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News Feed Latest worldwide news Vienna museum director quits in Nazi looted art row VIENNA (Reuters) - The director of Vienna's Leopold Museum, home to extensive collections of work by Austrian artists such as Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt, has quit in a row over Nazi-looted art. Romario Calls on Brazilians to Protest During World Cup Romario lashed out at the "corrupt thieves" running FIFA and the Brazilian Football Confederation on Wednesday and encouraged his compatriots to protest against corruption during next year's World Cup. Letter From Europe The Royal Family on Twitter Approved Disclosure, in Short Bursts When it comes to reinvention, the British royal family is no laggard, even if its rumpuses do not always shoehorn so easily into Twitter's brief confines. GRAPHIC WARNING! Click if you dare Still think Halloween is just for the kids? You won't -- not when you've seen CNN's gut-twisting, down-right disgusting mob of morbid maniacs. One Play Saved a Game and May Have Saved the Jets Season If not for speedy linebacker Demario Davis, whose tackle in the Sept. 8 game against the Bucs helped them win the game, the Jets would not be contending for a playoff berth. FOREX-Euro slumps after data, dollar broadly higher * Euro-zone inflation at four-year low, unemployment high Storage product retailer Container Store files for $200 million IPO (Reuters) - The Container Store Group Inc, a retailer of storage products, filed with U.S. regulators to raise up to $200 million in an initial public offering of its common stock. 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. COLUMN-Hate your free service? Go tweet yourself Oct 31 (Reuters) - Twitter users by the thousands - or maybe even the hundreds! - stubbed their scrolling fingers this week at the news of a new default setting in the popular service. Previously, links to photos or videos in tweets hosted on Twitter servers did not appear in a user's "timeline." Now, visual previews "will be front and center in tweets," the company announced. Brazil's c.bank says keeps fiscal policy view despite budget gap BRASILIA, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Brazil's surprisingly large primary budget deficit in September did not change the central bank's view that fiscal policy will stop fueling inflation, an official said on... Israel strikes Gaza An Israeli air strike hit two concealed rocket launchers in the Gaza Strip Monday, the military announced. Jonas Brothers pop-rock band splits up NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Jonas Brothers pop-rock band, which formed in 2005 and soared to fame as members of Disney's stable of teenage stars, has decided to call it quits for now, a band representative said on Tuesday. NYSE Euronext shares remain suspended at company's request PARIS (Reuters) - NYSE Euronext shares in Paris remained suspended on Thursday at the request of the company, according to Euronext. U.S. Senate panel passes plan to restrict, not end, surveillance WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee approved legislation on Thursday to tighten controls on the government's sweeping electronic eavesdropping programs, but allows... Dark Matter Experiment Has Detected Nothing, Researchers Say Proudly Physicists based in a former mine in South Dakota said Wednesday that they had not found the particles thought to make up a quarter of the cosmos, but they took hope from how clearly they did not see anything. Rangers Rally in 3rd to Beat Islanders 3-2 The New York Rangers' last two wins have been satisfyingly similar. Studies in monkeys may be next step in search for HIV cure CHICAGO (Reuters) - A powerful infusion of HIV-fighting antibodies beat back a potent form of the virus in monkeys and kept it at bay for weeks, U.S. government scientists and a team led by Harvard University found, offering a potential next step in the battle against human HIV. BlackBerry plans security feature for Android, iPhone TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry will offer technology to separate and make secure both work and personal data on mobile devices powered by Google Inc's Android platform and by Apple Inc's iOS operating system, the company said on Thursday. Tiger dropped by EA Sports Tiger Woods' face has adorned the cover of EA Sports video games for well over a decade, but the world No. 1 has been dropped by the developer. Fay Weldons Kehua! Fay Weldons novel is driven by Maori apparitions. 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. Editor's Choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. 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. Dozens die trying to cross Sahara More than 90 people, mostly women and children, died after their vehicles broke down as they crossed the Sahara in search of a new life. Beckham wants to be club owner David Beckham stressed his desire to launch a new Major League Soccer franchise on Wednesday, as the former England captain revealed his passion about becoming a future club owner. 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... UPDATE 1-UK's FTSE off 5-month highs as Shell slips * Traders cash in profits after October gains (Updates with closing prices) Kenya Assails Coverage of an Attack on a Mall Journalists connected with showing a video that appears to show Kenyan forces looting at the Westgate mall have been summoned by the police. Bitcoin Pursues the Mainstream Advocates of the digital currency bitcoin say it is ready to emerge from its fringe status and become a common method of retail payment. Kanye West, Kim Kardashian engaged on her birthday (Reuters) - Rapper Kanye West popped the question to his reality star girlfriend Kim Kardashian at San Francisco's Major League Baseball stadium he rented for her 33rd birthday. High Low Finance After Fraud, The Fog Around Libor Hasnt Lifted Regulators who wanted to change Libor have been outmaneuvered by those who did not want to risk damaging one of the biggest and most lucrative markets around. Murdoch editors Brooks and Coulson had affair during hacking period -court LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, two former editors of Rupert Murdoch's now defunct News of the World tabloid, were having an affair at the time their reporters are accused of hacking into phones, a court heard on Thursday. In Transit Blog The Latest Getaway Holiday? Halloween The VooDoo Fest in New Orleans and Horror Nights in Orlando are just two events that have made Halloween a weekend destination. 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. Dance Review Matthew Bournes Sleeping Beauty at City Center Matthew Bournes Sleeping Beauty takes Tchaikovskys ballet and makes it the choreographers own. Fannie Mae Sues 9 Banks Over Libor The government-controlled mortgage company is seeking $800 million in damages 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. U.S. Jobless Claims Fall Benefits claims declined 10,000, in line with expectations, as the impact of a California computer glitch worked its way out of the report. 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. The ghost of leaders past in Venezuela Oct. 31 - Day of the Dead comes early to Venezuela after President Maduro says image of the late President Chavez appears to workers in tunnel. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

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