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News Feed Latest worldwide news 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. Bowed Piano Ensemble to Play at Allen Room A Saturday night concert by Bowed Piano Ensemble, whose members reach into the pianos guts with motley tools to extract sound, may be its last in New York. Astronaut Scott Carpenter, fourth American in space, dies at 88 (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. UPDATE 2-Gogo to provide Japan Airlines with domestic Internet NEW YORK, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Gogo Inc said on Monday it had agreed to provide Japan Airlines Co Ltd with in-flight Internet service on the airline's domestic fleet of 77 aircraft, marking Gogo's first significant international contract, according to the company's chief executive. At Home With David Bromberg and Nancy Josephson Duet for Violin and Voodoo If youre looking for the folk musician-turned-luthier-turned-recording artist (again), just follow the beads. Immelt Economic efficiencies drive China ahead Jan 19 - In an exclusive interview with Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt says a large and educated workforce is fueling China's strength and not simply a deflated yuan. Motherlode Blog 5 Signs That Its Time to Seek Outside Help for a Struggling Child Parents who have watched a child wrestle with anxiety, depression and other challenges name these as the signs that its time to seek help. FOREX-Dollar off lows but still vulnerable as Fed meeting looms * Dollar drifts off nine-month trough versus currency basket An Asian rival to the Ryder Cup? Asia's emergence as a golfing power has received a boost with the announcement the continent's top golfers will face off against their European counterparts in a competition similar to the Ryder Cup. Kasparov Faces Obstacles to Leading Chess Federation Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion who retired in 2005, will try to unseat the eccentric president of the World Chess Federation, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. Publishing Executive at Amazon to Depart Laurence Kirshbaum also worked at Random House and eventually became the chairman and chief executive of the Time Warner Book Group. Kenny Perry Falls Into Tie in San Antonio Kenny Perry bogeyed the final hole Saturday to drop into a five-way tie for the lead in the Champions Tour's ATT Championship. Kerry says he may travel to Egypt in coming weeks WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday he may visit Egypt in the coming weeks in what would be his first trip since the army toppled the country's democratically elected president on July 3. NFL considers selling some Thursday night games exec LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Football League is studying whether to auction the media rights for a new slate of regular-season games, a process that has ignited fierce bidding wars in the past for a deal to broadcast the hugely popular sport. BRIEF-Avic Capital 9-mth net profit up 30.4 pct * Says 9-month net profit up 30.4 percent y/y at 693 million yuan ($114 million) High-tech Halloween costume tricks Half the fun of Halloween is coming up with new, creative outfits that will blow your friends' minds and maybe scare a few impressionable children. (The other half, obviously, is candy.) Ask Well Glucosamine and MSM for Joint Pain? Many people swear by the dietary supplements glucosamine and MSM for lessening the creaking and soreness of knees, backs, hips and other joints. But the science on their effectiveness is mixed. UPDATE 1-Detroit's finances 'shocking,' city manager testifies DETROIT, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Detroit's emergency manager painted a picture of a city in dire financial straits in testimony on Monday, with budgets so strained that bumpers were falling off police... Local tastes tempt China diners away from Golden Arches SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Bearing rice burgers and lotus roots, an army of Chinese fast food firms is cooking up a challenge to McDonald's Corp and Yum Brands Inc, tempting cost-conscious diners with... Forging an Art Market in China In Chinas growing art market, now the second largest in the world, outsize auction results often overshadow false sales data and forged art. Breakingviews Li Ka-shing can still ka-ching Oct. 24 - Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing may be an octogenarian, but he's still shrewd when his money is on the line. Breakingviews looks at his business empire and asks if it pays to invest in the man himself. Making Robots More Like Us In a shift away from robots made to perform in factories, designers are putting the human into humanoids so that they can safely interact in public. Alex Ferguson on... It is the much-anticipated book many in football have been waiting for, while others have feared its publication. Born in Mexico, Living in Florida, Tiants Wife Is a Fervent Boston Fan Maria Tiant, who met the former pitcher Luis Tiant through softball teammates in 1960, said of the Red Sox, I want them to win so much. Why did that movie flop? For all the money invested by studios, for all the talent and smart ideas and marketing savvy and focus groups, sometimes movies just don't work. Giants Hillis Goes From Watching Monday Night Football to Playing in It Peyton Hillis, who had been discarded by three teams in the last three years before the Giants signed him last week, scored a pivotal touchdown in the their first victory of the season Monday. UPDATE 1-Spain seeks to privatise up to 60 pct of Aena - study MADRID, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Spain is seeking three to five core investors to buy 20 percent to 30 percent of debt-burdened state airport operator Aena and may then float further shares to leave as... COMMODITIES-Corn, soy and natgas tumble on good weather; oil up By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Corn and soybean prices fell their most in nearly a month on Monday after friendly weather at the weekend that led to big harvests of U.S. crops, and... Pick a Side Nets or Knicks? The Knicks and the Nets coexisted for decades without much rancor. But now everything has changed. Times reporters and N.B.A. analysts choose sides. Duke Stuns No. 16 Virginia Tech, 13-10 The numbers suggested it was the same old Duke 0-for-11 on third-down conversions, a 387 to 198 deficit in total offense, and a whopping 3927 to 2033 disadvantage in time of possession. YOUR MONEY-It's flu season Should you get a shot? Oct 28 (Reuters) - When her law office offered flu shots in mid-October, Kelly Walsh, a paralegal in Boston, hesitated. Jung Changs Empress Dowager Cixi Jung Chang portrays the Empress Dowager Cixi as a proto-feminist who brought medieval China into the modern age. UPDATE 3-Consol to sell 5 W.Va. mines as coal regulations increase Oct 28 (Reuters) - Consol Energy Inc said on Monday it would sell five West Virginia coal mines to privately held Murray Energy Corp as it focuses more on the growth of its natural gas operations... UPDATE 3-Russian diamond miner Alrosa raises $1.3 bln in share sale MOSCOW, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Russia sold a 16 percent stake in state diamond miner Alrosa at the bottom of a planned price range on Monday, highlighting the lack of progress in a state privatisation drive that was supposed to net $13 billion this year. McIlroy beats Woods in Chinese money match Rory McIlroy has had a 2013 to forget but chose a lucrative exhibition match with World No.1 Tiger Woods in China to give promise of a return to his stellar best at season's end. Blizzard fund raises $400,000 for South Dakota ranchers Oct 28 (Reuters) - A relief effort has raised about $400,000 for South Dakota farmers and ranchers affected by a rare autumn blizzard earlier this month that killed sheep and tens of thousands of cattle. Gay people welcome at Sochi Winter Olympics, says Russia's Putin Oct. 28 - Russian President Vladimir Putin pledges no discrimination against gay people at Sochi Winter Olympic Games. Mana Rabiee reports. Inside Maria's Roma village CNN's Karl Penhaul visits Nikolaevo, a rundown Roma village in Bulgaria, home to Maria's biological parents. Perry Beat Langer in Playoff in San Antonio Kenny Perry made a 10-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff with Bernhard Langer on Sunday to win the Champions Tour's ATT Championship. Economix Blog How No-Strings Aid Affects the Poor A new study in Kenya shows that giving money to the poor without dictating how they use it can have a powerful impact on their quality of life, not just a one-time effect on consumption.

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