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A bright future for light activated medical implants
Oct 31 - Researchers in the US are developing a medical implant that can communicate with cells and organs deep inside the human body using light. The research represents a significant achievement in the emerging field of light-activated therapy, the ability to monitor and control the body using light signals. Ben Gruber has more.


Blueprint for new BoE Rebrand? - Breakingviews
Oct. 31 - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has hired McKinsey and Deloitte to advise on strategy. Breakingviews imagines what the consultancies might recommend.


At-home tool may predict who needs strep tests - study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Plugging a few symptoms into an at-home tool may help people avoid unnecessary doctors' visits and tests for strep throat, suggests a new study.


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.


ArtsBeat Banksy-Altered Painting Brings $615,000 at Auction
A thrift-store painting is now worth well over half a million dollars, thanks to the imprimatur of Banksy.


U.S. Teams Up With Operator of Online Courses to Plan a Global Network
The classes, offered in partnership with the California company Coursera, will include weekly sessions in which students will meet in person.


India's Grand Prix passion
CNN's Ben Wyatt explores the popularity of F1 in India and what the future might hold.


The Caucus Clemency for Snowden? U.S. Officials Say No
The White House and two key members of Congress rejected Edward J. Snowdens plea for clemency for his disclosures of classified surveillance documents.


Tap on Merkel Provides Peek at Vast Spy Net
The National Security Agencys monitoring is not limited to politicians like Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany it also includes party leaders and aides, and its all part of efforts to gain an edge over other nations.


INSIGHT-U.S. farm kids lavish shampoos and drugs on their prize cattle
DALLAS, Nov 4 (Reuters) - For more than a century, ranchers and their kids have paraded cattle around the dusty show ring at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, in a rite of passage that is part farm economics, part rural theater.


In Transit Blog You Make the Call Inappropriate Travel Behavior
What type of behavior do you find annoying while traveling? We asked, and here is some of what you told us.


Pan de Muerto Is Bread That Gets Into the Spirit
On the Mexican holiday meant to honor the dead, Da de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, this treat is in demand.


Election blurring of church, state separation draws complaints
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Political watchdog and secularist groups are asking the U.S. government to investigate whether Catholic bishops and a Christian evangelical group headed by preacher Billy Graham should lose tax breaks for telling followers how to vote in this year's election.


Economix Blog In Part-Time Jobs, Women Outearn Men
But for full-time workers, especially those 35 or older, the gender gap in wages remains pronounced.


Pakistan Drone kill harms peace effort
A U.S. drone strike that killed the Pakistan Taliban's leader hindered efforts to talk with the Taliban but won''t derail them, Pakistan's prime minister says.


T Magazine Gallery | The Buildings and Statuary of Central Park, in Gorgeous Watercolor
Drawings of New Yorks most famous sanctuary, by the artists Andrew Zega and Bernd H. Dams, are the subject of a new exhibition at Didier Aaron, on the Upper East Side.


New vaccine targets Hepatitis B eradication
Aug. 5 - Israeli drug company SciVac has developed a third-generation vaccine for Hepatitis B, a virus that kills more than half a million people each year. The company says the vaccine has the potential to stop the disease in its tracks and is currently seeking approval for its use in the United States and Europe. Elly Park reports.


How secrets could be safeguarded
It may seem odd -- but could governments negotiate with leakers to minimize harm?


Saudi man beats servant
A video of a man beating a worker has Saudi authorities looking for the culprit, as CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom reports.


NATO chief urges Pakistan to keep Afghan transit lines open
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen urged Pakistan on Monday to keep open supply lines to NATO forces in Afghanistan despite anger over a U.S. drone strike that killed the Pakistani Taliban leader.


UPDATE 1-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...


RPT-Stockton sales tax plan set to end bankruptcy, pensions spared
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - When Stockton, California, filed for bankruptcy last year, the stage was set for a precedent-setting battle with Wall Street over whether bondholders or retired public employees should pay the price when a local government goes broke.


ArtsBeat Book Review Podcast Brain Gain
Clive Thompson discusses his new book, Smarter Than You Think.


How impressive is the Chromebook Pixel? Very!
I've been using a Chromebook Pixel for the past two days and a single phrase comes to mind blown away. Is it worth $1,299 or more? Take a look to see and then stack it up against your mobile computing needs.


A Memorial for Marcella Hazan
The cooking teacher and author was remembered Sunday at a memorial dinner in New York, where she lived and taught for four decades.


Strong earthquake rattles Taiwan, no reports of casualties
TAIPEI (Reuters) - An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude struck Taiwan on Thursday shaking high-rise buildings but there were no reports of casualties or major damage, residents and media said.


UPDATE 1-Telecom components maker Anaren to be bought by Veritas Capital
Nov 4 (Reuters) - Telecom components maker Anaren Inc said it would be bought by a fund run by private equity investor Veritas Capital for about $381 million in cash.


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...


Japanese translation glasses seen as Olympic boon for tourists
Oct. 1 - Japan's biggest mobile carrier, NTT DoCoMo, has developed glasses that automatically translate foreign languages. It's hoped the glasses, unveiled by the company this week, will make life easier for foreigners visiting Tokyo during the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Rob Muir reports.


Q. and A. With Stuart Elliott
Where to find the jacket in the Farmers commercial, and learning the name of a Budweiser ads song.


Israel says it destroyed 2 tunnels in Gaza
Five Israeli soldiers were injured in clashes with Palestinian fighters as Israel's military destroyed two tunnels in Gaza early Friday, including a recently discovered tunnel that the military said reached from Gaza into Israel, the Israel Defense Forces said.


GM executive defends company on Facebook, then closes account
DETROIT (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.


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.


Catalan derby decided by Sanchez strike
Alexis Sanchez sealed Barcelona's victory in last weekend's El Clasico with an impudent goal and Friday givees them a hard won victory over Espanyol in the Catalan derby.


Muslim women can uncover hair
Frida Ghitis Sudanese Amira Hamed is on trial for refusing to cover her hair and faces flogging if convicted. She is one of a growing movement of Muslim women refusing to accept Taliban-like restrictions on their lives.


Facebook shares recover as investors shrug off falling usage
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc shares steadied on Thursday after wobbling in the wake of post-earnings comments by company executives about slowing use and a strategy of not increasing the frequency of ads...


Pogue's Posts Blog Terrific Sound in a Tiny Package
The Jambox Mini is small enough to fit in a coat pocket and delivers sound that is richer, crisper and louder than the feeble speakers on your phone, tablet or laptop.


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.


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.


Emerging economies nearing half of global warming emissions
OSLO (Reuters) - Total greenhouse gas emissions by China and other emerging nations since 1850 will surpass those of rich nations this decade, complicating U.N. talks about who is most to blame for global warming, a study showed on Thursday.


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