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Oil and Money Special Report China Faces Steep Climb to Exploit Its Shale Riches
Although it has the world's largest technically recoverable reserves of shale gas, they are less accessible than elsewhere and the country's economy is not structured to exploit them quickly.


Prominent Cuban dissident economist Oscar Espinosa Chepe dead at 72
HAVANA (Reuters) - Oscar Manuel Espinosa Chepe, a dissident Cuban economist whose work was censored by the government, died in Spain on Monday at age 72 after battling chronic liver disease and cancer, his wife announced on Facebook.


FACTBOX Risks to Twitter Losing Ashton
Oct. 4 - Twitter lists a number of risks in its IPO filing including losing the tweets of celebrities and world leaders if they like another social media service.


One-eyed cat becomes star
A one-eyed kitten has gone from near death to "owning" one of the hottest trending pages on Facebook. KOIN has more.


Ormet says shutting Ohio aluminum smelter immediately
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ormet Corp will immediately close its 270,000-tonne-per-year aluminum smelter in Hannibal, Ohio, a casualty of historically low metal prices and "uncontrollable" power costs, the company said on Friday.


Finmeccanica to bag over 400 million euros by year-end from unit sale source
MILAN (Reuters) - Finmeccanica's board will meet on Friday to decide on an offer from state-owned agency Cassa Depositi e Prestiti to buy a 80-90 percent stake in its power engineering unit Ansaldo...


Josh OHarra, Paul Massey
Mr. OHarra is an assistant general counsel for Eli Lilly Company; Mr. Massey is an executive vice president at Weber Shandwick, a public relations agency.


Dot Earth Blog Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities in the New Communication Climate
An exploration of the challenges and benefits that come as environmental communication moves to social networks and the Web.


Jackson auction halted by another Jackson's possibly fake signature
(Reuters) - The U.S. Marshals Service on Friday canceled an auction of assets forfeited by convicted former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr concerned that one item - a guitar signed by Michael Jackson and Eddie Van Halen - might be faked.


ArtsBeat Vanska to Conduct Two Farewell Concerts With Musicians of Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, who resigned as music director of the Minnesota Orchestra on Tuesday, will conduct concerts on Friday and Saturday with the orchestras locked-out players.


9-year-old prodigy earns piano degree
Sept. 24 - A nine-year-old London schoolboy is releasing an album after becoming the youngest person in the world to pass a university-level piano diploma. Elly Park reports.


Introducing 'Le Zlatan' burger
Zlatan Ibrahimovic may have cost Paris Saint-Germain $30 million, but you can get your own chunk of the Swedish striker for just $48.


Carnival puts cruise fleet under microscope after ship fire
MIAMI BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Carnival Corp has launched a comprehensive review of its entire fleet after a fire crippled one of its ships last month, and will share its findings across the industry, Carnival Cruise Lines' chief executive told a conference on Tuesday.


T Magazine Icelands Otherworldly Beauty
Icelands wilderness is stark, severe, and perhaps unforgiving, but it offers views of vistas unlike anything else on the planet, and people possessed of uncommon friendliness.


What's behind Vettel's dominance?
Former Red Bull F1 driver David Coulthard explores the story behind Sebastian Vettel's dominance. Amanda Davies reports.


Well Think Like a Doctor A Green Heart
Can you figure out why an increasingly sick 76-year-old man has a heart that is turning green? The case stumped a couple of internists, a cardiologist, a gastroenterologist, a pulmonologist and an orthopedic surgeon. Solve it with Dr. Lisa Sanders.


Cher talks tour, Miley and leather jackets
Cher sits in a director's chair in one of the many rooms of her "Architectural Digest"-worthy home, perched high above a prime stretch of Malibu beach. She's talking about her infamous "Farewell Tour," an extended global trek that ran from 2002 to 2005, and was supposed to be her swan song as a touring artist.


China Apple pulls firewall-busting app
Apple has been accused of kowtowing to the Chinese government by pulling from its China App Store a product enabling users to circumvent firewalls and access restricted sites.


