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News Feed Latest worldwide news UPDATE 2-Hobbled Tropical Storm Karen hovers off U.S. Gulf Coast NEW ORLEANS, Oct 5 (Reuters) - A severely weakened Tropical Storm Karen crept toward the Louisiana coast on Saturday after earlier fears it would reach hurricane strength prompted the evacuation of... NASCAR's 'Bad Brad' NASCAR champion Brad Keselowski talks to CNN's Carol Costello about winning and honoring the tradition of the sport. Q. and A. How a Debt Ceiling Crisis Could Do More Harm Than the Shutdown Most economists and investors view the debt ceiling as a much more significant issue for the economy which has the potential to set off a global financial crisis. UPDATE 3-Suicide bombers target Iraq Shi'ites, killing 60 BAGHDAD, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers targeted Shi'ite Muslims in Iraq on Saturday, killing 60 people on the eve of the anniversary of one of their imams' deaths, police and medics said on Saturday. Twitter reveals rip-roaring growth, big losses ahead of IPO SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc, racing toward the largest Silicon Valley IPO since Facebook Inc's 2012 coming-out party, hopes to woo investors with rip-roaring revenue growth despite having posted big losses over the past three years. What Can Be Sold in 140 Characters? Thats Now the Challenge for Twitter In documents filed on Thursday, Twitter noted that it has been greatly expanding its inventory of advertising slots, especially for promoted tweets. Washington still deadlocked on shutdown and debt ceiling WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington headed into the fifth day of a partial government shutdown with no end in sight even as another, more serious conflict over raising the nation's borrowing authority started heating up. Alior with PZU also interested in Rabobank's BGZ sources WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish lender Alior , backed by the region's top insurer PZU , is interested in buying local rival BGZ from its Dutch parent Rabobank in a deal that could be worth some $1.2 billion, market sources told Reuters. More than $1 million tossed from a plane in Bolivia More than $1 million tossed from a plane in Bolivia Sports Briefing | Soccer Turkish Club Hires Mancini Galatasaray of Turkey hired the former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini to replace Fatih Terim as coach. T Magazine In Nature | Modernizing an English Garden A modern family wrestles with how to restore the legacy of Sissinghurst, one of the most famous gardens in England. Twitter IPO big pay day for investors Oct. 4 - Twitter's revenue tripled last year, according to IPO documents made public, just part of what is driving heavy interest in its plans to raise more than a billion dollars- potentially making its backers a lot of cash. Bobbi Rebell reports. After Hoping to Avoid It, Harvey Will Have Surgery The Mets announced that pitcher Matt Harvey would have Tommy John surgery on his pitching elbow, ending his attempts to avoid it. European Stocks Finally Showing Signs of Recovery Apparently thinking that the worst could be over for the European Unions economy, investors have been returning to the regions stocks. Dance Review 3rd Fall for Dance Program Offers a World Premiere At the Fall for Dance Festival, American Ballet Theater presented an old modern dance, Jos Limns Moors Pavane, while Ballet Hispanicos contribution was a world premiere. From Iranian Ayatollah, Support for U.S. Outreach, but Also Criticism Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he supported diplomatic efforts during the presidents trip to the United Nations but said that some of the events had been inappropriate. Art In Review Raymond Pettibon To Wit Incisive, hyper-verbal and frequently profane, Mr. Pettibons latest installation of drawings and collages is one of his best in years. GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks head for weekly loss, dollar hovers at 8-month low * Dollar rebounds, but not far off eight-month low * Wall Street, Europe shares rise but budget, debt fears persist * U.S. one-month T-bill rates hover at highest in 10 months By Wanfeng Zhou NEW... GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar languishes at 8-mth low, US debt ceiling a worry TOKYO, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The dollar languished at an eight-month low on Friday as a lack of progress in resolving the U.S. budget standoff raised concerns the crisis could merge with a more complex... Video games bring new life to old brains Oct. 4 - Researchers in California are developing video games aimed at helping older people preserve their cognitive abilities as they age. The games are designed to improve communication between different parts of the brain, boosting memory function and the ability to stay focused. Ben Gruber has more. U.S. TV networks tout video on-demand for catch-up viewing LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The morning after a new episode of the drama "Sleepy Hollow" airs on the Fox broadcast network, a message on the show's Facebook page encourages viewers to catch up with the show by clicking on their cable operator's video on demand service. The Week Ahead | Dance Two People and the Darkness The improvisation artists Lisa Nelson and Steve Paxton reunite to present Night Stand, which opens at DiaChelsea on Thursday. Art In Review Raymond Pettibon To Wit Incisive, hyper-verbal and frequently profane, Mr. Pettibons latest installation of drawings and collages is one of his best in years. Global Soccer Arsenals zil Shows Hes Worth Every Penny Mesut zil, who has quickly become the focal point of Arsenals offense, scored one goal and helped set up the other as his club beat Napoli, 2-0, in the Champions League. Navy AD, Fans Happy to Attend Air Force-Navy Game On a beautiful fall day, the parking lot at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium was filled with fans and tailgate parties. A record crowd of 38,225 showed up Saturday for the football game between Navy and Air Force. British celebrity publicist pleads not guilty to sex assaults LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's best-known publicist Max Clifford pleaded not guilty on Friday to 11 counts of indecent assault dating back to 1966 that stemmed from a police investigation into child sex crimes by the late TV star Jimmy Savile. University of Mississippi Investigating Anti-Gay Heckling at Theater Performance In the 51 years since intergration, the university has made inclusion and racial healing a theme, but problems persist. Jackson auction halted by another Jackson's possibly fake signature (Reuters) - The U.S. Marshals Service on Friday canceled an auction of assets forfeited by convicted former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr concerned that one item - a guitar signed by Michael Jackson and Eddie Van Halen - might be faked. The Wimbledon greats Open Court sifts through the archive to bring you some of its favorite interviews. U.S. shutdown seen dragging on as debt ceiling fight nears (Reuters) - The shutdown of the U.S. government appeared likely to drag on for another week and possibly longer as lawmakers consumed day three of the shutdown with a stalling game and there was no... Netanyahu in Rouhani 'wolf' jibe In a speech to the U.N. General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accuses the Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, of being "a wolf in sheep's clothing." BRICs will suffer from QE rollback - World Bank June 19 - As quantitative easing slows, developing countries will struggle to access capital, warns World Bank President Jim Yong Kim at a newsmaker event in London. The best of African street art Africa street art can be anything from beautifully painted shop fronts, to spray can graffiti, to inspiring murals. You sent your street art photos to CNN iReport - here are the best. Perv, by Jesse Bering Jesse Bering examines notions of deviance and the wide-ranging triggers of human desire. Banksy sets NYC on treasure hunt The race is on to locate the latest Banksy on the streets of New York. Finmeccanica to sell power unit to Italy state fund for 777 million euros MILAN (Reuters) - Finmeccanica said it had agreed to sell power unit Ansaldo Energia to an Italian state-backed fund, a deal that will help the company cut debt and focus on its core aerospace,... U.S. Says Navy SEAL Team Stages Raid on Somali Militants It was unclear if the target of the raid was killed in the raid, which was a response to a deadly attack on a Nairobi shopping mall. Art In Review Design Office With Kim Gordon Since 1980 Kim Gordon knows what its like to pour heart and mind into an art form. UPDATE 3-Goldman Sachs funds invest in DONG Energy, seek IPO * Parties say they will seek IPO when conditions are right RPT-Toll in suicide bomber attack in Baghdad rises to 48-police BAGHDAD, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The number of people killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up amid a group of Shi'ite pilgrims in Baghdad on Saturday rose to 48, police and medics said.

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