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'The Fifth Estate' has worst debut of 2013
Benedict Cumberbatch knows he has a rabid base of Tumblr-obsessed fans. When asked whether he was worried that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange might attack his new drama The Fifth Estate, in which he plays the infamous hacker, Cumberbatch kept his cool "The Cumberb**ches have got my back," he told EW.


Removal of Fukushima's spent fuel on target - US Energy Secretary
WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - A "significant milestone" is at hand for cleanup of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, with spent nuclear fuel removal likely to start on schedule, the U.S. Energy Secretary said on Friday after a visit to the site.


T Magazine On Beauty | Morocco in a Bottle
Made with a blend of natural oils, the new body serum from the New York skin care line Kahina Giving Beauty has a scent thats intended to transport its wearer straight to Fez.


Two Golden Dawn supporters shot dead in Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) - Two members of Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party were killed in a drive-by shooting outside the movement's offices in Athens on Friday, raising fears of an escalation of political violence in the crisis-wracked country.


UPDATE 1-Energy Future interest payment buys time to restructure
NEW YORK, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Energy Future Holdings made an interest payment of about $270 million to subordinated bondholders on Friday, setting the stage for a few more months of restructuring talks...


UPDATE 1-Obama tells Iraqi leader that U.S. wants 'inclusive' Iraq
WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pressed Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Friday to build a more inclusive democracy in his country and said the United States would cooperate with Iraq as it tries to push back a resurgent al Qaeda.


UPDATE 2-Fairfax struggles to raise funds for BlackBerry bid -sources
NEW YORK, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd is struggling to raise financing for its $4.7 billion bid for BlackBerry Ltd, with several large banks declining to participate on concerns...


Pirate money promotes global criminal activity -report
WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Pirates hijacking ships off the Horn of Africa and Somalia from 2005 to 2012 garnered well over a quarter of a billion U.S. dollars in ransom and used the money for criminal activities worldwide, according to a report released on Friday.


When Insurers Drop Policies Three Stories
Insurance companies are canceling millions of health insurance plans that fail to meet minimum standards, and a look at the stories of three people with such plans tells a complex tale.


Can it get any worse for Obama?
Dean Obeidallah says a stretch of bad news for Obama has let others dictate the narrative of his presidency. But he can still write the final scenes


Shortcuts Dealing With a Client Who Calls and Calls and ...
A constant problem for freelancers and small-business owners is deciding whether to turn down business from a demanding customer.


Russia's Medvedev fires space agency chief
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev dismissed the country's space agency (Roskosmos) chief Vladimir Popovkin on Thursday, three months after the latest botched satellite launch.


Activists Feel Powerful Wrath as Russia Guards Its Arctic Claims
The detained crew of a Greenpeace ship appears to have grossly underestimated Russias readiness to assert and expand its sovereignty in an Arctic region potentially rich with natural resources.


Social Qs Tipping Points
Advice on if and when to tip, what a child can say when adults comment on his height and how to handle interruptions when visiting friends at a retirement home.


Memo From Japan With a Plants Tainted Water Still Flowing, No End to Environmental Fears
Recent accidents have raised questions about whether the environment is facing new dangers more than two and a half years after the original disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.


Bosnia mass grave excation
Nov. 1 - Forensic teams excavate what could be the largest mass grave of ethnic cleansing victims in Bosnia. Rough cut (no reporter narration)


Fitch SFR Spin-Off Plan Exposes Vivendi Holders to Event Risk
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) LONDON, September 12 (Fitch) Vivendi's plan to split itself in two exposes bondholders to the risk that they will end up invested in SFR, the group's French telecom operations, rather than its better-performing media assets and Brazil's GVT, Fitch Ratings says. The credit impact on Vivendi's 'BBB' rating would depend mainly on how debt was allocated to the two separate companies in any proposed transaction. Vivendi could end 2013


Astronomers discover most distant galaxy yet
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronomers have found the most distant galaxy yet, a discovery that pushes back scientists' view of the universe to about 700 million years after it is thought to have come into existence.


RBS keeps bad bank at home
Nov 1 - The Royal Bank of Scotland will create an internal "bad bank" to fence off its riskiest assets. It's part of a series of measures intended to speed up the sale of the government's stake and restore confidence in the lender. But, as Joanna Partridge reports, some believe the restructuring is just a "cosmetic exercise".


Adoption group calls for U.S. laws to stop online child trading
(Reuters) - A study by a major U.S. adoption research group calls for "targeted laws, policies and practices" to stop adoptive parents from giving their unwanted children to strangers through the Internet.


ArtsBeat James Blake Wins Britains Mercury Prize
Mr. Blake won the award for his album Overgrown.


Fantasy Football Week 9 Matchup Breakdown
The Bengals Marvin Jones is suddenly a top-15 wide receiver, but he has a tough matchup in Week 9 against the Miami Dolphins.


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.


Mars Science Lab launch delayed two years
NASA's launch of the Mars Science Laboratory -- hampered by technical difficulties and cost overruns -- has been delayed until the fall of 2011, NASA officials said at a news conference Thursday in Washington.


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.


Could ad kick-start your career?
Millennials are suffering more than most right now. Large numbers are unemployed and despondent about the future. Author Dan Schwabel highlights how millennials can improve their economic prospects.


NYC to LA in under 29 hours
Before the transcontinental race in "Cannonball Run," the starter tells the gathered racers, "You all are certainly the most distinguished group of highway scofflaws and degenerates ever gathered together in one place."


Contractors See Weeks of Work on Health Site
Experts involved in fixing the online health insurance marketplace say the technological problems are extensive.


Fred Vogelsteins Dogfight
A journalist goes behind the bitter rivalry between Apple and Google, and how its reshaping the way we think about technology.


Eat Roy Choi, L.A.s Street-Food King
With his first book, L.A. Son, the progenitor of the Korean-Mexican taco updates the food of his childhood.


REFILE-Africans set to push deferral of Kenya trials in U.N. draft resolution
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Rwanda, Togo and Morocco are set to circulate to U.N. Security Council members on Friday a draft resolution to defer the International Criminal Court trials of...


Mayor in Hawaii vetoes measure curbing pesticides, GMO crops
LIHUE, Hawaii (Reuters) - The mayor of the tropical island of Kauai, Hawaii, vetoed a measure on Thursday that reins in pesticide use by agricultural companies and limits where they can plant genetically modified crops, saying the bill was "legally flawed."


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.


In Response to Storm, New York Will Create a Gas Reserve
The pilot program, which will cost $10 million, was started to prevent shortages like the one that affected the region during Hurricane Sandy last year.


T Magazine A Picture and a Poem | Higher Powers by Maureen N. McLane and Daniel Arsham
Maureen N. McLanes reference to oceans in her verse inspired the artist Daniel Arsham to illustrate a statue of Neptune he once saw on a French island.


Critics Notebook The Body and Raimes Halloween Shows in Brooklyn
The bands Raime (electronica) and the Body (metal) put on Halloween night shows in Brooklyn that were genuinely eerie.


Syria military base blasts said to be Israeli strike
AMMAN/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Syrian rebels and a U.S. official cited by CNN said on Thursday Israel had mounted a new attack on a Syrian military base but the Israeli government declined to confirm any strike.


Zombies take to the streets
Hundreds of zombies took over the streets of suburban Atlanta to benefit a local organization.


Holiday DVDs From Robert Altman, William Wyler and More
The holiday seasons new videos include masterpieces from the likes of Robert Altman, William Wyler, George Stevens and Philip Kaufman.


The Learning Network Blog Word of the Day | witticism
This word has appeared in 10 New York Times articles in the past year.


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