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News Feed Latest worldwide news Playlist Women on the Verge of a Moral Crisis, as Set to Song New recordings from Brandy Clark, Best Coast, John Tchicai and Aaron Parks. Italy's Etna volcano erupts Oct. 26 - Europe's most active volcano, Italy's Mount Etna, erupts, sending lava and ash into the sky. Nathan Frandino reports. Vivendi to repay 1.5 bln eur of euro debt early PARIS, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Vivendi plans to exercise options to prepay about 1.5 billion euros ($2.1 billion) of euro-denominated debt, the French company said in a statement on Friday. Case Study A Business Owner Who Backed Off Tries to Step Back In A cooking business is doing well under hired staff, but the owner wants to increase sales substantially over several years to attract potential buyers. Virginia woman rides horse to DMV A Virginia woman attempts to get her driver's license back by riding her horse to the DMV. WWBT's Mike Valerio reports. 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. Bali's puppet spectacular Never work with children or animals, goes the actors' maxim. Perhaps add puppets to that, too. T Magazine Accommodations | A New Hotel in L.A. Celebrates its Koreatown Surroundings Andrew Zobler, the man behind the NoMad in Manhattan, took cues from the busy, 24-hour neighborhood to create the Line hotel, its two restaurants, bakery and nightclub. Computer-driven hedge fund Density to shut down LONDON (Reuters) - Sweden-based hedge fund Density is to close after a poor performance, its manager told Reuters on Tuesday, as computer-driven funds struggle to cope with markets dominated by... Champions League tie hit by racist abuse Yaya Toure has called on UEFA to impose harsher penalties on clubs whose fans racially abuse players after being subjected to "monkey chants" during Manchester City's Champions League game in Moscow. On the Market in New York City A one-bedroom in Greenwich Village with a pair of fireplaces; a two-bedroom in Tudor City with a spacious kitchen; and a two-bedroom in a prewar building in Brooklyn. Europe's energy challenges Isa Soares meets Antnio Mexia, CEO of Portugal's largest national energy provider, EDP. '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. Dashboard Today in Small Business An E-Mail Curfew Has the default already begun? Macys decides to open on Thanksgiving. Our tweets are getting shorter! ArtsBeat New York Philharmonic to Stream Video Performances Next Week The Philharmonic will stream some recent notable performances next week, including a 2008 concert led by Lorin Maazel in North Korea and a Chinese New Year gala conducted this year by Long Yu. Report U.S., Pakistan had secret agreement on drone strikes Pakistani officials have for years secretly endorsed the U.S. drone program, even picking out at least one target for such an attack, according to a Washington Post report. Gay Couples, Choosing to Say I Dont Their reasons are many and often personal. For some, marriage is an archaic institution. Others fear experiencing the pain of divorce. US STOCKS-SP 500 ends at record high, boosted by tech results NEW YORK, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The SP 500 ended at another record high on Friday, boosted by gains in technology shares after strong results from Microsoft and Amazon.com. Protesters rally against NSA's surveillance program Oct. 26 - Critics of the U.S. National Security Agency's surveillance program gather in Washington D.C. to demand a stop to government spying. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Greek Roma hope Maria will return home Oct. 26 - Members of a Greek Roma community where a mystery girl was found living last week say they hope the child will return to live with her adopted parents. Nathan Frandino reports. 'Rush' F1's death or glory days F1's wacky races run during the 1970s provided the sport with some of its most celebrated and reviled moments which are now the subject of two feature-length films released this autumn. Bulgarian police find suspected mother in Greek 'Maria' case NIKOLAEVO, Bulgaria (Reuters) - Bulgarian police have identified a couple they suspect are the natural parents of a blonde girl found in a Roma camp in Greece, and prosecutors are investigating the... Toyota Agrees to Settlement in Fatal Acceleration Crash Legal analysts said the decision could embolden plaintiffs in hundreds of other lawsuits that have been filed against the automaker. Corruption in Peru Aids Cutting of Rain Forest The World Bank estimates that 80 percent of Perus logging exports are illegally harvested, a problem compounded by bribery and obstacles to prosecution. 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. Express Scripts quarterly net profit rises, shares dip (Reuters) - Pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts Holding Co on Thursday reported higher net earnings for the third quarter but said claims volume declined 9 percent. Czech left poised to win election, may face tough coalition talks PRAGUE, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The main opposition centre-left Social Democrats looked set to win most votes in a Czech parliamentary election ending on Saturday but new protest parties were also... Zimmer plays piano of the future Hans Zimmer, the creative force behind some of Hollywood's best loved film music, including the Oscar-winning Lion King score, adjusts his chair in front of a sleek black instrument that looks something like the control panel of a stealth bomber. FBI probes California deputy's killing of boy with toy gun SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The FBI has launched an independent investigation into a deputy sheriff's killing of a 13-year-old boy while he was walking to a friend's house this week to return a replica of an assault rifle, a spokesman said on Saturday. Obama says shutdown shows contrast of parties' visions NEW YORK (Reuters) - With an eye to 2014 elections, President Barack Obama held up the government shutdown this month as an emblem of fundamental differences between Democrats and Republicans on Friday in an appeal to wealthy donors. 'King of Good Times' on India's F1 future Vijay Mallya lives for Formula One. He runs his own team and is proud to have it race on home soil at this weekend's Indian Grand Prix -- but will it be the country's last chance in motorsport's elite division? Pick a Side Nets or Knicks? The Knicks and the Nets coexisted for decades without much rancor. But now everything has changed. Times reporters and N.B.A. analysts choose sides. Peruvian archaeologists unearth pre-Incan tomb at Lima site LIMA (Reuters) - An archaeological site in the midst of Peru's bustling capital has yielded yet another pre-Incan prize, an undisturbed Wari tomb containing two corpses wrapped in ceremonial fabric,... UAE lender FGB acquires 100 pct stake in Islamic finance firm ABU DHABI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - First Gulf Bank, the second-largest lender by market value in the United Arab Emirates, said on Saturday it had acquired full ownership of an Islamic finance company as it expands its sharia-complaint operations globally. Detroit Manager Denies Role in Bankruptcy Filing Kevyn Orr, the emergency manager, said in court his hiring was not contingent on pursuing bankruptcy. How to raise wages -- and citizens Eric Liu says citizens of a Seattle-area community are organizing for a $15 minimum wage, showing the power of activism to address inequality Norway's Arctic idyll shivers at oil plans SVOLVAER, Norway (Reuters) - Oil companies seeking new Arctic areas for exploration face a battle with environmentalists, fishermen and hotel owners over Norwegian islands where jagged snow-capped peaks rise sheer from the sea. Russia Team Depleted Russia will send an inexperienced team when it faces Italy in the Fed Cup finals next week in Sardinia. Energy firms take fresh punt on New Zealand deepwater WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand is hoping the first deepwater wells to be drilled in the country in nearly 15 years will reignite interest in its offshore oil and gas basins, mostly ignored since some early discoveries in the 1970s. Fitch SFR Spin-Off Plan Exposes Vivendi Holders to Event Risk (The following statement was released by the rating agency) LONDON, September 12 (Fitch) Vivendi's plan to split itself in two exposes bondholders to the risk that they will end up invested in SFR, the group's French telecom operations, rather than its better-performing media assets and Brazil's GVT, Fitch Ratings says. The credit impact on Vivendi's 'BBB' rating would depend mainly on how debt was allocated to the two separate companies in any proposed transaction. Vivendi could end 2013

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