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European Unemployment Steady, Hinting at Progress in Crisis
The jobless rate in the 17-country euro zone was 12 percent, the same as in July, but there were still 26.6 million people unemployed in Europe, Eurostat reported.


Popes to be made saints in April
Pope Francis is expected Monday to announce the timing for the canonization of two of his predecessors, John XXIII and John Paul II.


India Ink Image of the Day Sept. 30
A farmer harvesting cabbages in Meghalaya.


Dance Review Fall for Dance Starts in India and Ends in Harlem
The second program in the Fall for Dance Festival started in India with the company Nrityagram and ended uptown with the Dance Theater of Harlem.


L. C. Greenwood, Member of Steel Curtain, Dies at 67
Greenwood, a left defensive end who was a master of the quarterback sack, helped lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl victories in the 1970s.


CEOs, learn from football coaches
Football coaches are high-profile leaders of the sporting world, but can they also offer valuable insights in management to aspiring business or industry executives?


Bats Live Analysis 2013 Postseason, Reds vs. Pirates
Live updates and analysis of Tuesday nights win-or-go-home playoff game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds.


2013 Emmys The winners list
Between "Breaking Bad," "House of Cards," "Homeland" and its respective stars, the 2013 Emmys race was tight.


Japanese translation glasses seen as Olympic boon for tourists
Oct. 1 - Japan's biggest mobile carrier, NTT DoCoMo, has developed glasses that automatically translate foreign languages. It's hoped the glasses, unveiled by the company this week, will make life easier for foreigners visiting Tokyo during the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Rob Muir reports.


Religious fury alters Miss World
Demeaning, exploitative, degrading. Beauty pageants have been called lots of things.


Japanese suppliers weather electronics storm better than name brands
MAKUHARI, Japan (Reuters) - Japan's flagship consumer technology brands have had a rough few years with their products overshadowed by Korean and U.S. rivals, but the Japanese parts makers who supply those rivals are doing a roaring trade.


DealBook British Game Maker Behind Candy Crush Seeking I.P.O. in U.S.
King, based in London, has filed for a public offering in the United States, in what investors and deal makers hope will signal a revival amid a slump in the technology sector.


Homeless man stabs five, including toddler, in New York park
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A homeless man armed with scissors attacked and wounded five people, including a one-year-old boy, in a New York City park busy with morning joggers and commuters, police said on Tuesday.


Argentine Judge Seeks to Put Franco Officials on Trial
The judge wants to extradite police officials who are accused of torturing opponents of the dictatorship until 1975, when Francisco Franco died.


Venture-backed IPOs and MA activity decline in value
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Average sizes of both initial public offerings and acquisition prices dropped for venture-backed companies last quarter as some companies battled a tough environment...


Nowhere to Look but Ahead for Winless Giants
After four games they would rather forget, the Giants are left to focus on what safety Antrel Rolle called the 12-game season remaining.


U.K. Utility Shares Fall After Pledge to Freeze Rates
The head of Britains opposition Labour Party said that if his party won the election in 2015, it would freeze gas and electric rates for two years.


After the Floods in Colorado, a Deluge of Worry About Leaking Oil
As waters recede from Colorados drilling epicenter, the sight of drowning oil wells has inflamed the debate over the environment.


New jet takes on Boeing and Airbus
Virgin flight for first new passenger jet series in decades.


Arts Review | Westchester A Review of Genjis World in Japanese Wood-Block Prints, at Vassar College
Genjis World in Japanese Wood-Block Prints is about two books an 11th-century classic, The Tale of Genji, and its 19th-century parody.


Cashman Works On Keeping Girardi With Yankees
Were going to give him a real good reason to stay, General Manager Brian Cashman said of Manager Joe Girardi at a news conference on Tuesday.


Recipes for Health Farfalle With Roasted Peppers, Peas, Feta and Yogurt
A pasta and yogurt dish inspired by recipes from Greece and Turkey.


Share Your Experience With Health Insurance Exchanges
The Times would like to hear from Americans who have begun to sign up for health care under President Obamas signature health care law.


Preoccupations An Entrepreneur Who Took a Chance on Herself
Prerna Gupta, C.E.O. of Khush Inc. x2014; the creator of an iPhone app called LaDiDa x2014; discusses her journey to entrepreneurship.


World Briefing | Europe Greece A Vow to Erase a Shame
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras suggested on Monday that he wanted to eradicate Golden Dawn, the neo-fascist xenophobic political party that is facing a government crackdown.


T Magazine Take Two | A Dual Review of Whats New, Starring Azealia Banks and Katie Couric
Azealia Banks and Katie Couric discuss the new Mini Cooper, Louis Vuitton luggage, Alice Waterss new cookbook and more.


Music Review New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Opens Its Season
A program called Promise of the New Word kicked off the New Jersey Symphony Orchestras 91st season.


Dozens reported dead in Sudan protests
Clashes in Sudan between protesters and police about rising gasoline prices have left dozens dead, according to protest groups and the Sudanese government. Demonstrators have been calling for President Omer Hassan Ahmed Albashir to step down.


The racing wheels greased by Chavez cash
It's not only tycoons and car makers that are greasing the wheels of Formula One -- countries are doing it too.


Shutdown Suspends Sports at Service Academies
All intercollegiate athletic competitions at the academies were suspended, but a decision was put off on canceling Saturdays Air Force-Navy football game.


Elie Saab's spring garden
Oct. 01 - The Lebanese designer creates a lace and floral landscape for Spring/Summer 2014. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)


The toughest shot in golf?
Living Golf takes a a look at the iconic 17th hole with its island green.


IRS rides 1884 'dead horse' law to defense of tax preparer rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday defended its effort to regulate the tax return preparation business for the first time in U.S. history, basing its case largely on a 19th century law dealing with horses lost or killed in the Civil War.


New jet takes on Boeing and Airbus
Virgin flight for first new passenger jet series in decades.


Shutdown could slam frail U.S. economy
Oct. 1 - The government shutdown hits a fragile U.S. economy, taking away not only government jobs that contribute to economic growth, but also many of the tools used to determine monetary policy. Bobbi Rebell reports.


First floating turbine seeks winds of change in US
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.


Why the global economy will not affect India
Nov. 14 - Tulsi Tanti, the chairman and managing director of Suzlon Energy, sits down with Chrystia Freeland to discuss the global economy and how India will not be affected like European countries have been.


JC Penney is sued over share sale, stock plunge
(Reuters) - A JC Penney Co shareholder on Tuesday sued the struggling retailer over its surprise decision to issue more than $810 million of stock to shore up liquidity, which led to a steep drop in its share price.


Supporters nominate Russia's Putin for Nobel Peace Prize
Oct. 1 - Russian public figures, including former politicians, academics and pop crooner Iosif Kobzon, call on the Nobel Committee to give the Peace Prize to president Vladimir Putin. Nathan Frandino reports.


'The system is down' Obamacare glitches go public, reasons unclear
NEW YORK, Oct 1 (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...


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