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News Feed Latest worldwide news Square Feet Struggling Newspapers Sell Off Old Headquarters Many papers, large and small, are trying to shed their aging properties for spaces that are more efficient and high-tech. Plane crashes; no one notices The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane crashed and caught fire overnight but went unnoticed for hours. Bits Blog Shortened Battery Life Found in Some New iPhones Apple reported that a few thousand of its iPhone 5s devices have a manufacturing defect that causes the batteries to drain rapidly. Michelle Obama has a date with Elmo Oct. 30 - Sesame Street characters help first lady promote healthy eating in kids. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). UPDATE 9-U.S. oil slides for 2nd straight day; spread widens * Higher-than-expected oil inventory build weighs on U.S. crude CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-Twitter roadshow less exuberance, more 'nuts and bolts' (Corrects paragraph 5 name to Akram Yosri instead of Abram Torsi) The top destinations for 2014 Brazil, Antarctica and Scotland are the top three destinations to visit in 2014, according to the hot-off-the-press Lonely Planet Best in Travel 2014. Off the Menu King Cole Bar Salon Opening The bar is set to reopen with its restored Maxfield Parrish mural and a new menu at its adjoining restaurant, the Salon; and more restaurant openings. US STOCKS-SP 500's rally ends after Fed; Expedia up late * Fed holds steady with bond buying, gives weaker growth view UPDATE 2-Visa profit falls as U.S. consumer spending weakens * Says 2014 expectations slightly lower than they were in July From NZ family farm to the U.N. From a farming family to prime minister and the U.N. Helen Clark is this week's Leading Woman. Alabama's county says creditors OK new terms to end bankruptcy Oct 30 (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County and Wall Street creditors have reached agreement on a revised plan to end the second-largest U.S. municipal bankruptcy, county officials said on Wednesday. UPDATE 2-U.S. says German export dependence hurts global economy WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The United States reprimanded Germany on Wednesday, saying its exporting prowess was hampering economic stability in Europe and hurting the global economy. 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. Contributing Op-Ed Writer Italy The Nation That Crushes Its Young No other country in Europe spends so much on making its past comfortable -- at such cost to its future. British Publishers Lose Initial Challenge Over Press Curbs Judges rejected a request by publishers to formally challenge a royal charter proposed by British politicians. CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-Twitter roadshow less exuberance, more 'nuts and bolts' (Corrects paragraph 5 name to Akram Yosri instead of Abram Torsi) Footballer in Qatar feels like 'hostage' Qatar's kafala system means migrant workers cannot leave the state without their employer's consent. CNN looks at the impact of the restrictions ahead of the football World Cup. NSA intercepts Google, Yahoo traffic overseas report SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The National Security Agency has tapped directly into communications links used by Google and Yahoo to move huge amounts of email and other user information among overseas data centers, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. Nishikori ends Tsonga's ATP finals hopes One French tennis star keeps alive his hopes of a long-awaited return to the ATP World Tour Finals on Tuesday, but another misses out on a third successive appearance. UPDATE 4-Facebook smashes analyst targets but executive comments spook Street SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc posted strong growth in its mobile advertising business on Wednesday but rattled investors after saying that it did not plan to boost the frequency of ads shown to users. 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. 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. FIFA delays Qatar decision No decision will be made on a shift in the date for soccer's Qatar 2022 World Cup before the 2014 World Cup is played, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said Friday. The origami kayak Origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, is believed to date back as far as the 17th century. Traditionally done with a single sheet of paper, its elegant principles have come to influence package design, mathematics and -- more recently -- an unusual new folding kayak. UPDATE 1-Constantia Flexibles to float by end 2013 * Austrian packaging group seeks listing to fund expansion 7-Year Low Reported in Piracy Off Somalia The United Nations secretary general attributed the decline to increased international policing and information-sharing, more prosecutions and imprisonment of captured pirates, and greater security steps by commercial shippers. TD Ameritrade profit up 40 percent as trades rise (Reuters) - TD Ameritrade Holding Corp, the biggest U.S. discount brokerage by client-trading volume, reported a 40 percent jump in its fiscal fourth-quarter net income that just beat analysts'... Building Blocks A Modern Flood Barrier Aims to Protect Verizons Landmark Building The portable wall should protect Verizon equipment from inundation and keep stock exchange communications open should another hurricane strike. Monster waves Surfing great Laird Hamilton describes the dangers and thrills of riding a monster wave. 'Rush' F1's death or glory days F1's wacky races run during the 1970s provided the sport with some of its most celebrated and reviled moments which are now the subject of two feature-length films released this autumn. UPDATE 1-Cargill bans Zilmax from beef supply until issues resolved CHICAGO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Cargill Inc, one of the world's largest beef processors, threw a wrench into Merck Co.'s plans to reintroduce its feed additive Zilmax, stating it will not accept Zilmax-fed beef into the Cargill supply chain "until we are 100 percent confident the animal welfare issues are resolved." Tipsarevic's clay master class Pat Cash caught up with world number 10, Janko Tipsarevic at the Tecnifibre clay court training camp in Nice, France. How science can boost peace The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on October 11 to The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the body overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical arsenal. Since its creation in 1993, OPCW has helped eliminate roughly 80% of world's declared chemical stockpile -- a remarkable achievement. Beijing car crash 'a terrorist attack' Beijing police say a jeep crash that killed five people and injured 40 was "carefully planned, organized and premeditated." UPDATE 3-Starbucks 2014 profit forecast falls short, shares drop Oct 30 (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp conservatively forecast 2014 profit below Wall Street's view, despite fourth quarter profits that jumped 34 percent on strong traffic gains and an increase in... Warily, Schools Watch Students on the Internet New ways to monitor students around the clock raise questions about whether educators can or should legally discipline children for online outbursts. Mountain mirrors to bring light to dark Norwegian town Oct. 22 - Three giant mirrors have been erected on a mountainside in Norway, to bring much needed sunlight to residents of a small town. The town is situated at the bottom of a narrow valley where the sun doesn't shine during the long Nordic winter, but its hoped the mirrors will change all that and bring its residents out of the shade and into the light. Jim Drury reports. Leve des Conflits Extended Dancers performed the work by the French choreographer Boris Charmatz, in the atrium of the Museum of Modern Art. Resident Is Killed at Queens Nursing Home A previous disagreement over a privacy curtain ended in the beating death of a resident at Beacon Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in the Rockaways and in the arrest of his roommate.

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