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U.S. Womens Team Cry, Laugh, Love and Compete
The U.S. womens national team faces New Zealand on Sunday in an international friendly match in San Francisco.


ADM has no update on potential sale of cocoa business, CEO says
CHICAGO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Archer Daniels Midland Co said on Tuesday it had no update for investors about a potential sale of its cocoa business.


Reporter's Notebook Ugandas Neglected Epidemic of Breast Cancer
Endless waits, drug shortages, inadequate facilities and the silence of victims are resulting in women with breast cancer being treated too late, improperly or not at all.


China pulls plug on 'vulgar' TV
Chinese authorities have banned satellite broadcasters from buying the rights to more than one foreign-made program per year in a bid to tackle "vulgar" and "excessive" entertainment in Chinese television.


No. 1 Alabama Rolls Over Tennessee, 45-10
One thing quarterback AJ McCarron and No. 1 Alabama won't stand for is being labeled something as mundane as "the red team."


Recipes for Health Brown Rice Bowl With Oven-Baked Miso-Glazed Tofu, Red Peppers and Kimchi
One marinade can be used for a variety of vegetable toppings in this dish.


Numericable fills order books for Paris listing-sources
LONDON/PARIS, Oct 29 (Reuters) - French cable operator Numericable has received orders for all the shares on offer in its planned Paris listing within a day of launching the sale, two sources close...


No. 23 N. Illinois Improves to 8-0
Jordan Lynch threw four touchdown passes and caught another as No. 23 Northern Illinois reached its best start as a major program with a 59-20 victory over Eastern Michigan on Saturday.


Obama nominee for labor board clears Senate Republican hurdle
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pick of a former union lawyer to be the top prosecutor at the National Labor Relations Board narrowly cleared a Republican procedural hurdle on Tuesday and headed toward near-certain confirmation.


No. 4 Buckeyes Score Early, Often in 63-14 Win
Ohio State was looking for a lopsided win to impress the voters and boost its BCS numbers. The Buckeyes made Penn State pay the price.


Bitcoin goes mainstream with ATM in Vancouver coffee shop
VANCOUVER, Oct 29 (Reuters) - A silver and blue ATM, perched up next to the espresso bar in a trendy Vancouver coffee shop, could launch a new era for the digital currency bitcoin, offering an almost...


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Stabbing Suspect Silent; Grieving Goes On
Mingdong Chen was charged with five counts of murder on Monday in the stabbing deaths of his cousins wife and her four young children in their Brooklyn home.


No. 4 Buckeyes Score Early, Often in 63-14 Win
Ohio State was looking for a lopsided win to impress the voters and boost its BCS numbers. The Buckeyes made Penn State pay the price.


Imax to Begin Producing Home Theaters in China
The Canadian company plans to announce that it has set up a joint venture with a Chinese multinational to develop and manufacture $250,000 home theater systems.


China's anti-pollution drive risks running out of gas
BEIJING (Reuters) - A chronic shortage of natural gas is hurting China's plan to move away from burning coal to heat homes and offices, raising the prospect of more choking air pollution this winter and beyond.


Hans Zimmer plays piano of the future
Hans Zimmer, the creative force behind some of Hollywood's best loved film music, including the Oscar-winning Lion King score, adjusts his chair in front of a sleek black instrument that looks something like the control panel of a stealth bomber.


Opinionator | The Stone Is the Dumb Jock Really a Nerd?
In a seminal brain study, a cultural bias that separates knowledge and physical skill skewed interpretation of the results. Philosophy can help overcome that bias.


CANADA FX DEBT-C$ weakens to 1-1/2-month low, Fed in focus
* C$ at C$1.0470 vs US$, or 95.51 U.S. cents * Poloz says policy shift "not very significant" * Market sets up for Fed statement on Wednesday * Canadian bond prices higher across the curve By Leah...


A Lesson in Time Management for a Wagner Coach
Bashir Mason, 29, is balancing his duties as mens basketball coach at Wagner with student teaching, his final requirement for a masters in education.


Treasure trove of Neapolitan jewels shown in rare Rome exhibition
ROME (Reuters) - A rarely seen Neapolitan collection of sumptuous jewellery, hidden away for centuries and estimated to be more valuable than England's crown jewels, opened in Rome on Tuesday.


