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| Masters Champion Scott Targets Major 'Slam' | | | Australia's Adam Scott has set a goal of winning a career grand slam of golf's four majors and says his breakthrough U.S. Masters win is yet to pay full dividend to his game. |
| Snorkeler finds rare giant oarfish off California coast | | | (Reuters) - A California marine instructor's leisurely weekend snorkel turned into the discovery of a lifetime when she found the carcass of a massive, eel-like creature of a species thought to have inspired legends of giant sea serpents. |
| Jimenez toasts vintage ace! | | | If ever there was an appropriate prize for a hole in one, the organizers of the Portugal Masters certainly found it when fun-loving Spanish veteran Miguel Angel Jimenez struck it lucky on the eighth at the Oceanico Victoria Course on the Algarve. |
| UPDATE 1-Transocean posts surprise profit rise | | | Nov 6 (Reuters) - Transocean Ltd, owner of the world's largest offshore drilling fleet, reported on Wednesday a larger-than-expected third-quarter profit due to increased demand for its rigs and higher rates, sending its shares up 2 percent. |
| BASF challenges EU ban on fipronil pesticide | | | FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German chemicals group BASF said it launched a legal challenge against the European Commission's ban of BASF's insecticide fipronil, imposed in July on concern its use as seed treatment is linked to declining bee populations. |
| Roundup Dynamo Storm Back to Tie Red Bulls | | | Ricardo Clark and Omar Cummings scored in the second half to lead Houston back from a two-goal halftime deficit, lifting the Dynamo into a 2-2 tie against the top-seeded Red Bulls. |
| Teenager defies the odds | | | 17-year old Charley Hull will be the youngest player in Solheim Cup history after receiving a wildcard pick. |
| Detroit Challenges Loom for Next Mayor | | | The influence of a federal bankruptcy judge and a state-appointed emergency manager have left some asking, Does it really matter who gets elected the next mayor of Detroit? |
| Despite blow-out victory, big obstacles for New York mayor-elect | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio named his transition team and met with outgoing Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday, a day after he won America's biggest city back for Democrats with a 49-point victory over his Republican rival. |
| Blasts near Communist Party offices | | | A series of explosions in front of Communist Party offices in a northern Chinese province killed one person and wounded eight others Wednesday morning, authorities said. |
| Phys Ed The Marathon Runner as Couch Potato | | | On an average workday, runners training for a marathon reported sitting for more than 10 hours a day, raising provocative questions about the growing prevalence of sedentary behavior and its accompanying health risks. |
| The world's best taxis? | | | London taxis have been voted best in the world for the sixth year in a row, according to the annual global taxi survey from Hotels.com. |
| Hopes for strong 2015 climate deal fade, as risks grow | | | OSLO/LONDON (Reuters) - World governments are likely to recoil from plans for an ambitious 2015 climate change deal at talks next week, concern over economic growth at least partially eclipsing scientists' warnings of rising temperatures and water levels. |
| Five texts you should never send | | | We're texting more than ever, and, like society, the texts themselves are getting worse and worse. Read on to learn just how terrible silent cell phone users are these days. |
| Photo Replay Oct. 28-Nov. 3 | | | Eye-hand coordination is a critical element of sports. Then again, sometime the hands seem to act on their own. |
| The human cost of Iran sanctions | | | In July, Iran lost one of its most acclaimed playwrights and directors when Mahmoud Ostad-Mohammad passed away in Tehran at the age of 62. |
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