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YouTube tries to fix its comments
YouTube comments are rough. They dabble in all forms of trolling, bullying, racism, sexism and other offensive -isms, interspersed with endless spurts of nonsensical chatter. Any thoughtful comments are typically lost in a roiling sea of "LOLs," insults and spam.


Coffee drinkers treated to more arabica as prices sink
LONDON (Reuters) - Coffee drinkers in Brazil, America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East are expected to down more arabica beans in their brew in the coming year as cheap prices attract additional demand for the higher spec product.


Home made cars speed through
October 29 - Colombia's Medellin hosts annual roller cart festival.


Kerry launches peace promoting visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories
Nov. 5 - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry lays wreath in memory of slain Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin as he launches visit to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


Kerry, in Mideast, Tries to Prod Israeli-Palestinian Talks
An absence of progress on core issues and grousing by Israeli and Palestinian officials about each others motives suggest talks are sputtering.


'Ender's Game' Chunky, but harmless
When it comes to adapting beloved novels, Hollywood has a lot of blood on its hands.


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".


Theater Review In Domesticated, With Jeff Goldblum, a Power Couple Duels
Bruce Norriss Domesticated explores the endangered marriage of a disgraced politician in New York and the wife he does wrong.


GRAPHIC WARNING! Click if you dare
Still think Halloween is just for the kids? You won't -- not when you've seen CNN's gut-twisting, down-right disgusting mob of morbid maniacs.


Arrests in Mexico drug tunnel raid
Three people are in custody and could face federal charges after investigators found a newly-completed, "highly sophisticated" drug tunnel linking San Diego to Tijuana, Mexico, according to U.S. authorities.


Timothy Bralczyk, Martin Torre
Mr. Bralczyk works for The New York Times, and Mr. Torre is an architect and zoning consultant.


Brazil numb to gruesome crimes
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.


UPDATE 1-BoC's Murray-Exiting easy-money policies will boost volatility
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - As central banks in advanced economies exit from extraordinarily easy monetary policies, there will be increased periods of market volatility, a top Bank of Canada...


Tennis Nadal, Federer at odds
Tennis' year-end championships are supposed to showcase the top eight players in the world but Monday's opening matches in London took a backseat to another butting of heads between the two biggest names in the sport.


Germany asks British ambassador to explain spying report
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany on Tuesday asked the British ambassador to come to the foreign ministry to discuss a newspaper report that a covert spying station was operating in Berlin with hi-tech equipment mounted on the embassy roof.


Youre the Boss Blog Today in Small Business Thank You for Sharing
Assessing the government shutdowns impact. Stores plan to be open longer on Thanksgiving. How to ask people for stuff via email.


Square Feet Recent Commercial Real Estate
Notable properties that have been recently listed for sale, sold or leased.


Sports Business The Mets Delicate Dance With a Billionaire
The question of whether Steven A. Cohen, whose company, SAC Capital Advisors, plead guilty to insider trading charges, should sell his minority partnership of the Mets has surfaced.


Hybrid eclipse graces the sky
Some skygazers along the East Coast of North America witnessed a spectacular solar eclipse Sunday morning.


As U.S. Weighs Spying Changes, Officials Say Data Sweeps Must Continue
The Obama administration is considering reining in many N.S.A. practices overseas, but for now, officials have concluded that there is no workable alternative to the collection of huge quantities of metadata.


RPT-Norway's opposition wants $800 bln wealth fund banned from coal
OSLO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Norway's opposition Labour Party has proposed banning the country's $800 billion wealth fund from investing in coal producers, a motion that may gain traction as several outside backers of the minority government expressed support.


Sting and Paul Simon Will Tour Together
They will perform individually and as a duo on a North American tour, from Feb. 8 through March 16.


On Location | Red Hook, Brooklyn Three Feet High and Rising
After seeing his house knee-deep in water, New Yorks chief urban designer is determined to keep it from happening again.


India Ink A Slum Spends Sleepless Nights in Fear of Eviction
A few thousand people in west Delhi live under constant threat of losing their homes to government authorities.


Youre the Boss Blog Today in Small Business Involuntary Entrepreneurship
Jobless claims higher than expected. A controversial beer slogan. Dealing with fear when selling.


Fitch SFR Spin-Off Plan Exposes Vivendi Holders to Event Risk
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) LONDON, September 12 (Fitch) Vivendi's plan to split itself in two exposes bondholders to the risk that they will end up invested in SFR, the group's French telecom operations, rather than its better-performing media assets and Brazil's GVT, Fitch Ratings says. The credit impact on Vivendi's 'BBB' rating would depend mainly on how debt was allocated to the two separate companies in any proposed transaction. Vivendi could end 2013


City Kitchen Call It Amphibious Cooking
When cooking tuna, treat it like beefsteak showered with crushed black peppercorns and pan seared.


U.S. Navy pledges cost cuts as it christens new aircraft carrier
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy on Tuesday pledged to cut costs for building new aircraft carriers, as it prepared to christen the USS Gerald R. Ford, first in its class of warships and a vessel whose $12.9 billion cost will exceed forecasts by almost 25 percent.


Amnesty Bill That Would Clear Ousted Premier Stirs Thai Anger
The bill, which could allow former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to return home, has attracted opposition even among government supporters.


ArtsBeat Philip Smith, Philharmonics Principal Trumpet, to Retire
Mr. Smith will retire from the New York Philharmonic at the end of this season after 36 years with the orchestra.


Two French journalists mourned
French President Francois Hollande called an emergency meeting with ministers after two French journalists were killed in northern Mali.


CFTC anti-speculation plan may not be so tough, data shows
* CME uses far tighter limits than planned CFTC caps, data shows


Are you sleeping too much?
We've all heard how important it is to get enough rest, even though most of us don't. So how much is too much?


Bullock gets five People's Choice nods, Hobbit fans get sneak peek
Nov 05 - The day's top showbiz news and headlines including Sandra Bullock earns five People's Choice nominations, Hobbit fans gets a sneak peek at the new film, and Katy Perry's album causes environmental worries in Australia. Bob Mezan reports.


Far-Off Planets Like the Earth Dot the Galaxy
With the help of the Kepler spacecraft, astronomers calculate the number of habitable Earth-like planets in the Goldilocks zone not too hot, not too cold.


School bus operator Atlantic Express files for bankruptcy
Nov 4 (Reuters) - School bus operator Atlantic Express Transportation Corp filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late on Monday, a court filing showed.


Doctors Fear Losing Leukemia Drug Deemed Risky
The Food and Drug Administration announced it would ban the sale of Iclusig, which is keeping patients alive but has grave side effects.


A Big Win for Johnson, a Boost for the Challengers
Dustin Johnson already holds the distinction of having won PGA Tour events on Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.


Theater Review After Midnight, on Broadway, Fetes the Heyday of an Era
After Midnight, on Broadway, time-travels back to the heyday of the Cotton Club as it moves through more than 25 songs from the jazz era.


Senator Rand Paul Faces New Charges of Plagiarism
An op-ed article Mr. Paul wrote for The Washington Times on mandatory minimum prison sentences appears to have copied language from an essay in The Week.


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