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Novak Djokovic Defeats Roger Federer to Win US Open

Roger Federer was on a roll: a new service return, renewed confidence and 28 straight sets won coming into the United States Open final. Once again, Novak Djokovic was the antidote. After stopping Federer's momentum in four sets in this year's ... >> view original

Moving Fast, Fire Scorches Community in California

Efforts to get ahead of the Valley fire have so far failed, as its embers continue to jump past firefighters and move to new areas, where they have to form a new containment line. “It doesn't necessarily matter how many firefighters we put on it — the ... >> view original

Egypt Forces Kill Tourists From Mexico

Egyptian security forces opened fire on a caravan of tourist vehicles in the country's Western Desert late Sunday night, killing at least 12 people visiting from Mexico and injuring 10 others, among them Mexican tourists and their Egyptian tour guides ... >> view original

Germany Orders Curbs at Border in Migrant Crisis

When word of the new restrictions made the rounds at the main station in Salzburg, Austria, the last major stop on the rail journey to Germany, hundreds of migrants were taken off the blocked trains and to a garage nearby, the German Press Agency said. >> view original

US and Iran Both Conflict and Converge

“But there will still be a gradual increase in at least communication between the two governments on areas beyond the nuclear issue,” said Mr. Dobbins, a former senior State Department official who worked directly with Iranian diplomats to establish a ... >> view original

Giants vs. Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and head coach Jason Garrett celebrate a last-minute touchdown pass to tight end Jason Witten (82) to win against the New York Giants during the second half of a game Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in Arlington, Texas. >> view original

New York City's Subway System Just Got a Little Longer

NEW YORK (AP) — The city's first new subway station in a quarter-century opened Sunday, linking Times Square to a booming neighborhood on Manhattan's far West Side. “This is really a monumental day for the city,” Mayor Bill de Blasio told hundreds of ... >> view original

From Givenchy and Alexander Wang, Competing Visions of New York

To juxtapose the two was to invite public opprobrium. Especially because Givenchy is based in Paris and had come to New York to celebrate the opening of a new temple to consumption (i.e., store), as well as the designer Riccardo Tisci's 10th ... >> view original

Jets' Mauldin suffers concussion, nothing more - The Courier

Former University of Louisville linebacker Lorenzo Mauldin avoided serious injury Sunday in the New York Jets' season opener after being strapped to a spinal board and transported to a local hospital. The Jets reported that Mauldin suffered a ... >> view original

ArtsBeat | “Shear Madness” Opening in New York for the First Time

After 36 years of performances in Boston, Washington, and all around the globe, the play “Shear Madness” is coming to New York for the first time. The long-running farce about a murder in a beauty parlor will begin performances Off Broadway on Oct ... >> view original