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Astronomers Find Earthlike Planet, but at 3,500 Degrees, Its Too Hot to Visit
Kepler 78b, a planet 400 light-years away, is the first planet that seems to be of similar size and made of the same mixture of rock and iron as Earth.


Michigan St Faces Top Competition as Usual
Michigan State's basketball team will find out how good it is, early and often.


Berlusconi charged with corruption
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is facing yet another corruption charge.


Emotional Gulf Renewed as Israel Frees Palestinian Prisoners
The Palestinian leadership prepared a heros welcome for the 26 long-serving prisoners, who were released as part of a deal to resume peace negotiations with Israel.


Jagr Sets Record With 119th Game-Winning Goal
Jaromir Jagr became the N.H.L.s leader in game-winning goals, scoring on a second-period breakaway to give the host Devils a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.


At Home With David Bromberg and Nancy Josephson Duet for Violin and Voodoo
If youre looking for the folk musician-turned-luthier-turned-recording artist (again), just follow the beads.


New Google Glass is on the way
A new version of Google Glass, the company's breakthrough entry into the world of wearable tech, is on the way.


Gadgetwise Review Western Digital My Cloud
Western Digitals new external hard drive, My Cloud, has a faster processor and a smoother setup than its predecessor.


Life on Mars? Well, Maybe Not
In more than a year on Mars, Curiosity has found no evidence of methane, a gas that is considered a possible calling card of microbes, NASA announced Thursday.


Australia's WCB shares fall as Kirin takes king-making stake
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Holdings Ltd shares fell on Wednesday after Japan's Kirin Holdings Co Ltd bought itself a king-making stake that could...


World Briefing | the Americas Brazil Consortium Wins Oil Rights
The Brazilian authorities on Monday awarded a license to develop oil production in a coveted deep-sea area to a consortium of five companies.


Fall TV scorecard What's hot, what's not
Fall TV can be so hit ... or miss.


Obama under fire as Americans lose prior health plans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is facing fresh attacks for his pledge that Americans who like their current healthcare plans can keep them under Obamacare after reports that thousands of Americans facing cancellation notices.


UPDATE 3-Starbucks 2014 profit forecast falls short, shares drop
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp conservatively forecast 2014 profit below Wall Street's view, despite fourth quarter profits that jumped 34 percent on strong traffic gains and an increase in spending by its customers.


Private banker pay holds up in tough market
ZURICH (Reuters) - Stiff competition for top private bankers has kept a floor under pay even as low interest rates, flaccid client trading and tougher regulation squeeze industry profit margins.


New Looks and a Familiar Favorite for NBA 2013-14
Dwight Howard moved on and Derrick Rose came back, though Kobe Bryant won't quite yet. Nine first-time coaches are coming in and David Stern will soon head out.


Hesjedal doped more than 10 years ago - 2012 Giro winner
PARIS (Reuters) - Canadian Ryder Hesjedal, winner of the 2012 Giro d'Italia, became the latest rider to admit to a troubled past when he said on Wednesday he had doped "more than 10 years ago".


Editor's choice
Our best photos from the last 24 hours.


Dogged by dissent, Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners
OFER PRISON, West Bank (Reuters) - Israel freed 26 Palestinian prisoners on Wednesday, the second stage of a limited amnesty designed to help U.S.-sponsored peace talks that have been dogged by divisions on both sides.


The science of positive thinking
Whether it's infuriating colleagues, inept management or a lack of appreciation, the modern day workplace can be a positivity free zone.


Confederate flag is for traitors
Dean Obeidallah asks why Americans would want to fly a flag that represented a splinter nation that considered the U.S. an enemy and slaughtered U.S. soldiers.


New Books by Tim Parks, Emma Chapman and Janette Jenkins
Four novels that explore the needs and fragility of human psychology, and two books about life (and the search for life) far from Earth.


Passengers lack info on cruise ship crime
Vegas stole the slogan. But cruise ships can also lay claim Whatever happens on cruise ships, stays on cruise ships.


On Location | Red Hook, Brooklyn Three Feet High and Rising
After seeing his house knee-deep in water, New Yorks chief urban designer is determined to keep it from happening again.


McIlroy Beats Woods in 18-Hole Exhibition
Rory McIlroy won for the first time this year even if it was an 18-hole exhibition against Tiger Woods.


Del Potro denies Federer again
Juan Martin Del Potro put on hold Roger Federer's hopes of qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals by inflicting a second straight defeat on the Swiss maestro in the final of his hometown tournament in Basel.


Not your average steering wheel
Explore our interactive of one of F1's most important and complicated pieces if kit.


Television Review Time of Death Tracks Terminal Patients to the End
Eight people fall ill and die in the course of Time of Death, a six-part documentary on Showtime.


Norway's Arctic idyll shivers at oil plans
SVOLVAER, Norway (Reuters) - Oil companies seeking new Arctic areas for exploration face a battle with environmentalists, fishermen and hotel owners over Norwegian islands where jagged snow-capped peaks rise sheer from the sea.


Peru's Humala reshuffling Cabinet in investor-friendly move
LIMA, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Peruvian President Ollanta Humala is reshuffling his Cabinet after asking his prime minister to leave, part of an investor-friendly effort to push through stalled reforms and projects, sources said Wednesday.


Artist creates 3D faces on pumpkins
Oct. 17 - Ohio graphic artist Deane Arnold has developed a passion for carving 3D, life-like expressions into pumpkins. Jillian Kitchener reports.


Islamic finance hits the mainstream Maybank Islamic CEO
Oct. 30 - After the UK announces plans for a sovereign Islamic bond, we ask Maybank Islamic CEO Muzzafar Hisham if Islamic finance is going mainstream in the West.


International Real Estate House Hunting in ...Warsaw
The market in Poland had a boom starting in 2004, when the country joined the European Union, and ending in 2009, when the repercussions of the American mortgage lending crisis began to be felt.


S Korea to get first nude beach?
Cold water and nude beaches don't necessarily mix well.


Fresh arrests after Kenya mall attack
Five more people are being held in connection with the terrorist attack on Nairobi's Westgate mall, a Kenyan government official says.


Miryang Journal As Power Line Grows, So Does Fight Between Ancient and Modern Korea
In a symbol of South Koreas struggle to reconcile its traditions with its hard-charging modern incarnation, a power line has drawn sit-ins from those who say it encroaches on their burial grounds.


Four French hostages kidnapped in Niger freed
Oct. 30 - Four French hostages kidnapped in Niger by al Qaeda's north African wing have been released following secret talks with officials from the West African country, ending three years in captivity. Sarah Toms reports.


The Appraisal As Landlord of Brooklyn Duplex, de Blasio Gets High Approval Ratings
Renters past and present at a Brooklyn duplex owned by the mayoral contender Bill de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, report no complaints.


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


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...


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