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Football Ex-pro decapitated in Brazil
Joo Rodrigo Silva Santos didn't come home Monday night.


Tech CEO dares staff to fail
How Trend Micro CEO Eva Chen turned international failure into an opportunity to carve out a new business strategy, writes Kristie Lu Stout.


UPDATE 1-Siemens infrastructure unit revamp not a priority - CEO
* Transformation costs exceeded 1 bln euros in FY 2012/2013


NII Holdings warns on profit as subscriber losses mount, shares sink
Oct 31 (Reuters) - NII Holdings Inc, which provides telecom services under the Nextel brand in Latin America, said it will miss its full-year adjusted operating profit forecast, largely due to...


Of Fact, Fiction and Defibrillators
Dick Cheney writes that to prevent terrorists from sending a fatal shock to his defibrillator, he had his doctors disable the wireless capability. Could somebody really kill you that way?


TV Talk Midseason Renewals
The Times reporters Bill Carter and Brian Stelter discuss this weeks TV cancellations and renewals.


North Dakota woman plans to give obese kids letters on Halloween
(Reuters) - A North Dakota woman told a local radio station that on Halloween she will give children she considers obese a sternly-worded letter for their parents along with candy.


QA Starting Windows 8.1 in Desktop Mode
Start your computer in the familiar Windows desktop environment, and how to safely upgrade to OS X Mavericks.


N.S.A. Said to Tap Google and Yahoo Abroad
Unbeknown to Google and Yahoo, the National Security Agency and its British counterpart have tapped into the search engines abroad, where data collection faces less oversight.


Libya gunmen reportedly seize $50M
Libyan forces are searching for armed men who seized a truck carrying more than $50 million in cash, the state news agency reports.


T Magazine Artists on Artists | Will Cotton on the Elegant Iraq War Watercolors of Steve Mumford
Though their subjects couldnt be more different Cotton paints candy-colored dreamscapes, Mumford, war zones the two men have long had a close kinship.


Dance Review Boris Charmatzs Leve des Conflits Extended at MoMA
In Leve des Conflits Extended (Suspension of Conflicts Extended), 24 dancers are cycling through a sequence, whose core concept is mathematical.


Australian GP Albert Park flyover
Get a bird's-eye view of Melbourne's Albert Park F1 race track.


Protests as Palestinians released
Israel released 26 Palestinian prisoners early Wednesday, part of an agreement that fueled new peace talks. But Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said all prisoners must be released before any peace deal.


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.


Shoeless boys win basketball cup
Despite most of the team being of short stature and playing barefoot, the Triqui Indian boys from Mexico won the championship -- and the hearts of many -- at the International Festival of Mini-Basketball held in Argentina.


T Magazine Market Report | Timeless, Feathery Finds
From cocktail dresses to jewelry, blue feathers are marking their territory as a timeless wardrobe addition.


Veteran chef to French leaders hangs up apron
PARIS, Oct 31 (Reuters) - For 40 years, Bernard Vaussion has stirred and sauteed, poached and parboiled, reduced and roasted for six French presidents and their guests. Now it's time to hang up the apron.


Marvin Gaye heirs sue 'Blurred Lines' artists
Robin Thicke's summertime hit "Blurred Lines" is an illegal rip-off of Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give It Up," Gaye's children claim in court documents filed Wednesday.


They rebuilt, only to have it torn down
One New York family spent six months rebuilding their home after Sandy, only to have it condemned. Now they must navigate the tricky process of building a new house.


Senate committee approves antitrust whistleblower bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill on Thursday aimed at preventing retaliation against people who report criminal price-fixing to the Justice Department, the panel said in a statement.


Rookies Bruising Running Helps Open Up Packers Attack
Led by Eddie Lacy, the top N.F.L. rookie rusher, Green Bay now has a formidable running game to complement the passing of Aaron Rodgers.


What's next on the Red Planet?
The much-celebrated Mars rover Curiosity is headed for Mount Sharp, where it will help scientists explore the question of life on Mars as it climbs up and up.


Bits Amazon Raises Threshold for Free Shipping
Amazon.com is expected to generate $75 billion in revenue this year by putting its customers first. Tuesday, in a very rare move, it put its bottom line first.


Tina Fey, Amy Poehler return for Globes
The comedy gods have smiled on the world once again.


Peru's Humala swears in fourth prime minister, retains finance minister
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's President Ollanta Humala swore in a widely praised regional politician as his fourth prime minister in a mini-cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, but retained his finance minister despite rumors he might quit.


Dance Review Boris Charmatzs Leve des Conflits Extended at MoMA
In Leve des Conflits Extended (Suspension of Conflicts Extended), 24 dancers are cycling through a sequence, whose core concept is mathematical.


RPT-UPDATE 2-Doubts emerge over troika's return to Greece amid budget hole
BRUSSELS, Oct 31 (Reuters) - International inspectors are set to put on hold a trip to Athens because they have been unable to bridge differences with Greece over how to close a 2 billion-euro ($2.7...


No U.S. Action, So States Move on Privacy Law
Lawmakers in 10 states have passed more than two dozen privacy laws this year on phone tracking, the use of drones and other topics, as support for limits on surveillance has grown.


Your Money Adviser Stumbling Blocks in Reducing Balance on a Student Loan
Difficulties in having payments properly applied to a student loan balance is a common complaint to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.


Thousands in contested Abyei vote to join South Sudan, risking tensions
* In one-sided, vote more than 99 pct want to join S.Sudan


Secret to beating tennis' big four
Tennis legends Jim Courier and John McEnroe show us why Djokovic, Murray, Nadal and Federer are so tough.


The Learning Network Blog Test Yourself | English, Oct. 31, 2013
Can you choose the correct meaning of quintessential, as it is used in the article?


Senators Warn Obama Before Iraq Leaders Visit
An influential group of senators sent a strongly worded letter to warn that the Iraqi premiers mismanagement of the countrys politics had contributed to the surge of violence there.


Drive in Google Glass, get a ticket
In what might be a first, a woman in California received a traffic ticket for wearing Google Glass while driving.


Arts, Briefly Joyce Theater Plans
The New York City Ballet principal Wendy Whelan, DanceBrazil and Pilobolus are among those slated to perform on the Joyce Theater stage in 2014.


More U.S. small businesses plan for employee health coverage survey
(Reuters) - The number of U.S. small businesses planning to start to offer health coverage for their employees next year slightly exceeds the number that expect to drop coverage, even as costs continue to rise, according to a survey released on Thursday.


Art Review Rituals of Rented Island, Performance Art at the Whitney
Rituals of Rented Island, at the Whitney Museum of American Art, collects the ephemera of 1970s performance art in New York.


City Room New York Today Lil Lhota vs. de Blasio Jr.
What you need to know for Thursday teen mayoral impersonators, rain roulette and a looming age limit for cigarette buyers.


The New Old Age Blog Are Caregivers Healthier?
More evidence that caregiving may improve health.


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