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Bats Is This Turning Into the Red Sox Century?
For a lot of fans, the real score in the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, is not 27-8 but 5-3, the number of World Series titles each franchise has won in the last 20 years.


Bryan brothers win Wimbledon
Men's Wimbledon doubles champions, the brothers Bryan, discuss their victory with CNN's Amanda Davies.


World Briefing | Africa Kenya Somali Militants Attacked
The Kenyan military led an African Union operation against the Shabab in southern Somalia on Thursday in an effort to vanquish the group that claimed responsibility for an attack on a Kenyan mall.


Well Babies Can Learn Music in the Womb
A new study suggests that babies can learn a melody they hear while still in the womb, and recognize it after they are born.


QA Sightseeing at 26.2 Miles at a Time
Thom Gilligan, a tour company founder, on the allure of marathons in destinations both familiar and exotic.


The Tv Watch Homeland on Showtime Gets a Jolt of Energy
Almost midway through a sluggish third season, Homeland gets a jolt of energy and a potentially redeeming plot turn.


Pakistan Taliban secretly bury leader, vow bombs in revenge
DERA ISMAIL KHAN/WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban fighters secretly buried their leader on Saturday after he was killed by a U.S. drone aircraft and quickly moved to replace him while vowing a wave of revenge suicide bombings.


China's anti-pollution drive risks running out of gas
BEIJING (Reuters) - A chronic shortage of natural gas is hurting China's plan to move away from burning coal to heat homes and offices, raising the prospect of more choking air pollution this winter and beyond.


Bushfire smoke haze chokes Sydney
Nov. 2 - Australian authorities issue health warnings as bushfire smoke blankets Sydney and sends pollution levels soaring. Paul Chapman reports.


Critics Notebook The Body and Raimes Halloween Shows in Brooklyn
The bands Raime (electronica) and the Body (metal) put on Halloween night shows in Brooklyn that were genuinely eerie.


Alice E. Marwicks Status Update
A study of Silicon Valley Web enthusiasts concludes that social media produce self-promoting, competitive corporate citizens.


Poland, Wedded to Coal, Spurns Europe on Clean Energy Targets
A fossil-fuels holdout, Poland has actively worked to block the European Unions effort to more tightly control greenhouse gas emissions.


Avalanche's Varlamov Arrested in Domestic Case
Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov surrendered to Denver police on an arrest warrant on charges of kidnapping and third-degree assault in what authorities are calling a domestic violence incident.


Try the poor man's space travel
Part of the imagined charms of space flight is not just the view from the window. It is also the thrill of breaking the shackles of gravity and free-floating. Now taking a break from Newton's laws is easier (and cheaper) than ever.


Debut LatAm names being welcomed by investors
NEW YORK, Nov 1 (IFR) - Bonds from debut LatAm issuers have been flying off the shelf despite retail outflows, as institutional accounts put cash to work despite nervousness about US rate...


Snags reported on first day of transcontinental train tunnel
Istanbul's new transcontinental train tunnel under the Bosphorus Strait had a bumpy first day of operation, a day after Turkey's Prime Minister called it a "project for whole humanity" at an inaugural ceremony.


US STOCKS-Futures point to slight gains at the open
NEW YORK, Nov 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to slight gains at the open on Friday, indicating a Wall Street rebound following two days of losses spurred by concerns over Federal Reserve policy.


China President Xi confident about healthy economic growth
BEIJING (Reuters) - China President Xi Jinping is confident that China will have healthy economic growth and will not fall into a middle-income trap, he told a group of Chinese and foreign business leaders on Saturday.


Coke Femsa shares fall as Mexico passes food, drink taxes
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Shares of Mexico's biggest bottling company fell on Thursday as Congress approved a 1 peso-per-liter tax on sugary drinks and an 8 percent tax on junk food as part of a wider tax overhaul.


CORRECTED-BRIEF-Lyondellbasell to offer 15 mln shares from shareholders
(Corrects headline to say LyondellBasell to offer shares from shareholders instead of 'by selling shareholders') Oct 31 (Reuters) - LyondellBasell Industries NV * Announces offering of 15 million...


Student Newspapers Scurry to Make Ends Meet
College newspapers have until recently managed to stave off industry challenges. Now many traditional papers are struggling for survival.


Chamblee Resigns From Golf Magazine After Critical Remarks on Woods
Brandel Chamblee, the Golf Channel commentator who suggested that Tiger Woods was a cheater, resigned from Golf magazine on Wednesday.


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.


Youre the Boss Blog A Start-Ups Documentary Series Tells Stories of Start-Ups
How much money does it take? What was your credit like? How much did you spend on marketing? What lessons did you learn?


Lenders should set aside post-bailout funds for Ireland, says IMF official
BERLIN, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Ireland's lenders should set some money aside for when the country exits its bailout, which it should do step by step, a senior International Monetary Fund official said on...


Natalie Portman Science's hero?
Natalie Portman, the star of new Hollywood blockbuster Thor 2, is one of the world's most famous actors -- so why is she aiming to inspire a new generation of female scientists?


Dark Matter Experiment Has Detected Nothing, Researchers Say Proudly
Physicists based in a former mine in South Dakota said Wednesday that they had not found the particles thought to make up a quarter of the cosmos, but they took hope from how clearly they did not see anything.


Yankees Re-Sign Jeter for One Year at $12 Million
The Yankees showed that they still have confidence in shortstop Derek Jeter by signing him to a deal worth more than his one-year, $9.5 million player option.


Green Column China's Clean-Air Drive Likely to Take a Long Time
British and American efforts to curb smog show that serious change can take decades, especially when pollution is a byproduct of economic growth.


BNY Mellon in $28 million pact with Florida over currency prices
(Reuters) - Bank of New York Mellon Corp on Friday reached a $28 million settlement with Florida to resolve allegations that the bank overcharged a state pension plan for foreign currency...


App Smart Singing With Monsters and Playing Some Tunes
Games with a music element have been tailored for smartphones.


Sinosphere Blog Another Look at the Empress Dowager Cixi, This Time as the Great Modernizer
Jung Chang presents the subject of her biography as neither the cruel despot nor the easily manipulated ruler that the Chinese Communist Party and other critics have long portrayed.


Gruesome death barely shocks crime-hardened Brazil
A pregnant 14-year-old raped, a grenade tossed into a crowd by robbers during a getaway. Those are just a few of the stories tucked inside Rio de Janeiro's main newspaper, O Globo, this week.


California coaches, teacher suspended for donning blackface at costume party
(Reuters) - Two California high school football coaches and a teacher were suspended this week for wearing Halloween costumes that featured blackface, prompting criticism from parents and a leading civil rights organization after pictures of the event were posted on Facebook.


Danny Bowiens Mission Cantina Opens Soon
Putting a fresh spin on Mexican food the way Mission Chinese Food did for Sichuan.


Libya's footballers in the firing line
Shootings, attempted assassinations and intimidation - welcome to Libyan football in 2013.


'Courage' awards for media
Security is an elusive thing for journalists, women in particular. Every year, the International Women's Media Foundation honors four women journalists for their courage in reporting the news and promoting the advancement of women in the news media.


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.


Out There Astronaut and a Writer at the Movies
Watching the new film Gravity with the astronaut Michael J. Massimino, who flew missions to service the Hubble Space Telescope, gives insight into the films fidelities, and its flaws.


Obama briefed about Los Angeles International Airport shooting
Nov. 1 - The White House confirms President Barack Obama has been briefed on a shooting at Los Angeles International Airport. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)


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