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News Feed Latest worldwide news UPDATE 2-White House says 'Obamacare' website will be fixed by end of November Oct 25 (Reuters) - The website for Americans to buy insurance under President Barack Obama's healthcare law should be working smoothly for most users by the end of November, a White House official... Analysis Apple, Facebook options reflect hopes for stock gains (Reuters) - The options market is reflecting a higher probability of large upside moves in Apple Inc and Facebook Inc stock when both companies report quarterly earnings next week. Stars of the London Design Festival In September, an annual showcase of contemporary design, the London Design Festival, carpeted much of that city with exhibitions, parties and monumental constructions. Every Game Brings an Extra-Large Challenge for Jets Allen After defending New Englands Rob Gronkowski last week, safety Antonio Allen faces two more imposing tight ends Sunday at Cincinnati. United States tracked Merkel's phone since 2002 report BERLIN (Reuters) - The United States may have bugged Angela Merkel's phone for more than 10 years, according to a news report on Saturday that also said President Barack Obama told the German leader he would have stopped it happening had he known about it. UN Syria peace envoy says Iran should come to Geneva talks - Press TV DUBAI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The United Nations peace envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi said on Saturday he Iran should be invited to peace talks in Geneva, Iran's English-language Press TV reported. As tallying goes on, top Florida Democrat cheers Obama's win MIAMI (Reuters) - The chairman of Florida's Democratic Party congratulated President Barack Obama on Thursday on winning the battleground state on Tuesday, while blasting the state's Republican governor for his handling of the election. Sports Briefing | Tennis Stephens Advances at Luxembourg Open Second-seeded Sloane Stephens of the United States beat Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland, 6-3, 6-3, to reach the second round of the Luxembourg Open. Poison Pen A Warning on Chemical Peels Two influential agencies moved to classify an acid commonly used by dermatologists as a possible carcinogen. Security Check Now Starts Long Before You Fly The T.S.A. has at its fingertips a large range of personal records to prescreen passengers, including past travel, property records and vehicle registrations. JPMorgan in $5.1 billion deal with housing agency (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase Co has agreed to pay $5.1 billion to settle claims that it and firms it bought misled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac about the quality of mortgage securities and home loans it sold to them during the housing boom. Iran Executes 16 Sunni Insurgents in Retaliation for an Attack Though the insurgents were not believed to be connected to an attack that killed 14 border guards the day before, an official described the Sunnis as bandits linked to groups against the system. This Land A World Away, the Seventh Game; Close at Hand, Condemned Nazis For two American chaplains at Nuremberg prison in Germany, the climactic end of the initial phase of postwar judgment coincided with Game 7 of the 1946 World Series. Wines of The Times A Neighborhood Prowl Through the City of Chianti Tasting the other Chiantis besides Classico. Bill Sharman, N.B.A. Hall of Famer, Dies at 87 Sharman won four N.B.A. championships as a player for the Boston Celtics and one as a coach for the Los Angeles Lakers. T Magazine Inside a Fifth Avenue Pied--terre, an 18th-Century European Palace The interior designer Howard Slatkin spent nearly three years transforming his prewar co-op into a monument to old-world craft in which he designed every detail, down to the last doorknob. Timelapse video shows nine years of 9/11 reconstruction Sept. 11 - Marking the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, webcam company EarthCam has released a timelapse video showing the nine year construction of One World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. The company says the video is made up of hundreds of thousands of images captured from 35 different angles by high definition cameras. