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News Feed Latest worldwide news 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. Soccer Roundup Shaky United Is Rescued By Rooney Mikel Arteta scored a on penalty kick before being ejected from the game as first-place Arsenal defeated host Crystal Palace, 2-0, in Englands Premier League on Saturday. Walmart kicks off online holiday deals early in intense season NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. retailers facing the shortest holiday season in years are preparing to assail customers with deals and promotions this week, before they have even digested their Halloween candy. Why parents should let kids get a fright Jeff Pearlman says parents should not be afraid to let their children get a good scare on Halloween. Pushing out of comfort zone can help kids confront fear, feel brave and accomplished The Learning Network Blog Should the U.S. Be Spying on Its Friends? Would you spy on your friends if you had the capability? What limits would you set for yourself? Giant rubber duck bids farewell to Beijing Oct. 24 - Beijing residents say goodbye to the 18-metre-high rubber duck conceptualized by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman. Tara Cleary reports. The business of social brains Neuroscientist Matthew Lieberman explains that we can make ourselves happier and more productive by building on our social intuition as new research reveals that our need to connect with other people is even more fundamental than our need for food or shelter. Dubai's mega-airport opens The first commercial flight has arrived at what's being called Dubai's "mega-airport." CNN's Richard Quest has more. Netiquette Saying farewell So many folks manage to lose their netiquette heads when they scramble, legs flailing and akimbo, toward the denouement of events and life chapters. So here is the ultimate (get it?) digital-etiquette guide to a polite big finish. CME Group chief testifies in long-awaited grain settlement trial CHICAGO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - CME Group Inc Chief Executive Phupinder Gill on Friday denied that the exchange-operator changed its settlement rules to give electronic grain traders an advantage over... Coulson warned of illegal payment to police -court LONDON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Andy Coulson, former editor of Rupert Murdoch's News of the World, agreed to pay a police officer for a telephone directory of Britain's royal family despite being warned it was illegal, a London court heard on Friday. Well Babies Can Learn Music in the Womb A new study suggests that babies can learn a melody they hear while still in the womb, and recognize it after they are born. Autonomous RoboBee no flight of fancy Oct. 29 - Researchers from Harvard University say the tiny robotic bees they unveiled last year should be ready for work in the real world by 2023. Called RoboBees, the miniature drones are being developed by Harvard's School of Engineering and Wyss Institute, to assist in crop pollination and search and rescue. Ben Gruber reports. NFL Networks 10-Year Gains 13 Games and 72 Million Homes The all-football channel has gone from an uncertain start to 13 regular-season games, 17 studio shows and more than 70 on-air personalities. Youre the Boss Blog Today in Small Business Drones That Deliver Pizza Small-business employment declines. Do business owners have a false sense of security about their data? Libya's footballers in the firing line Shootings, attempted assassinations and intimidation - welcome to Libyan football in 2013. DIARY - U.S. Company Conf Calls/Webcast for week ahead - II ** To see prior events please click on or,. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DATE GMT SYMBOL COMPANY NAME AND PERIOD 07 Nov 1300 Q3 2013 Endo Health Solutions Inc. Earnings Conf Call 07 Nov 1300 Q3 2013 Flowers Foods Earnings Conf Call 07 Nov 1300 Q4 2013 Kulicke Soffa Earnings Conf Call 07 Nov 1300 Q3 2013 Taminco Corp Earnings Conf Call 07 Nov 1300 On the Market in New York City An Upper East Side one-bedroom; a Midtown East two-bedroom; and another two-bedroom in Boerum Hill. Recovered Video of Mayor Roils Toronto The police said that technicians had recovered from deleted computer files a video that apparently showed Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine. Snowden writes to Germans to seek support in spy row BERLIN (Reuters) - Fugitive U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has told Germany he is counting on international support to stop Washington's 'persecution' of him for revealing the scale of its worldwide phone and Internet surveillance. Kerry to make first trip to Egypt since Mursi's ouster CAIRO (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Egypt on Sunday for the first time since the army toppled the country's first freely elected president on July 3, state news agency MENA said. Snowden gets website job in Russia, report says Weeks after getting asylum in Russia, Edward Snowden now reportedly has a job there. Secular Turkish Government Permits Religious Symbol Four female lawmakers were welcomed into Parliament with Islamic head scarves, which for some was an unwelcome break with secular traditions and for others a sign of the nations maturing democracy. Four Turkish MPs attend parliament in head scarves, first time in 15 years ANKARA (Reuters) - Four female lawmakers from Turkey's Islamist-rooted ruling party wore Islamic head scarves in parliament on Thursday in a challenge to the country's secular tradition. Dance Review Room 100 and Eisa Jocson at Queer New York Arts Festival Works by Room 100 and Eisa Jocson for the Queer New York International Arts Festival explore ideas of otherness. Off the Menu King Cole Bar Salon Opening The bar is set to reopen with its restored Maxfield Parrish mural and a new menu at its adjoining restaurant, the Salon; and more restaurant openings. Rituals of Rented Island A new show at the Whitney takes a look at performance arts beginnings. Breakingviews Despite progress, Barclays to face more pain Oct. 30 - Unless Barclays wants to curb dividend payouts, it may have to cut its investment bank again, argues Breakingviews. Sports Briefing | College Basketball Louisville Suspends Starting Forward Without providing details, Coach Rick Pitino said starting power forward Chane Behanan had broken a team rule. In Michigan, Sidelines Are Offices Of Neurologists The in-state rivals Michigan and Michigan State have one thing in common a neurologist on their sideline at all their football games, both at home and on the road. Pentagon Says Shabab Bomb Specialist Is Killed in Missile Strike in Somalia The strike is the latest evidence that the Obama administration has escalated operations against the Shabab after the bloody siege at a shopping mall in Kenya. Pakistani Taliban chief killed in drone strike ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The head of the Pakistani Taliban was killed by a U.S. drone strike on Friday, security and Taliban sources said, in a blow to the fragmented movement fighting against the nuclear-armed South Asian nation. UPDATE 2-FDA approves Roche leukemia drug Gazyva Nov 1 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Friday approved Roche Holding AG's new drug for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who have not previously been treated for one of the most common forms of blood cancer. Listening Post One Casualty of Eavesdropping on Merkel A Warm Rapport For President Obama, the collateral damage the National Security Agency surveillance has inflicted on his relationship with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany is, perhaps, a more painful cost of the episode. UPDATE 1-Vodafone rises on report of ATT takeover interest LONDON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Shares in Vodafone Group rose on Friday after a media report that U.S. mobile operator ATT was exploring strategies for a potential takeover of the British telecoms firm. Tina Fey, Amy Poehler return for Globes The comedy gods have smiled on the world once again. Einhorn's Greenlight up 4.3 percent in third quarter NEW YORK (Reuters) - David Einhorn's hedge fund Greenlight Capital rose 4.3 percent in the third quarter, bringing the fund's net return for the year to 11.8 percent, according to an investor letter... Tiger helps Turkey make history Living Golf looks a the country's plan to host the Turkish Airlines Open, its first ever European Tour event. Contrite White House Spurns Health Laws Critics While the secretary of health and human services apologized profusely for the troubled rollout of the Affordable Care Act, President Obama traveled to Massachusetts to offer a forceful defense of the law. 5 danger signs for Iraq's future Two years after the United States pulled its forces out of Iraq, the country is, in the words of one analyst, "a house of cards."

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