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News Feed Latest worldwide news T Magazine Holiday | The Daily Gift Fergus Hendersons The Complete Nose to Tail Cookbook Every day from now until Christmas, the editors of T are sharing their personal gift suggestions. Todays pick a cookbook full of witty, beautifully executed food-related imagery. Two top U.S. legal officials leave HSBC * Departures come as bank tries to clean up compliance efforts Celebrity architect's space-age yacht CNN speaks exclusively to the world's most famous female architect, Zaha Hadid, and hears how the Iraqi-born Briton behind London's Aquatic Centre is now focused on space-age superyachts. I Was Misinformed I Sing the Bike Electric In the old days, you had to pedal your bike. How did we ever manage? UPDATE 6-Twitter boosts IPO range amid strong investor demand NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc raised the top end of its IPO price range by 25 percent and will close its books a day early, signaling strong demand for the most closely watched Silicon Valley debut since Facebook Inc last year. Website development platform Wix.com files for $100 million IPO (Reuters) - Wix.com Ltd, which helps companies build and operate websites, filed with the U.S. regulators on Tuesday to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering. N.B.A. Roundup Westbrook Is Solid in Return for Thunder After a six-month layoff, Russell Westbrook played like his old self, finishing with 21 points in Oklahoma Citys win over the Phoenix Suns. Frost, Schmid Tied in PGA Assistant Championship Charles Frost shot a 3-under 69 on Saturday for a share of the third-round lead with Jeff Schmid in the PGA Assistant Championship. 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. '12 Years A Slave' Agonizingly magnificent Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave is an agonizingly magnificent movie the first great big-screen dramatization of slavery. Based on actual events, it begins in 1841 and tells the story of a free black man from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., a musician named Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), who walks around in a natty gray suit, secure in the courtly modesty of his life as a husband and father of two. But then he accepts an offer to go to Washington, D.C., with a pair of traveling entertainers, and when they're out at a restaurant drinking wine, we get the queasy feeling this is too good to be true. It is. Solomon isn't being hired for his talents. He's being trafficked. 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 founder Steven A. Cohen's personal fortune is big enough to keep him important on Wall Street. Kerry tries to soothe relations with Saudi Arabia but tensions evident RIYADH (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry met King Abdullah on Monday and praised the U.S. alliance with Saudi Arabia as strategic and enduring, but strains in the nearly 70-year-old relationship were apparent over Syria and other issues. Mindfulness Getting Its Share of Attention A term for mental training reaches the height of trendiness, and like yoga before it, may be leaving its mark. Dying teen covers Perry's 'Roar' When she was healthy, Olivia Wise would sit at her school locker and sing for her friends. Now the 16-year-old, who's dying of a brain tumor, has gotten Katy Perry's attention with her version of "Roar." Suntrust to add corporate banking sites in three major U.S. cities (Reuters) - SunTrust Banks Inc said on Monday that it is adding corporate lending offices in Dallas, San Francisco, and Chicago as part of its strategy to turn that business into a nationally focused operation instead of a regional one. UKs Osborne has faith in U.S. Oct. 22 - UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne says U.S. politicians recognise the serious consequences of a default, and hopes that financial services arent excluded from any transatlantic trade deal. Website development platform Wix.com files for $100 million IPO (Reuters) - Wix.com Ltd, which helps companies build and operate websites, filed with the U.S. regulators on Tuesday to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering. Sun mirrors brighten dark town Oct. 30 - Three giant mountain mirrors bring much needed sunlight to residents of a shaded Norwegian town situated at the bottom of a narrow valley. Tara Cleary reports. Baidu's Qunar doubles in debut as Chinese stocks make a U.S. comeback (Reuters) - Shares of Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd doubled in their market debut, underscoring revived investor interest in Chinese companies as they return to the U.S. IPO market after a series of... Police find $1B in art taken by Nazis A German magazine says that in a 2011 raid, police found $1 billion of art believed to have been seized by the Nazis. Walt Bellamy, Hall of Famer Traded by the Knicks, Dies at 74 Bellamy was a Hall of Fame center who was among the leading N.B.A. scorers and rebounders of his time, but he was overshadowed in his 14-year N.B.A. career by Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell. Obamacare website to be down again for maintenance late Saturday WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The glitch-ridden website used to sign up for insurance under President Barack Obama's healthcare law will be down for "extended maintenance" overnight on Saturday, the Department of Health and Human Services said. Sorting Out the New Yahoo Mail Users have reported problems with Yahoos new e-mail format, but it should still be possible to sort contacts by first name. Security Noticeable at First and Then a Blur Many New York City marathoners said they felt safe with the increase in police officers, metal detectors, checkpoints and cameras. Mali killings French President Francois Hollande called an emergency meeting with ministers Sunday, a day after two French journalists were killed in northern Mali. Japanese artist makes 3D works of art out of coffee froth. October 28 - The art of the latte is brough into a new dimension. Sharon Reich reports. Syria Destroys Chemical Sites, Inspectors Say While Syria met an important deadline, it still has 1,290 metric tons of chemical weapons it must destroy by mid-2014, inspectors said. How running can change the world Eleven years ago, May El-Kahlil organized the Beirut Marathon, a race that has been run through protests and war, with the aim of bridging differences and creating peace through sport Dispatch Maam, Your Burger Has Been Paid For Drive on through. Its taken care of. 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. Frost, Schmid Tied in PGA Assistant Championship Charles Frost shot a 3-under 69 on Saturday for a share of the third-round lead with Jeff Schmid in the PGA Assistant Championship. International Real Estate House Hunting in ... Portugal The market in resort areas like Cascais has significantly improved over the last six months, partly because legislation and tax-saving incentives known as the golden visa are attracting wealthy foreigners. Breakingviews BlackBerrys burgeoning woes Nov. 4 - Antony Currie and Robert Cyran explain why a new boss and a $1 bln investment might not be enough to fix the company's problems. Killing of French reporters 'despicable' French President Francois Hollande meets ministers after two French journalists were abducted and killed in northern Mali. U.S. Dream Chaser space taxi soars on test flight, skids after landing (Reuters) - A privately owned prototype space plane aced its debut test flight in California but was damaged after landing when a wheel did not drop down, developer Sierra Nevada Corp said on Tuesday. CME Group chairman defends grain-rule change in trial CHICAGO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - CME Group Inc Executive Chairman Terrence Duffy on Monday defended a controversial decision to consider electronic trades when settling grain prices as "the right thing to do," as a trial over the move entered its second day. From Corsican Tradition to Hot Paris Trend A familys skill with knives ranges from table wear to collectors items. Refugees inside their own country The ongoing violence in Syria has left millions of people displaced. And while many Syrians fled to neighboring countries to escape the bloodshed, others have remained despite being in harm's way, though they have been forced from their homes. Bits Blog A Force for Face-to-Face Communication Clifford I. Nass, a professor of communication at Stanford University who died over the weekend, did pioneering work on multitasking and its impact on behavior and the brain. Carlos Slim increases stake in NY Times Oct 6 (Reuters) - Carlos Slim, the Mexican billionaire who loaned the New York Times Co $250 million, has upped his stake in the company for the third time in two months.

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