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Tesla Shares Drop as Profit Falls Short
Tesla Motors' high-flying stock tumbled 12 percent in after-hours trading Tuesday after the electric car maker's third-quarter results fell short of expectations.


Op-Ed Contributing Writer On Becoming Chinas Farm Team
The Smithfield-Shuanghui deal guarantees China the pork while offloading the downsides of pork production onto the United States.


Chris Chase, Actress and Writer, Is Dead
Ms. Chase appeared on the New York stage, on television and in film under the name Irene Kane, before finding her voice in writing.


Holiday Movie Release Schedule
A listing of movies opening during the season.


Tiger Woods dropped by EA Sports
Tiger Woods' face has adorned the cover of EA Sports video games for well over a decade, but the world No. 1 has been dropped by the developer.


In Transit Blog Calendar Coming Events in London; Washington; and Thailand
A weekly capsule of events around the globe curated by our writers and editors.


COLUMN-New commissioners open CFTC to change Kemp
(John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)


T Magazine The Look | Rosie Huntington-Whiteleys Jet-Set Chic
The actress looked casual and cozy at Los Angeles International Airport yesterday.


Tiger outfoxed by feral friend?
A Tiger prowling the fairways may be familiar sight but at a golf club in Switzerland it is a fox that has emerged as a new star of the game.


World Briefing | Europe International Court Postpones Kenyattas Trial
The International Criminal Court on Thursday postponed the trial of President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on crimes against humanity charges until February.


GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks subdued, euro rebounds to 1-week high ahead of ECB
TOKYO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Asian stocks got off to sluggish start on Thursday as investors hunkered down to take the latest pulse on the U.S. economy and implications for the Federal Reserve's easy money policy, while the euro perked up ahead of the European Central Bank meeting.


Palestinians lose more than most in Syrian exodus
AIN AL-HELWEH, Lebanon (Reuters) - Palestinians Mahmoud and Ahmed fled Syria last month for Egypt, where they paid smugglers to bring them to Europe. Once at sea, they were robbed at knifepoint and...


UPDATE 2-Endo buys Canada's Paladin to counter sliding sales
Nov 5 (Reuters) - U.S.-based specialty pharmaceutical company Endo Health Solutions Inc will buy Canadian peer Paladin Labs Inc to expand its presence in Canada and emerging markets, as generic...


Well A Babys Gaze May Signal Autism, Study Finds
Researchers using eye-tracking technology found that 3-year-olds diagnosed with autism looked less at peoples eyes when they were babies than those who did not develop autism.


UPDATE 1-Auxilium profit beats estimates as acquisition boosts sales
Nov 6 (Reuters) - Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc reported a better-than-expected adjusted quarterly profit, boosted by strong drug sales from a recently acquired company, and narrowed its full-year revenue forecast range.


Twitter Prices I.P.O. at $26 a Share
The offering, which values the company at roughly $18 billion, is a sign of maturity for the social network, which has become an influential public forum.


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.


Snedeker Injures Knee in China
Brandt Snedeker injured his left leg when he lost his balance and landed awkwardly when he hopped off a Segway in China.


Mandela movie hits the big screen
The long-awaited film "Mandela Long Walk To Freedom," has premiered in South Africa.


Economic Scene In Public Education, Edge Still Goes to Rich
Funding for many school districts comes from local property taxes, which skews the playing field between wealthy and poor students early on.


Domestic Lives Forgive Me, Virginia Woolf
A dining room fantasy is finally realized (to the homeowners regret).


Stocks Close Mixed on European Data and I.P.O. Hopes
Stocks on Wall Street Wednesday closed mixed on strong economic data from Europe, while investors bought a flurry of new public offerings.


Lewis on Women's British Open title
2013 Women's British Open winner Stacy Lewis talks to CNN's Shane O' Donoghue after her superb victory at St Andrews -- her second major win.


New York exhibit explores first global market textiles
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four centuries of textiles from Asia, Europe and the Americas are the focus of a new exhibition that explores the world's first truly global market - textiles.


Stratospheric Views, and Prices
Hard as it may be to believe, the price per square foot for luxury apartments in New York City is considerably less than it is for luxury elsewhere in the world.


The most expensive education in America - Felix TV
The Poway school district in San Diego County, Calif., is investing $105 million in education. But the final cost will actually be much more.


New York exhibit explores first global market textiles
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four centuries of textiles from Asia, Europe and the Americas are the focus of a new exhibition that explores the world's first truly global market - textiles.


Dot Earth Blog Performing Global Warming
Two students of global warming with a love of music explore the role of the arts in engaging the public on subtle environmental changes.


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.


World Briefing | Middle East Palestinian Inmate With Cancer Dies in Israeli Hospital
The death of the prisoner, a 22-year-old man who had leukemia, prompted accusations of medical malpractice by Palestinian leaders.


One in five Milky Way stars hosts potentially life-friendly Earths study
(Reuters) - One out of every five sun-like stars in the Milky Way galaxy has a planet about the size of Earth that is properly positioned for water, a key ingredient for life, a study released on Monday showed.


Editor's choice
Our best photos from the last 24 hours.


Chris Chase, Actress and Writer, Is Dead
Ms. Chase appeared on the New York stage, on television and in film under the name Irene Kane, before finding her voice in writing.


U.S. offers new drug lord bounty
Months after a surprise ruling from a Mexican judge made him a free man, U.S. authorities have placed a new bounty for the capture of accused Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero.


UPDATE 2-Kloeckner says down to "bare bones" in new cost-cutting plan
* Launches new programme to add 50 mln euros to annual earnings


U.S. government's history of spying
Julian Zelizer says there's a bitter history of abuse by U.S. government agencies against American citizens


The Consumer Concerns About Jerky Pet Treats
The F.D.A. has been investigating cases of suspected poisonings 3,600 cases and 580 deaths, nearly all of dogs associated with chicken and other jerky since 2007, with scant success.


Googly for Guinness - new record for most googly eye glasses
October 28 - Children set a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people wearing googly eye glasses.Sharon Reich reports.


Meet Brazil's Olympic beach boys
Bones and Mammoth. They're quite a team -- and they love a beach party. One is the wily veteran, a schemer who uses his years of experience to dictate play. The other is the powerhouse, the destroyer of opposition attacks. Between them they have forged one of the strongest partnerships on the international beach volleyball circuit.


Nepal's cawing 'bird brother' amazes crowds, raises awareness
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A young man with a microphone stepped onto a small stage and cawed like a crow. Minutes later, hundreds of noisy birds circled above him, perched on trees and sat on roof tops, astounding the crowd at a show called the "crow conference".


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