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News Feed Latest worldwide news Parise, Harding Lead Wild Past Flames 5-1 Zach Parise scored twice and Josh Harding continued his dominance in goal to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night. Regulator asks Generali to re-assess ex-managers' actions MILAN (Reuters) - Italian insurance regulator IVASS has asked Generali to carry out a new assessment of actions by two former top executives to see whether there is a case for legal action, Generali said in a statement on Wednesday. Dot Earth Blog Wide Rejection of Labels for Genetically Engineered Food in Washington State A measure that would require labeling of genetically modified foods is rejected in Washington State. Lorenzo sets up thrilling MotoGP finale Jorge Lorenzo set up a thrilling last race finale with MotoGP title leader Marc Marquez by claiming the Japanese Grand Prix Sunday at Motegi. UPDATE 3-Qualcomm curbs spending as revenue guidance disappoints SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc on Wednesday forecast revenue below expectations and said it would curb fast-growing operating expenses, stoking concerns the leading mobile chipmaker faces tough competition in Asia, and sending its stock down. Mariners Name McClendon as New Manager The Seattle Mariners have charged Lloyd McClendon with the task of turning around the struggling franchise, naming the 54-year-old as manager on Tuesday. Baseline Epics Spur a Debate About Court Speed There is a push to encourage more variety in play and court speed with an eye on the net and, in a Darwinian entertainment landscape, an eye on the clock. DealBook Building a Portfolio With a Focus on a Single Sector Water Rebuffing a strategy of diversification, the venture capital firm XPV Capital believes it can find success by developing expertise in one area. Continental Resources profit jumps nearly four-fold Nov 6 (Reuters) - Continental Resources Inc, which drills for oil in North Dakota, Oklahoma and Colorado, posted a nearly four-fold increase in quarterly profit as production jumped across many of... Well Ethnic Variations in Fertility Treatment Race or ethnicity may be a factor in the success of fertility treatment, a new study suggests. Astronaut Scott Carpenter, fourth American in space, dies at 88 DENVER (Reuters) - Astronaut Scott Carpenter, who in 1962 became the fourth American in space and the second to orbit the Earth, died on Thursday in Colorado at age 88 of complications from a stroke, his wife Patty Carpenter said. No. 4 Ohio St Rolls Past Boilermakers 56-0 Urban Meyer thought Ohio State needed a pregame wake-up call Saturday. The Buckeyes answered with a quick flurry. The Week Ahead | Art Windows to Past, Wide and Tall Over the years, Reinhard Mucha has been something of an elusive artist. Georgia Holds On to Edge Rival Florida 23-20 There was pushing and shoving, momentum shifts, strange calls and costly penalties. '12 Years A Slave' Agonizingly magnificent Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave is an agonizingly magnificent movie the first great big-screen dramatization of slavery. Based on actual events, it begins in 1841 and tells the story of a free black man from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., a musician named Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), who walks around in a natty gray suit, secure in the courtly modesty of his life as a husband and father of two. But then he accepts an offer to go to Washington, D.C., with a pair of traveling entertainers, and when they're out at a restaurant drinking wine, we get the queasy feeling this is too good to be true. It is. Solomon isn't being hired for his talents. He's being trafficked. Google Is Ordered to Block Images in Privacy Case The Internet company said it would appeal a French courts ruling that it strip from its search results nine images of the former European racing chief Max Mosley. Critics Notebook 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. BAE to Stop Building Ships at Historic British Site Britains biggest military contractor, BAE Systems, is closing down its shipbuilding yards in Portsmouth, and cutting nearly 1,800 jobs in England and Scotland. Lead author of Obamacare law criticizes administration over rollout WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior Democratic senator who served as a lead author of President Barack Obama's healthcare law criticized the administration on Wednesday for failing to alert lawmakers to problems that led to the program's troubled rollout. Israeli-Palestinian relations hit new snags Efforts to forge lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians apparently suffered more setbacks Wednesday, even as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was