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News Feed Latest worldwide news Sports Briefing | Soccer Manchester United Wins Manchester United ruined Luis Surezs return from a 10-match ban for biting by beating visiting Liverpool, 1-0, on Wednesday in the third round of Englands League Cup. Berdych and Raonic to Play in Thailand Final Top-seeded Tomas Berdych outlasted Gilles Simon of France, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-5, to reach the final of the Thailand Open in Bangkok. Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball Westbrook Out 4 to 6 Weeks Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook will miss the first four to six weeks of the N.B.A. season after having arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. Theater Review Estelle Parsons Stars in The Velocity of Autumn In The Velocity of Autumn at Arena Stage in Washington, Estelle Parsons is a feisty old woman who becomes an urban terrorist to avoid being forced from her Brooklyn home. FTSE hits 3-month low as flat UK sales hurt Tesco LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index slipped to a three-month low on Wednesday, with retailer Tesco falling most sharply after a weak trading update and with broader sentiment weighed... Bessemer goes on defense, on pace for best year NEW YORK (Reuters) - Portfolio managers at Bessemer Trust, financial adviser to ultra-wealthy U.S. families, took an extremely defensive posture a few weeks ago amid some of the most volatile... Los Angeles jury sides with concert promoter in Michael Jackson trial LOS ANGELES, Oct 2 (Reuters) - A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found unanimously that concert promoter AEG Live was not liable in the wrongful death lawsuit brought by family members of pop star Michael Jackson. Ukraine police fire tear gas to disperse protest in Kiev KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian police fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse protesters trying to enter the city council building in the capital Kiev, police and opposition activists said. Michelle Sabia, Joseph Roszkowski The bride is a senior financial analyst for LexisNexis. The groom is a research analyst at Unicom Capital, a hedge fund in New York. Shutdown could be shock therapy David Gergen says Washington is on the verge of doing something terribly stupid, but it's possible doing something stupid could help us avoid doing something dangerous -- going into default. Stop demonizing the needy LZ Granderson says a Michigan bill that requires volunteer work and drug testing for welfare recipients is a useless move pandering to myths about poor people. Obama Tells Republicans to Reopen the Government In a show of defiance that reflected Democrats confidence that conservatives had overreached, President Obama called on House Republicans to stop fighting his health care law. Uganda president dares exiled general to try to remove him by force KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni dared a dissident general in exile on Wednesday to try to overthrow him and said anyone seeking to use violence to seize power would be eliminated. Chinese Activist Joins Conservative Research Group Chen Guangcheng, who escaped house arrest in Beijing before spending a rocky tenure at N.Y.U., has accepted an offer from the Witherspoon Institute, which opposes abortion rights and gay marriage. College Roundup Ohio State Streak Is at 17 With Win Over Wisconsin Blake Bell threw a 54-yard touchdown pass to Sterling Shepard in the fourth quarter and No. 14 Oklahoma beat No. 22 Notre Dame, 35-21, on Saturday in South Bend, Ind. Survival increased with bystander CPR in Denmark study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More people survived cardiac arrests in Denmark after the country encouraged bystanders to step in and perform CPR, a new study shows. Versteeg Leads Panthers to 5-3 Win Over Lightning Kris Versteeg scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal near the midpoint of the third period, to lead the Florida Panthers to a 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the teams' preseason finale on Saturday night. UPDATE 1-Oracle to pay $199.5 mln to resolve false claims case * Oracle denied engaging in fraud, but agreed to settle (Adds details of case, Oracle comment) Telecom Italia may appoint RCS chairman as director - source MILAN, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Italian telecoms company Telecom Italia could appoint Angelo Provasoli, chairman of publisher RCS MediaGroup, as an independent board member on Thursday, a source close to the matter said on Wednesday. Fiscal cliff All it takes is a superhero - Felix TV Reuters blogger Felix Salmon takes to kids toys to explain one of the most vexing problems facing Washington the fiscal cliff. (December 12, 2012) Real's shock Madrid derby loss Atletico Madrid recorded their first victory in the league over Real Madrid this century with a 1-0 victory at the Bernabeu on Saturday. Tom Clancy Spy thriller writer Tom Clancy, whose best-selling books became blockbuster films, has died, his publisher said Wednesday. He was 66. Julia Cosgrove, Jeffery Cross The bride is editor in chief of a travel magazine and Web site; the groom is a still-life photographer. Copenhagen 10 things to know Copenhagen not only the capital of the happiest country on Earth (officially) but also probably the center of the designer goods universe. Dramatic northern lights shine across Minnesota sky Oct. 2 - A dazzling Aurora Borealis is seen in the night sky north of Minneapolis-St. Paul. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Apple passes Coke as world's top brand Move over, Coke. It looks like Apple is the real thing. Sports Briefing | College Football Pasqualoni Fired at Connecticut After 0-4 Start Connecticuts football coach, Paul Pasqualoni, was fired Monday with his team 0-4 in his third season and the most recent loss by 41-12 at Buffalo. KPN shareholders approve sale of German unit E-Plus THE HAGUE, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Shareholders in Dutch telecoms group KPN approved the sale of its German unit E-Plus to Telefonica Deutschland at an extraordinary general meeting on Wednesday. Sankey Sets School Record in UW's Win Over Arizona With wind and rain wreaking havoc throughout Husky Stadium on Saturday night, Washington coach Steve Sarkisian turned to the ground game and running back Bishop Sankey time and time again. A new phone concept? What if you could buy a smartphone that would last you for the rest of your life? Warner Bros. Agrees to Deal for Financial Backing The agreement with RatPac-Dune Entertainment could help finance as many as 75 films. Berlusconi Backs Down on Threat to Topple Government The backing of Silvio Berlusconis center-right party allowed Prime Minister Enrico Letta to easily win a confidence vote in the Italian Senate. CORRECTED-Adidas calls in fitness experts to revive Reebok (Corrects paragraph 15 to say Reebok is a sponsor of the CrossFit Games, not CrossFit in general) Berlusconi Backs Down on Threat to Topple Government The backing of Silvio Berlusconis center-right party allowed Prime Minister Enrico Letta to easily win a confidence vote in the Italian Senate. Huge investment needs temper Green bond hype * Survey estimates USD6trn needed for Green projects by 2020 BlackBerry Filing Describes a Global Slide A delayed regulatory filing said competition was robbing the troubled smartphone maker of customers in its final bright spot, the developing world. Google Accused of Wiretapping in Gmail Scans The accusations, made over several years in lawsuits that have been merged into two cases, ask whether Google went too far in collecting user data in Gmail and Street View. Can U.S. shutdown shake world? In 2011 UK Business Secretary Vince Cable lamented that a bunch of "right-wing nutters" was holding the American government and the world economy to ransom by refusing to agree the usually routine increase in America's legal debt limit. A.A.U. Coach Arrested on Drug Charge Curtis Malone, the founder of the D.C. Assault program and one of the key power brokers in college basketball recruiting, was arrested after a yearlong investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration. YOUR MONEY-Family healthcare coverage demands new math NEW YORK, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Long Island publicist Brian Erni works for a company that would extend health insurance to his wife if he would pay for it. The problem It costs $900 per month to add her to his plan.

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