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News Feed Latest worldwide news Alcoa willing to reopen talks with Klesch Italian unions ROME (Reuters) - U.S. aluminum group Alcoa is willing to reopen talks to sell an Italian plant to the Swiss industrial group Klesch, unions and a senior government official said on Monday after a... New York City Voters Back Adding Casinos, Poll Finds A ballot measure to allow up to seven more casinos to be built in the state will most likely pass, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll. Doctor and Patient Should Medical School Last Just 3 Years? For several years, medical educators have been engaged in an increasingly heated, and occasionally cantankerous, debate about streamlining medical education and training. UPDATE 2-Petrobras plans new Brazil fuel price system to cut debt RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras has proposed a new fuel-pricing plan, hoping to generate more cash and cut debt levels by improving the timing of gasoline and diesel price adjustments, Chief Financial Officer Almir Barbassa said on Monday. 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... Iraqi governor puts oil wealth to good work * Output from southern Halfaya, Maysan oilfields rises to 250,000 bpd Serena Williams Pushes Her Limits in WTA Semifinal Win The No. 1-ranked woman, playing in her 81st match of the year, looked exhausted at times but held on to eliminate Jelena Jankovic. 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. 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 before clarifying he was not condoning any reference to drugs some have seen in the song. Poland's Kompania Weglowa to shed mines, jobs to restore profits KATOWICE, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The European Union's biggest coal miner, Kompania Weglowa, plans to shed almost half of its 15 mines and cut more than 7,000 jobs by 2020 in a bid to restore profitability, the Polish state-owned company said on Monday. Motherlode Blog The Food Writer and Her Picky Eater My son is no different from many other picky eaters. Im whats different. Im a food writer. So you cant blame me for my sons poor eating habits. (Only I can do that.) Steve McQueens Film Is a Box-Office Test Case The movie industry is waiting to see if 12 Years a Slave, a story focusing on an African-American, can garner a global audience. History of killer whale capture In 2010 a SeaWorld trainer was killed by an orca. This clip from CNN films' "Blackfish" looks at captive orcas' history. Vettel clinches fourth straight world title Sebastian Vettel wraps up a record equaling fourth successive world title Sunday with another superbly judged drive to win the Indian Grand Prix. Special Report W.T.A. CHAMPIONSHIPS The Year of Serena Williams Williams has won 10 singles titles this year and will be the heavy favorite to capture an 11th in the season-ending WTA Tour Championships that begin on Tuesday in Istanbul. Dallas Fed to issue September trimmed mean PCE on November 8 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas on Tuesday said its Trimmed Mean personal consumption expenditure Inflation Rate for September would be released on November 8. Microsoft shareholders advised to vote against director Thompson SEATTLE (Reuters) - Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis has recommended that Microsoft Corp shareholders vote against the re-election of lead independent director John Thompson, who is in charge of the company's efforts to find a new chief executive. Kenya army hit by looting claims A month after an attack on Kenya's Westgate Mall claimed at least 67 lives, leaked video footage from inside has sparked anger amid claims that it shows soldiers looting from stores as they hunted for the gunmen. GLOBAL MARKETS-Brent jumps on Libya output; stocks and bonds drift NEW YORK, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Brent crude rose nearly 2 percent on Monday after Libya's oil exports dropped, while stocks were little changed at record highs on expectations that the Federal Reserve... City Drops Bid to Ban Display of Cigarettes Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg withdrew the measure that was fiercely opposed by a coalition of retail stores and likely to meet a powerful constitutional challenge. US STOCKS-Wall St inches higher on Fed expectations; Apple up NEW YORK, Oct 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher on Monday, pushing the SP 500 to another intraday high, with expectations high the Federal Reserve will keep its stimulus in place for the time being. Rapper 50 Cent gets probation in domestic violence case LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American rapper 50 Cent on Monday struck a deal with Los Angeles prosecutors for three years' probation and 30 days of community service after allegedly kicking the mother of his child and destroying her property during a June altercation. Sports Briefing | Golf Pettersen Keeps Lead in Sunrise Championship Suzann Pettersen struggled with three early bogeys but recovered for a one-over-par 73 to maintain a four-shot lead after the third round of the Sunrise Championship in Taiwan. After Year of Working Around Federal Cuts, Agencies Face Fewer Options As House and Senate budget negotiators sit down to devise a 2014 spending plan, politicians from both sides are preparing to think small. Polls open in Georgia to elect new president Oct. 27 - Georgian voters head to the polls in a presidential election to end the decade-long rule of Mikheil Saakashvili. Rough Cut. (No Reporter Narration). Theater Review | New Jersey A Review of The White Snake, Adapted From a Chinese Fable A serpent transforms herself into a maiden and falls in love with a poor but upright man. Trouble follows. Wall Street T-bill stockpile surged before U.S. debt deal NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a seeming game of hot potato, Wall Street's top firms were stuck with short-term U.S. government debt that no one wanted before Washington struck an 11th-hour deal last week... Country music star Jason Aldean's tour bus kills pedestrian police INDIANAPOLIS, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Country music star Jason Aldean's tour bus struck and killed a pedestrian early on Monday in southern Indiana, according to local police. T Magazine Visiting the Source | A Chef in the Field Pumpkins Add sage and apples to roasted cheese pumpkins, the disc-shaped variety available at most farmers markets this time of year, for a delicious and hearty soup. 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." Olympic torch starts epic trip The Olympic flame is about to start the longest journey in the history of the Winter Games after the torch was passed from Greece to Russia on Saturday -- it will go underwater and into space before returning to Sochi in February. States hit by Sandy to get next $5 bln of recovery funding NEW YORK, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Federal officials on Monday unveiled plans for a second round of Superstorm Sandy disaster relief totaling $5 billion for five states and New York City, and they pledged... The Learning Network Blog Will You Be Wearing a Halloween Costume This Year? Student Opinion | How will you celebrate Halloween this year? Storm death toll rises as wind, rain batters northern Europe LONDON/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Hurricane strength winds battered Britain, the Netherlands and Scandinavia on Monday, killing at least seven people, cutting power and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and train journeys. Syrian hackers hit Obama-linked Twitter, Facebook accounts WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The Syrian Electronic Army, a hacker group sympathetic to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, on Monday seized control of an online tool used by an advocacy organization for U.S. President Barack Obama to redirect links sent from his Twitter and Facebook accounts. Serena first into semifinals Serena Williams becomes the first woman through to the semifinals of the season-ending WTA Championships on Thursday, winning her third successive match in Istanbul. World Briefing | Europe Russia Shake-Up at Space Agency Prime Minister Dmitri A. Medvedev fired the general director of Russias space agency on Thursday as part of a shake-up that had been expected after embarrassing rocket failures. Real Estate Developers Adopt New Approaches They waited out the crash, dialed back their dreams and scrambled back to serve an inventory starved market. 'I did it my way,' says F1's 'Lazarus' He was given last rites by a priest after suffering life-threatening injuries in a race accident, but returned to the track just 42 days later and went on to win two more world titles. Niki Lauda reveals how he defied his rivals, his employers and even his family to create a career that has been immortalized on the big screen. Richard Curtis and Bill Nighy Reunite in About Time The writer-director Richard Curtis and the actor Bill Nighy collaborate again on About Time, a rom-com that features the twist of time travel.

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