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The Week Ahead | Theater Tricksters Trek From Los Angeles
Nothing to Hide is a slick, smart new magic show starring two young talents, Helder Guimares and Derek DelGaudio.


Campbell reinvents soup, one cup, pouch or K-cup at a time.
NEW YORK, Oct 30 (Reuters) - When Campbell Soup Co was losing market share to private label brands and smaller competitors in recent years, it could have used another pop superstar like Andy Warhol...


Autonomous RoboBee no flight of fancy
Oct. 29 - Researchers from Harvard University say the tiny robotic bees they unveiled last year should be ready for work in the real world by 2023. Called RoboBees, the miniature drones are being developed by Harvard's School of Engineering and Wyss Institute, to assist in crop pollination and search and rescue. Ben Gruber reports.


Snowden's former provider launches open effort for secure email
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The founder of the Lavabit encrypted email service, which shut down rather than allow potentially unlimited government interception, said he will release his programming code to the public in an effort to improve communication security.


T Magazine Home/Work | In Belgium, a Housewares Designer Finds Transcendence in Simplicity
After stints as an industrial design student, a runway model and a handbag designer, Michael Verheyden found his calling as a maker of wonderfully elemental objects.


CNN Jolts Ratings Race With Blackfish
On Thursday night, the network drew a surprisingly young audience for the documentary about the safety and ethics of confining killer whales.


Ousted General in Egypt Is Back, as Islamists Foe
Gen. Mohamed Farid el-Tohamys swift and silent rehabilitation from corruption charges, critics say, signals a restoration of the old order after the military takeover.


U.S. consumer prices rise, but underlying inflation benign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices rose modestly in September but there was little sign of underlying inflation in the economy, which should give the Federal Reserve scope to maintain its...


Will Kimi deliver success?
CNN's Ben Wyatt looks at Ferrari's decision to bring Kimi Raikkonen in to partner Fernando Alonso in 2014.


Motherlode Blog Have You Ever Thought of Adopting?
I am not ready to give up. And right now, thats what adoption seems like to me. For me. Right now.


World's best airports to sleep in
Survey's criteria include armrest-free seating -- essential for creating a "bed."


Australia's Bega wins regulator nod for WCB bid
SYDNEY, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Australia's competition regulator said on Thursday it would not block a bid for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Holdings Ltd by domestic rival Bega Cheese...


Colombia's anti-terror entrepreneur
Colombian innovator Mauricio Betancur shows off his latest range of defense gadgets in a country facing acute security problems.


UPDATE 1-Obamacare website security at 'high risk' before launch -memo
BOSTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The security of the Obama administration's healthcare website was at "high risk" because of lack of testing before it opened for enrollment on Oct. 1, according to a...


STXNWS LATAM-Brazil bourse removes OGX from indices, shares to continue trading
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Brazil's BMF Bovespa, operator of the So Paulo stock exchange, said late on Wednesday that it would remove oil company OGX Petrleo e Gas Participaes SA from its various stock indices but that the shares, after a brief suspension on Thursday, would continue to trade.


Pan de Muerto Is Bread That Gets Into the Spirit
On the Mexican holiday meant to honor the dead, Da de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, this treat is in demand.


U.S. appeals court revives lawsuit vs United Airlines over wheelchair
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit against United Continental Holdings Inc's United Airlines that was brought by a woman who claimed she was not promptly provided a wheelchair in an airport when she asked for one.


Skin Deep Halloween or Not, a Softer Shade of Goth Makeup
A look that could sometimes seem cartoonish tries to hold on to its sex appeal.


Vertex cuts jobs, forecast as hepatitis C drug sales plunge
(Reuters) - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc lowered its full-year revenue forecast and said it would cut about 15 percent of its workforce as sales of its hepatitis C drug plunged further.


Science of Its Time The Automatons of Yesteryear
Humanoid machines have been around since the early 20th century, but technology has only recently begun to fulfill some of the aspirations of the earliest inventors.


Sports Briefing | College Basketball North Carolinas Hatchell Has Leukemia
Coach Sylvia Hatchell was found to have leukemia and will step away temporarily from her coaching duties.


Senator Paul plans 'hold' on Yellen Fed nomination
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul threatened on Friday to put a 'hold' on the nomination of Janet Yellen to be chair of the Federal Reserve unless he gets a vote on a bill he...


Meet badminton's odd couple
Strokes of more than 300kph, an Olympic medal but still people ask "do you do this for a living?"


Breakingviews Bank fines how big?
Oct. 24 - Amidst news of a $13 bln settlement between JPMorgan and U.S. regulators, Breakingviews discusses how penalties should be calculated and why they sometimes seem to be pulled out of thin air.


Health Site Puts Agency and Leader in Hot Seat
Marilyn Tavenner, who runs the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will testify on Tuesday before a House panel on the problems with the health care website.


Fusion Sets Its Sights on a Multicultural Generation
After market research, the new cable network Fusion decided to aim its programming not just at young Hispanics, but the millennial generation as a whole.


Ethiopia opens Africa's largest wind farm to boost power production
ASHEGODA, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Africa's biggest wind farm began production in Ethiopia on Saturday, aiding efforts to diversify electricity generation from hydropower plants and help the country become a major regional exporter of energy.


WRAPUP 4-Obama blames 'bad apple' insurers for canceled coverage
* HHS' Sebelius HealthCare.gov wasn't ready, "I was wrong"


German-Swiss tax deal could be revived, conservatives say
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives want to revive a bilateral tax agreement with Switzerland in coalition talks with the Social Democrats, who blocked the proposed tax deal...


Benchmark's Bill Gurley on writing "Above the Crowd"
Gurley explains the through process of his writing and what he hopes to achieve with it.


BRIEF-SunPower to build new factory in the Philippines-CEO
LOS ANGELES, Oct 30 (Reuters) - *Sunpower CEO says company will make $200 mln investment in new factory in the Philippines *Sunpower CEO says output will increase in 2014 by roughly 100 MW


Fed Extends Stimulus As Growth Stumbles
The Federal Reserve said it would keep its campaign of asset purchases and low interest rates intact. The central banks statement contained no surprises, and the stock market barely budged.


How Does a Tick Do Its Dirty Work? Research Video Offers a Clue
Just in time for Halloween a video made by researchers shows how ticks that carry Lyme disease cut into skin and hang on for days.


STXNWS LATAM-Brazil bourse removes OGX from indices, shares to continue trading
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Brazil's BMF Bovespa, operator of the So Paulo stock exchange, said late on Wednesday that it would remove oil company OGX Petrleo e Gas Participaes SA from...


Top U.S. intelligence chiefs call spying reports "false"
Oct. 29 - The director of the National Security Agency calls reports that the U.S. is spying on millions of European citizens "false" in front of the House Intelligence Committee. Nathan Frandino reports.


The last Indian Grand Prix?
India hosts third Grand Prix amid speculation this may be the last, Sumnima Udas reports.


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.


Market Slips as Economic Stimulus Goes On
As expected, the Federal Reserve said it would await more evidence of economic improvement before reducing the stimulus.


How illegal immigrants get in
The death of more than 300 African migrants in a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa in early October has shone a spotlight on illegal immigration to Europe.


Up-Tempo Spread Making Waves Across the SEC
Gus Malzahn and his no-huddle offense have faced more than their fair share of doubters and critics over the years, dating back to his days as a high school coach in Arkansas.


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