2015-09-28 U.S. Technology

Financial Express   

Google to set up Wi-Fi in 400 Indian railway stations   
PCWorld
Google is to provide high-speed public Wi-Fi in 400 Indian railway stations that carry millions of passengers every day, giving the company an important headway in the country. The Internet giant is working with the Indian Railways and RailTel, ...

2015-09-28 U.S. Business

Reuters   

Oil prices fall on slowing global economic growth outlook   
Reuters
SINGAPORE Oil prices dropped in Asian trading hours on Monday despite a fourth weekly fall in U.S. drilling activity, with analysts pointing to the weak economic outlook as the main reason for low crude prices. China's August industrial profits dropped ...
Oil Falls as Drop in China Industrial Profit Signals Weak Demand   Bloomberg
Crude Oil Futures Edge Lower in Asian Trade   Wall Street Journal
Oil prices ease in Asia   The News International

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3News NZ   

FOREX-Subdued start with dollar steadier as rally fades   
Reuters
... * Dollar back below 121.00 yen, euro flirts with $1.1200. * Quiet start with little developments over the weekend. * No major Asian data, Chinese holidays start later in week. By Ian Chua. SYDNEY, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The world's major currencies ...
Dollar Holds Gain as Focus Returns to Signs of Economic Growth   Bloomberg
Late slump in health care pushes stocks to weekly loss   Naples Herald
Subdued start with dollar steadier as rally fades   The Fiscal Times
Steelers Lounge (blog)   
Yahoo Finance UK   
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Seeking Alpha   

What Recession? Says Nike - China, Women Lead Company To All-Time High   
Seeking Alpha
It's not surprising that Nike (NYSE:NKE) had a good quarter, but the company exceeded all expectations. With its forward guidance looking strong through 2016, and the company probably underestimating its outlook, it's setting itself up to surpass ...
Nike profits helped by strong China sales   Jewocity.com (press release) (blog)
Nike beats estimates on high-margin product sales; orders jump   Ledger Gazette
Is Nike signaling China's economy is OK?   iFreePress.com (blog)
MicroCap Observer   
Forbes   
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KSPR   

Investors to Washington: You're confusing us   
KSPR
The Federal Reserve has kept everyone guessing when it will start raising interest rates. It wasn't September, as many expected? Maybe in October? Maybe in December? And some in Congress have been threatening a return to their reckless ways by ...

2015-09-28 U.S. U.S.

USA TODAY   

NTSB: Duck vehicle didn't have recommended axle repair   
USA TODAY
SEATTLE — The National Transportation Safety Board says a duck boat involved in a fatal Seattle crash didn't have an axle repair that was recommended for the amphibious vehicle in 2013. NTSB member Earl Weener said Sunday that.
5th crash victim dies; NTSB says Duck did not receive recommended safety fix   The Seattle Times
Duck boat involved in fatal crash didn't have recommended repair, NTSB says   CNN
Fifth Student Dies From Injuries Sustained In Duck Boat, Charter Bus Crash   BuzzFeed News
The Valley Dispatch   
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Philly.com   

Penn State student killed in crash after charity fundraising   
Washington Post
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State University says a student has died in a one-vehicle accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike as she and six others were returning from collecting donations for the student-run THON charitable campaign. The university ...

2015-09-28 U.S. World

Reuters   

Russia seizes initiative in Syria crisis; France bombs Islamic State   
Reuters
UNITED NATIONS Russia appeared to seize the initiative in international efforts to end the conflict in Syria on Sunday as Washington scrambled to devise a new strategy for the war-ravaged country and France sent warplanes to bomb Islamic State targets.
Putin calls US support for rebels in Syria illegal   Washington Post
Obama previews 'blunt' tone for his seventh UN address   CNN
Deal With Iraq to Fight Islamic State Extends Russia's Reach in Middle East   Wall Street Journal
CBS News   
New York Daily News   
Los Angeles Times   
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Reuters   

Victorious Catalan separatists claim mandate to break with Spain   
Reuters
BARCELONA Separatists on Sunday won a clear majority of seats in Catalonia's parliament in an election that sets the region on a collision course with Spain's central government over independence. "Catalans have voted yes to independence," acting ...

