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City Room An Elite Public School Is the Saddest Spot in Manhattan, a Study Says
Hunter College High School, filled with many of the citys top performing students, was labeled the saddest place in Manhattan, based on a study that gauged the emotions of New Yorkers by their Twitter messages.


Finmeccanica, CDP heads meet as talk of Ansaldo Energia sale mounts
MILAN, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The heads of Finmeccanica and state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti met on Tuesday at the office of Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letto, a spokesman for his office said on Tuesday, as speculation mounted that the defense group is stepping up efforts to sell its power unit, Ansaldo Energia.


Fabregas Breaks Celtic Hearts as Barca Labour
Barcelona, missing the mercurial talent of the injured Lionel Messi, laboured to a 1-0 win in their Group H Champions League game against 10-man Celtic in Glasgow on Tuesday.


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.


DealBook Owner of Empire State Building Prices at $13 a Share
Shares of Empire State Realty Trust, whose office properties include the well-known 102-story Art Deco tower, raised $929.5 million in one of the largest initial public offerings of a United States real-estate investment trust.


King of Pop's birthday Mom looks back
Michael Jackson's life began on August 29, 1958, as the seventh child in a family crowded into a tiny home in Gary, Indiana.


Torture rife in Libya's jails two years after Gaddafi U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Torture and brutality are rife in Libyan prisons two years after the overthrow of leader Muammar Gaddafi in a revolution launched under the banner of freedom and justice, a U.N. report said on Tuesday.


George Will to Leave ABC News for Fox News
Mr. Will has been contributing to ABCs Sunday political show This Week since 1981, when the host was David Brinkley.


Global Soccer There Is Much More to Soccer Than Statistics
Numbers have their uses, but they cannot indicate what is going on between mind, body and soul. They cannot (yet) give a reading on creative imagination.


For Obama, it's the 'Republican shutdown'
WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - For President Barack Obama, the U.S. government shutdown that rippled across the country on Tuesday is the "Republican shutdown" and he is working hard to see that the name sticks to his political opponents.


Well Cooking With Miso
Many people know and love miso soup. But this week Martha Rose Shulman goes beyond soup and explains how miso can be used for glazes, dips and dressings.


Breakingviews - London risks talent loss in house price boom
Sept. 27 - As fears of a property bubble in London grow, high prices may be scaring off foreign talent, says Breakingviews.


Currents | Decor Libertys Fields of Flowers
The storied British company introduces its Nesfield collection of botanically inspired fabrics, wallpaper and paint.


EMERGING MARKETS-Latam stocks rise as investors shrug off U.S. shutdown
* Brazil Bovespa up 1.61 pct, Mexico IPC gains 2.86 pct SAO PAULO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Latin American bourses posted gains and Brazilian stocks capped a five-day slide on Tuesday as investors bet that...


India seeks to regulate its booming 'rent-a-womb' industry
ANAND, India, Sept 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Dressed in a green surgical gown and cap, British restaurateur Rekha Patel cradled her newborn daughter at the Akanksha clinic in northwestern India as her husband Daniel smiled warmly, peering in through a glass door.


Rivals see UBS holding on to clients after trading loss
GENEVA (Reuters) - Rich clients of Swiss bank UBS have not yet moved their millions to other banks after its $2.3 billion trading scandal last month, rival private bankers said.


New Yorkers eating out more, Zagat survey finds
NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - New Yorkers are eating out more often than a year ago, reversing a trend as confidence in the economy grows, according to the Zagat 2014 restaurant survey released on Tuesday.


Abbott 'frank' talks on asylum seekers
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sought to present a united front on the controversial issue of asylum seekers Monday, as the two leaders held talks in Jakarta.


Ferrari waving white flag?
Sebastian Vettel has already won the 2013 Formula One world championship -- at least that's the view of his Ferrari rivals with six races still remaining this season.


Yemen Militants kill 4 at military headquarters
Four Yemeni soldiers were killed and more than 20 injured when suspected al Qaeda militants stormed the headquarters of the Army's 2nd Division in the southern Yemeni city of Mukalla on Monday, three local security officials told CNN.


UPDATE 2-Frontier buyer cites global appeal for lower-cost airlines
Oct 1 (Reuters) - Airline pioneer William Franke is looking to bring more low airfares to U.S. air travelers, with his firm agreeing to purchase Frontier Airlines from Republic Airways Holdings.


Clock ticking in U.S shutdown crisis
Oct. 1 -The U.S. Senate rejects an emergency funding bill approved by the House for the second time Monday. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)


U.S. Treasury starts last measures to preserve borrowing authority
WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday started using its last tools for pushing back the day when the government will run out of legal borrowing authority, Treasury Secretary Jack...


Dance Review Fall for Dance Opens With New Justin Peck Work
The opening program of Fall for Dance, at City Center, featured a new work by Justin Peck as well as a world premiere tango.


Satellite problems cut phones in Canada's Arctic
*Flights canceled, bank machines, cell phones stop working


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. Postal Service defaults on $5.6 billion for future health benefits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service on Monday defaulted yet again on a prepayment for the healthcare of its future retirees as its finances remain in the red and legislative reform remains...


UPDATE 1-Ford leads record Canadian auto sales; GM sales slide
TORONTO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Automakers sold a record number of cars in Canada last month and pushed total vehicle sales year-to-date to a new record, according to industry data released on Tuesday, with Ford Motor Co's Canadian unit outselling all its competitors.


Matter In Fragmented Forests, Rapid Mammal Extinctions
A man-made reservoir in Thailand has given biologists the opportunity to measure the speed of mammal extinctions and to watch them happen, quickly.


Merck Plans to Eliminate 8,500 Jobs
Merck Company on Tuesday said it planned to cut annual operating costs by about $2.5 billion by the end of 2015 and eliminate 8,500 jobs.


Wall Street shrugs off government shutdown for now
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street took the partial shutdown of the U.S. government in stride on Tuesday, but market analysts expected investor patience to run out if it lasts more than about a week as...


Gadgetwise An iPhone Case That Sharpens Your Photography Skills
The tech company iZZi Gadgets says its Orbit case will turn an iPhone into a professional-grade device for digital photographers.


Should U.S. fear Boko Haram?
John Campbell says the Islamist jihadist group implicated in the slaughter of Nigeria college students is mainly a scourge inside Nigeria. But the group could be ripe for al-Qaeda ties


10 best countries for startups
New Zealand tops the list as the easiest place to start a small and medium-sized enterprise, according to the World Bank's most recent report.


Analysis Favorites? Broncos, by a Wide Margin
By looking at points allowed and points scored, a better perspective on why Denver is the early favorite to win the Super Bowl.


New Yorks Top Recruit Selects Seton Hall
Isaiah Whitehead, the 12th-best prospect in the country, according to Scout.com, had whittled his choices to Indiana, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Seton Hall and St. Johns.


Doctor gives free weekend surgeries
In Cameroon, there is only one doctor for every 5,000 people, according to the World Health Organization. Seeing his father and so many of his countrymen suffer, Georges Bwelle was determined to do something about it.


6 arrested in official's death
The drowning of an official during interrogation prompts questions about how far Chinese investigators will go.


Win a Trip 2013
As Erin Luhmann travels with Op-Ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof, she reports on malnutrition in Mali, treatments for clubfoot in Niger and the refugee crisis from the conflict in Darfur.


Smell of fall in the air in parts of U.S.
The smell of fall is already in the air in some parts of the United States. That means it's time to pack up the car and drive to wherever the leaves are changing colors.


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