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News Feed Latest worldwide news Dance Review Intermezzo Makes Its Debut, at the 92nd Street Y In his new company, Intermezzo, Craig Salstein is a catalyst, bringing together dancers, choreographers and what he calls, in a mission statement, the great composers. Emilie Williams, David Snyder The bride is a trial lawyer for Brooklyn Defender Services, a public defenders office; the groom is a litigation associate at the Manhattan law firm Boies, Schiller Flexner. Vatican's 'culture minister' tweets Lou Reed song VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the Vatican's 71-year-old culture minister, paid his own tribute on Monday to the late rocker Lou Reed, tweeting one of his best-known songs before clarifying he was not condoning any reference to drugs some have seen in the song. 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. Major new course taking shape Living Golf explores how work at the new private members club is progressing in the heart of the home of golf. Romanian farmers choose subsistence over shale gas PUNGESTI, Romania (Reuters) - The small hilly town of Pungesti in eastern Romania could be sitting on vast reserves of shale gas and U.S. energy major Chevron wants to find it. Contractors See Weeks of Work on Health Site Experts involved in fixing the online health insurance marketplace say the technological problems are extensive. Dot Earth Blog A Climate and Energy Roundup Whats behind U.S. carbon emissions decline, rising concern over energy costs in Britain, and more. UPDATE 1-Oracle to pay $199.5 mln to resolve false claims case * Oracle denied engaging in fraud, but agreed to settle (Adds details of case, Oracle comment) Alcoa willing to reopen talks with Klesch - Italian unions ROME, Oct 28 (Reuters) - U.S. aluminium group Alcoa is willing to reopen talks to sell an Italian plant to the Swiss industrial group Klesch, unions and a senior government official said on Monday... Major new course taking shape Living Golf explores how work at the new private members club is progressing in the heart of the home of golf. Today's Economist The Midterm Grade for HealthCare.gov Its extraordinary how the rollout of HealthCare.gov was bungled and how little control over it the president seemed to have, an economist writes. Company hosting Obamacare data has technical glitch U.S. official WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A data center that hosts the key website for the healthcare exchanges that are at the heart of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare reform law lost connectivity on Sunday, said a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services. N.F.L. Roundup Freeman Hurt; Ponder Back In With Vikings Quarterback Josh Freeman has a concussion, and Minnesota will probably turn the offense back over to Christian Ponder for the game against Green Bay on Sunday night, Vikings Coach Leslie Frazier said. Today's Economist The Midterm Grade for HealthCare.gov Its extraordinary how the rollout of HealthCare.gov was bungled and how little control over it the president seemed to have, an economist writes. 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. GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares, dollar tread water ahead of Fed * Lacklustre U.S. data reinforces view FOMC will hold steady The Simpsons Springfield to Brazil The Fox TV show will go on the road to Brazil in an episode in March that features Homer as a World Cup referee. Chinas Counterfeit Art Boom Works by Chinese artists are drawing prices tantamount to those of Picassos at auctions in Beijing, Shanghai and other cities, but bidders dont always pay, and many artworks may well be no more than copies. Whats on Friday Television highlights. Sochi 2014 Ferrari... On ice Italian Simone Bertazzo climbs into the cockpit of his Ferrari. He straps on his helmet and slides his hands into his gloves. In his mind he prepares to go fast -- very fast. Bits Blog Teenagers Prove Fickle When Choosing Social Networks Last year, reports consistently found that teens were not very interested in Twitter but were unhealthily addicted to Facebook. Now that seems to be flipping. Berlusconi charged with corruption Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is facing yet another corruption charge. NEWSMAKER Carney on IMF, inflation how he got his new job Incoming Bank of England governor Mark Carney explains where he differs with the IMF on austerity, central bank inflation targeting and how he was made Bank of England chief even though he's Canadian. Black Sea, southeast European nations pledge emissions cut by 2027 BELGRADE (Reuters) - Nine countries in the Black Sea region and southeast Europe agreed on Thursday to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in large power plants and oil refineries by 2027 as part of plans to forge closer ties with the European Union. Whats on Friday Television highlights. Three firms settle SEC charges over custody rule violations (Reuters) - Three investment firms have been sanctioned by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for violating a rule designed to insure the safekeeping of customer funds, the agency said on... Ladd Scores in Shootout, Jets Beat Stars 2-1 Andrew Ladd scored the only goal in a shootout, Ondrej Pavelec made 35 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Saturday night. Bob Kurland, 88, Pioneer for Basketballs Big Men, Dies Kurland, a three-time all-American who was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame, was known for his athleticism in an era when tall players were considered oddities. Team rebuilding world's first website Twenty years ago, a team of researchers shared the Web with the world. Now they want to show a generation that grew up online what it was like in its earliest days. UKs Osborne on Help to Buy bubble threat Oct. 22 - George Osborne argues that the UKs Help to Buy housing scheme solves a financial problem that has made the provision of mortgages more difficult. Turkey asks U.S. to extend pricing on Raytheon missile bid -sources WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Turkey has asked the United States to extend the pricing on Raytheon Co's Patriot missile defense system proposal, two sources familiar with the discussions told... Movie Review | 'Jackass Presents Bad Grandpa ' Jackass Presents Bad Grandpa, With More Pranks Johnny Knoxvilles latest prankfest has him portraying 86-year-old Irving Zisman on a cross-country trip with an 8-year-old grandson named Billy. UK phone hacking trial begins Oct 28 - The trial of former News International executive Rebekah Brooks and former News of the World editor and Cameron spin doctor Andy Coulson has begun in London following a police investigation into activity surrounding the now-defunct News of the World newspaper. Joanna Partridge reports The origami kayak Origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, is believed to date back as far as the 17th century. Traditionally done with a single sheet of paper, its elegant principles have come to influence package design, mathematics and -- more recently -- an unusual new folding kayak. On Location | Ghent, N.Y. For Her Next Production ... While making a movie, Carrie Schoenfeld built a fossil-fuel-free country house with her husband. Maine 'hermit' sentenced to re-enter society with counseling AUGUSTA, Maine (Reuters) - A Maine man who claims to have spent 27 years living in the woods as a hermit pleaded guilty on Monday to burglary and theft in a deal in which he will receive mental health counseling to re-enter society. Drug maker Dendreon seeking a buyer report (Reuters) - Drug maker Dendreon Corp is looking for a suitor after sales for its lead product, prostate cancer drug Provenge, were weaker than expected, according to a Bloomberg report. Global Health Neglected Diseases Still Are, Well, Neglected Despite progress, a study has found that only 4 percent of the new drugs and vaccines approved in the last dozen years were for diseases that affect mostly the poor. 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.

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