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Exclusive Qatari fund invests in BlackBerry debt offer - source
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar Holding LLC is among a handful of investors that have put money into BlackBerry's $1 billion convertible debt offering, a source familiar with the financing plan said on Wednesday.


Motherlode Blog Should Our Daughters Come to Our (Gay) Wedding?
Our daughters (8 and 10) think we already are married. We had a commitment ceremony almost 20 years ago. When we head to City Hall to make it legal, wouldnt it just confuse them if we ask them to come along?


NYMEX to adopt new U.S. oil specifications backing WTI contract
NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - CME Group plans to announce early next year that it will adopt new specifications and tests for crude backing its benchmark oil futures contract, a person familiar with knowledge of the plan said on Wednesday.


Lawmakers hover as more homeowners rent rooms to visitors
LONDON (Reuters) - For British student Carly Connor a trip to London for a city break would be impossible if she had to pay for a hotel so instead she rents a room in a Londoner's home.


Ask Well CoQ10 Drug Interactions?
Those who take the dietary supplement coenzyme Q10 should do so carefully, because in some cases it can blunt or amplify the effects of other drugs.


T Magazine On Beauty | Bare Is Beautiful
Less can be more when it comes to makeup, but mastering the natural look does take some work.


Colorado an energy battleground as towns ban fracking
DENVER (Reuters) - Three Colorado cities have rejected oil and gas production work that relies on so-called fracking, unofficial election returns showed on Wednesday in a setback for an industry that won other battles this year in Democratic strongholds like California.


Vermette Lifts Coyotes Past Sharks, 3-2 in SO
Antoine Vermette scored in the opening minute and then got the game winner in the shootout to lift the Phoenix Coyotes to a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.


Dot Earth Blog Survival of the Extraordinary A Fly With Ants on its Wings
An extraordinary fly in the United Arab Emirates has images of ants on its wings.


Sports Briefing | Baseball Mets Games Move to WOR-AM
The Mets formally announced that their radio games are moving to WOR-AM in a five-year deal with the news and talk stations owner, Clear Channel Media and Entertainment.


Can the right wing compromise?
As bipartisan budget talks go on, Donna Brazile hopes that holding the tactic of holding the government hostage is dead. But she has reason to be skeptical.


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.


Brazilian footballer's head left on doorstep
Brazilian police are investigating the murder of a former pro footballer whose decapitated head was left in a bag on his doorstep.


Real Madrid coach blasts defensive 'disaster'
On one hand, Cristiano Ronaldo is still scoring goals for fun and Gareth Bale is starting to justify his mammoth transfer fee. On the other, Real Madrid's defensive game is appalling.


UPDATE 2-Mexico central bank cuts 2013, 2014 growth outlook
MEXICO CITY, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Mexico's central bank on Wednesday cut its growth outlook for this year and next after a sharp economic slowdown but reaffirmed its view that no more rate cuts are...


Theater Review | Disaster! Disaster!, a Parody of 70s Movies
Disaster!, a musical at the St. Lukes Theater, trawls through plotlines and characters from 1970s movies like The Poseidon Adventure as well as 70s pop music.


TAKE A LOOK-Twitter likely to price IPO above target range - sources
Nov 6 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc is likely to price its hotly anticipated initial public offering later on Wednesday above an already bumped-up target range, sources familiar with the process said. ...


Cisco to buy out start-up Insieme, unveils products
NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc said on Wednesday it will buy out its majority-owned data center technology start-up Insieme for a maximum cost of $863 million as it looks to protect its core business from new competition.


UPDATE 3-Abercrombie promises more styles, sizes for women
* Shares slump as much as 13.6 pct (Adds American Eagle's preliminary results, updates share price)


T. Rowe, Morgan Stanley funds sitting on whopper Twitter gains
BOSTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Mutual funds run by T. Rowe Price Group Inc and Morgan Stanley are poised to send one sweet tweet.


