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News Feed Latest worldwide news TABLE-Foreign brokers set to sell Japanese stocks TOKYO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Tuesday. Japanese Stocks SELL 13.8 million shares BUY... Side Street Budgets Challenge Libraries, a Point of Integration for Immigrants Public library branches like the one in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, provide a range of services with reduced budgets and increased demand, much of it from immigrants. Classes canceled to deal with race issues Oberlin College in Ohio suspended classes Monday after a student reported seeing a person resembling a Ku Klux Klan member near the college's Afrikan Heritage House. Netiquette Saying farewell So many folks manage to lose their netiquette heads when they scramble, legs flailing and akimbo, toward the denouement of events and life chapters. So here is the ultimate (get it?) digital-etiquette guide to a polite big finish. UPDATE 3-AMC to buy most of Liberty Global's int'l content unit * AMC to distribute programming through Chellomedia networks CeeLo accused of giving woman ecstasy CeeLo Green won't be charged with sexual assault, but the singer-songwriter will be prosecuted for allegedly giving ecstasy to a female victim, the Los Angeles district attorney's office said Monday. Recipes for Health Broccoli Stem and Red Pepper Slaw Broccoli stems are too often an afterthought. Use them in this delicious salad so they dont go to waste. Skakel Lawyer, in a TV Twist, Is Talk Fodder Mickey Sherman, who represented Michael C. Skakel in his murder trial, has analyzed legal cases in front of a camera for two decades, but now the talk is on his own courtroom missteps. Critics Notebook Arcade Fire Lightens Up (a Bit) on Reflektor Reflektor, Arcade Fires new album, sways to Haitian-influenced dance rhythms, but its lyrics revolve around big subjects love, death, individuality, the afterlife, technology. Global Soccer In One Night, Soccer's Beauty and Ugliness on Full Display The beauty of the strikers. The hatred of the mob. The incompatibility of a game that wants to be, and by now ought to be, beyond racial prejudice. Museum Explores The Power of Poison The American Museum of Natural History will show poison in its animal and plant forms, as well as its workings on victims, hopefully without frightening children. Apps help parents track Halloween trick or treaters TORONTO (Reuters) - Parents worried about letting their children go trick-or-treating at Halloween can download new apps that track kids and send alerts when they venture outside designated safe areas. Motherlode Blog 5 Signs That Its Time to Seek Outside Help for a Struggling Child Parents who have watched a child wrestle with anxiety, depression and other challenges name these as the signs that its time to seek help. Dance Review At Ice Theater of New York, Balanchine as Inspiration Edward Villella, a former Balanchine star, choreographs for Ice Theater of New York. F1 design pushes boundaries Christina MacFarlane explores the evolution of F1 design with 4-time F1 World Champion Alain Prost. WRAPUP 2-U.S. factory, housing data suggest economy losing steam * Manufacturing production edges up 0.1 percent * Pending homes sales tumble * Higher interest rates seen weighing on economy By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing output barely rose in September and contracts to buy previously owned homes recorded their largest drop in nearly 3-1/2 years, the latest signs the economy's momentum ebbed as the third quarter ended. The reports on Monday showed economic activity was on weak footing even before a 16 Judge blocks part of Texas law restricting abortion AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday blocked the provision of a sweeping new Texas abortion law that requires doctors performing the procedure to have an agreement with a local hospital to admit patients, handing a partial victory to supporters of the right to abortion. F.C.C. Seeks Better Phone Service for Rural America The commission wants to eliminate the 20 percent of long-distance landline calls that go astray. The Saturday Profile Mexican Writer Mines the Soccer Field for Metaphors Juan Villoro, one of Mexicos most decorated and esteemed writers, also happens to be a leading soccer analyst, extracting lessons about society and life from the game. From La Russa to Matheny, Winning Is Constant Almost always, Mike Matheny keeps his cool. Microsoft shareholders advised to vote against director Thompson SEATTLE, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis has recommended that Microsoft Corp shareholders vote against the re-election of board member John Thompson, the lead independent director... Giants Hillis Goes From Watching Monday Night Football to Playing in It Peyton Hillis, who had been discarded by three teams in the last three years before the Giants signed him last week, scored a pivotal touchdown in the their first victory of the season Monday. Chong Hing shares set to fall 7 percent after $1.5 billion Yue Xiu bid HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares in Chong Hing Bank Ltd are set to open down 7 percent on Monday after a unit of China's Guangzhou city government agreed to buy up to three quarters of the Hong Kong bank... Kenny Perry Falls Into Tie in San Antonio Kenny Perry bogeyed the final hole Saturday to drop into a five-way tie for the lead in the Champions Tour's ATT Championship. Tool Kit Gadgets to Help the Party Host A robotic bartender will soon join a group of gadgets to help you throw a holiday or tailgate party to remember. Moving the 2022 Qatar World Cup One of the NFL's most high-profile team owners has warned against moving the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Frogs hear through mouths A species of frog found in the Seychelles Islands can hear using their mouths. CNN's Azadeh Ansari reports. European science satellite to tumble back to Earth CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A European satellite that spent four years mapping Earth's gravity ran out of fuel on Monday and will plunge back into the atmosphere in about two weeks, officials said. Bloom, Kerr separate Oct 25 - Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr separate after three years of marriage. Bob Mezan reports. Murray in dash to Palace after drugs test LONDON (Reuters) - Wimbledon champion Andy Murray was held up on his way to receive an OBE at Buckingham Palace by a random drugs test on Thursday. UPDATE 3-Consol to sell 5 W.Va. mines as coal regulations increase Oct 28 (Reuters) - Consol Energy Inc said on Monday it would sell five West Virginia coal mines to privately held Murray Energy Corp as it focuses more on the growth of its natural gas operations amid regulatory uncertainty for the coal industry. Motherlode Blog The Food Writer and Her Picky Eater My son is no different from many other picky eaters. Im whats different. Im a food writer. So you cant blame me for my sons poor eating habits. (Only I can do that.) Square Feet Recent Commercial Real Estate Notable properties that have been recently listed for sale, sold or leased. EMERGING MARKETS-Petrobras helps Brazil shares snap 3-day slump * Brazil Bovespa up 1.7 pct, Mexico IPC rises 1.11 pct MEXICO CITY, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks rose for the first session in four on Monday as shares of state-run oil producer Petrobras jumped on news the company is discussing a new fuel-pricing policy. Mexico's IPC index gained for a second straight day, while Chile's bourse crept higher. Brazil's benchmark Bovespa stock index gained 1.7 percent to 55,073.37. Late on Friday, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as Petrobras is of Wrecking ball sets tone for Istanbul art expo after protests ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Nothing better sums up the theme of this year's vast Istanbul Biennial exhibition of contemporary art than Turkish artist Ayse Erkmen's "bangbangbang" featuring a replica of a wrecking ball swinging from a crane. Gay couple told to leave taxi after kiss files complaint CHICAGO, Oct 28 (Reuters) - A gay couple filed a human rights complaint on Monday against a Chicago-area taxi company because a driver told them to leave his cab after they kissed in the back seat. Photos Pandas artificially bred Pandas on display at China's Chengdu Panda Base Ballot Breakdown Baylor Looking to Cross the Line Breaking down The Associated Press college football poll after Week 9 of the regular season. Bill Mazer, Sports Fixture in New York, Dies at 92 Mr. Mazer, who spent more than 60 years in broadcasting, earned the nickname The Amazin for his encyclopedic recall of sports facts. Business Briefing | Regulatory News Tentative Approval for Faster-Acting Hepatitis C Drug Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration unanimously voted in favor of a hepatitis C drug from Gilead Sciences.

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