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News Feed Latest worldwide news University of Connecticut is sued over handling of sexual assaults NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four female students filed a lawsuit against the University of Connecticut on Friday over the school's handling of sexual assault complaints, a week after filing a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education. EMERGING MARKETS-Petrobras drags Brazil stock index lower MEXICO CITY, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Brazil's Bovespa stock index fell to a three-week low on Friday, with shares of Petrobras pulling the bourse lower while investors profited from sharp gains in the state-run oil company earlier in the week. A Fiscal Scold, Merkel Softens Tone at Home Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany is being pushed to accept policies that would sharply increase domestic spending, even as she shows few signs of easing austerity for the rest of Europe. The Disrupters Online Education as an Agent of Transformation Online education is beginning to show itself as a disruptive innovation, introducing more convenient and affordable services that can transform sectors. Shortcuts Dealing With a Client Who Calls and Calls and ... A constant problem for freelancers and small-business owners is deciding whether to turn down business from a demanding customer. Rockers in Lou Reed's shadow Michaelangelo Matos says every Every New York rocker in a black leather jacket--not to mention REM, U2 and the Stones--owes a debt to the transgressive and influential Reed Senior Leads Charles Schwab Cup Championship Peter Senior is a big winner in Australia. He'd like at least one win in the United States. Red Bulls Savor Being No. 1 ... for a Night The Red Bulls finished No. 1 over all in M.L.S. and will play either Houston or Montreal in the playoffs. Harden Leads Houston Over Dallas 113-105 James Harden scored 34 points and Dwight Howard had 13 points and 16 rebounds in the Houston Rockets' 113-105 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. Smartest ways to tour Tokyo From sedate, ancient gardens to boisterous robot cabarets -- here's the vital knowledge. No point for LNG to rival Gazprom piped exports -Russia energy min * Minister welcomes LNG exports to markets without Gazprom piped supply Lockheed signs deal to design largest ocean thermal electric plant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leading U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin signed a contract on Wednesday to design the biggest power station fueled by differences in ocean temperatures, a 10-megawatt plant that would provide electricity for a new Asian resort. Market Ready Should I Remove Built-Ins? Advice on repairing or redecorating a home before selling it. Orcas in captivity Gabriela Cowperthwaite, director of "Blackfish," talks about why she made the movie. Removal of Fukushima's spent fuel on target - US Energy Secretary WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - A "significant milestone" is at hand for cleanup of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, with spent nuclear fuel removal likely to start on schedule, the U.S. Energy Secretary said on Friday after a visit to the site. Treasure trove of Neapolitan jewels shown in rare Rome exhibition ROME (Reuters) - A rarely seen Neapolitan collection of sumptuous jewellery, hidden away for centuries and estimated to be more valuable than England's crown jewels, opened in Rome on Tuesday. Fat Dad A Fat Dad Halloween (Hide the Candy) Every year after trick-or-treating, I used to hide my candy in a little paisley suitcase under my bed. Just to be safe, I even locked it so my dad would not devour the contents in one night. NSA denies Google, Yahoo hack The National Security Agency's director flatly denies reports the agency secretly broke into links connecting Google and Yahoo data centers. Missing Hand in Mets Commissions The future for new opera at the Met may be getting a little brighter, but one significant name was mostly missing from a recent announcement James Levine. Planet hunters find Earth-like twin beyond the solar system CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - For the first time, scientists have found a planet beyond the solar system that not only is the same size as Earth, but has the same proportions of iron and rock, a key step in an ongoing quest to find potentially habitable sister worlds. Clippers Hold Off Kings After Blowing Big Lead Chris Paul had 26 points and 10 assists for his third straight double-double, and the Los Angeles Clippers came back after blowing a 15-point lead in the second half to beat the Sacramento Kings 110-101 on Friday night. No. 24 Michigan St Batters No. 23 Michigan 29-6 Shilique Calhoun, Ed Davis and the rest of Michigan State's defense battered rival Michigan on Saturday, and the No. 24 Spartans remained unbeaten in the Big Ten with a 29-6 victory over the 23rd-ranked Wolverines. UPDATE 1-U.S. regulator considers end to sports broadcast blackout rule WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission is considering whether to eliminate a decades-old rule that prohibited broadcasting of some professional sporting events, often NFL football games, in their home markets. Motherlode Blog What to Do When Your Child Asks About Your Income Five things to think about when your children want to know how much money you make, including honesty, not making them feel badly and considering what they already know. Tropical Depression churns toward Mexico's Pacific coast MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A tropical depression took aim at the Pacific coast of Mexico on Saturday, threatening heavy rains in a broad swath of western Mexico near the same area where other storms have caused major flooding over the past couple of months. UPDATE 1-UN feeds record 3.3 million Syrians but malnutrition rising * Civilians in besieged areas beyond reach of aid agencies Behind scenes with Solheim stars Living Golf goes behind the scenes at the biggest tournament in women's golf. Loss-making Outokumpu reluctantly selling Terni as steel slumps HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish stainless steel maker Outokumpu reported bigger than expected losses on Friday and said it will have to sell its Terni plant in Italy after failing to persuade European... RPT-Obamacare woes frustrating Democrats' 2014 prospects WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The chaotic launch of President Barack Obama's healthcare law has Democrats in Congress increasingly anxious about its potential impact on them in the 2014 elections and... Explorer In Namibia, Conservation and Tourism Intersect For nearly two decades, the southern African country has been part of an experiment to help wildlife and local communities. Dashboard Today in Small Business AdWords or Bing? Retail sales fall. Redirecting food waste to the hungry. An entrepreneurship conference for those 50 and older. UPDATE 1-Energy Future interest payment buys time to restructure NEW YORK, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Energy Future Holdings made an interest payment of about $270 million to subordinated bondholders on Friday, setting the stage for a few more months of restructuring talks... UPDATE 1-U.S. regulator considers end to sports broadcast blackout rule WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission is considering whether to eliminate a decades-old rule that prohibited broadcasting of some professional sporting events, often NFL football games, in their home markets. Career Couch Avoiding Collisions of Church and the Workplace When it comes to religious expression at work, employers must balance the interests of the business with their employeesx2019; beliefs, workplace experts say. Greenpeace says Russia to move 30 detained activists MOSCOW, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Russia is preparing to move 30 Greenpeace activists who were arrested over a protest against Arctic drilling from the far-north city of Murmansk to St. Petersburg, the environmental group said on Friday. The Week Ahead | Television He Knew Men, He Knew Women Men like to look, Bob Guccione said. I think if you took that away from them, they wouldnt enjoy participating as much. Exhibition Review Field Museum Looks Back at Chicagos Worlds Fair In Opening the Vaults Wonders of the 1893 Worlds Fair, the Field Museum in Chicago considers a historic exposition and the values behind it. China to end use of prisoners' organs for transplants in mid-2014 HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - China plans to end its controversial practice of using the organs of executed prisoners for transplants by around the middle of next year, a senior official told Reuters... Tennis Federer takes revenge Revenge proved sweet for Roger Federer and now he has World No.2 Novak Djokovic in his sights at the Paris Masters. Phys Ed How Music Can Boost Our Workouts Making music and not just listening to it while exercising makes the exercise easier, a remarkable new experiment finds, suggesting that the human love of music may have evolved, in part, to ease physical effort.

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