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Chamblee Resigns From Golf Magazine After Critical Remarks on Woods
Brandel Chamblee, the Golf Channel commentator who suggested that Tiger Woods was a cheater, resigned from Golf magazine on Wednesday.


Ghostly Victorian photographs
Ghostly images from the Victorian era


Economic View From Summer Camp, a Parable for Washington
A psychologists long-ago experiment shows how two groups of 12-year-olds rose above taunting and name-calling by facing goals that transcended group concerns. Government leaders might learn from it.


Murdoch editors Brooks, Coulson had affair, British hacking trial told
LONDON (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, former editors of Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World tabloid, had a six-year affair at the time their reporters hacked phone messages of politicians and royalty, a London court heard on Thursday.


Lagarde's warning for Europe
IMF Managing Director, Christine Lagarde tells CNN that Europe can not be complacent over growth and jobs.


Greeces Aggressive Pursuit of Tax Evaders Appears to Collect More Anger Than Money
New tax collection laws that were intended to cast a broader net have only fueled the publics ire at the wealthy.


GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares slip after upbeat U.S. data
TOKYO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Asian shares edged down and the dollar inched higher in early trade on Friday after upbeat U.S. economic data prompted some investors to price in a less dovish policy outlook for the U.S. Federal Reserve.


The new pandemic road deaths
John Sutter says it's time to view car crashes and motorcycle accidents as symptoms of a disease, and killer roads as a public health crisis.


Expedia quarterly profit beats; shares soar
(Reuters) - Online travel agency Expedia Inc reported a third-quarter profit that beat Wall Street estimates and said business referrals from review site TripAdvisor Inc. have improved, sending its...


More buildings evacuated ahead of Japan storms
Oct. 25 - Slow moving tropical storm Francisco dumps rains on Japan, triggering more building evacuations and people moved from the island of Izu Oshima. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


State of the Art Lighter and Faster, Its iPad Air
The improvements on the new tablet are incremental, not revolutionary, but Apple still holds the edge compared with the other tablets on the market.


Workers TB Investigated At Hospital
The New York hospital where the employee worked is searching for people who had contact with the worker, though the chance others were infected is small.


Analysis Peyton Manning Halfway to Another M.V.P. Season
In a midseason assessment of N.F.L. awards, the Broncos quarterback stands above all others. Jamaal Charles of the Chiefs and J. J. Watt of the Texans are the best players on each side of the line.


UPDATE 1-Resolute Forest profit beats as pulp demand rises
* Shares rise 15 percent (Adds forecast, CEO quote, shares)


BJ's launches $2.1 billion loan for refinancing, dividend recap
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warehouse retailer BJ's Wholesale Club is tapping the wide open credit markets for the second time in slightly over 12 months to finance a distribution to its shareholders, sources told Thomson Reuters LPC.


Moore and Kutcher settle, Gaye estate files lawsuit
Oct. 31 - The day's top showbiz news including Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are close to finalizing their divorce, and Marvin Gaye's estate files a lawsuit again Robin Thicke. Roselle Chen reports.


Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to assault
(Warning Language in seventh paragraph may be offensive to some readers)


Mexico drug tunnel discovered
Investigators have shut down a newly-completed, "highly sophisticated" drug tunnel running under the border between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.


Theater Review In The Downtown Loop, the Audience Goes on a 3-D Tour
The Downtown Loop, Ben Gassmans new play at 3LD Art Technology Center, immerses the audience in a tour bus experience with video projections and a guide who strolls up the aisle.


The science of positive thinking
Whether it's infuriating colleagues, inept management or a lack of appreciation, the modern day workplace can be a positivity free zone.


Dyson Faces Disciplinary Hearing for Violation
Simon Dyson faces a disciplinary hearing over his disqualification for a rules violation last week at the BMW Masters.


Iraqi Leader Calls on U.S. to Help Fight Terror Threat
In a speech in Washington, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki did not acknowledge that political tensions have contributed to security problems.