Amid Capitol Turmoil, Postal Service Crisis Drags On
The slowly paced reform of the Postal Service, which has lost about $41 billion since 2007, has frustrated unions, customers and lawmakers.


UPDATE 1-Sun Life books loss on U.S. annuities sale
TORONTO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Sun Life Financial, Canada's No. 3 life insurer, said on Wednesday it fell to a third-quarter net loss due to charges related to the sale of its U.S. annuities business, but operating profit topped estimates.


Israeli Court Clears Former Foreign Minister of Fraud Charges
The acquittal opens the way for Avigdor Lieberman, a political powerhouse in Israel, to be reinstated as foreign minister by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.


Pasta maker Barilla plans "inclusive" TV ads after anti-gay remarks
ROME (Reuters) - Italian pasta maker Barilla has reacted to the global storm caused by its chairman's comments that he would never use a gay family in his advertising by saying it planned to make the...


No. 24 Michigan St Batters No. 23 Michigan 29-6
Mark Dantonio has always embraced Michigan State's rivalry with Michigan, but this week the confident coach took a fairly calm approach.


Well A Babys Gaze May Signal Autism, Study Finds
Researchers using eye-tracking technology found that 3-year-olds diagnosed with autism looked less at peoples eyes when they were babies than those who did not develop autism.


New Issue- Sanofi prices 1.0 bln euro 2023 bond
Underlying govt bond Over Mid-swaps, equivalent to 81.7bp


NEWSMAKER Carney on IMF, inflation how he got his new job
Incoming Bank of England governor Mark Carney explains where he differs with the IMF on austerity, central bank inflation targeting and how he was made Bank of England chief even though he's Canadian.


COMMODITIES--Oil rises on draw in fuel supplies, coffee tumbles
* Coffee at 6-1/2 year low on South American supply growth


Obama administration pushes back over canceled health plans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration, under pressure over the botched opening of its healthcare website, scrambled on Tuesday to try to appease hundreds of thousands of people whose coverage is being canceled as insurers prepare for reforms in 2014.


United Nations Group Warns on Emissions
A report by the United Nations Environment Program says that greenhouse gas emissions must start to fall immediately to avoid more drastic and expensive action later.


Woods Heralds Return With Spectacular Turkey Photoshoot
Tiger Woods features in a strokeplay event for the first time in six weeks at the Turkish Airlines Open starting on Thursday and will herald his return by taking part in a spectacular Bosphorus Bridge photoshoot.


Prysmian sees FY adjusted EBITDA at lower end of guidance
MILAN, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Italy's Prysmian, the world's largest cable maker, expects to report full-year core earnings at the lower end of its guidance due to currency effects of 20 million euros ($27 million), Chief Executive Valerio Battista said on Wednesday.


Books of The Times Fosse, a Biography by Sam Wasson
Sam Wassons Fosse is an intensively researched and sprawling biography of the director and choreographer.


PineBridge in sale-leaseback deal with Dubai school operator
DUBAI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - PineBridge Investments, a New York-based money manager, has acquired a campus operated by Dubai-based schools operator GEMS Education, it said on Wednesday, signalling...


U.N. struggles to break impasse in Cyprus talks
NICOSIA (Reuters) - U.N. diplomats struggled on Wednesday to revive stalled peace talks on Cyprus, where an ethnic division dating back four decades is dogging Turkey's bid to join the European Union.


Elite coaching with Graf, Agassi
CNN's Patrick Snell looks at how the famous couple is helping groom the next generation of tennis stars.


Lawyers Challenge Detention of Greenwalds Partner in London
Lawyers for David Michael Miranda, the partner of the journalist Glenn Greenwald, who has been writing about secret N.S.A. documents, said Mr. Mirandas rights were violated.


Red Bulls Prepare for a Seasoned Rival
The Houston Dynamo, hosts in the opening game of an Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series, have reached the M.L.S. title game four times in seven years.


Jets Surge Past Red Wings 4-2
Matt Halishuck scored the winner with his first goal with Winnipeg and the Jets snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday.


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