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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.


UPDATE 3-Boeing to place much of 777X design work outside Seattle
NEW YORK, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Boeing Co has decided to place a significant amount of design work for its new 777X jetliner in a handful of cities around the U.S. and overseas, moving work outside the...


India Ink A Train Through Kashmir
A new train through Kashmir evokes mixed reactions.


ArtsBeat Besides Location, a Beatles Connection Helps in Real Estate Market
A home in Liverpool that John Lennon lived in and left when he was 5 years old sells for nearly $800,000.


Bulgaria takes seven of Roma girl's brothers and sisters into care
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian authorities said on Wednesday they would take into care most of the brothers and sisters of Maria, the four-year-old whose discovery in neighboring Greece captured global attention.


Health Site Puts Agency and Leader in Hot Seat
Marilyn Tavenner, who runs the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will testify on Tuesday before a House panel on the problems with the health care website.


Tennis Nishikori ends Tsonga bid
One French tennis star kept alive his hopes of a long-awaited return to the ATP World Tour Finals on Tuesday, but another has missed out on a third successive appearance.


ArtsBeat St. Anns Warehouse to Break Ground on New Home in Dumbo
St. Anns Warehouse, which has long sought a permanent home, is to begin work on a new facility in the historic Tobacco Warehouse in Dumbo.


Well Children, Too, Need Flu Shots
Flu vaccination is recommended for everyone 6 months or older, though many parents dont think of flu as being very serious, especially if their child has no health problems.


In Transit Blog Walkabout A Dubai Airports Outsize Ambition; Ellis Island, Still Wounded, Reopens
A weekly capsule of travel news curated by our writers and editors.


Australia's Nine Entertainment set to raise some A$600 mln in IPO - source
SYDNEY, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Media and entertainment group Nine Entertainment Co Pty Ltd is set to raise some A$600 million ($569 million) in an initial public offering and is expected to list on Dec....


UPDATE 1-JP Morgan puts London FX chief on leave, Citi reported to do same
LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - JP Morgan has put its chief currency dealer in London, Richard Usher, on leave, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, and Bloomberg reported Citigroup Inc had done the same with its chief dealer.


Rocker Lou Reed of Velvet Underground dies at 71
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lou Reed, the pioneering musician who fronted influential rock band The Velvet Underground in the 1960s and won mainstream acclaim with solo songs "Walk on the Wild Side" and "Perfect Day", died on Sunday aged 71.


Front Court Should Help Baylor Overcome PG Loss
With Pierre Jackson gone from Baylor, six different players have taken a turn at point guard during practice for the Bears.


Toilet-restaurant owners flush with success
Oct. 21 - The Magic Restroom Cafe brings the bathroom to the dining room with its toilet-themed decor. Tara Cleary reports.


Eugene Fama, King of Predictable Markets
An interview with the economist and, now, Nobel laureate whos known as the father of the efficient-markets theory.


UPDATE 2-Sprint promises higher data speeds than rivals
BURLINGAME, Calif., Oct 30 (Reuters) - Sprint Corp promised to gradually offer wireless data speeds far in excess of those offered by bigger rivals like Verizon, as it hopes to use recently acquired wireless airwaves to regain market share.


UPDATE 3-Batista's OGX files for bankruptcy protection in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - OGX Petrleo e Gas Participaes SA, the Brazilian oil company controlled by former billionaire Eike Batista, sought court protection from creditors on Wednesday in...


U.S. Obamacare data hub 'experiencing an outage', Connecticut says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government's Obamacare data hub was "experiencing an outage" on Tuesday evening, the Connecticut state healthcare exchange, "Access Health CT", announced. It was the second such outage in three days.


The Learning Network Blog Weekly News Quiz | Oct. 22-28, 2013
Answer the 10 questions below to see what you know about the people and events making news this week.


CNN Jolts Ratings Race With Blackfish
On Thursday night, the network drew a surprisingly young audience for the documentary about the safety and ethics of confining killer whales.


U.S. meat-labeling law, a WTO issue, now farm bill target
WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Members of a select House-Senate panel on Wednesday targeted for potential repeal a U.S. meat-labeling law that Mexico and Canada have challenged as a violation of world trade rules, and that U.S. meatpackers also oppose.


Dance Review Houston Ballet Opens Its Joyce Theater Run
The Houston Ballet is presenting works by Stanton Welch, Ben Stevenson and, most notably, Mr. Morris, in Chelsea.


U.S. security agency denies reports it targeted Vatican
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Security Agency, responsible for U.S. electronic eavesdropping, said on Wednesday that it does not target the Vatican, and called an Italian media report that it had done so "not true."


4 Weeks That Could Shape Europe's Ryder Cup Team
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano grew up watching the famed "Spanish Armada" team of Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal, so the Ryder Cup means everything to him. He still recalls the encouragement from Olazabal a year ago.


Canadian Oil Sands profits fall, Syncrude production guidance cut
CALGARY, Alberta, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Canadian Oil Sands Ltd , which owns the largest stake in the Syncrude Canada Ltd oil sands project in northern Alberta, said on Wednesday its third-quarter profit fell 27 percent from a year earlier as maintenance issues reduced output.


Hong Kong A gateway to China
Andrew Stevens explores how Hong Kong's entry into China has revolutionized travel between the city and the mainland.


App Smart A Roundup of Worthy Apps for the New iPads
To showcase what makes a tablet special, try apps beyond the usual Web browser and e-book reader.


Octonauts Series Adds Federal Partner in Ocean Awareness
An office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will collaborate with Octonauts, an animated preschool show about undersea adventuring.


Well Concussions and the Classroom
The American Academy of Pediatrics on Sunday released new recommendations regarding students who return to school following a concussion.


Are Roma best team in Europe?
Nobody would have predicted this.


Boeing to place much of 777X design work outside Seattle
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boeing Co has decided to place a significant amount of design work for its coming 777X jetliner in cities outside the Seattle area, where the current 777 was designed and is being built, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters and confirmed by Boeing on Wednesday.


Vontobel sees client inflows at same pace as in H1
GENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss bank Vontobel AG has seen private client inflows continuing at the same pace as in the first half of the year, private banking head Peter Fanconi said on Wednesday.


Breakingviews The pains of Petrobras
Oct 28 - Antony Currie and Christopher Swann explain how Brazilian government interference caused the oil giant's whopping Q3 earnings miss and why shareholders shouldn't expect much to change.


U.S. health secretary apologizes for healthcare website debacle
Oct. 30 - Kathleen Sebelius says she's accountable for the rocky rollout of healthcare.gov. The Health and Human Services secretary testified before a House committee on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Linda So reports.


UPDATE 1-Partisan battle lines drawn on taxes as U.S. budget talks begin
* Murray Unfair to make seniors, families bear burden alone


European Parliament Rejects New Subsidies for Fishing Fleets
Lawmakers also voted to provide financial support for ecologically friendly measures meant to prevent overfishing, but they maintained some handouts to the commercial fishing industry.


'Miracle material' in your home sooner than you think
In 2004, Andre Geim stumbled across revolutionary "2-dimensional material" graphene. 10 years on, he says we can expect to see it everywhere soon.


Bits Amazon Raises Threshold for Free Shipping
Amazon.com is expected to generate $75 billion in revenue this year by putting its customers first. Tuesday, in a very rare move, it put its bottom line first.


STXNWS LATAM-Brazil bourse removes OGX from indices, shares to continue trading
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Brazil's BMF Bovespa, operator of the So Paulo stock exchange, said late on Wednesday that it would remove oil company OGX Petrleo e Gas Participaes SA from...


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