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Billionaire Mark Cuban 'cheated' with insider trading-SEC lawyer
DALLAS, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, "cheated" by selling his stake in a small Internet search company upon learning that holding on might cost him money, a government lawyer told jurors at the start of the billionaire's insider trading trial.


Zhang Beats King in Guangzhou Open Final
Zhang Shuai won her first WTA singles title by beating the qualifier Vania King, 7-6 (1), 6-1, on Saturday in the final of the Guangzhou Open in China.


Medium chance of cyclone over the Caribbean NHC
(Reuters) - A large low pressure system located about 120 miles east of the Nicaragua-Honduras border has a medium, or 30 percent, chance of becoming a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday.


Recipes for Health Perciatelli With Baby Broccoli, Tomatoes and Anchovies
Five dishes with vegetables that can be prepared in the time it takes to boil water and cook the accompanying pasta.


Nicklaus ready to enter new territory, on ice
DUBLIN, Ohio (Reuters) - Golfing great Jack Nicklaus was a master of his environment out on the course but he will enter very foreign territory when he drops the puck to start a National Hockey League (NHL) game in Columbus on Friday.


UPDATE 1-Oracle to pay $199.5 mln to resolve false claims case
* Oracle denied engaging in fraud, but agreed to settle (Adds details of case, Oracle comment)


World Briefing | Europe Norway New Coalition Tilts Right
The leader of Norways Conservative Party, Erna Solberg, said Monday that she was forming a right-wing minority government with the anti-immigration Progress Party.


Ask Well Is It Safe to Eat Soy?
Concerns have been raised about possible health risks from eating soy. Anahad OConnor responds.


Website maps 1.2B Facebook faces
Facebook has so many users -- more than a billion, or roughly the population of India -- that squeezing them all into one Web page seems almost impossible.


Oil and Money Special Report As Stability Eludes Region, Western Oil Giants Hesitate
Problems in North Africa and the Middle East, where some governments owe many energy producers billions of dollars, are imperiling the relations between companies and countries.


E. D. Hirsch Sees His Education Theories Taking Hold
The education theorist E. D. Hirsch, criticized as elitist a generation ago, has seen his ideas adopted by hundreds of schools.


'Golden Bear' on tennis
CNN's Pat Cash meets golfing great Jack Nicklaus on the sidelines of Wimbledon.


Vatican Bank Publishes Its First Annual Report
The bank's president said the 100-page report was an attempt to meet the commitment to transparency that Catholics around the world "rightfully expect."


Shrinking List of Video Games Is Dominated by Blockbusters
As video game players tastes shift toward smartphones and tablets, more and more of the money spent on console games goes to a small number of blockbusters.


Record revenues for Man Utd
But that doesn't mean all United fans are happy. While Real Madrid landed Gareth Bale in the off-season's highest-profile transfer, the Red Devils were largely quiet during the summer window.


MOVES-Bank of Montreal, Adam Co, T. Bailey, SWS Group
Oct 1 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Tuesday. To inform us of other job changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com.


South by Southwest to Add Sports Component
Next March, the pop culture festival in Austin, Tex., will have sports films and presentations alongside its music, film and interactive programs.


Miss Philippines crowned Miss World
A new Miss World was crowned Saturday, and though she competed as Miss Philippines, she hails from the United States.


You're the Boss Blog Today in Small Business Blue Meth Candy
A government shutdown looms. Ten companies say they have achieved return on investment through social media. A look at the small-business health insurance exchange in Washington.


How good is the iPhone 5S camera?
Very soon, you will be sick of slow-motion videos. They will fill up your Facebook, Instagram and Vine feeds. The amateur clips will show pets jumping and playing, objects falling and breaking, and people dancing about in glorious, high-quality slow motion.


Ford up, GM down in subdued month for U.S. auto sales
DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. consumer demand for new vehicles cooled slightly in September, as expected, as Ford Motor Co topped analysts' expectations, but General Motors Co fell short.


Apple passes Coke as world's 'top brand'
Move over, Coke. It looks like Apple is the real thing.


Deals of the day- Mergers and acquisitions
Oct 1 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Tuesday


Predicting violence in psychopaths is 'no more than chance'
LONDON (Reuters) - Assessment tools used to predict how likely a psychopathic prisoner is to re-offend if freed from jail are "utterly useless" and parole boards might just as well flip a coin when deciding such risks, psychiatrists said on Tuesday.


First-Round Picks Pay Off in Jets Pass Rush
Sheldon Richardson, Quinton Coples and Muhammad Wilkerson have solidifed a pass rush that was never among the N.F.L.s best under Coach Rex Ryan.


Egyptian army chief calls for quick political transition
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called on Tuesday for a quick political transition to restore stability to the country.


Team rebuilding world's first website
Twenty years ago, a team of researchers shared the Web with the world. Now they want to show a generation that grew up online what it was like in its earliest days.


Oil and Money Special Report As Stability Eludes Region, Western Oil Giants Hesitate
Problems in North Africa and the Middle East, where some governments owe many energy producers billions of dollars, are imperiling the relations between companies and countries.


Recipes for Health Lasagna With Pistou and Mushrooms
A lasagna dish that is a great vehicle for pesto or pistou to use up the summers stock of basil.


How good is the iPhone 5S camera?
Very soon, you will be sick of slow-motion videos. They will fill up your Facebook, Instagram and Vine feeds. The amateur clips will show pets jumping and playing, objects falling and breaking, and people dancing about in glorious, high-quality slow motion.


Entel to invest $400 million to roll out 4G services in Peru government
LIMA (Reuters) - Chilean telecommunications firm Entel will invest $400 million over a decade to roll out 4G high-speed Internet services in Peru, the government said on Monday.


Wall Street declines as government shutdown nears
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed lower on Monday with just hours to go before a midnight deadline to avert a federal government shutdown, but major indexes ended September with solid monthly gains.


What's in It? That Nacho Dorito Taste
This is the irresistible flavor with its coppery, finger-staining dust that sent Doritos into the processed food hall of fame.


High def video gaming on the Chromebook Pixel Thank you Steam!
While the Chrome browser takes full advantage of the Chromebook Pixel's hardware, I thought it would interesting to see how video gaming works on the device. Quite well, with just a few small issues, it turns out.


Why women 'owe' Billie Jean
When the winner of the women's singles at the U.S. Open picks up her check for $2.6 million -- buck for buck the same as the men's champion -- she might well reflect that, if not for Billie Jean King's pioneering efforts, those riches might not exist.


Saudi cleric says women who drive risk damaging their ovaries
RIYADH (Reuters) - A conservative Saudi Arabian cleric has said women who drive risk damaging their ovaries and bearing children with clinical problems, countering activists who are trying to end the Islamic kingdom's male-only driving rules.


Record revenues for Man Utd
But that doesn't mean all United fans are happy. While Real Madrid landed Gareth Bale in the off-season's highest-profile transfer, the Red Devils were largely quiet during the summer window.


Raikkonen returns to Ferrari in 2014
Ferrari re-signs its 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen to partner Fernando Alonso next season.


The Learning Network Blog News Quiz | October 1, 2013
See what you know about the news of the day.


Getting Online Products to Their New Owners
Speedy delivery of orders often poses a challenge for owners of small online businesses.


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