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In Venezuela, more cocaine arrests
Venezuelan authorities on Wednesday announced additional arrests in connection with a massive shipment of cocaine in an Air France flight from Caracas that landed in Paris.


The Week Ahead | Film Dizzying Search for God Particle
Although you have to be knowledgeable in physics to fully grasp the concepts in Mark Levinsons documentary Particle Fever, this movie is a mind blower.


Website development platform Wix.com files for $100 million IPO
(Reuters) - Wix.com Ltd, which helps companies build and operate websites, filed with the U.S. regulators on Tuesday to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering.


Q. and A. With Stuart Elliott
More colorful epithets for the companies you love to hate.


Rehabilitating veterans
A golf program is helping medically retired veterans adjust to civilian life.


UPDATE 1-Small earthquake hits Spain near gas storage project
MADRID, Oct 1 (Reuters) - A small earthquake struck Spain's east coast on Tuesday, the strongest ever measured in the area, just days after the government halted work on a big offshore gas storage plant following hundreds of recent minor tremors.


Sports Briefing | Soccer Balotelli Barred for Three Games
Mario Balotelli was barred for three games on Monday after a confrontation with the referee after A.C. Milans loss to Napoli on Sunday.


Food stamp myths abound
Donna Brazile wrote a column against cutting food stamps and got an avalanche of comments. She says many of them were based on misinformation and clichs.


73 hostages rescued from Mexican house
Mexican police rescued 73 people who were being held hostage in the border city of Reynosa.


Hits to the Head Dont Differ With Age, Research Indicates
Football players as young as 7 sustain hits comparable in magnitude to those absorbed by high school and adult players, and most of the hits are sustained in practices, not games.


Kurdish rebels, politicians say Turkish reforms not aimed at peace
ANKARA (Reuters) - Kurdish militants and politicians dismissed on Tuesday a set of political reforms proposed by Turkey's ruling AK Party, saying they were not meant to end a 29-year conflict with the state and that the insurgents would present their response next week.


NASA 'Sort it out, humans'
Leave it to NASA to give us some perspective -- about 9.5 billion miles worth -- on the unpopular shutdown of the U.S. government.


Samsung's curved smartphone
Samsung plans to introduce a smartphone with a curved display screen, an executive of the South Korean company said Wednesday.


PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Oct 2
Oct 2 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.


Off the Menu The Cecil Opens in Harlem, Michelin Star Rankings and More
An Afro-Asian-American brasserie is restored, and more restaurant openings.


Unilever to Buy Oil Derived From Algae From Solazyme
Unilever plans to buy about three million gallons of the algae-produced oil as part of its aim to double the size of its business while reducing its environmental footprint.


Cashman Works On Keeping Girardi With Yankees
Were going to give him a real good reason to stay, General Manager Brian Cashman said of Manager Joe Girardi at a news conference on Tuesday.


What CEOs can learn from Mourinho
Football coaches are high-profile leaders of the sporting world, but can they also offer valuable insights in management to aspiring business or industry executives?


Kobe Bryant talks to CNN
Kobe Bryant discusses his renewed desire to win and says his relationship with Dwight Howard was never going to work.


Smile still on rookie Marquez's face
No wonder Marc Marquez is smiling. He's closing in on the MotoGP title following another victory. Could anyone have predicted his success prior to the 2013 season? Probably not.


Sprint investors need patience, possibly up to two years -SoftBank founder
NEW YORK/TOKYO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp's bid to revive U.S. wireless operator Sprint Corp could take as long as two years, the Japanese telecoms group's founder said on Monday, dampening investor hopes of a quick turnaround.


Tiger deception scares off crop-raiding elephants
Sept. 24 - Using a system of sensors and speakers, researchers in California are exploiting elephants' natural survival instincts to stop them encroaching on farms and villages in India. By fooling the elephants into believing there are predators nearby, the researchers say crops and lives can be saved. Ben Gruber reports.


U.S. Plans to Unveil New Insurance Options
The Obama administration will announce on Monday new health insurance options to be offered through Blue Cross and Blue Shield in 30 states next year.


Food stamp myths abound
Donna Brazile wrote a column against cutting food stamps and got an avalanche of comments. She says many of them were based on misinformation and clichs.


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.


10 best countries for startups
New Zealand tops the list as the easiest place to start a small and medium-sized enterprise, according to the World Bank's most recent report.


Iran studies fuel price rises under sanctions pressure
* Iran avoiding external payments crisis but reserves falling


Brodeurs Tenure Stands Out in Landscape Rich With Resilience
In the long history of major league sports, only one player has spent more time with a single New York-area team than Martin Brodeurs 21 seasons with the Devils.


UPDATE 1-Violin Memory strikes sour note in market debut
* IPO of 18 mln shares priced at $9 each (Add details, analyst comment; updates share movement)


Billionaire Mark Cuban 'cheated' with insider trading-SEC lawyer
DALLAS, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, "cheated" by selling his stake in a small Internet search company upon learning that holding on might cost him money, a government lawyer told jurors at the start of the billionaire's insider trading trial.


Why strippers love U.N. meeting
For this New York strip club, the annual U.N. meeting tends to be one of the best weekends for business.


Australia Primed for First Cup Challenge Since 2000
The bid of Hamilton Island Yacht Club, confirmed as the challenger of record for the next Americas Cup, is headed by Bob Oatley, a seasoned racer, and his son.


China typhoon survivors airlifted
Oct. 1 - Fishermen rescued from the South China Sea after a typhoon sank their boats are airlifted to hospital. Paul Chapman reports.


Bitcoin buzz grows among venture investors, despite risks
NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Venture capitalists show no sign of shying away from investing in startups related to Bitcoin even as authorities step up their scrutiny of the virtual currency and its possible connection to money laundering and other illegal activities.


CNN and NBC Scrap Projects on Hillary Clinton
Both sides of the political aisle registered objections to the projects, which would have explored the life of the former first lady and potential 2016 presidential candidate.


On Fulton Street, Worries About Change
As trendy stores move in to the Fulton Street bazaar in Downtown Brooklyn, some worry about the potential loss of the markets distinctive stores and atmosphere.


Internal Dissent Imperils Berlusconis Long Reign Atop His Party
His power within his party has been unquestioned for decades, but in seeking to bring down Italys coalition government, he may encounter resistance.


U.S. Commerce Department would not publish data if government shuts down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department would not publish any economic data in the event the government were to shut down, a spokeswoman for the department said on Friday.


Pakistan's minorities threatened
All Saints Church was designed to look like a mosque -- to symbolize unity amidst a community of many religions. Completed in 1883, it was built within the old walled city of Peshawar during a century of relative peace and harmony.


Obama prepares for government shutdown, hopes for deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday prepared Americans for what he called an "entirely preventable" government shutdown while urging Republicans in Congress to reach an 11th-hour deal to avoid economic harm.


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