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News Feed Latest worldwide news Pistons Beat Celtics 87-77 Josh Smith, Andre Drummond and Josh Smith scored 15 points each Sunday night and the Detroit Pistons kept the Boston Celtics and first-year coach Brad Stevens winless with an 87-77 victory. The Learning Network Blog Does TV Capture the Diversity of America Yet? What shows do you watch? Do you notice the ethnicity and race of the actors and characters on your favorite shows? Does it matter to you? Germany's Biotest under investigation over bribery allegations FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Employees at German blood plasma products specialist Biotest, including its finance chief, are under investigation by German prosecutors over allegations of bribery in Russia. Plants With Spirit What to grow in your own prayer garden. UPDATE 1-British regulator to toughen London share listing rules LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Britain's financial regulator is to bolster its stock market listing rules to better protect minority shareholders, after high-profile scandals at mining companies ENRC and Bumi left some investors nursing heavy losses. '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. Editors Choice Recently reviewed books of particular interest. RLPC-PPF backs Telefonica Czech acquisition with $3 bln loan LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Czech investment group PPF is backing its 2.47 billion euro acquisition of Telefonica's Czech business with a 2.29 billion euro ($3.09 billion) syndicated loan coordinated by Societe Generale, the arranging banks said in a statement on Tuesday. Apple details government information requests for first time Nov 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Tuesday disclosed the number of information requests it received from governments around the world, making it one of the last big tech companies to do so in the wake of the controversy over data collection by U.S. national security agencies. Deadly sins Good for your career? Greed, envy, pride and wrath Four of the seven deadly sins and the subtext of many a cautionary tale. But could these dark, often suppressed aspects of the human psyche also offer up clues to the secret of career success? Lael Brainard to Step Down From Treasury Post Ms. Brainard, who served as the under secretary for international affairs, might be in contention for a position on the Feds Board of Governors. Sports Briefing | Baseball Ausmus to Manage Tigers The Detroit Tigers have chosen the former catcher Brad Ausmus to succeed Jim Leyland as manager, the team said Sunday. Off the Shelf The Frackers and the Birth of an Energy Boom A new book focuses on the half-dozen Texas and Oklahoma energy companies behind the surging growth of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas in the last two decades. As U.S. Weighs Spying Changes, Officials Say Data Sweeps Must Continue The Obama administration is considering reining in many N.S.A. practices overseas, but for now, officials have concluded that there is no workable alternative to the collection of huge quantities of metadata. Yemeni Nobel laureate gives away $500,000 prize money Nobel Peace laureate Tawakkol Karman has decided that the best use of her half million dollars in prize money is to give it all away. Toronto mayor apologizes for smoking crack, will not resign Nov. 5 - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford apologizes profusely for smoking crack cocaine but insists hell keep his job and run for office again next year. Mana Rabiee reports. The Gin Goes Back Into the Barrel Gin absorbs intriguing flavors when aged in barrels used for whiskey, rum or even wine, microdistilleries discover. A Yiddishe Momme of Music, Chana Mlotek, Dies at 91 Mrs. Mlotek was a sleuth and archivist of Yiddish music whose song collections allowed thousands to imbibe the mirthful and mournful melodies of the shtetl, ghetto and Yiddish theater. On Location | Red Hook, Brooklyn Three Feet High and Rising After seeing his house knee-deep in water, New Yorks chief urban designer is determined to keep it from happening again. Well Youre Going to Need a Bigger Bowl In this weeks Recipes for Health, Martha Rose Shulman offers hearty vegetarian meals in a bowl (or on a plate) inspired by the Korean dish bibimbap. After Plagiarism Charges, Paul Announces Office Restructuring In an interview, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky offered a mix of contrition and defiance, saying that he was being held to an unfair standard. Dance Review John Heginbothams Dark Theater, at BAM Saties music and a contemporary choreographers movement combine in John Heginbothams Dark Theater, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Florida State 41, Miami 14 With Rivalry Rejuvenated, Florida State Routs Miami No. 3 Florida State overcame some early trouble by Jameis Winston, its star quarterback, and shut down the running game of No. 7 Miami. Knicks Dissect Ugly First Quarter With the Hope to Clean It Up The Knicks performance in the first quarter against the Timberwolves highlighted the teams pressing issues turnovers, missed assignments and poor decisions. ArtsBeat Diane Pauluss Cirque du Soleil Show Headed to New York Amaluna, which opened in Montreal in April 2012, is inspired by The Tempest, and directed by Ms. Paulus, who won a Tony for directing this years Pippin revival. Global action needed to close 8-12 bln tonne emissions gap -UNEP LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 will be 8 billion to 12 billion tonnes more than the level needed to keep global warming to only 2 degrees Celsius and avoid severe climate change, a United Nations report estimated on Tuesday. Dot Earth Blog A Closer Look at Climate Panels Findings on Global Warming Impacts An early look at draft findings coming in a big report on the impacts of climate change on humans and ecosystems. Condo vote stirs passions over San Francisco's haves and have-nots SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The plans for the 8 Washington condominium project show 134 luxury units rising from San Francisco's famed waterfront a gleaming testament to a local economy in roaring good health. Tempest in a toilet costs New York restaurant workers their jobs NEW YORK (Reuters) - Restroom attendants at Balthazar, the trend-setting French-style bistro in New York City, will soon be relieved of their duties watching others relieve themselves after a... Civil Behavior The Changing Rules of Outing Intention matters when a publication chooses to out a celebrity. Tool Kit Wrangling Data From a Huge Variety of Fitness Gadgets Measuring and tracking your bodys functions and activities has never been easier but what to do with all that data? T Magazine Accommodations | In Providence, a Hipster Hotel in a Former Brothel Though it has a bookish name, the new lodging caters to more than the R.I.S.D. and Brown crowd. A Conversation With Elizabeth Gilbert Finds Inspiration Behind the Garden Gate After the success of Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert set off on a different path with her new novel, about a 19th-century botanist. 'Broken' veterans come back strong As he watched wounded troops being brought inside the hospital on stretchers, Michael Conklin couldn't believe what he was seeing. Report of Nazi-Looted Trove Puts Art World in an Uproar The discovery in Munich of what are said to be artworks confiscated or banned by the Nazis has prompted criticism of why Germany did not disclose the find more than two years ago. Civil Behavior The Changing Rules of Outing Intention matters when a publication chooses to out a celebrity. DealBook Proposed Rule Limits Size of Commodities Traders Positions The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is seeking to expand the types of commodities future contracts subject to trading limits. Batista's OSX gets lifeline as two banks refinance loan -sources SAO PAULO (Reuters) - OSX Brasil SA , the struggling shipbuilder controlled by former Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista, got a much-needed lifeline on Tuesday after two banks agreed to refinance a 400 million real ($175 million) loan 17 days after it had come due. Classes canceled to deal with race issues Oberlin College in Ohio suspended classes Monday after a student reported seeing a person resembling a Ku Klux Klan member near the college's Afrikan Heritage House. Pimco Total Return loses title as world's largest mutual fund NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bill Gross's Pimco Total Return Fund had outflows of $4.4 billion in October, stripping it of its status as the world's largest mutual fund on lagging performance this year, data...

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