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Campaign Spotlight A Premium Brand Reaches Out to the Discerning Vodka Fan
BBDO New York has introduced a global campaign for Belvedere Vodka, starting with television spots and expanding to print, outdoor and digital advertising.


Colombian guerrillas free hostage
Colombia's FARC guerrilla group has released an American hostage who spent more than four months in captivity, officials said Sunday.


Soccer Roundup Shaky United Is Rescued By Rooney
Mikel Arteta scored a on penalty kick before being ejected from the game as first-place Arsenal defeated host Crystal Palace, 2-0, in Englands Premier League on Saturday.


New Zealand's defense minister jokes about U.S. spying
Oct. 28 - Jonathan Coleman says he's not worried about the U.S. spying on New Zealand. Rough cut (no reporter narration).


Sochi Need-to-know facts
Here's some background information about the 2014 Sochi, Russia, Winter Olympics. This is the 22nd Winter Olympics. The games will be held February 7-23, 2014. The Paralympic Games will be held March 7-16, 2014.


TABLE-Foreign brokers set to sell Japanese stocks
TOKYO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Tuesday. Japanese Stocks SELL 13.8 million shares BUY 10.8 million shares ------------------------------------------------------ SELL 3.0 million shares


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.


Obama says shutdown shows contrast of parties' visions
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With an eye to 2014 elections, President Barack Obama held up the government shutdown this month as an emblem of fundamental differences between Democrats and Republicans on Friday in an appeal to wealthy donors.


Well New Years Baby? You May Pay More
While medical conditions and encounters dont care whether its 2013 or 2014, health insurance and subsidies generally play by the calendar year. Having a child early in the year presents some special challenges.


WRAPUP 3-Storm death toll rises as wind, rain batters northern Europe
LONDON/AMSTERDAM, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Hurricane strength winds battered Britain, the Netherlands and Scandinavia on Monday, killing at least seven people, cutting power and forcing the cancellation of...


Russia Without Top Women Players in Fed Cup
Russia will send an inexperienced team when it faces Italy in the Fed Cup finals next week in Sardinia.


N.F.L. Roundup Sly Stafford Makes Big Day by Johnson Count for Lions
The Cowboys thought the Lions Matthew Stafford was going to spike the ball. Instead, he lunged for a score, giving Calvin Johnson, who had 329 receiving yards, another reason to celebrate.


CORRECTED-EFH restructuring talks expand, forge on ahead of looming payment
(Changes paragraphs 7 and 8 to clarify that EFH could make its interest payment)


Health Sites Woes Could Dissuade Vital Enrollee the Young and Healthy
Officials worry that insurance risk pools could become too risky if not enough younger people sign up for coverage, causing premiums to escalate.


Disney Show Will Appear First on App for Tablets
Tablet computers are becoming the first screen for pre-school-age viewers and Disney is making a broader investment with the app debut of Sheriff Callies Wild West.


Bradley helps Roma set Serie A record
AS Roma set a new Serie A record with their ninth straight win from the start of the season after a 1-0 victory at Udinese Sunday with Michael Bradley scoring the crucial goal.


Russia039;s diamond miner Alrosa to raise $1.3 billion in IPO
MOSCOW, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Russia039;s diamond miner Alrosa said on Monday it would price its 16-percent share sale via initial public offering at 35 roubles per share to raise a total of 41.3 billion roubles ($1.30 billion).


Graphene is creeping into your home
Just under ten years ago, the Dutch-British physicist Andre Geim stumbled across a substance that would revolutionize the way we understand matter and win him and his colleague Kostya Novoselow the 2010 Nobel Prize for Physics. It was graphene -- a one atom thin substance. The Professor of Physics at Manchester University talks to CNN about discovering the first ever 2-dimensional material.


DealBook AMC Networks to Acquire Chellomedia From Liberty Global
The $1.04 billion deal gives AMC access to an array of television networks distributed in 138 countries while providing opportunities to distribute its programming.


