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News Feed Latest worldwide news Walter White laid to rest with mock funeral "Breaking Bad's" Walter White has been off the air since late September, but his legacy is still looming over Albuquerque, New Mexico, where the series was set and filmed. UPDATE 2-Petrobras pitches new fuel pricing scheme as losses mount SAO PAULO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras said on Wednesday it has asked the government to return to a transparent domestic fuel pricing policy in the wake of the latest quarter of dismal earnings. GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares rise, dollar dips ahead of Fed decision * Below-forecast US jobs data supports Fed keeping stimulus Graphene is creeping into your home Just under ten years ago, the Dutch-British physicist Andre Geim stumbled across a substance that would revolutionize the way we understand matter and win him and his colleague Kostya Novoselow the 2010 Nobel Prize for Physics. It was graphene -- a one atom thin substance. The Professor of Physics at Manchester University talks to CNN about discovering the first ever 2-dimensional material. Recipes for Health Brown Rice Bowl With Oven-Baked Miso-Glazed Tofu, Red Peppers and Kimchi One marinade can be used for a variety of vegetable toppings in this dish. EMERGING MARKETS-Latam currencies up as Fed seen signaling stimulus to stay RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Latin American currencies rose on Wednesday as investors bet the U.S. Federal Reserve will signal its stimulus measures will remain in place into 2014, supporting... Youre the Boss Blog A Year Late, S.E.C. Weighs in With 585 Pages of Crowdfunding Rules Both those representing the industry and those looking to protect investors seemed reasonably satisfied, but crowdfunding portals will face some challenges. 'Egypt's Jon Stewart' in hot water Bassem Youssef, the comedian known as "Egypt's Jon Stewart," is drawing fire for his criticism of Egypt's military. 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. Obamacare will work Sally Kohn says millions of formerly uninsured Americans now have insurance because of Obamacare. Snafus with the health exchanges are temporary and should not obscure the law's successes Skin Deep Halloween or Not, a Softer Shade of Goth Makeup A look that could sometimes seem cartoonish tries to hold on to its sex appeal. Clean-up in Europe after storm The clean-up operation continued Tuesday, a day after a major Atlantic storm pummeled England, France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, killing a dozen people. Twitter hit with $124 million lawsuit over private stock sale NEW YORK (Reuters) - Twitter Inc was sued for $124 million on Wednesday by two companies claiming the social media darling fraudulently had them organize a private sale of its shares to stoke investor interest for an initial public offering then canceled it. U.S.-based stock funds attract $13.5 billion in latest week ICI NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in U.S.-based mutual funds poured $13.5 billion into stock funds in the latest week on expectations the Federal Reserve would keep its easy money policies intact into... State of the Art Lighter and Faster, Its iPad Air The improvements on the new tablet are incremental, not revolutionary, but Apple still holds the edge compared with the other tablets on the market. EU environment ministers call for action on climate BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - Thirteen European environment ministers urged the European Union on Monday to adopt ambitious energy and climate goals for 2030 or risk falling behind the rest of the world. Katy Perry tops Billboard in worst week for album sales since 1991 LOS ANGELES, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Pop singer Katy Perry shot to the top of the weekly Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday with her latest album, "Prism," although overall album sales for the week were the lowest since the publication began charting in 1991. NHL Calendar Nov. 8 Hockey Hall of Fame game New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs Soccer Roundup Shaky United Is Rescued By Rooney Mikel Arteta scored a on penalty kick before being ejected from the game as first-place Arsenal defeated host Crystal Palace, 2-0, in Englands Premier League on Saturday. New Yorkers target Barneys after black shoppers claim bias NEW YORK (Reuters) - A small group of demonstrators gathered at the Manhattan storefront of Barneys New York Inc on Wednesday to express outrage over black customers' complaints they were stopped by police after making luxury purchases. Accusations of Racism Haunting Russia Yaya Tour, a player from Ivory Coast, said that black players might boycott the World Cup in 2018 if the country did not curb abuse by fans. ArtsBeat Book Review Podcast Jung Chang Reconsiders Cixi Ms. Chang discusses Empress Dowager Cixi The Concubine Who Launched Modern China. Hesjedal doped more than 10 years ago - 2012 Giro winner PARIS (Reuters) - Canadian Ryder Hesjedal, winner of the 2012 Giro d'Italia, became the latest rider to admit to a troubled past when he said on Wednesday he had doped "more than 10 years ago". 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. 'Phantom Goal' Game Will Not Be Replayed, Says German Court Hoffenheim lost its appeal for a replay of a Bundesliga match won by Bayer Leverkusen with a goal that should not have been allowed. UK press fails to block regulation Lawyers representing UK newspaper and magazine publishers are going to the High Court in London on Wednesday to try to halt the approval of a government-backed royal charter on press regulation. From China to Los Angeles, Taking the Electric Bus China-based BYD has contracts to provide electric buses, built at its plant in Southern California, to transit agencies in Los Angeles and Long Beach. US STOCKS-SP 500's rally ends after Fed; Expedia up late * Fed holds steady with bond buying, gives weaker growth view UPDATE 3-Batista's OGX files for bankruptcy protection in Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - OGX Petrleo e Gas Participaes SA, the Brazilian oil company controlled by former billionaire Eike Batista, sought court protection from creditors on Wednesday in Latin America's largest-ever corporate bankruptcy filing. Well Flu Shots Tied to Heart Benefits The flu vaccine is tied to a lower risk of death in those with cardiovascular disease, a new review has found. Cannons found in Blackbeard's ship Rrrrrchaelogists have recovered five big six pounders from t' wreck o' t' famed scurvy dog Blackbeard's ship off t' coast o' North Carolina. Karlie Kloss hits Sao Paulo runways Oct. 29 - The supermodel helped Animale showcase its new winter collection. Rough Cut (no reporter narration) Crouching World Championship, Hidden Tiger Three years ago at Sheshan International, hundreds of fans wanting an autograph stood outside the clubhouse where Tiger Woods was signing his scorecard at the HSBC Champions. They excitedly began chanting in Chinese, "We want Tiger! We want Tiger!" U.S. appeals court revives patent fight over AstraZeneca drug Oct 30 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday reinstated part of a legal fight by AstraZeneca over a patent protecting its Pulmicort Respules asthma drug, months after the court temporarily... Trick or Treat? Grain hedgers haunted by the ghost of MF Global CHICAGO (Reuters) - Two years ago on Halloween thousands of U.S. grain farmers got the scare of their lives when broker MF Global collapsed and more than a billion dollars of their money went missing. The rising force in world football? France's multicultural stars shone brightest at the World Cup 15 years ago -- now could it be Belgium's turn to do the same in Brazil next year? Sports of The Times Jackie Robinsons Legacy Recedes on Baseball Rosters With African-American representation in Major League Baseball falling to its lowest numbers in decades, the obvious question is whether baseball can reverse the trend. Dozens injured in Mexico factory explosion Dozens of people were injured in a factory explosion Thursday in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, authorities said. Barrick mulls options to raise cash, reduce debt sources TORONTO (Reuters) - Barrick Gold , which is attempting to reduce its debt load, is considering a wide range of options from a strategic equity investment to further streaming deals that yield upfront cash, according to several sources familiar with the situation. Observatory Student Uncovers Baby Dinosaur Specimen A discovery by a 17-year-old on a field trip turned out to be the most complete known specimen of the tube-crested Parasaurolophus, researcher say.

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