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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Morning Digest: As Obama pushes to punish Syria, lawmakers fear deep U.S. involvement

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09/3/2013
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As Obama pushes to punish Syria, lawmakers fear deep U.S. involvement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's efforts to persuade the U.S. Congress to back his plan to attack Syria were met with skepticism on Monday from lawmakers in his own Democratic Party who expressed concern the United States would be dragged into a new Middle East conflict..
Ballistic objects detected by Russia fell into sea: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two ballistic "objects" that Russia said were launched toward the eastern coast of the Mediterranean on Tuesday fell into the sea, state-run Russian news agency RIA cited a source in Damascus as saying..
Nokia to sell handset business to Microsoft for $7.2 billion
HELSINKI/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Two years after hitching its fate to Microsoft's Windows Phone software, a withered Nokia collapsed into the arms of the U.S. software giant, agreeing to sell its main handset business for 5.44 billion euros ($7.2 billion)..
Oprah's 'Butler' serves up box office win ahead of 'One Direction'
(Reuters) - Civil rights drama "Lee Daniels' The Butler" continued to serve up box office victories with $20 million in ticket sales over the long U.S. Labor Day weekend, leading Hollywood's box office for the third straight weekend..
Shock Federer loss dashes first Nadal meeting
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer suffered a shock loss to Tommy Robredo at the U.S. Open on Monday, ruining the prospect of meeting Rafa Nadal at the only grand slam where the two greats have never played each other..
Chinese shoppers set to become world leaders online
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's e-commerce market is expected to leapfrog that of the United States this year to become the world's largest by total customer spending, management consultancy firm Bain & Company says..
Bigger and healthier: European men grow 11cm in a century
LONDON (Reuters) - The average height of European men grew by a surprising 11 centimeters from the early 1870s to 1980, reflecting significant improvements in health across the region, according to new research published on Monday..
Australian Rules club to probe dwarf burning report
(Reuters) - Australian Rules club St Kilda Saints are investigating the allegation that one of their players set fire to a dwarf's clothing during their "Mad Monday" celebrations, the Australian Football League (AFL) said on Tuesday..
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