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News Feed Latest worldwide news Sports Briefing | Soccer Chelsea Eliminates Arsenal Csar Azpilicueta seized on a defensive blunder and Juan Mata scored a slick second goal as Chelsea dumped its London rival Arsenal out of the League Cup with a 2-0 victory. Football Wenger - 'So vital' to win The last time Arsenal led the English Premier League by as much as five points, it was 2008. So it's no surprise that Arsene Wenger, whose last silverware came three years before that, is not getting carried away. Hedge fund firm Egerton shuts door to new money - sources LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge fund firm Egerton Capital has closed its doors to new money, two of its investors said, after inflows and performance gains swelled its assets by 80 percent in a year. App Smart Singing With Monsters and Playing Some Tunes Games with a music element have been tailored for smartphones. Human trafficking is crime against humanityVatican group VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Human trafficking is a crime against humanity that should be recognized as such and punished by international or regional courts, a Vatican study group said on Monday. Report Adds to Doubts on Rodriguez Doping Denials Alex Rodriguez tested positive for a banned stimulant in 2006, according to two people with knowledge of the results, raising questions about his public statements since then. Texans coach collapses on field CNN's Ed Lavandera reports on a scary scene that unfolded in front of a stadium full of football fans in Houston. Wealth Want to buy an Irish castle? For those of means, the price is right. Youre the Boss Blog This Is More Complicated Than I Thought When opening a new store, its more important to have inventory than to own your own refrigerators. Streetscapes | Equine Watering Holes Where Horses Wet Their Whistles Of the few horses that remain in New York, many may soon be out of a job. Google's Schmidt says NSA spying outrageous if true - WSJ (Reuters) - Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said widespread U.S. government spying on its data centers would be outrageous and potentially illegal if true, the Wall Street Journal reported. Personal Health Commutings Hidden Cost The American dependence on cars, resulting in lost hours that could otherwise be spent exercising or socializing, has taken a toll on our health. Sports Briefing | Soccer Chelsea Pulls Out Last-Minute Win Chelsea seized on a defensive blunder in the 90th minute to beat Manchester City, 2-1, in the Premier League. TAKE A LOOK-Twitter raises top end of IPO price range Nov 4 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc raised the top end of its IPO price range by 25 percent on Monday and will close its books a day early, signaling strong demand for the most closely watched Silicon Valley debut since Facebook Inc last year. Portable devices OK on U.S. airlines Airplane travelers will soon be able to watch videos and play games with their electronic devices throughout their entire flight -- and not just above a certain altitude -- the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday in a long anticipated announcement. YouTube Holds Its First Music Awards Show This first YouTube Music Awards was a show of essentially no consequence, but one that valued a theoretically equal playing field, risk taking, resilience in the face of failure and evanescence. Red Sox players shave beards for charity Nov. 4 - Players grew beards during the season for good luck. Money from the event donated to victims of Boston Marathon bombing. Linda So reports. Don't restrict (Muslim) women 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. UPDATE 2-Google lifts post-Nokia hopes with Finnish data centre investment HAMINA, Finland, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Google will invest another 450 million euros ($607 million) over the next few years in a data centre in Finland, boosting a country struggling with Nokia's decline and weakness in its paper and steel industries. Former dopers should come clean, says UCI boss PARIS (Reuters) - Riders and managers who have been involved in past doping practices have been urged to come forward by International Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson so that the sport can draw a line under its troubled reputation. Business of being Jack Dorsey He posted the first tweet. Ever. And that's not even his biggest accomplishment. Jack Dorsey's knack for tech innovation and investing has made him a billionaire. Christine Romans discovers what's really behind the business of being Jack Dorsey. City Kitchen Call It Amphibious Cooking When cooking tuna, treat it like beefsteak showered with crushed black peppercorns and pan seared. Global Soccer Time for UEFA to Stand Up, Not Back Off If Yaya Tour's allegations of racial abuse by fans in Moscow hold up, the ruling body of European soccer needs to stand up for human rights. National Briefing | Education Drop in LSAT Takers Shows Legal Fields Slump The latest figures released this week by the Law School Admissions Council show that nearly 11 percent fewer people took the LSAT in October than the year before. Hundreds of cannabis workers fall ill in Albanian village TIRANA (Reuters) - Doctors in Albania say hundreds of people have fallen ill from harvesting cannabis in a lawless region that for years has been out of bounds to police, Albanian media reported on Friday. CNN Heroes Doctor gives free surgeries For 21 years, Georges Bwelle watched his ill father slip in and out of consciousness, traveling to hospitals that weren't equipped to help him. Toronto mayor apologizes for 'mistakes' Nov. 3 - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford urged his police chief to release a video that media reports say show him smoking what appears to be crack cocaine and issued a broad apology for mistakes in his past. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Analysis Tensions with allies rise, but U.S. sees improved China ties WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With ties between Washington and many close allies strained because of eavesdropping revelations and differences over U.S. policies in the Middle East, the Obama administration can take some comfort from an improvement in ties with China. ArtsBeat Folk Art Collection From Imprisoned Former Museum Chairman Going to Auction Sothebys will auction paintings, furniture and other works that belonged to Ralph O. Esmerian, the former chairman of the American Folk Art Museum, who is now imprisoned for financial fraud. Singapore on alert for cyber attacks after websites hacked SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's government has been put on heightened alert for cyber attacks after people claiming to be from international hacking collective Anonymous defaced several web sites in the city-state and threatened further action. The Media Equation With Alpha House, Amazon Makes Bid for Living Room Screens and Beyond The show, Amazons first attempt at original programming, could create additional momentum for change in the concept of television. Boyd Shines as No. 9 Clemson Routs Virginia, 59-10 Tajh Boyd threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score and No. 9 Clemson broke the game open with three touchdowns in the last 418 of the first half in a 59-10 victory against Virginia on Saturday. World Briefing | Europe Russia Shake-Up at Space Agency Prime Minister Dmitri A. Medvedev fired the general director of Russias space agency on Thursday as part of a shake-up that had been expected after embarrassing rocket failures. After Delay, Lenders Set To Visit Greece for Audit The team of officials from the International Monetary Fund, the European Commission and the European Central Bank are set to decide on whether to approve the next installment of loans under Greeces bailout program. 5.0-magnitude earthquake strikes near Tokyo A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Tokyo on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Snipers 'target' moms-to-be Pregnant women, children, even unborn babies are being deliberately targeted by snipers in Syria's worsening civil war, says a surgeon who works to treat their wounds. $1.3 million worth of art auctioned for Syrian refugee children BEIRUT (Reuters) - An estimated $1.3 million worth of art from more than 130 artists, mostly from Syria and Lebanon, is being auctioned at below-gallery prices in Beirut to raise money for Syrian refugee children. UPDATE 1-Intrepid Potash shares jump as Koch discloses larger stake Nov 4 (Reuters) - Shares of Intrepid Potash Inc, a U.S. producer of the crop nutrient potash, jumped nearly 11 percent on Monday after privately held Koch Industries Inc said it had upped its stake... Mall attack 'could've been stopped' Western intelligence missed a chance to capture or kill the terrorist thought to be behind the Nairobi mall massacre, according to a former informant for both the CIA and the Danish intelligence service. Movie Review The Perverts Guide to Ideology The Perverts Guide to Ideology is the second critical analysis of what values the movies are really imparting, by the philosopher Slavoj Zizek.

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