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'Fat Albert,' 'He-Man' producer dies
Lou Scheimer, a pioneer in Saturday morning and weekday afternoon television cartoons with hit shows such as "Superman," "Fat Albert" and "He-Man," has died at 84, according to his biographer.


Mexican billionaire Slim ups stake in America Movil
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Billionaire businessman Carlos Slim has increased his indirect stake in America Movil to about 15.8 percent since August, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.


Lines built for Texas wind power help supply Permian oil patch
* Wind lines near completion as West Texas oil activity soars


Check In Hotel Review Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro
A piece of Old World elegance by Copacabana Beach, this 232-room hotel is more than just a place for cleaning off the sand.


Rethinking the gov't shutdown cost
Oct. 25 - The number crunching is in full swing on the economic impact of the shutdown- and some of the results are surprising. Bobbi Rebell reports.


YouTube Said to Introduce Paid Service for Music
The company plans to introduce the subscription service by the end of the year, perhaps as early as next month, according to people briefed on YouTubes plans.


Dot Earth Blog A Closer Look at Factors Curbing Chinas Appetite for Shark Fins
How a conservation group worked with a basketball star to inspire a businessman to press politicians to cut Chinas appetite for shark-fin soup.


Lewis on Women's British Open title
2013 Women's British Open winner Stacy Lewis talks to CNN's Shane O' Donoghue after her superb victory at St Andrews -- her second major win.


Lawmaker Says Iran Has Halted Enrichment
Hossein Naqavi Hosseini, a leading Iranian lawmaker, said the country had already stopped enriching uranium up to 20 percent, as it had enough for its reactor in Tehran.


Monaco's F1 transformation
The most famous race in Formula One -- the Monaco Grand Prix -- brings a change of pace to Monaco's Mediterranean idyll.


Response to a Citys Smog Points to a Change in Chinese Attitude
Rising concern about pollution in China and a more active response signal that some officials are serious about tackling the chronic problem.


Sports Briefing | Tennis Raonic Upset in Stockholm
A French wild card, Benot Paire, beat second-seeded Milos Raonic, 7-6 (3), 6-3, to reach the Stockholm Open semifinals.


Immigration Poses Threat of Another Republican Rift
A push to bring legislation to the House floor, led by a coalition of executives, conservatives and evangelical leaders, could affect campaign contributions before the midterm elections.


One Play Saved a Game and May Have Saved the Jets Season
If not for speedy linebacker Demario Davis, whose tackle in the Sept. 8 game against the Bucs helped them win the game, the Jets would not be contending for a playoff berth.


Art in Review John Ashbery Collects Poet Among Things
The poet John Ashbery has tight connections to art. He wrote about it professionally for years. Recently, hes been producing it at quite a clip.


You vs. Ghana president
Is Africa on the cusp of change? Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama shares his vision of the future.


T Magazine Food Matters | For L.A.s Thoughtful Young Eaters, a New Breed of Catering Company
Heirloom L.A. is blowing up, thanks to its sustainable (and tasty) approach to creating menus for large events, its food trucks irresistible lasagna cupcakes and, now, a private dinner series.


Detained Chinese reporter confesses to taking bribes -CCTV
BEIJING, Oct 26 (Reuters) - A Chinese journalist arrested last week on charges he defamed a state-owned construction equipment maker on Saturday confessed on state television to accepting bribes for fabricating stories, despite a public outcry over his detention.


US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Technology shares boost SP 500 to record
NEW YORK, Oct 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended their recent climb and the SP 500 ended at a record high on Friday, helped by gains in technology shares after strong results from Microsoft and Amazon.com.


Germany sends intel officials to U.S.
Germany is sending intelligence officials to Washington amid outrage over claims the U.S. National Security Agency monitored German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cell phone.


Sid Yudain, 90, Dies; Created Congresss Community Newspaper
Mr. Yudain created what he called a community newspaper for the most important community in the world, probably.


DealBook Britain Expands Program to Spur Home Purchases
Britain began the second phase of a new program on Tuesday that is aimed at igniting home buying, in part by guaranteeing up to 15 percent of a mortgage loan.


Win puts Lorenzo back in title hunt
Marc Marquez is disqualified in Australia to give rival Jorge Lorenzo hope of defending his MotoGP crown.


Movie Review The Counselor, a Cormac McCarthy Tale of Mostly Evil
Ridley Scott and Cormac McCarthy team up for The Counselor, a tale of a corrupt, high-flying lawyer dealing with a drug cartel.


Your Money Adviser What to Do With Your Retirement Plan if You Change Jobs
Some questions to consider about your 401(k) account with a previous employer Cash it out, roll it over or let it ride?


Currents | Events Eating in a Most Peculiar Way
The conceptual artist Mary Ellen Carroll will introduce her Ground Control chair at a dinner party in Houston.


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.


RPT-Fitch rates Louisiana Transportation Authority bonds 'AA-'
NEW YORK, October 25 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to $53.94 million Louisiana Transportation Authority (the authority) refunding bonds, series 2013A. The bonds are expected to sell...


Cahills Goal Its the Fizz
The Red Bulls Tim Cahill on Sunday scored the fastest goal in M.L.S. history.


The origami kayak and 9 other great folding vehicles
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.


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).


Mary Finch Hoyt, Aide to Rosalynn Carter, Dies at 89
Before serving as the first ladys press secretary, Mrs. Hoyt worked on several Democratic presidential campaigns.


Koch Brother Wages 12-Year Fight Over Wind Farm
The billionaire industrialist William I. Koch has donated about $5 million fighting Cape Wind, a vast wind farm proposed for Nantucket Sound.


Vivian Schiller to Leave NBC News for Twitter
Ms. Schiller, chief digital officer for NBC News, will oversee partnerships between Twitter and news organizations like NBC and NPR.


Cheerleaders Sexism or all-American fun?
Is the presence of cheerleaders in the NFL now outdated?


After tough week, White House buys time for Obamacare website fix
WASHINGTON (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.


Czech left leads vote count, new party second - partial results
PRAGUE, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The centre-left Social Democrats held onto their lead in the Czech republic's parliamentary election, partial results showed on Saturday.


ISAF members attacked in Afghanistan
A man wearing an Afghan military uniform attacked members of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, an ISAF spokesman said.


Syria Releases 13 Female Detainees
The Syrian government released 13 female detainees, an official and an activist group said Wednesday, in a move that appeared to be part of an ambitious regional prisoner exchange.


Jovanka Broz, Titos Widow, Is Dead at 88
Ms. Broz was a peasant girl who married Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslavias supreme leader, and became a glamorous symbol of Yugoslav unity she was an ethnic Serb; he, a Croat.


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