4 Weeks That Could Shape Europe's Ryder Cup Team
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano grew up watching the famed "Spanish Armada" team of Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal, so the Ryder Cup means everything to him. He still recalls the encouragement from Olazabal a year ago.


Apple's results disappoint ahead of holiday quarter
(Reuters) - Apple Inc's profit and margins slid despite selling 33.8 million iPhones in its September quarter, prompting a brief but sharp selloff as disappointed investors cashed in some of the stock's recent strong gains.


Blackstone's Brixmor raises $825 mln from IPO
Oct 29 (Reuters) - Brixmor Property Group Inc, a shopping center operator owned by Blackstone Group LP, priced its enlarged initial public offering at the midpoint of its expected range, raising $825 million in proceeds.


Innovation Who Made That Coffee Lid?
How a lawsuit sent Americas inventors to work.


Kenya says some soldiers looted during Nairobi mall attack
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan soldiers sent to protect civilians looted shops while al Qaeda-linked militants killed scores of people during a siege at a Nairobi shopping mall last month, the army admitted on Tuesday.


U.S. appeals court revives lawsuit vs United Airlines over wheelchair
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit against United Continental Holdings Inc's United Airlines that was brought by a woman who claimed she was not promptly provided a wheelchair in an airport when she asked for one.


Apple gives economy a shine
Oct. 29 - Sales of the new iPhone most likely gave retail sales a shot in the arm in September, as car sales began to lose traction. Bobbi Rebell reports.


UKs Osborne on Help to Buy bubble threat
Oct. 22 - George Osborne argues that the UKs Help to Buy housing scheme solves a financial problem that has made the provision of mortgages more difficult.


Self-stabilising ship to keep oil rig workers on even keel
Oct. 28 - The world's first single hull, floating accommodation vessel that uses its own waves for stability is being prepared for launch in 2015. Designed by Norwegian company, Salt Ship Design for Hyundai Heavy Industries, the vessel will be the largest ship of its kind ever built, providing 800 oil rig workers with a stable, temporary home in rough seas. Jim Drury reports.


Dubai's mega-airport opens
Dubai's aviation industry achieved its biggest milestone yet on Sunday, when the emirate's new airport celebrated the arrival of its first commercial flight.


Advertising Painting a Room With Blues, or Hip-Hop, or Mozart
A paint company is offering a smartphone app that suggests paint colors based on consumers favorite songs.


DealBook Dutch Lender to Pay More Than $1 Billion in Libor Settlement
The bank is the latest lender to settle charges related to the manipulation of the London interbank offered rate, or Libor. The chief executive also resigned.


Apple's results disappoint ahead of holiday quarter
(Reuters) - Apple Inc's profit and margins slid despite selling 33.8 million iPhones in its September quarter, and greater China revenue climbed just 6 percent even though two smartphone models hit store shelves in its second-largest market last month.


Obama nominee for labor board clears Senate Republican hurdle
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pick of a former union lawyer to be the top prosecutor at the National Labor Relations Board narrowly cleared a Republican procedural hurdle on Tuesday and headed toward near-certain confirmation.


Ivory Coast with one foot in Brazil
Didier Drogba scored and Gervinho was influential throughout as the Ivory Coast beat Senegal 3-1 in the first leg of their African playoff. The winner of the tie advances to the World Cup next year.


Ethiopia opens Africa's largest wind farm to boost power production
ASHEGODA, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Africa's biggest wind farm began production in Ethiopia on Saturday, aiding efforts to diversify electricity generation from hydropower plants and help the country become a major regional exporter of energy.


Red Sox on Brink of Championship After Beating Cards
Boston broke a 1-1 tie with a pair of seventh-inning runs to support another brilliant outing by starter Jon Lester in a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday that put the Red Sox on the brink of winning the World Series.


Letter from India Dangers Come With Freedom for Indian Women
Women are quickly gaining new freedoms in India, but new dangers are also arising because women are expanding their perimeter.


Funeral for slain Massachusetts high school teacher
Oct. 28 - Hundreds turn out for the funeral of Colleen Ritzer, the beloved math teacher allegedly killed by one of her students. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


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