2015-09-14 U.S. Spotlight

Here's why Apple made the stylus that Steve Jobs hated   
The Verge
When Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller announced that the company's stylus for new iPad Pro would be called Pencil, the crowd audibly laughed in unison. On the surface, it was because it played into the stereotype that Apple lays claim to everyday ...

2015-09-14 U.S. Health

Nature World Report   

Resveratrol is the key to fight Alzheimer's: Study   
Nature World Report
The largest nationwide clinical trial to study high-dose resveratrol long-term in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease found that a biomarker that declines when the disease progresses was stabilized in people who took the purified form of ...

2015-09-14 U.S. Science

The New Yorker   

If We Burned All the Fossil Fuel in the World   
The New Yorker
In a conference call with reporters last month, NASA scientists expressed alarm about the pace at which both Greenland and Antarctica are losing ice. Credit Photograph by Michael Kappeler/AFP/Getty. What would happen if we burned through all of the ...

2015-09-14 U.S. Sports

ESPN   

Social scene: Delays, then drama, in men's final   
ESPN
It might have taken a while to get Sunday's US Open men's final going. But once Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer hit the court, it was another fantastic matchup between the two tennis stars. From the three-plus-hour rain delay to Djokovic's 6-4, 5-7, 6 ...
Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in men's US Open final   USA TODAY
Novak Djokovic Defeats Roger Federer to Win US Open   New York Times
Biggest Takeaways from Novak Djokovic's Victory in Men's Final   Bleacher Report
BBC Sport   
New York Daily News   
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Los Angeles Times   

Marcus Mariota outplays Jameis Winston, again; Seahawks flub the ending, again   
Los Angeles Times
A couple of football championships from earlier this year proved to be instructive roadmaps for the first Sunday of NFL games. Just like in the Rose Bowl, Marcus Mariota upstaged Jameis Winston. Just like in the Super Bowl, the Seattle Seahawks got too ...

2015-09-14 U.S. Entertainment

USA TODAY   

Miss Georgia is crowned Miss America 2016   
USA TODAY
How do you like those peaches? Miss Georgia, Betty Cantrell, was crowned Miss USA on Sunday evening. For the talent portion of the competition, she performed Tu Tu Piccolo Iddio from Madame Butterfly. During the question round, judge and country ...

2015-09-14 U.S. Technology

Engadget   

Blizzard Reveals Opening Cinematic for 'Legacy of the Void'   
PC Magazine
Time to start practicing your favorite Protoss sayings, Executor. Blizzard announced today that the third major chapter in its Starcraft II franchise, Legacy of the Void, now has an official release date. This second expansion pack to Blizzard's ...
Blizzard's Final Starcraft II Expansion Lands November 10   TechCrunch
StarCraft 2: Legacy Of The Void Pegged For 10th November Release   Ubergizmo
Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void for November 10th Release   Inquirer.net
PCWorld   
Engadget   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

Amazing video footage taken from edge of space revealed after lost cameras ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
A group of university students who launched a weather balloon to capture images of the Grand Canyon from the edge of space thought their science experiment had failed - until a hiker found their cameras in the desert two years later. The five Stanford ...

2015-09-14 U.S. Business

Reuters   

Asia shares rise as markets await Fed meeting   
Reuters
TOKYO Asian shares rose on Monday in cautious trade, shrugging off soft economic data from China, as investors pondered whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will be confident enough to raise interest rates this week for the first time in a decade.
Asian Stocks Mixed as China Data Spotlights Growing Challenges   Wall Street Journal
Nikkei edges lower on soft China data   Economic Times
MarketsAsia trades cautiously following Chinese data   Financial Times
Moneycontrol.com   
South China Morning Post (subscription)   
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Reuters   

UAW picks Fiat Chrysler as target company in labor talks   
Reuters
DETROIT Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCHA.MI) (FCAU.N) will get the first shot at setting a pattern for wages and benefits for more than 140,000 unionized factory workers at the Detroit Three automakers, the company and the United Auto Workers union said ...

2015-09-14 U.S. U.S.

Reuters   

Thousands flee California wildfire as homes go up in flames   
Reuters
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. A wildfire destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee as it roared unchecked through the northern California village of Middletown and several nearby communities, fire officials said on Sunday. The so ...
California Wildfire Forces Thousands From Homes   Wall Street Journal
1 killed, more than 400 homes, businesses destroyed in massive Calif. fire   Chicago Tribune
Moving Fast, Fire Scorches Community in California   New York Times
Sacramento Bee   
Kansas City Star   
San Jose Mercury News   
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NBCNews.com   

Kentucky Anti-Gay-Marriage Clerk Kim Davis: Back to Square One   
NBCNews.com
MOREHEAD, Kentucky — When the Rowan County clerk's office opens at 8 a.m. ET Monday, Kim Davis will have a decision to make. In her absence, her subordinates have been issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Does she stop them? If so, how ...

2015-09-14 U.S. World

TIME   

At Least 12 Killed When Egyptian Forces Fire on Mexican Tour   
New York Times
MEXICO CITY — At least 12 people were killed and 10 injured in Egypt's southwestern desert Sunday when armed forces mistakenly fired on a group of Mexican tourists, Egyptian officials said. The Mexican Foreign Ministry confirmed the incident and said ...
Egypt says 12 Mexican tourists killed by security forces in accidental shooting   Fox News
Mexican tourists killed by Egyptian security forces   BBC News
Egyptian Forces Kill 2 Mexican Tourists   Voice of America
ABC Online   
TIME   
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The Guardian   

'Passports, please': first Syrians halted after Germany restarts border control   
The Guardian
A policeman checks a Syrian migrant on 13 September, 2015, in Freilassing at the border between Germany and Austria, after Berlin's shock decision to reintroduce controls. Photograph: Guenter Schiffmann/AFP/Getty Images. Agence France-Presse. Sunday ...