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Gruesome scenes on Santiagos streets
Oct. 21 - Scenes from hell ooze onto the streets of Santiago as thousands of zombies embark on their annual walk through the Chilean capital. Tara Cleary reports.


Sports Briefing | Tennis Serena Williams Romps in Opener
Top-ranked Serena Williams breezed past Angelique Kerber, 6-3, 6-1, to open her bid for a fourth ATP Championships title in Istanbul.


The Sun That Did Not Roar
The Sun appears to slack off at the height of the solar cycle, the solar maximum, usually a time of roiling activity as the stars magnetic fields reverse.


Opinion Riding Out Sandy in the Rockaways
A view of Hurricane Sandy from Arverne in the Rockaways.


Mary Finch Hoyt, Aide to Rosalynn Carter, Dies at 89
Before serving as Rosalynn Carters press secretary, Mrs. Hoyt worked on several Democratic presidential campaigns.


Japan jobless rate falls to 4.0 pct in September
TOKYO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Japan's jobless rate fell slightly in September and the availability of jobs held steady at the highest level in more than five years, government data showed, pointing to steady progress in the battle to end 15 years of deflation.


Earnings Help Lift Wall Street
Wall Street opened modestly higher on Friday, with the Nasdaq outperforming on the back of strong results from companies such as Amazon and Microsoft.


No more siestas for Spain?
CNN's Isa Soares looks at what Spain is considering to improve its competitiveness and its image.


UPDATE 2-Newell profit tops Street; to buy back more shares
Oct 25 (Reuters) - Newell Rubbermaid Inc topped Wall Street's profit estimates for the third quarter on tight cost controls and strength in Latin America, and offered more cash to shareholders...


Wozniacki ends wait for 2013 title
The wait is over for Caroline Wozniacki as she collects some silverware in Luxembourg.


New Zealand's defense minister jokes about U.S. spying
Oct. 28 - Jonathan Coleman says he's not worried about the U.S. spying on New Zealand. Rough cut (no reporter narration).


At home with the Di Restas
The Circuit travels to Southern Italy to explore Force India driver Paul di Resta's Italian ancestry.


Dot Earth Blog Will Sandys Lessons Fade as a Sleepy Atlantic Storm Season Ends?
An extraordinarily quiet Atlantic hurricane season follows an epic storm surge, raising questions about disaster forgetfulness.


UPDATE 1-HealthCare.gov up again after data system crash, may be slow -agency
NEW YORK, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The website at the center of the U.S. healthcare reform law was back up Monday after a data center outage prevented Americans from enrolling in subsidized health insurance, the latest technical problem to plague the online insurance exchanges.


Augusto Odone, maker of "Lorenzo's Oil," dies
ROME (Reuters) - Augusto Odone, whose invention of "Lorenzo's Oil" to prolong the life of his son was made into an Oscar-nominated film, has died at the age of 80 in Italy, his family said on...


Red Sox in Disbelief After Game-Ending Umpiring Call
A rare obstruction call that turned an inning-ending double play into the winning run in Game Three of the World Series left the Red Sox in disbelief as they tropped back to the clubhouse instead of staying out for extra innings.


Doctor and Patient Should Medical School Last Just 3 Years?
For several years, medical educators have been engaged in an increasingly heated, and occasionally cantankerous, debate about streamlining medical education and training.


How to hack the most popular Halloween costumes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - As perennial as Halloween are the princesses, Batmans, witches and pirates that the National Retail Federation says are the most popular costumes, year after year.


Sketch Guy Beware Financial Comparisons With Others
Sticking to the numbers makes more sense than worrying about who makes more money, a financial planner writes.


Hockney Returns
A look at works in a David Hockney exhibition in San Francisco.


Sports Briefing | Tennis Serena Williams Advances
Top-ranked Serena Williams beat Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-2, 6-4, to move toward the semifinals of the WTA Championships in Istanbul.


No. 2 Ducks Overcome No. 12 Bruins 42-14
Heading into halftime locked at 14-all with UCLA, No. 2 Oregon didn't panic. The Ducks knew they'd eventually wear down the No. 14 Bruins. Because that's what they do.


How to recruit a diamond in the rough
Danish footballer Rasmus Ankersen had been looking forward to the new season. He was lining up for top division club FC Midtjylland, and at just 19 had been identified by coaches as having a bright future in the game.


Business Briefing | Regulatory News Tentative Approval for Faster-Acting Hepatitis C Drug
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration unanimously voted in favor of a hepatitis C drug from Gilead Sciences.


The Boss Flying the Annin Co. Flag
After trying to buy the nationx2019;s oldest flag company, an executive with wide experience ended up running it.


'Stan' ready for singles success
Stan Wawrinka talks to CNN about his return to the World top ten and his Olympic gold medal win with Roger Federer.


Solar sail set for deep space voyage in 2015
Oct. 23 - NASA has plans to launch a lightweight, highly efficient solar sail in 2015 to explore as far as three million kilometres into deep space. The sail, propelled by the Sun's rays, will also be tested as an early warning system for potentially damaging solar emissions headed for Earth. Rob Muir reports.


Sports Briefing | Baseball Strasburg Has Surgery
Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg had bone chips removed from his surgically repaired right elbow.


Being a thinker? Pocket your smartphone
There's a story about a man who spent his hours daydreaming. He may have been at Ford; he may have been at IBM. He was simply a man who spent his time in his office, feet up on the desk, looking at everything and nothing.


Bits Blog With New Phones, LG and Samsung Throw a Curve
LG and Samsung are now both offering smartphones with curved screens, indicating a growing focus by device makers on factors like design and ergonomics to distinguish products.


Leve des Conflits Extended
Dancers performed the work by the French choreographer Boris Charmatz, in the atrium of the Museum of Modern Art.


Telecom equipment maker CommScope's shares rise slightly in debut
Oct 25 (Reuters) - Shares of CommScope Holdings Co Inc , which is backed by private equity firm Carlyle Group LP, rose 3 percent in their debut, valuing the telecommunications equipment maker at...


Dance Review The Apollo Presents James Brown Get on the Good Foot
James Brown Get on The Good Foot, a dance revue presented at the Apollo Theater, honored Brown for his enormous influence on music and dance and his place in the theaters history.


WRAPUP 2-Storm kills five in UK and Netherlands, causes travel chaos
LONDON/AMSTERDAM, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Hurricane strength winds battered Britain and the Netherlands on Monday, killing five people, cutting power and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and train journeys before the storm barrelled further into mainland Europe.


Design Notebook House Haunters
For designers who specialize in haunted houses, its high season. What scares them is how little time there is to furnish the home of your nightmares.


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...


Global Health Neglected Diseases Still Are, Well, Neglected
Despite progress, a study has found that only 4 percent of the new drugs and vaccines approved in the last dozen years were for diseases that affect mostly the poor.


India's obsession with lighter skin
In India, many women are obsessed with lightening their skin. CNN writer Moni Basu recalls her own family's pressures to not get "too dark."


Donations, prisoners aid cities, ranchers after South Dakota blizzard
(Reuters) - Donations of money and some cattle have been rolling in for South Dakota ranchers after a blizzard last week killed tens of thousands of cattle in one of the state's worst agriculture tragedies, state officials said on Thursday.


Israel shoots down Gaza rocket, readies prisoner release
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets at a southern Israeli coastal city on Monday and Israel's Iron Dome interceptor shot down one while the other fell into the sea, a military spokeswoman said.


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