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| Election system needs an overhaul, but it's not that easy | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters in Florida were still waiting to cast their ballots more than six hours after polls closed on Election Day, registered voters in Ohio were told they were not on voter rolls and new voter ID laws in Pennsylvania led to confusion at voting places. |
| Too little sleep linked to heart disease risk | | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a large U.S. study, people who tended to get less than six hours of sleep nightly were more likely to have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and to be obese. |
| The top films at the North American box office | | | LOS ANGELES, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three days starting Oct. 11, led by "Gravity," according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. 1 (1) Gravity.............................$ 44.3 million 2 (*) Captain Phillips....................$ 26.0 million 3 (2) Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 $ 14.2 million 3 (3) Runner Runner.......................$ 7.6 million 4 (*) Machete Kills.......................$ 3.8 mill |
| Well Whats Your Fitness Age? | | | Scientific research and on online calculator lets you assess how well your body functions physically, relative to how well it should work, given your age. |
| How pirates spend their money | | | Pirates off the Horn of Africa hauled in hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years -- and funneled those funds into drugs, prostitution, real estate and other ventures. |
| Malala's voice stronger, not silenced | | | The attack was meant to silence the outspoken teenager who dared to defy the Taliban's ban against girls in school. Instead, it only made Malala's voice more powerful. After a school year that started with a shooting, Malala now eyes a summer of speaking at the U.N., telling her story in a new book and amplifying the issue of girls education. |
| Anti-terror entrepreneur | | | Colombian innovator Mauricio Betancur shows off his latest range of defense gadgets in a country facing acute security problems. |
| U.S. poverty rate remains high even counting government aid | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of poor people in the United States held steady at nearly 50 million last year, but government programs appear to have lessened the impact, especially on children and the elderly, federal data released on Wednesday showed. |
| 'Boy Meets World' bromance | | | ABC's '90s sitcom "Boy Meets World" had one of the best TV bromances of our time, but the bond between Ben Savage's Cory Matthews and Rider Strong's Shawn Hunter wasn't part of the original plan. |
| Ex-CEO of collapsed Virginia bank gets 23 years for fraud | | | Nov 6 (Reuters) - A former chief executive of Bank of the Commonwealth was sentenced on Wednesday to 23 years in prison and ordered to pay $333.6 million in restitution for running what federal prosecutors called a massive fraud that led to the failed Virginia lender's demise. |
| Ramsey inspires Arsenal victory | | | Aaron Ramsey was the hero as Arsenal pulled off a memorable 1-0 win at Borussia Dortmund to maintain its hopes of qualifying for the last-16 of the European Champions League. |
| Twitter Prices I.P.O. at $26 a Share | | | The offering, which values the company at roughly $18 billion, is a sign of maturity for the social network, which has become an influential public forum. |
| UConn's Women Rout Gannon | | | Breanna Stewart had 21 points and 13 rebounds in defending national champion Connecticut's 101-35 victory over Division II Gannon in a women's exhibition game Friday night. |
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