The Devil Is in the Details, but Few Take Notice
Many visitors to haunted houses are too scared to notice the attention to detail, like intricate costuming and props.


Road-Weary Rangers Are Back Home at Last
After 15 consecutive away games, the team is looking forward to getting its season back on track in the newly overhauled Madison Square Garden.


Special Report Help wanted in Fukushima Low pay, high risks and gangsters
IWAKI, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Tetsuya Hayashi went to Fukushima to take a job at ground zero of the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. He lasted less than two weeks.


Finding affordable hotels in pricey cities
Unless you have an unlimited budget (lucky you), deliberating about where to stay on vacation can be an exercise in financial frustration. On most trips, a major chunk of the kitty will be spent on where you sleep.


EU mergers and takeovers (Oct 28)
BRUSSELS, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process


UPDATE 1-OGX readies bankruptcy filing, to exclude gas unit -sources
By Sabrina Lorenzi, Guillermo Parra-Bernal and Jeb Blount


Lessons from Hong Kong
As Beijing touts a high-profile crackdown on corruption, experts say it should look south to Hong Kong as an example of a Chinese territory that has succeeded in cutting out the rot.


My photos North Korea deleted
As the sole Western journalist covering a unique bicycle race in North Korea last month, I was provided with a personal guide, a car with a driver and the promise that I was free to take any photographs I wanted. As a journalist, it seemed like an incredible opportunity to document a small snapshot of what North Korea was really like.


Sao Paulo choking on its own smog study
Oct. 21 - Sao Paulo, host city of the first World Cup soccer match next year, has a major pollution problem. A recent study says air pollution in the southern Brazilian city causes three times more deaths than breast cancer or traffic accidents and costs the state US$160 million per year. Tara Cleary reports.


Dot Earth Blog A Closer Look at Factors Curbing Chinas Appetite for Shark Fins
How a conservation group worked with a basketball star to inspire a businessman to press politicians to cut Chinas appetite for shark-fin soup.


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.


Theater Review Eager to Lose, Burlesque at Ars Nova
Eager to Lose, a play that combines rhyming couplets with burlesque, is running at Ars Nova.


ArtsBeat Popcast Morrissey on Morrissey
Jessica Winter of Slate and The Timess Ben Ratliff discuss the new Morrissey memoir, Autobiography.


No. 13 LSU Dominates 2nd Half, Downs Furman 48-16
Sloppy play by No. 13 LSU had its fans grumbling and feisty Furman believing until Odell Beckham Jr. and Terrence Magee added a few more big plays to their personal highlight collections.


Win puts Lorenzo back in title hunt
Marc Marquez is disqualified in Australia to give rival Jorge Lorenzo hope of defending his MotoGP crown.


Jordan picks banks for $1.25 bln U.S.-guaranteed sovereign bond
DUBAI, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The Kingdom of Jordan has picked three banks to arrange a $1.25 billion sovereign bond issue which will be guaranteed by the United States, a document from lead managers said on Monday.


The Media Equation Gawker Kicks Open the Closet, but Its Disclosure Barely Reverberates
Now that gay marriage is a fact of life, a persons sexual orientation is not only not news, its not very interesting.


Spain Summons U.S. Ambassador in Spying Scandal
Two Spanish newspapers reported that the National Security Agency collected data on 60 million phone calls in the country.


Samsung Elec shares rise 2 percent after third-quarter earnings boost outlook
SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in Samsung Electronics rose 2 percent on Monday, driven by expectations that the South Korean technology giant will continue to post solid earnings after its record-high...


China telecom firms take long road to profit with 4G rollout
BEIJING, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Faster isn't necessarily better for China's telecom carriers as they prepare to roll out high-speed 4G mobile phone networks at the expense of their profitability for years to come.


Dot Earth Blog Exploring Solar, Efficiency, Gas and More with Amory Lovins and Joel Makower
A spirited discussion with Amory Lovins of energy innovations that will matter in the next few decades.


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