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On Pro Football Gamesmanship Continues to Color Jets-Patriots Rivalry
Jets Coach Rex Ryan declined to say whether his staff asked officials to watch the Patriots, whose penalty led to the Jets game-winning field goal, with increased vigilance on Sunday.


Violin that played as Titanic sank sells for $1.5 million
LONDON (Reuters) - A violin that was being played as the Titanic went down was sold for 900,000 pounds ($1.46 million) at auction on Saturday, a record price for memorabilia from the doomed ocean liner.


In Transit Blog Feeding Fliers With Local Fare
A number of airports across the country are opening restaurants from high-profile hometown chefs, offering local flavor to fliers.


Shuttle lands at California air base
NASA officials Sunday waved off the first opportunity for space shuttle Endeavour to return to Earth, citing poor weather conditions.


Triesman FIFA has 'ugly' culture'
It should be a shining light in leading football forward, but FIFA has an "ugly" culture according to one former leading administrator.


UPDATE 2-Newell profit tops Street; to buy back more shares
Oct 25 (Reuters) - Newell Rubbermaid Inc topped Wall Street's profit estimates for the third quarter on tight cost controls and strength in Latin America, and offered more cash to shareholders...


Nazi war criminal dies at 100
Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke, who was serving a life sentence for his role in the massacre of hundreds at Italy's Ardeatine Caves in 1944, has died aged 100. Priebke spent last years of his life under house arrest.


WRAPUP 3-Storm death toll rises as wind, rain batters northern Europe
LONDON/AMSTERDAM, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Hurricane strength winds battered Britain, the Netherlands and Scandinavia on Monday, killing at least seven people, cutting power and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and train journeys.


World Series Game 4 Red Sox 4, Cardinals 2 Red Sox Top Cardinals to Even Series
Led by Jonny Gomes and his three-run homer in the top of the sixth, Boston avenged a controversial Game 3 loss by beating St. Louis Sunday to even the World Series at two games apiece.


Largest U.S. food contract manufacturer Hearthside on the block
NEW YORK, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Wind Point Partners is exploring a sale of Hearthside Food Solutions LLC, the largest food contract manufacturer and largest privately held bakery in...


Countdown to Ryder Cup
Tom Watson, American captain at the 2014 Ryder Cup, reflects on his 36-year long history with the golf competition.


F.D.A. Shift on Painkillers Was Years in the Making
The F.D.A.s move to tighten restrictions for prescribing painkillers is a rare victory by lawmakers from states hard hit by prescription drug abuse over well-financed lobbyists for business and patient groups.


A workout with the 'Running Man'
Can Pat Cash handle a warm-up workout with David "The Running Man" Ferrer?


Golf's multimillionaire pioneer
The PGA Tour can make instant millionaires at virtually every one of its tournaments -- but it was not always that way. It took golf pioneer Billy Casper almost 15 years to reach seven figures in the nascent days of the pro circuit.


Pipeline incident rate doubled in Canada in last decade-CBC
Oct 28 (Reuters) - The rate of safety-related incidents on federally regulated pipelines in Canada doubled over the last decade, while the rate of reported spills and leaks was up threefold,...


U.S. FCC adopts access deal involving ATT, Dish, others
* Order will improve service of rural, regional wireless providers


Before Carnage, Frantic Warnings of Relatives Odd Behavior
A woman and her four children were killed at their home in Sunset Park, and a cousin of the childrens father was arrested in the attack, the police said.


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.)


Credit markets see Morgan Stanley as less risky than Goldman
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley is now seen in derivatives markets as less likely to default on its debt than Goldman Sachs, a reversal of long-term price trends that signals investors'...


India bombers 'wanted stampede'
Oct. 28 - Indian police say a series of bomb blasts at a political rally political rally in Bihar were intended to trigger a stampede. Paul Chapman reports.


Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to assault
(Warning Language in seventh paragraph may be offensive to some readers)


The Trouble With Blue Is the Warmest Color
It isnt sex that makes Blue Is the Warmest Color problematic; its the patriarchal anxieties about sex, female appetite and maternity.


Africa's inspiring spray can art
Street art has forever been a vibrant tool of personal expression manifesting in a variety of unique ways. In Africa it comes in the form of beautifully painted shop fronts, alternative methods of political campaigning and striking murals designed to inspire.


Canada chocolate factory may get new life as marijuana farm
(Reuters) - A Canadian start-up wants to turn an empty chocolate factory in eastern Ontario into a production facility for medical marijuana, a possible boost for a local economy that has been...


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.


Gay people welcome at Sochi Winter Olympics, says Russia's Putin
Oct. 28 - Russian President Vladimir Putin pledges no discrimination against gay people at Sochi Winter Olympic Games. Mana Rabiee reports.


Why women 'owe' Billie Jean
When the winner of the women's singles at the U.S. Open picks up her check for $2.6 million -- buck for buck the same as the men's champion -- she might well reflect that, if not for Billie Jean King's pioneering efforts, those riches might not exist.


Package tours Not always lame
The tendency to disparage group tours is misplaced. Even seasoned travelers can benefit from guided trips.


Amazon sales show momentum, analysts boost price targets
Oct 25 (Reuters) - Shares of Amazon.com Inc were set to jump about 7 percent at the opening on Friday after the company reported better-than-expected sales growth in North America and indicated...


Gold iPhones sold out til October
With the latest iPhone handsets going on sale in 11 countries and territories Friday, there will be the usual lines of diehard fans snaking around popular Apple stores.


Retro travel rules at tattoo show
Mermaids, anchors among favorite designs at international tattoo convention.


The Amazon's World Cup race
For the World Cup in 2014, the 42,618-seater Arena Amazonia will be one of the event's most striking stadiums. If it is finished on time.....


Gadgetwise With Skylanders, Swap Characters, or Their Halves
Activision added a twist to its new Skylanders game, Swap Force players can swap the top and bottom halves of 16 new figures.


McIlroy beats Woods in Chinese money match
Rory McIlroy has had a 2013 to forget but chose a lucrative exhibition match with World No.1 Tiger Woods in China to give promise of a return to his stellar best at season's end.


Lotus Why Kimi was not paid
Kimi Raikkonen is leaving Lotus because he has not been paid his salary -- and the Formula One team now admits its philosophy is to prioritize spending on the car not its star drivers.


Gadgetwise Tap and Swipe for a Good Cause
The Global Gaming Initiative seeks to connect mobile games and charity; its first project raises money to buy bicycles for impoverished communities.


Mexico's Mexichem reports third-quarter loss
MEXICO CITY, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Mexican chemicals maker Mexichem on Monday reported its third-quarter results swung to a loss.


UPDATE 1-EU environment ministers call for action on climate
* Commission expected to publish proposals around year-end


Torres Scores Late to Give Chelsea Win Over City
Chelsea seized on a defensive blunder in the 90th minute to beat Manchester City, 2-1, in the Premier League.


6 killed in Russia bus explosion
Investigators say they think a female suicide bomber caused a blast that ripped through a passenger bus in the southern Russian city of Volgograd on Monday afternoon, killing at least six people and injuring 32 others, Russian authorities said.


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