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News Feed Latest worldwide news Lawmakers hover as more homeowners rent rooms to visitors LONDON (Reuters) - For British student Carly Connor a trip to London for a city break would be impossible if she had to pay for a hotel so instead she rents a room in a Londoner's home. 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. Harden Hurt in Rockets Rout of Memphis Houston Rockets guard James Harden was listed as day-to-day after leaving Friday night's preseason game against the Memphis Grizzlies with a right knee bruise. Saudi women say they will keep pushing for right to drive RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi women demanding the right to drive said on Sunday they would keep up their campaign a day after government warnings and a heavy police presence thwarted their call for many... Britain braced for hurricane-force "Saint Jude" storm LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Hurricane-force winds are forecast to disrupt road, rail and airport networks on Monday when one of the strongest storms in decades is expected to hit the southern half of Britain during rush-hour, forecasters warned on Sunday. Algeria's Sonatrach makes 1.3 bln barrel oil discovery - APS ALGIERS, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Algeria's Sonatrach has made a new oilfield discovery with estimated reserves of 1.3 billion barrels in the region of Tamguid Messaoud near Ouargla city, APS state news agency said on Saturday. Economic Scene New Front in the Fight With Infant Mortality The Affordable Care Acts benefits for pregnant women have the potential to lower infant mortality rates and change what Americans expect from their government. APEC's travel fashion woes From embarrassing photo op to embarrassing photo op, APEC never fails to deliver. The Week Ahead | Art Recalling the Wave of Water and Panic The Museum of the City of New York is opening an exhibition of photographs whose size and scope seem intended to rival that of Hurricane Sandy itself. GLOBAL MARKETS-World shares flat but Wall St gains; SP 500 at new high * Nikkei futures index down following earthquake * U.S. bond prices rise before Fed meeting next week * European shares dip from 5-year highs as rally fades By Angela Moon NEW YORK, Oct 25 (Reuters)... Man 'executed' once, wins reprieve in Iran Alireza M. is a lucky man. First, he survived a hanging. Now, he has survived a judicial review over whether he should be hanged again. Your Money Adviser Annual Enrollment for Medicare Opens Participants might find more choices, but higher costs, in insurance offerings. UPDATE 1-'Bad Grandpa' tops 'Gravity' at North American box office LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Prankster comedy "Jackass Presents Bad Grandpa" kicked Sandra Bullock's 3D space thriller "Gravity" from the top of weekend box office charts in the United States and Canada, starting off with $32 million in ticket sales over its first three days. India Ink A Conversation With Human Rights Activist Sima Samar Sima Samar, one of the foremost human rights activists from Afghanistan, talks about the challenges Afghan women face. Libya's big power play yet to come Nic Robertson interviews the militia leader who helped free Libya's prime minister from kidnappers. Hotshots with Bubba Watson The 2012 Masters champion shares tips on improving your short game. What we didn't learn from Sandy Adam Sobel says the immediate response was effective but not enough has been done to counter long-term threat of more flooding and severe storms QA Editing Microsoft Word Files on an Android Tablet Google Play has several apps for working with Microsoft Word files on Android tablets. Are U.S. sanctions killing Iranians? In July, Iran lost one of its most acclaimed playwrights and directors when Mahmoud Ostad-Mohammad passed away in Tehran at the age of 62. Rice Offers a More Modest Strategy for Mideast In an interview, Susan E. Rice, President Obamas national security adviser, said the presidents goal was to avoid having events in the region swallow his foreign-policy agenda. CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-China Construction Bank earnings slow on increased bad-loan provisions (Corrects Q3 net profit to 56.8 billion yuan from 56.5 billion, percent change to 9.4 from 8.9) Theater Review | New Jersey A Review of The White Snake, Adapted From a Chinese Fable A serpent transforms herself into a maiden and falls in love with a poor but upright man. Trouble follows. U.N., Fearing a Polio Epidemic in Syria, Moves to Vaccinate Millions of Children Officials said that the discovery a few weeks ago of a cluster of paralyzed young children in Deir al-Zour, a heavily contested city in eastern Syria, had prompted their alarm. Colombian mother sold 12 daughters' virginity, police say A mother of 14 in Colombia tried to make ends meet, police say, by pushing her daughters into "hell" selling their virginity for a couple hundred dollars. Britain braced for hurricane-force 'St. Jude' storm LONDON (Reuters) - Hurricane-force winds are forecast to disrupt road, rail and airport networks on Monday when one of the strongest storms in decades is expected to hit the southern half of Britain during rush-hour, forecasters warned on Sunday. What happened to Malala's friend? Today we can tell the remarkable story of Shazia Ramzan, a 15-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl. Obama's tech expert becomes target over healthcare website woes Oct 25 (Reuters) - Todd Park has gone from steering his healthcare information technology company through a blockbuster IPO to occasionally sleeping on a mat in his office while working to repair the troubled new U.S. government healthcare website. Sinosphere Blog Amid Heavy Pollution, Beijing Issues Emergency Rules to Protect Citizens The new measures consist of a system of four colored alerts that will kick in when either one or three days of heavy pollution are forecast. London's coolest gravestones The best -- and wackiest -- tombs in this great cemetery city don't always belong to the most famous. 8 States Teaming Up to Support Electric Cars California, New York and six other states said they would work jointly to adopt a range of measures to make it easier to own an electric car. Microsoft VP blasts Apple apps A Microsoft executive took to the tech giant's official blog Wednesday to take an uncharacteristically direct shot at rival Apple. Jeremy Lin I don't focus on race Jeremy Lin on whether it's more difficult to make it as an Asian-American in the NBA. Blogging doctor fights HIV in Tunisia Zied Mhirsi tells Errol Barnett about helping the country's most vulnerable population groups. An Asian rival to the Ryder Cup? Asia's emergence as a golfing power has received a boost with the announcement the continent's top golfers will face off against their European counterparts in a competition similar to the Ryder Cup. Child labor The worst countries Where in the world are children toiling dangerous and dirty conditions, missing out on education and other basic rights? Barcelona 2, Real Madrid 1 First Clsico Is a Charm for Barcelonas Neymar, Not for Madrids Bale Neymar and Alexis Snchez scored goals on Saturday as Barcelona defeated Real Madrid in the Spanish league. Career Education sells European business for more than total market cap Oct 24 (Reuters) - Career Education Corp said it will sell its European education business to private equity firm Apax Partners for about $305 million, sending its shares up more than 50 percent in... On Baseball Game 3 Loss Could Haunt the Red Sox for a Long Time Boston has overcome mistakes in the past, but if the Cardinals win this World Series, the Red Sox will not erase the errors of Saturday night until they win another championship. Marcia Wallace, Simpsons Voice Actor, Dies at 70 Ms. Wallace was the voice of Edna Krabappel on the The Simpsons and earlier Carol Kester, the receptionist on the 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show. BP Recovers in Exploration Activity BPs exploration activity, the lifeblood of an oil company, came to a near halt after the Gulf of Mexico spill, but this year BP plans to drill 16 to 18 exploration wells, an executive said.

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