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News Feed Latest worldwide news Sports of The Times A Few Paces From the Race, a Starting Line for Girls in Basketball The Rose Classic, a Brooklyn tournament founded eight years ago, has provided a stage for elite players 19 and under. Business Briefing | Regulatory News F.D.A. Clears New Cancer-Fighting Drug From Roche The Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug from Roche to help treat patients with a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow. Frugal Traveler Churches and Cheap Seafood Off the Coast of Chile Chilo, an archipelago off the southern part of the country, offers a number of choices for frugal-friendly exploration. Climate warriors go nuclear Among environmentalists they're dirty words nuclear energy. But that's how four "top gun" scientists want to save the planet. Muslim women can uncover hair Frida Ghitis Sudanese Amira Hamed is on trial for refusing to cover her hair and faces flogging if convicted. She is one of a growing movement of Muslim women refusing to accept Taliban-like restrictions on their lives. Critics Notebook The Unexpected Files Comes to Science Channel The Unexplained Files, a new television series on the Science Channel, looks at some puzzles of existence. Holiday Movies Costume Design in The Hunger Games Catching Fire The costume designer Trish Summerville used feathers, froth and haute couture in a chilly winter palette for The Hunger Games Catching Fire. Movie Review In Immigrant, a Familys Hard Landing in the U.S. Immigrant, a tale of a Russian familys move in the 1970s, shows the United States as anything but welcoming. Scorsese, Hockney honored at LA intersection of art and film LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American film director Martin Scorsese and British artist David Hockney were honored at the Art + Film Gala, an annual gathering that aims to bring the art and movie industries of Los Angeles closer together. CANADA FX DEBT-C$ firms despite weaker oil; focus on data at week's end * C$ at C$1.0418 vs US$, or 95.99 U.S. cents * Investors focus on ECB, North American employment data * Canadian bond prices rise across the curve By Cameron French TORONTO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The... Book About Amazon Is Reviewed on Amazon, by Founders Wife In her lengthy review, MacKenzie Bezos took issue with The Everything Store, about Amazon and Jeff Bezos. Well Youre Going to Need a Bigger Bowl In this weeks Recipes for Health, Martha Rose Shulman offers hearty vegetarian meals in a bowl (or on a plate) inspired by the Korean dish bibimbap. Television Review Big History, a New Series, Debuts on H2 Big History, a new series on H2, examines underrecognized trends, values and movements that helped to propel great events and cultures. Movie Review Kerouac Novel Adapted to Screen in Big Sur Michael Polishs film Big Sur is based on Jack Kerouacs visits to that coastal California region, where he fled the literary success that followed the publication of On the Road. Cargill expands U.S. ethanol business with Iowa plant CHICAGO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill Inc said on Monday it expanded its corn-based ethanol business by opening a plant in Fort Dodge, Iowa, with the capacity to grind 150,000 bushels of corn daily. Advertising Brands Align With the Mustachioed Month of Movember The Movember charity, a mash-up of mustache and November, raises money for mens health issues. Brands like Just for Men are eagerly teaming with the organization. UPDATE 1-US regulator unveils plan for universal broadband * Cable group says gives phone companies unfair advantage UPDATE 1-U.S. Supreme Court weighs fight over changing clothes at work * Steel workers want pay for donning, doffing protective gear Media Decoder A New Publisher for Playbill Bruce Hallett, former president of Time and Sports Illustrated, has joined Playbill Inc. as its publisher. Aeroflot Trains a New Generation Students at the Aeroflot Aviation School in Moscow are taught customer service in an attempt to change an industry not known for its national warmth. Can Twitter, TV save each other? Twitter is hoping to develop the special sauce that will turn tweets into cold hard cash. Is TV the answer? Aussie America's Cup bid? Australian tycoon Bob Oatley turns from wine to water as he announces plans to build a team to challenge defending America's Cup champions Oracle Team USA. Secret to Vettel's dominance? Former Red Bull F1 driver David Coulthard explores the story behind Sebastian Vettel's dominance. Amanda Davies reports. Beauty of vanishing tribes A photographer has recorded the lives and customs of some the world's last authentic tribes, before they disappear. UK-built keyboard hailed as world's thinnest Sept. 9 - Scientists at British technology firm, Cambridge Silicon Radio, say they've devised the world's thinnest keyboard. Just half a millimetre thick, the device could be available to consumers within a year. Jim Drury has more. New video shows Edward Snowden meeting German lawmaker Nov. 4 - WikiLeaks releases video of the fugitive former NSA contractor meeting with Hans-Christian Stroebele in Moscow. Linda So reports. Breakingviews Ranking Big Oil Nov 1 - Antony Currie and Christopher Swann drill into the quarterly results of the major players in black gold and explain why Conoco and Chevron are the standouts, for very different reasons. Reserve team test for Ajax defender Moisander (Reuters) - Ajax Amsterdam defender Niklas Moisander will play a reserve match to test his knee ahead of a possible return for Wednesday's Champions League clash against Celtic, Dutch media said. Pilotless jets within reach? "We're ready to take control" confirms Bob Fraser, a well-seasoned pilot who has been flying for 37 years. UPDATE 1-Anadarko eyes $1 bln sale of China oil and gas project stakes-sources HONG KONG, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Anadarko Petroleum Corp is considering the sale of its holdings in oil and gas projects in China in a deal that could be valued at about $1 billion, sources familiar with the matter said, as it eyes plouging money back into the U.S. market. A boomtown for surrogates in India Surrogacy in India booms due to low costs and availability. A crash course in F1 fitness Christina MacFarlane joins Lotus F1 driver Romain Grosjean to learn how to strengthen the specific muscles used in F1. UPDATE 1-Soccer-Spurs say medical staff gave Lloris all-clear * Brain injury charity also unhappy with manager (updating with Spurs reaction) UPDATE 1-UK Murdoch executive tried to hide hacking evidence - prosecutor * Brooks's husband involved in elaborate plan, court hears ArtsBeat Ali, Tyson and Captain Kirk Coil Festival Announces Lineup Among the offerings of the Coil Festival in January will be an imagined match between Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, and a video remix of Captain Kirks observations from the original Star Trek television series. NSA denies Google, Yahoo hack The National Security Agency's director flatly denies reports the agency secretly broke into links connecting Google and Yahoo data centers. FOREX-Euro gets a brief reprieve, Aussie perky ahead of rate meeting * Aussie climbs above 95 US cents ahead of RBA rate decision Both Sides Invoke Obama in Climax of Virginia Governors Race President Obama attended a rally for Democrat Terry McAuliffe, whose rival, Republican Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, sought to turn the focus to the health care rollout. Russia, Ukraine halt giant Antarctic marine sanctuary plan group SYDNEY (Reuters) - Russia and the Ukraine on Friday again scuttled plans to create the world's largest ocean sanctuary in Antarctica, pristine waters rich in energy and species such as whales, penguins and vast stocks of fish, an environmentalist group said. Video Sports of The Times The Continued Taming of the N.F.L. The N.F.L. has made several rule changes to try to limit injuries. Could the often violent onside kick be the next play to be outlawed?

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