Bankrupt Alabama county gets $300 million more
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's bankrupt Jefferson County on Thursday approved a reworked settlement plan for its landmark $4.2 billion municipal bankruptcy that increases already stiff losses for Wall Street creditors by $300 million.


U.S. small businesses boosted borrowing in September
(Reuters) - U.S. small business borrowing rose last month from a year earlier, an index that tracks lending showed on Tuesday, signaling moderate growth ahead for the economy as a whole.


Twitter Illiterate? Mastering the @BCs
Only about 18 percent of American Internet users are active on Twitter, so here are some tips if youre still new to the microblogging service.


Profit Margins Squeeze Exxon Mobil and Shell
Weak margins in refining hurt results at the largest European and American oil companies.


International Real Estate House Hunting in ...Warsaw
The market in Poland had a boom starting in 2004, when the country joined the European Union, and ending in 2009, when the repercussions of the American mortgage lending crisis began to be felt.


Recipes for Health Red Rice or Farro With Miso-Roasted Squash, Leeks, Red Pepper and Tofu
One sweet-and-salty marinade works for the tofu and the vegetables in this dish.


Jailed indigenous teacher freed under new Mexican pardon law
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An indigenous Mexican teacher jailed over a decade ago for the slayings of seven people was released on Thursday under a pardon by President Enrique Pena Nieto after the government found evidence the teacher's rights had been abused.


Woods Says the Next Step Is Up to Golf Channel
Tiger Woods issued a veiled challenge to Golf Channel over a column written by analyst Brandel Chamblee that a series of rules violations by Woods amounted to cheating.


Economic View From Summer Camp, a Parable for Washington
A psychologists long-ago experiment shows how two groups of 12-year-olds rose above taunting and name-calling by facing goals that transcended group concerns. Government leaders might learn from it.


RPT-Fitch reviews Panamanian mid-sized banks' ratings
SAN SALVADOR, October 31 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has completed a peer review of the following seven Panamanian mid-sized banks Banco Aliado, S.A. (Aliado), Banco Panameno de la Vivienda, S.A. y...


Pope Francis to name first cardinals in February
Pope Francis will create new cardinals of the Catholic Church for his first time on February 22, the Vatican announced Thursday.


European Somalis embrace jihad
Scandinavia's humanitarian generosity in the 1990s appears to have had some unintended, and unwelcome, consequences, as dozens of young ethnic Somalis living there have embraced jihad, returning to the Horn of Africa to join the al Qaeda affiliate Al-Shabaab.


Bosnia mtel Q3 profit down 11 pct due to economic crisis
SARAJEVO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Bosnia's second-largest telecoms firm, mtel, posted third-quarter profit of 78.7 million Bosnian marka ($55 million) on Thursday, down 11 percent on lower revenue that the company said was due to a worsening economic situation.


California city fumes over hot sauce factory
Oct. 30 - Irwindale, California City Manager says the fumes in the area near a Sriracha hot sauce plant are "horrible" and is taking the company to court. Gavino Garay Reports.


Time Warner Cable Reports Record Quarterly Loss of TV Subscribers
The cable company lost 306,000 television subscribers in the third quarter, hurt by a contract dispute that resulted in a blackout of CBS programming.


Strong earthquake rattles Taiwan, no reports of casualties
TAIPEI (Reuters) - An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude struck Taiwan on Thursday shaking high-rise buildings but there were no reports of casualties or major damage, residents and media said.


California man agrees to plead guilty to extortion of Miss Teen USA
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 19-year-old California man has agreed to plead guilty to charges he hacked into the webcams of Miss Teen USA and other young women to take nude pictures in an extortion scheme, court papers revealed on Thursday.


Greeks Question Media, and New Voices Pipe Up
Amid the Greek financial crisis, small radio stations, magazines and websites take a bigger role in the nations civic discussion.


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