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News Feed Latest worldwide news UPDATE 1-Detroit's finances 'shocking,' city manager testifies DETROIT, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Detroit's emergency manager painted a picture of a city in dire financial straits in testimony on Monday, with budgets so strained that bumpers were falling off police... Clarksons Homecoming for the Maple Leafs Is Delayed but Hard-Hitting After serving a 10-game suspension to start the season, David Clarkson has begun his homecoming to Toronto. A Quiet Drink At a Steakhouse Bar, Less Volume Cant Be Ordered The bar behind the steak side of Harrys Cafe and Steak is a pleasant place to have a drink if the noise level is reasonable. Googly for Guinness - new record for most googly eye glasses October 28 - Children set a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people wearing googly eye glasses.Sharon Reich reports. City Room Big Ticket | A Nascar Star Sells for $25 Million A three-bedroom condominium owned since 2007 by the Nascar driver Jeff Gordon included a built-in sushi bar and treetop vistas of Central Park. T Magazine Close Read | White Girls, The Controversy-Courting New Volume From Hilton Als What did Truman Capote and Michael Jackson have in common? How was Eminem feminized by Detroit? The New Yorker writer answers those questions and more in his new book, which mixes commentary, memoir and fiction. Refugees inside their own country The ongoing violence in Syria has left millions of people displaced. And while many Syrians fled to neighboring countries to escape the bloodshed, others have remained despite being in harm's way, though they have been forced from their homes. Beetles and scorpions creep on to Paris food scene PARIS (Reuters) - Popular delicacies in Asia but spurned by most in the West, grasshoppers, beetles and waterscorpions have crept on to the menu of a Parisian restaurant for the first time. World Series Game 4 Red Sox 4, Cardinals 2 Red Sox Top Cardinals to Even Series Led by Jonny Gomes and his three-run homer in the top of the sixth, Boston avenged a controversial Game 3 loss by beating St. Louis Sunday to even the World Series at two games apiece. Judge Blocks Part of Texas Abortion Law The ruling in Federal District Court rejected a provision requiring doctors at abortion clinics to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. Life's a blur -- literally -- for these kids Yash Gupta, 17, collects used eyeglasses and donates them to children in need. No. 13 LSU Dominates 2nd Half, Downs Furman 48-16 Sloppy play by No. 13 LSU had its fans grumbling and feisty Furman believing until Odell Beckham Jr. and Terrence Magee added a few more big plays to their personal highlight collections. Qatar defends 2022 project There's nearly a decade to go before a ball is kicked at soccer's 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. But the tiny Gulf state, which won the right to host the event nearly three years ago, is embroiled in controversy over the treatment of the huge migrant labor force within its borders. Bottled Water Sales Rising as Soda Ebbs By the end of the decade, sales of water whether plain, flavored or carbonated will surpass those of sodas like Coke and Pepsi. Czech left leader to start government talks despite party revolt PRAGUE (Reuters) - The leader of the Czech Republic's center-left Social Democrats said on Monday he would start talks with centrists on forming a government despite the fact that his own party ejected him from its negotiating team after a poor election result. Last year's top ten The top 10 Heroes In their own words Breakingviews The City has huge scope to expand Oct. 28 - Finance has rightly been in the sin bin for six years and the cleanup isn't over. But Hugo Dixon says Mark Carney is right to stress that the City is good for Britain, Europe and the world. Man faces charges in mass stabbing The man accused killing a woman and her four children in Brooklyn is set to be arraigned on murder charges Monday, New York Police Department Officer Christopher Pisano said. ArtsBeat Nina Arianda Returning to New York Stage in Red Vienna The actress will play a widow who joins the criminal underworld after her husband is killed in World War I in the Manhattan Theater Club production. Personal Health Commutings Hidden Cost The American dependence on cars, resulting in lost hours that could otherwise be spent exercising or socializing, has taken a toll on our health. On Pro