Ready for a winter World Cup?
That prospect looks set to become a reality in 2022 after Europe's football associations voted against holding the tournament in the Qatari summer.


U.N. nuclear agency sends new Fukushima expert mission
VIENNA, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear agency said on Friday it would send an international team of experts to Japan later this month to look into efforts to clean up affected areas around the crippled Fukushima atomic power plant.


Phys Ed How Intense Study May Harm Our Workouts
A new study suggests that exercise simply feels harder when your brain is tired, so you quit earlier, even though objectively your muscles are still somewhat fresh.


Probable rule change to drug testing
After Viktor Troicki received an 18-month ban for failing to provide a blood sample at a tournament this year, the International Tennis Federation said it will 'likely' change one of its anti-doping rules in 2014.


Did D.C. cops have to shoot to kill?
Richard Weinblatt says some question whether Capitol police were justified in killing the woman who rammed barricades in a Washington car chase. But he says cops followed a standard of "objective reasonableness" in their split-second reaction to a serious threat.


Cher saves 'best effort' for first album in 12 years
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Few musicians are able to keep their careers alive for more than five decades, but pop diva Cher says her latest album is her "best effort ever."


Presidents Cup, Capsules
Capsules on the fourballs matches Thursday at the Presidents Cup


Think Like a Doctor A Green Heart Solved
Readers solve the case of a 76-year-old man who heart turned a mysterious green color.


Global Shopper Louis Vuitton Revives Travel for the Genteel
Louis Vuittons pop-up store in Paris takes shoppers back to a golden age of travel.


'Dufnering' back in style
CNN's Rachel Nichols talks to Jason Dufner after his first major title at the 2013 PGA Championship.


No. 2 Ducks Defeat Cal 55-16 in Driving Rain
Marcus Mariota threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and No. 2 Oregon defeated California 55-16 on Saturday night in the rain-drenched Pac-12 opener for both teams.


Vivendi chairman says strategy on track, backs Bollore
PARIS (Reuters) - French media and telecoms group Vivendi is "on track" to deliver several asset sales and decide on a spin-off of French mobile network operator SFR, Vivendi's outgoing chairman said in an interview with Le Monde on Friday.


Venezuela President Chavez call is fake
Venezuela's president says right-wing opponents have unleashed a new weapon in their push to destabilize his government and demoralize his supporters an imitation of Hugo Chavez's voice.


ArtsBeat Morrissey Autobiography on Its Way, Again
The singers book is to be published by Penguin Classics on Oct. 17.


Julian Assange, WikiLeaks Founder, Has His Cinema Moment
Julian Assange of WikiLeaks is having a moment on the big screen.


Classical Music and Opera Listings for Oct. 4-10
A selected guide to performances of classical music in the New York area.


Adobe Announces Security Breach
The security breach, which Adobe called a part of a sophisticated attack, allowed hackers to obtain encrypted passwords and other personal information from customers.


UPDATE 3-Evacuations ordered as Tropical Storm Karen nears U.S. coast
NEW ORLEANS, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Authorities issued mandatory evacuation orders for low-lying areas south of New Orleans on Friday as a weakened Tropical Storm Karen closed in on the Louisiana coast after disrupting U.S. energy output in the Gulf of Mexico.


GDF Suez appeals ruling to take down wind turbines near castle
PARIS (Reuters) - GDF Suez has appealed a provisional court order to remove 10 onshore wind turbines after a couple who own a nearby castle sued for noise and light pollution, paving the way for lawsuits which may hamper France's efforts to promote renewable energy.


Currents | Shows Cabinets of Curiosity
Storage pieces displayed at Mint in London are filled with surprises.


DealBook BlackBerry Said to Be of Interest to Cerberus
It was not clear whether a confidentiality agreement would ultimately lead to a bid for BlackBerry, which has also received a preliminary bid for $9 a share from its largest shareholder.


Detroit bankruptcy could change municipal market, Chicago Fed says
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Detroit's historic bankruptcy filing could upend long-established market views on the high standing of general obligation bonds, the form of debt sold most frequently in the U.S....


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