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Sports Briefing | Tennis Li to Face Kvitova in Semifinals Li Na reached the semifinals of the WTA Championships in Istanbul with a victory over Victoria Azarenka, who was wincing in pain from a back injury. Vettel breaks Ferrari hearts at Monza Sebastian Vettel dashes Fernando Alonso's hopes of delivering a home victory for Ferrari at Monza with another commanding drive to win the Italian Grand Prix Sunday. Exclusive Aiming to avoid Facebook chaos, NYSE runs Twitter IPO test NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Stock Exchange on Saturday did a test run of Twitter's highly anticipated market debut, as it seeks to avoid the types of problems that plagued Facebook's initial public offering on rival Nasdaq. UPDATE 1-Amazon sales show momentum, analysts boost price targets * Shares jump 10 pct after opening bell (Updates shares) Passengers lack info on cruise ship crime Vegas stole the slogan. But cruise ships can also lay claim Whatever happens on cruise ships, stays on cruise ships. Myanmar's best treasures Myanmar's turnaround from social pariah to becoming this year's must-see destination has been remarkable. Gambling Debate Entangles Disney in Florida Disney has long led the fight against the expansion of casinos in the state, but it also owns the Marvel superheroes, whose images appear on slot machines. Bill Sharman, Two-Time Basketball Hall of Famer, Dies at 87 A guard for the Boston Celtics in the 1950s, Sharman went on to lead the Lakers to their first N.B.A. title in Los Angeles, in 1971-72, and is credited with introducing the morning shootaround. After tough week, White House buys time for Obamacare website fix WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama promised on Saturday that his troubled healthcare website was just weeks away from a cure as he struggled to convince Americans he is on top of what has become a self-inflicted wound to his signature first-term achievement. Living With Cancer Brains on Chemo Forgetfulness, trouble concentrating and word loss are common manifestations of the condition known as chemo brain. For many cancer patients (and the people who love them), this can be a mystifying experience, writes Susan Gubar. State of the Art Reconciling 2 Worlds With Windows 8.1 After a year of tinkering with the much-criticized Windows 8, Microsoft unveils (drumroll) Windows 8.1. The changes are many and useful. Williams Scores 11, Nets Top Heat 108-87 Deron Williams got his first preseason action. LeBron James and Chris Bosh didn't need any more. Editor's Choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. Li earns hat-trick of wins against injured Azarenka ISTANBUL (Reuters) - China's Li Na made it a hat-trick of White Group victories, overpowering back-injury victim Victoria Azarenka 6-2 6-1 on Friday to march through to the semi-finals of the WTA Championship. 'Ghost' goal aids Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen moved atop the Bundesliga standings after a controversial goal against Hoffenheim. Roma, meanwhile, remains perfect in Italy following a victory over Napoli in a top-of-the-table clash. Cardinals Keep Winning Without Former MVP Pujols Tony La Russa was always protective of his players, so it comes as no surprise that the former St. Louis Cardinals manager swims against the current when it comes to Albert Pujols. Lee Leads by 1 Shot at Asia-Pacific Amateur Lee Chang-woo of South Korea is one round away from playing in the Masters. DealBook Twitter Visits Wall St. to Preview I.P.O. Roadshow Twitters roadshow may not begin until Monday, but its executives are already making the rounds in New York. European Somalis embrace jihad Scandinavia's humanitarian generosity in the 1990s appears to have had some unintended, and unwelcome, consequences, as dozens of young ethnic Somalis living there have embraced jihad, returning to the Horn of Africa to join the al Qaeda affiliate Al-Shabaab. Prototype Rentals That Let You Fly the Coop In the new sharing economy, you can take most anything for a spin before buying. Chicken-raising, for example. Thai Buddhism's Supreme Patriarch Dies at 100 Thailand's Supreme Patriarch, who headed the country's order of Buddhist monks for more than two decades, died Thursday. He was 100. A state funeral for Tito's widow Oct. 26 - Former First Lady of Yugoslavia Jovanka Broz is buried in Belgrade next to her husband Josip Broz Tito. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Atlantic 10 Hoping Edginess of Barclays and Brooklyn Will Rub Off on Conference The Atlantic 10, which will hold its conference tournament at Barclays, has planned to embrace the style of Brooklyn and the newness of Barclays to recruit players and draw fans.

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