Football Gamesmanship Continues to Color Jets-Patriots Rivalry Jets Coach Rex Ryan declined to say whether his staff asked officials to watch the Patriots, whose penalty led to the Jets game-winning field goal, with increased vigilance on Sunday. Nasdaq says FINRA caps Facebook IPO claims at $41.6 million WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The total value of the claims that market makers can recover after suffering losses due to Nasdaq OMX Group Inc's botched handling of Facebook Inc's initial public offering is $41.6 million, the exchange operator said Friday. Ruling Doubles Paycheck for 1,375 Employees at High-Grossing Queens Slot Parlor An arbitrators ruling at Resorts World Casino comes days before a referendum on authorizing up to seven full-size casinos in New York. Senate intelligence panel chair pledges 'major review' of NSA surveillance WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Intelligence Committee's chairwoman said on Monday she is "totally opposed" to the collection of intelligence on U.S. allies by the National Security Agency and that oversight of such surveillance must be strengthened. CORRECTED-Penney again says sales trends are improving (Corrects first paragraph to show timing of positive same-store sales results) US STOCKS-SP 500 ends at record on Fed hopes; Dow, Nasdaq flat * Dow down 0.01 pct, SP 500 up 0.1 pct, Nasdaq down 0.1 pct Andersen Makes 26 Saves, Ducks Edge Senators 2-1 Ryan Getzlaf scored the winner, Frederik Andersen made 26 saves and the Anaheim Ducks earned the first victory of their eight-game road trip, a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night. Letters to the Editor Readers respond to a recent article. Portugal reopens Madeleine McCann inquiry, UK police say Portuguese police have reopened their investigation into the disappearance of 3-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann in 2007, London's Metropolitan Police said Thursday. U.S. factory, housing data suggest economy losing steam WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing output barely rose in September and contracts to buy previously owned homes recorded their largest drop in nearly 3-1/2 years, the latest signs the economy's momentum ebbed as the third quarter ended. Essay Living in a World of Fantasy Can Be Dehumanizing When does a flesh-and-blood N.F.L. player become more than a mere fantasy football commodity? Sports Briefing | Soccer Tottenham Maintains Perfect Europa Record Tottenham, the tournament favorite, ground out a 2-0 win at F.C. Sheriff of Moldova to stay undefeated in the Europa League. Movie Review | 'Go Grandriders ' In Go Grandriders, Chinese Elderly Take On a Challenge Go Grandriders follows a gang of elderly motor scooter riders as they try to circumnavigate Taiwan on its scenic and crowded coastal roads. Higher rates fail to boost demand at Fed's reverse repo test NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve on Monday doubled the interest rate on overnight loans it pays Wall Street dealers and money market funds, but it did not generate much additional... Spain Summons U.S. Ambassador in Spying Scandal Two Spanish newspapers reported that the National Security Agency collected data on 60 million phone calls in the country. East Roundup Harvard Forces Overtime, but Princeton Holds On Roman Wilson scored a touchdown in the first extra period and another in the third as Princeton won at Harvard in triple overtime. Iran border guards killed in clashes with bandits -- report As many as 17 Iranian border guards have been killed in armed clashes with bandits in the Saravan city area of southeast Iran, Iran's state news agency said Saturday. Pollen Study Points to Drought as Culprit in Bronze Age Mystery Analysis of pollen grains from sediment beneath the Sea of Galilee and the western shore of the Dead Sea indicate drought caused a Late Bronze Age collapse. Lists That Rank Colleges Value Are on the Rise Purists might regard it as an insult to the intellectual, social and civic value of education, but dollars-and-cents tabulations are the fastest growing sector of the college rankings industry. Switzerland extradites man linked to Finmeccanica probe to Italy ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland has extradited a man to Italy in connection with a probe into allegations of bribery in an Indian helicopter deal won by Finmeccanica unit AgustaWestland, Swiss authorities said on Monday.

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