in the Middle East trying to help mend relations. Pirelli Nothing wrong with F1 tires They have blown out in spectacular style and drawn criticism from one of the world's top drivers, but Pirelli insists there is nothing wrong with the tires it supplies to Formula One. Iran to relax visa requirements amid tourism boom Tour bus driver Rasoul Mousavi has been seeing less and less of his wife this month. Mousavi says a sharp increase in tourists has kept him so busy that for four nights in a row he did something his wife doesn't like very much -- he showed up late for dinner. Talks 'crisis' as Kerry visits Jerusalem Efforts to forge lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians apparently suffered more setbacks Wednesday, even as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was the Middle East trying to help mend relations. The Learning Network Blog Weekly News Quiz | Oct. 29 Nov. 4, 2013 Election Day, a drone strike, a mysterious fish and more Can you answer all ten questions correctly? Telecom Italia rebel investor calls for Brazil partnership -sources MILAN, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Telecom Italia rebel investor Marco Fossati told an analyst meeting that a partnership with Vivendi's GVT subsidiary in Brazil would help the Italian phone group relaunch its... Tom Hiddleston Gets Mythic for Thor The Dark World Tom Hiddleston, who plays Loki in Thor The Dark World, has a Jim Jarmusch film and a Shakespeare play in London on his horizon. ArtsBeat Philip Smith, Philharmonics Principal Trumpet, to Retire Mr. Smith will retire from the New York Philharmonic at the end of this season after 36 years with the orchestra. The Continued Taming of the N.F.L. The N.F.L. has made several rule changes to try to limit injuries. William C. Rhoden wonders if the often violent onside kick could be the next play to be outlawed. Peace for Congo? Not so fast Congo's M23 militia has announced it will disarm, but the country's conflict is far from over. Russia apologizes to Norwegian journalists held on Olympic trip MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia apologized on Wednesday to two foreign journalists who were repeatedly questioned and detained by police during a trip to report on the 2014 Winter Olympics preparations in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Sochi Putin's 'big gift' - or folly? Is it ever worth staging the Olympics? Sochi 2014 will be the most expensive Winter Games in history, but can Vladimir Putin's grand planners learn lessons from one of the smallest hosts -- Lillehammer, a tiny town in Norway? ArtsBeat Philip Smith, Philharmonics Principal Trumpet, to Retire Mr. Smith will retire from the New York Philharmonic at the end of this season after 36 years with the orchestra. Colombia says Russian bombers violated its airspace BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia is preparing a letter of protest to Russia after two Russian bomber planes twice entered the Andean nation's airspace without authorization when flying between Venezuela and Nicaragua last week, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Tuesday. NATO's top commander questions Turkish missile deal with China ADAZI, Latvia, Nov 6 (Reuters) - NATO's top military commander urged Turkey on Wednesday to buy a missile defence system that is compatible with other NATO systems, questioning whether the $3.4 billion Chinese system that Ankara is leaning towards is suitable. Back to St. Louis on the Way to Brazil Vedad Ibisevic, who spent part of his teenage years in the American Midwest, scored the goal that sent Bosnia-Herzegovina to the World Cup. White House Will Focus on Climate Shifts While Trying to Cut Greenhouse Gases White House aides said President Obama would sign an executive order on Friday morning directing federal agencies to make it easier for states to build resilience against storms. Strike-hit Greece tries for troika deal Nov 6 - A new wave of public sector walkouts hits austerity-weary Greece, as the government holds talks with visiting troika officials over a 2 billion euro budget gap. David Pollard reports. Jets 26, Saints 20 Error-Free Jets Outrun Saints A week after a humbling loss to the Bengals, the Jets ran for 198 yards, committed no turnovers and headed into the bye week with a 5-4 record. India Gives Foreign Banks New Door Into Local Market The regulations give access, but only through locally incorporated subsidiaries and only from countries that also allow in Indian banks. Astronomers Find Earthlike Planet, but Its Infernally Hot Kepler 78b, a planet 400 light-years away, is the first planet that seems to be of similar size and made of the same mixture of rock and iron as Earth.

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