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News Feed Latest worldwide news Sports Briefing | Soccer Chelsea Eliminates Arsenal Csar Azpilicueta seized on a defensive blunder and Juan Mata scored a slick second goal as Chelsea dumped its London rival Arsenal out of the League Cup with a 2-0 victory. Tabloid Hacked Phone of Prince Harrys Secretary, Jury Is Told A message seeking help on a term paper led to an article in The News of the World, with some details left out, the prosecution said. Back to St. Louis on the Way to Brazil Vedad Ibisevic, who spent part of his teenage years in the American Midwest, scored the goal that sent Bosnia-Herzegovina to the World Cup. Breakingviews Banks share blame for UK credit drought Nov. 1 - RBS research shows banks are just as much to blame in leaving small UK firms credit starved. It's not just down to lack of demand, argues Breakingviews. NY eatery gives diners the silent treatment October 22 - Eating in silence is the latest trend at a Brooklyn restaurant. Sharon Reich reports. Kenya Charges Four Men With Aiding Shopping Mall Attackers A Kenyan court charged four Somali men with terrorist offenses for helping al Qaeda-linked militants carry out an attack on a shopping mall in Nairobi that killed 67 people. Maximum Shakespeare The Light and Dark of A Midsummer Nights Dream A Midsummer Nights Dream may have earned its high berth on the Shakespeare hit parade because its a bundle of high-spirited hijinks, but its view of love is divided. In Iraq, the violence never really ended The U.S. military used to boast of having broken the back of al Qaeda in Iraq but, as the country's leader visits Washington, CNN's Arwa Damon reports the terrorist group is back. Antiques Hydrangea Hyperbole at New York Botanical Garden Seed-catalog hyperbole, endangered artifacts competing for attention, and Egypt-inspired vintage jewelry. I Was Misinformed I Sing the Bike Electric In the old days, you had to pedal your bike. How did we ever manage? Couples Leads Charles Schwab Cup Championship Fred Couples took the second-round lead Friday in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, shooting his second straight 6-under 65 in the Champions Tour's season-ending event. A Student at N.Y.U. Is Rescued From a Shaft A New York University student reported missing on Saturday was found in TriBeCa Sunday evening. GM executive defends company on Facebook, then closes account DETROIT, Nov 4 (Reuters) - A top General Motors executive deactivated his Facebook account on Monday after he responded to a website that wrote dismissively about the company's shrinking U.S. auto market share. No. 3 Florida State Gains Ground on New AP Poll No. 3 Florida State gains ground on No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Oregon in The Associated Press college football poll, earning four more first-place votes than it did last week. Rebel Stronghold Falls to Congolese Army In a turning point in an insurrection that has roiled the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the last major population center controlled by the M23 fell to the military. Studies in monkeys may be next step in search for HIV cure CHICAGO (Reuters) - A powerful infusion of HIV-fighting antibodies beat back a potent form of the virus in monkeys and kept it at bay for weeks, U.S. government scientists and a team led by Harvard University found, offering a potential next step in the battle against human HIV. SAC will be much smaller, but Cohen's impact could endure BOSTON/NEW YORK, Nov 4 (Reuters) - After settling criminal charges of insider trading, SAC Capital Advisors hedge fund could operate with as little as one fifth of its roughly 900 employees, but... Report Adds to Doubts on Rodriguez Doping Denials Alex Rodriguez tested positive for a banned stimulant in 2006, according to two people with knowledge of the results, raising questions about his public statements since then. BlackBerry calls off sale, to replace CEO -Globe Nov 4 (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd is abandoning a plan to sell itself and will instead raise some $1 billion and replace its chief executive, the Globe and Mail newspaper said on Monday, citing... Column Why IPOs are unlikely to produce long-term gains CHICAGO (Reuters) - As the founders and backers of Twitter move toward the ultimate tweet - an initial public offering - it's a good time to ask whether IPOs are good investments. 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. Philadelphia Inquirer Majority Owners Seek to Buy Out Others The majority owners said they wanted to provide stability to the newspaper after a month of upheavals and lawsuits. Cuba-to-Florida swimmer Diana Nyad to write memoir NEW YORK (Reuters) - Diana Nyad, the first person to complete the treacherous swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage, will write a book about her record-breaking achievement and her life, publisher Alfred A. Knopf said on Monday. Observatory Humpback Dolphin Clan Branches Out New research confirmed that there are four distinct species of humpback dolphins, not two. Johnny Kucks, Who Pitched Yanks to Title, Dies at 81 Kucks had a mostly undistinguished six-season career in baseball, except when he helped the Yankees clinch the seventh game of the 1956 World Series with a shut out of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Glut of women at Shanghai's marriage market Liu Jianle smiles as he spots a potential suitor for his recently divorced niece among a sea of white personal ads pegged to a board. 10 best golf courses in Africa With courses this beautiful, you don't even need to play golf to enjoy these green hills of Africa. UK peer-to-peer lender Funding Circle expands with U.S. deal LONDON (Reuters) - A British website which enables members of the public to lend to small businesses is expanding into the United States via a merger with another so-called 'peer-to-peer' lender. Plants With Spirit What to grow in your own prayer garden. Tabloid Hacked Phone of Prince Harrys Secretary, Jury Is Told A message seeking help on a term paper led to an article in The News of the World, with some details left out, the prosecution said. Youre the Boss Blog S.E.C. Clarifies That Crowdfunding Portals Will Able to Take Commissions By at least one lawyers reading, the S.E.C. seemed to be shutting the door to portals earning big money. UPDATE 2-Edwin Watts Golf Shops files for bankruptcy, seeks sale Nov 4 (Reuters) - Edwin Watts Golf Shops LLC, which has about 90 stores in the U.S. Southeast, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday due to increased competition and waning enthusiasm... U.S. officials offer few concessions on NSA spying to privacy board WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is open to some changes to how it conducts its phone and Internet surveillance programs as long as they do not undermine the programs' effectiveness, U.S. officials told a privacy oversight board on Monday. We ride along with the Nokia Drive Ride-along and interview Nokia's Aaron Dannenbring Mickelson Hopes Quadruple Bogey Puts Him Back on Cloud Nine The last time Phil Mickelson made a quadruple bogey he won the event and the American is hoping that lightning strikes twice as he moved into contention halfway through the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament on Friday. DealBook BlackBerry Drops Effort to Sell Itself; C.E.O. to Step Down The company will instead receive a $1 billion investment from institutional investors, including Fairfax Financial. John S. Chen, former chief of Sybase, will be interim chief executive. 'Miracle material' in your home sooner than you think In 2004, Andre Geim stumbled across revolutionary "2-dimensional material" graphene. 10 years on, he says we can expect to see it everywhere soon. UPDATE 2-Linn Energy to pay $600 mln more for Berry Petroleum * Berry shareholders to now get 1.68 LinnCo shares, up from 1.25 Gadgetwise Review JBL Spark Bluetooth Speaker The JBL Spark Bluetooth has mediocre sound quality, and needs to be plugged into the wall, but it is colorful. Kentucky Is No. 1 in Preseason Poll Every time Kentucky coach John Calipari starts to praise his latest crop of talented freshmen, he's just as quick to point out that it is a work in progress.

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