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News Feed Latest worldwide news Duke Stuns No. 16 Virginia Tech, 13-10 The numbers suggested it was the same old Duke 0-for-11 on third-down conversions, a 387 to 198 deficit in total offense, and a whopping 3927 to 2033 disadvantage in time of possession. Wave of Car Bombs Kills Dozens in Baghdad Ten car bombs targeting Shiite neighborhoods hit the Iraqi capital on Sunday morning, killing 41 civilians and injuring more than 100 others. Sochi races to meet Olympic deadline Building Olympic facilities from scratch, Sochi, Russia, races to meet deadlines. CNN's Phil Black reports. Rocker Lou Reed of Velvet Underground dies at 71 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lou Reed, the pioneering musician who fronted influential rock band The Velvet Underground and won mainstream acclaim with solo songs "Walk on the Wild Side" and "Perfect Day", died on Sunday aged 71. Dufner claims 1st major title Jason Dufner wins 2013 PGA Championship over Jim Furyk. Patrick Snell reports. 3D printing enters metal age 3D printers are revolutionizing the way we make things using plastic, well now their being developed to print in metal. London's coolest gravestones The best -- and wackiest -- tombs in this great cemetery city don't always belong to the most famous. This Week's Movies Oct. 24, 2013 The New York Times film critics on "Blue is the Warmest Color," "The Counselor" and "The Square." UPDATE 1-U.S. House passes bill to delay fiduciary rules at SEC, Labor Dept (Adds details throughout, comments from lawmakers and interest groups) Smart cabs, social games Mobile phones are driving commerce in Africa, spawning a wave of exciting mobile tech startups. T Magazine The Making Of | A Marionette Production of Sleeping Beauty, Created With Centuries-Old Techniques The Milanese artisans of Carlo Colla Sons Marionette Company who create sets, bodies and tiny costumes will also serve as puppeteers in a performance at the New Victory Theater in Times Square, beginning Nov. 1. NASA's new moon probe settles into lunar orbit CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Politics may be keeping most of NASA's workers home, but that didn't stop the U.S. space agency's new moon probe from achieving lunar orbit, officials said on Monday. EMERGING MARKETS-Brazil stocks slip as OGX fall offsets gain in Itau * Brazil Bovespa falls 0.97 percent, Mexico IPC up 0.39 percent SAO PAULO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks fell for the fourth session in five on Tuesday as shares of oil company OGX plunged on investor concerns over a possible bankruptcy filing, offsetting a jump in shares of lender Itau Unibanco. Mexico's IPC index rallied for a third straight session, while Chile's bourse fell slightly. Brazil's benchmark Bovespa stock index fell 0.97 percent a day after rising the most in ne Not your average steering wheel Explore our interactive of one of F1's most important and complicated pieces if kit. Bits Blog Researchers Draw Romantic Insights From Maps of Facebook Networks Two computer scientists found that spouses and romantic partners in the strongest relationships tend to act as bridges to different parts of a persons social world. 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... New Jersey residents say they've been forgotten in recovery Oct. 29 - An estimated 26,000 New Jersey residents are still without homes and say tourist spots have been given priority in the reconstruction, a year after Superstorm Sandy. Deborah Gembara reports. UPDATE 4-Nokia sees life in remaining business after Microsoft phones sale * Lumia sales rise to 8.8 mln units, still lags far behind Samsung and Apple (Adds latest industry rankings estimates in paragraph 4) Technology On the Road to Autonomous, a Pause at Extrasensory Autonomous cars have been arriving in bits and pieces for years. Bristling with sensors and microprocessors, cars have been lightening the drivers workload and improving safety, and more bits of self-driving technology are arriving with 2014 models. Giants Hillis Goes From Watching Monday Night Football to Playing in It Peyton Hillis, who had been discarded by three teams in the last three years before the Giants signed him last week, scored a pivotal touchdown in the their first victory of the season Monday. Five dead at four locations after shooting spree in Texas town TERRELL, Texas (Reuters) - A man suspected of shooting to death his mother, aunt and three others in four locations was charged with murder on Tuesday after a manhunt and high-speed car chase through the Texas town of Terrell, law enforcement authorities said. Sorting Out the New Yahoo Mail Users have reported problems with Yahoos new e-mail format, but it should still be possible to sort contacts by first name. Saudi Arabia frees man jailed for Mohammad tweets sources RIYADH (Reuters) - A Saudi blogger was freed on Tuesday, 20 months after he was detained for publishing an imaginary conversation with Islam's Prophet Mohammad on Twitter, his friend and a lawyer... Sports Briefing | Soccer Ferguson Faults Beckham The longtime Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson criticized what he considered David Beckhams preoccupation with fame in a new autobiography. Sorting Out the New Yahoo Mail Users have reported problems with Yahoos new e-mail format, but it should still be possible to sort contacts by first name. ArtsBeat Dutch Website Catalogs Art Looted in Nazi Era A new website lists 139 works of art in Dutch museums or galleries that may have been taken from Jewish families during the Nazi era. Smartphone shipments jump in third quarter on China demand -IDC SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Global smartphone shipments jumped 39 percent in the quarter ended Sept. 30, while brisk demand for low-priced Android devices in China eroded Apple's market share. Restored to former glory CNN's Robyn Curnow looks at a building in Johannesburg, South Africa, which is being restored to its former glory. N.H.L. Roundup Rangers and Devils Win on Road The Rangers squeezed past the Red Wings in the final seconds of overtime, while the Devils got a pair of power-play goals in a defeat of the Bruins. Is the Acer W510 Windows 8 tablet better than Windows RT? Can a Windows 8 tablet running on Intel's Atom be a good middle ground between Windows RT and more expensive devices? Take a look at Acer's W510 great battery life and full Windows 8. Breakingviews The pains of Petrobras Oct 28 - Antony Currie and Christopher Swann explain how Brazilian government interference caused the oil giant's whopping Q3 earnings miss and why shareholders shouldn't expect much to change. Activist investor Ackman remains convinced Herbalife will fail OXFORD (Reuters) - Billionaire investor William Ackman is still convinced that U.S. nutrition company Herbalife will fail as he sits on hundreds of millions in unrealized losses, nearly one year... Latest SpaceX Rocket Test Successfully Goes Sideways The latest test flight of Space Exploration Technologies Corporations Grasshopper vehicle demonstrated more pronounced steering maneuvers. Theater Review Grasses of a Thousand Colors, at the Public Theater Wallace Shawn has written and stars in Grasses of a Thousand Colors, a nasty and erotic fairy tale at the Public Theater. ArtsBeat Johnny Knoxville and Latest Jackass Movie Are No. 1 at Theaters Jackass Presents Bad Grandpa generated $32 million in ticket sales at North American theaters over the weekend. Gravity fell to second place. Asian Legoland Water Park opens The inflatable-armbands community is rejoicing -- Asia's first Legoland Water Park opened in Malaysia this week. 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 in China. Can killer whales safely be set free? CNN's Martin Savidge looks at the potential aftereffects of releasing killer whales from captivity. East Roundup Harvard Forces Overtime, but Princeton Holds On Roman Wilson scored a touchdown in the first extra period and another in the third as Princeton won at Harvard in triple overtime. Economy 2013 Fingers crossed for China deal Peugeot CEO Oct. 29 - Peugeot is making progress toward a tie-up with Chinas Dongfeng auto, but a deal wont be done tomorrow, says Peugeot brand CEO Maxime Picat.

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