12 property projects in mainland China into a subsidiary, the Hong Kong Parkview Group.


Injured Rooney a Surprise Manchester United Omission
England striker Wayne Rooney was surprisingly missing from Manchester United's squad for the Champions League Group A match at Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday.


Legal pot means more addicts?
Kevin Sabet says legalization in the U.S. would sweep the causes of drug use under the rug.


Britain's FTSE lags, miners and Unilever weigh
* FTSE 100 down 0.2 pct, lags other European markets * Miners hit by falling gold, weak Chinese data * Unilever sales warning hits Reckitt, SABMiller * Investors calm over U.S. government shutdown...


First floating turbine seeks winds of change in U.S.
Sept. 29 - North America's first floating wind turbine, launched in May, is being hailed as a prototype for a future US offshore energy industry. While the small "pilot phase" unit, sitting off the Maine coast, produces only enough electricity to power four homes, it represents the first stage of a far more ambitious project. Tara Cleary reports.


See Xbox One vs. PS 4
The next gen Xbox and PS will spark video game sales, but its not enough to help Britain's flagging gaming industry.


Rihanna "right" about Phuket
Rihanna recently tweeted about a visit to a sex show in Phuket. Phuket-based publisher Alan Morison says her visit highlights just how bad the island's main nightlife strip has become.


Nicole Black, Romuald Wawszczyk
The couple met at Penn.


Gadgetwise Untangle Your Cords
Recoil Winders help organize earbud, USB and power cords into neat, pocket-size packages.


'The system is down' Obamacare glitches go public, reasons unclear
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blank boxes where security questions are supposed to appear. Pleas to "be patient." Error messages galore. Notices that "the system is busy right now." Web pages timing out before they load. Garbled lines of text riddled with stray question marks.


Pilotless jets within reach?
"We're ready to take control" confirms Bob Fraser, a well-seasoned pilot who has been flying for 37 years.


Roche to show investors strength in and beyond cancer drugs
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche will highlight its most promising treatments in oncology, immunology and ophthalmology at an investor event on Tuesday, as it seeks to show its potential in and beyond its core cancer expertise.


Johnson Recovering From Flu
Zach Johnson was the last American to make the Presidents Cup team. He wondered if he would even be able to play.


ArtsBeat Minnesota Orchestra Withdraws From Two Carnegie Hall Concerts
Unable to reach an agreement in a yearlong labor dispute with its musicians, the orchestra announced on Monday that it was withdrawing from two concerts scheduled for November.


Obama Tells Republicans to Reopen the Government
In a show of defiance that reflected Democrats confidence that conservatives had overreached, President Obama called on House Republicans to stop fighting his health care law.


Germany Post Fukushima
CNN's Diana Magnay reports why the German consumer is paying more than what the energy transition may be worth.


Well Rethinking Motion Sickness
Thomas Stoffregen, a kinesiologist, believes that motion sickness is connected to posture and gait, not imbalances in the inner ear.


Introducing 'Le Zlatan' burger
Zlatan Ibrahimovic may have cost Paris Saint-Germain $30 million, but you can get your own chunk of the Swedish striker for just $41.


Sports Briefing | Tennis Venus Williams Advances
Venus Williams rallied from a set down to defeat Simona Halep of Romania, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, and reach the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.


Premier League Coverage Pays Off for NBC
NBC Sports Group has gone big with covering Premier League soccer games as part of a three-year deal. The viewership numbers have shown that the formula for full-blown coverage has been working.


zil Scores as Arsenal Blanks Napoli
Mesut zil scored his first goal for his new club as host Arsenal coasted to a 2-0 victory over Napoli in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.


FOREX-Euro leaps as ECB stays course; dollar stays weak
NEW YORK, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The euro soared to an eight-month high versus the dollar on Wednesday as European Central Bank President Mario Draghi stuck with the bank's current stance on monetary...


Tricky No. 14 at Muirfield Prime for Birdies
The signature 14th at Muirfield Village can be a birdie hole for Tiger Woods and maybe even a once-a-month hacker.


'Game of Thrones' cast tease season four
When "Game of Thrones" returns with season four, Kit Harington's Jon Snow is going to look a little different.


Hong Kong couple jailed for torturing maid who was 'forced to wear diaper'
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong couple were jailed on Wednesday for torturing, beating and abusing their Indonesian maid, who said they once dressed her in a diaper and tied her to a chair for five days while they went on holiday.


One World, One Sport, but Catalog of Problems Puts FIFA on Defensive
FIFA, a self-regulated body that has been slow to heed calls for reform, has had some meaningful changes to its leadership since awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.


Global stocks, dollar pressured as U.S. shutdown drags on
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar stayed under pressure in Asia on Thursday in what looked likely to be another jittery session for stock markets as President Barack Obama met congressional leaders to try and break a deadlock on the U.S. government shutdown.


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