2015-09-26 U.S. Spotlight

First Listen: Cast Recording, 'Hamilton'   
NPR
Here we are not going to begin with the premise that Hamilton, bona fide talk of the town, is unlikely. Hamilton was only a matter of time. If we're truthful, it's late. Disney should have made bank off this idea. A musical animated by the most popular ...

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kfor.com   

Oklahoma Pre-K teacher allegedly calls being left-handed 'evil' and 'sinister'   
kfor.com
OKEMAH, Okla. -- A 4-year-old was allegedly forced by his teacher to write with his right hand, even though he's left-handed. The child was sent home with a letter about how left-handedness is often associated with evil and the devil. Zayde is only 4 ...

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USA TODAY   

Sunday's lunar eclipse will also feature a 'Supermoon'   
USA TODAY
It hasn't happened in 33 years, and won't for another 18 years: Sunday evening, a total lunar eclipse will coincide with a "Supermoon." A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is between the full moon and the sun. The Earth's shadow covers the moon ...

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The Atlantic   

American Slavery, Reinvented   
The Atlantic
Crops stretch to the horizon. Black bodies pepper the landscape, hunched over as they work the fields. Officers on horseback, armed, oversee the workers. To the untrained eye, the scenes in Angola for Life: Rehabilitation and Reform Inside the ...

   

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Pope notes: From the halls of power to lunch with the homeless   
CNN
Watch live coverage of Pope Francis' trip on CNN. (CNN) Thursday began with the Pope's address to Congress. But he didn't dine with dignitaries after speaking to U.S. lawmakers. Instead, he prayed with people who rely on Catholic social services, shook ...

2015-09-26 U.S. Health

New York Times   

New Drugs Prove More Effective in Treatment of Kidney Cancer, Studies Find   
New York Times
New studies of two drugs, showing that each works better than the standard treatment for advanced kidney cancer, should lead to changes in patient care, researchers said on Friday. One study, of the drug nivolumab (sold as Opdivo), was stopped ahead of ...

2015-09-26 U.S. Science

AL.com   

Supermoon (blood moon) lunar eclipse rises Sunday: 7 things to know   
AL.com
The Supermoon rises over Huntsville, Sunday, August 10, 2014 in Huntsville, Ala. The 'supermoon' is a full Moon falls close to perigee, the Moon’s closest point to Earth in its slightly elliptical monthly orbit. The astronomical term for this event ...
Lunar eclipse will have watchers seeing red   Port Huron Times Herald
Supermoon plus eclipse equals rare sky show Sunday night   Winfield Daily Courier Online
Supermoon Eclipse is Sunday   HPPR
The Desert Sun   
SunHerald.com   
Heavy.com   
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NBCNews.com   

All Ears: Ancient Fossils Reveal Hearing Abilities of Human Ancestors   
NBCNews.com
Two-million-year-old fossils including the three tiny bones of the middle ear are helping scientists figure out the auditory abilities of early human ancestors at a time when they were beginning to hear more like a person and less like a chimpanzee. A ...
Two-million-year-old fossils reveal hearing abilities of early humans   Phys.Org
All Ears! What Human Ancestors' Hearing Was Like   Live Science
Ancient Human Ancestors Heard Differently   Scientific American
Headlines & Global News   
New York Times   
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Discovery News   

Hubble Zooms-in on Veil Nebula's Shocked Tendrils   
Discovery News
These beautiful, shimmering tendrils of plasma are all that remain of an ancient massive star that, approximately 8,000 years ago, died and exploded as a supernova. This zoomed-in section of the Veil Nebula has just been released by the Hubble Space ...