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A workout with the 'Running Man'
Can Pat Cash handle a warm-up workout with David "The Running Man" Ferrer?


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.


Gadgetwise Review JBL Spark Bluetooth Speaker
The JBL Spark Bluetooth has mediocre sound quality, and needs to be plugged into the wall, but it is colorful.


Public Housing Residents Relying on Agency Still Recovering From Storm
A year after Hurricane Sandy, many residents are dependent on the New York City Housing Authority for repairs and have criticized the agency amid signs that the authority itself is struggling.


UEFA Orders Partial Ban on Fans in CSKA Moscow Racism Case
European soccers governing body penalized the Russian club CSKA Moscow after finding that its fans racially abused a black opponent during a Champions League game.


UPDATE 2-Sprint promises higher data speeds than rivals
BURLINGAME, Calif., Oct 30 (Reuters) - Sprint Corp promised to gradually offer wireless data speeds far in excess of those offered by bigger rivals like Verizon, as it hopes to use recently acquired wireless airwaves to regain market share.


Boyd Leads No. 9 Clemson Past Maryland 40-27
The offense clicked on the ground and in the air, amassing 551 yards on 98 plays. The defense came up big during a pivotal stretch of the third quarter, and special teams contributed 16 points.


Applied Science Maybe Heaven Can Wait, but a Customer Cant
Sometimes, a company can build excitement for a product or service by keeping consumers waiting. But when the delay is forced, they just see red.


Secret behind Ligety's success
CNN's Christina MacFarlane meets Ted Ligety, 4-time World Cup champion in Giant Slalom.


Observatory An Insect? For Me? You Shouldnt Have
When male nursery-web spiders give their female companions a gift, their mating produces more spiders.


U.S. meat-labeling law, a WTO issue, now farm bill target
WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Members of a select House-Senate panel on Wednesday targeted for potential repeal a U.S. meat-labeling law that Mexico and Canada have challenged as a violation of...


DealBook Pricewaterhouse to Buy Booz Consulting Firm
The accounting giant hopes to use the transaction to strengthen one of its faster-growing operations, but the combination could raise concerns about conflicts of interest.


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.


Golf 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.


JR Alters the Blocklong Layout Its Known For
JR Music and Computer World has abandoned its familiar horizontal shopping bazaar on Park Row in Lower Manhattan for a vertical one.


Vatican's 'culture minister' tweets Lou Reed song
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the Vatican's 71-year-old culture minister, paid his own tribute on Monday to the late rocker Lou Reed, tweeting one of his best-known songs...


Well New Years Baby? You May Pay More
While medical conditions and encounters dont care whether its 2013 or 2014, health insurance and subsidies generally play by the calendar year. Having a child early in the year presents some special challenges.


A Childhood Home, and Poets Muse
Julie Carlson, a founder of Remodelista, on the house in Wellfleet, Mass., that served as a peculiar kind of inspiration.


Greeks Question Media, and New Voices Pipe Up
Amid the Greek financial crisis, small radio stations, magazines and websites take a bigger role in the nations civic discussion.


Blackhawks vs. Blackhawks
CNN's Amanda Davies looks at how international members of team will go from friends to rivals at the Winter Olympics.


Newsmaker Osborne on the UK recovery
Oct. 22 - UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne talks exclusively to Reuters Editor-at-Large Sir Harold Evans on the UK recovery, ahead of Q3 GDP figures.


JDS Uniphase revenue rises on demand for networking products
Oct 30 (Reuters) - JDS Uniphase Corp reported a 2 percent rise in first-quarter revenue, driven by higher demand for its products from network-gear makers.


Murray wins Wimbledon
CNN's Pedro Pinto talks to Andy Murray who made history by becoming the first British man to win Wimbledon since 1936.


Surfer takes on monster wave
A Brazilian surfer who may have set a new world record tells CNN what it was like to ride a 100-foot wave in Portugal. It's not yet clear whether it's the biggest wave ever surfed.


Billionaire candy heiress set for trial stemming from fatal crash
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Billionaire candy heiress Jacqueline Badger Mars faces trial on a charge of reckless driving in an accident that killed an elderly woman, authorities said on Wednesday.


Georgia Elects New President, but Real Power Will Rest With Next Premier
Giorgi Margvelashvili, a former deputy prime minister and education minister, was headed to a decisive victory, according to surveys of voters leaving the polls.


Chipmaker Skyworks' quarterly revenue rises 13 pct
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Skyworks Solutions Inc's fourth-quarter revenue rose 13.3 percent, driven by higher demand for its radio frequency chips that connect smartphones and tablets to a telecom network.


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.


8 States Teaming Up to Support Electric Cars
California, New York and six other states said they would work jointly to adopt a range of measures to make it easier to own an electric car.


Thousands evacuated after Pemex gasoline leak in western Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Thousands of people were evacuated in western Mexico on Wednesday morning after thieves tapping a pipeline run by state oil monopoly Pemex caused a major gasoline leak.


Katy Perry tops Billboard in worst week for album sales since 1991
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop singer Katy Perry shot to the top of the weekly Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday with her latest album, "Prism," although overall album sales for the week were the lowest since the publication began charting in 1991.


Scared of heights? Don't look here!
It must be one of the world's most terrifying sports, but "The Duke" of high-diving says it's also one of the most rewarding. "It's kind of like how your dog feels when he sticks his head out of the window," explains nine-time world champion Orlando Duque. "He's just so happy feeling the wind. That's how we feel."


Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant undamaged after quake
TOKYO (Reuters) - The operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant said on Saturday there was no damage or spike in radiation levels at the station after a large earthquake struck in the ocean east of Japan, triggering a small tsunami.


Boyd Leads No. 9 Clemson Past Maryland 40-27
The offense clicked on the ground and in the air, amassing 551 yards on 98 plays. The defense came up big during a pivotal stretch of the third quarter, and special teams contributed 16 points.


The 30-Minute Interview Dana L. Moskowitz
She and three other principals bought Winoker Realty after its founder died in an accident; they renamed it Evo Real Estate Group.


U.S. consumer prices rise, but underlying inflation benign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices rose modestly in September but there was little sign of underlying inflation in the economy, which should give the Federal Reserve scope to maintain its...


U.S. muni bond funds with Puerto Rico exposure down by $8.3 bln
BOSTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - U.S. municipal bond funds with at least 5 percent exposure to Puerto Rico debt have experienced an $8.3 billion decline in their net assets in 2013, according to Lipper Inc...


NASCAR's pit crew pioneer
Christmas Abbott, 5'3 and 115 pounds, is the first woman to join a NASCAR pit crew team.


St. Louis TV Viewers Pick Cards Over Rams
No surprise St. Louis is a baseball town.


Willie Nelson to Write New Memoir
The new book promises to be more personal than his previous books, sharing untold stories that involve Ray Charles, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard.


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