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News Feed Latest worldwide news ECB may soon join the flight of the doves LONDON (Reuters) - Even as the euro zone economy shows faint signs of stirring, the European Central Bank is likely to send a dovish message this week that more monetary help will be on the way before long. Ex-Bassist for the Grateful Dead Strikes a Deal Phil Lesh, the former Grateful Dead bassist, has agreed to a business arrangement with the theater owner Peter Shapiro. Opera and Classical Music Listings for Nov. 1-7 A selected guide to performances of classical music in the New York area. Facebook shares recover as investors shrug off falling usage (Reuters) - Facebook Inc shares steadied on Thursday after wobbling in the wake of post-earnings comments by company executives about slowing use and a strategy of not increasing the frequency of ads... Europe's spies work together on mass surveillance - Guardian LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Spy agencies across Western Europe are working together on mass surveillance of Internet and phone traffic comparable to programmes run by their U.S. counterpart denounced by European governments, Britain's Guardian newspaper reported on Saturday. In Dispute Over a Song, Marvin Gayes Family Files a Countersuit The song Blurred Lines, which was a hit for Robin Thicke over the summer, infringes on Gayes copyright of Got to Give It Up, the lawsuit says. Fat Dad A Fat Dad Halloween (Hide the Candy) Every year after trick-or-treating, I used to hide my candy in a little paisley suitcase under my bed. Just to be safe, I even locked it so my dad would not devour the contents in one night. Why Goldman's board falls short - Felix TV The Goldman Sachs board of directors is supposed to keep management in check, but Reuters' blogger Felix Salmon says it is stacked with company insiders, conflicting interests and inexperience. (October 15, 2012) U.S. Dream Chaser space taxi soars on test flight, skids after landing (Reuters) - A privately owned prototype space plane aced its debut test flight in California but was damaged after landing when a wheel did not drop down, developer Sierra Nevada Corp said on Tuesday. In Transit Blog A Mood Change at Security Checkpoints Airports in Charlotte, N.C., and Dallas-Fort Worth are testing security checkpoints that feature mood lighting, upbeat music, and plush sofas. UPDATE 2-Office Depot-OfficeMax deal gets U.S. antitrust nod NEW YORK, Nov 1 (Reuters) - A deal to combine No. 2 U.S. office supply retailer Office Depot Inc with smaller rival OfficeMax Inc has won approval from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the... Blackhawks Score 3 Straight to Down Jets 5-1 Brandon Bollig, Patrick Sharp and Nick Leddy scored within a 455 span in the second period to lead Chicago to a 5-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday that extended the Blackhawks' winning streak to three games. Gallery Faces Another Forgery Complaint A newly amended complaint against Knoedler Company challenges declarations by that gallery, now shuttered, that it did everything possible to fake artworks. ArtsBeat Folk Art Collection From Imprisoned Former Museum Chairman Going to Auction Sothebys will auction paintings, furniture and other works that belonged to Ralph O. Esmerian, the former chairman of the American Folk Art Museum, who is now imprisoned for financial fraud. Facial recognition brings new look to shopping Aug. 19 - Scrambling for credit cards or mobile phones at the checkout counter could become a thing of the past as a Finnish company readies to launch the world's first face recognition payment system. Tara Cleary reports. 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. Second rare oarfish carcass found on California coast (Reuters) - A rare oarfish has washed up on the California coast for the second time in less than a week, authorities said, leaving experts stumped. Augusto Odone, Father Behind Lorenzos Oil, Dies at 80 Mr. Odone, who had no medical training, helped concoct an experimental medicine that extended the life of his son and inspired a Hollywood film. Allen Runs for 3 TDs, USC Tops Oregon State 31-14 Finally winning at Reser Stadium after a long drought, the USC Trojans lifted interim coach Ed Orgeron to their shoulders in celebration. 'Back is hurting Federer,' says Serena's coach Roger Federer arrives in London for the ATP World Tour Finals with a point to prove. Group Iran closer to nuclear bomb Iran may only need a month to produce enough weapons-grade uranium for a nuclear bomb, a U.S.-based anti-proliferation group says in a new assessment of Tehran's enrichment program. Football Real's defensive 'disaster' On one hand, Cristiano Ronaldo is still scoring goals for fun and Gareth Bale is starting to justify his mammoth transfer fee. On the other, Real Madrid's defensive game is appalling. 'Miracle material' in your home sooner than you think In 2004, Andre Geim stumbled across revolutionary "2-dimensional material" graphene. 10 years on, he says we can expect to see it everywhere soon. In Transit Blog Calendar Coming Events in London; Washington; and Thailand A weekly capsule of events around the globe curated by our writers and editors. Cigna says will increase '14 profit despite pressures (Reuters) - Insurer Cigna Corp said on Thursday it expects to increase its 2014 earnings from 2013, reflecting its smaller exposure to uncertainty around private Medicare and the rollout of individual insurance on new exchanges around the country. On a Roll, Vettel Collects His 7th Victory in a Row Sebastian Vettel of the Red Bull team took his 11th victory of the season on Sunday, the 37th of his career and his third in Abu Dhabi. Inspiration for 'Contact' still listening From a remote valley in Northern California, Jill Tarter is listening to the universe. Briefly, Myanmars Gods Army Twins Reunite As children, Johnny and Luther Htoo were followed by hundreds of guerrillas in Myanmar. Today, their greatest accomplishment may be that both are still alive. Holiday Movies Ralph Fiennes on The Invisible Woman, a Dickensian Tale Who was he, really? asks Ralph Fiennes, who plays Charles Dickens in The Invisible Woman, about that writers longtime mistress, Nelly Ternan. You vs. Ghana president Is Africa on the cusp of change? Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama shares his vision of the future. In Baseballs Time Machine, 21st Century Belongs to the Red Sox That the Red Sox have won three times as many championships as the Yankees over a decade seems implausible, unless one examines history. On Baseball Boston Leaves Worries Behind and Learns to Be Happy The Red Sox have the farm system, the finances and the fan base to be the envy of the major leagues for years to come. Some nutrition and diet studies may overstate results NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors, policymakers and everyday people may make decisions or give advice based on the results of published nutrition studies. But a new analysis shows researchers sometimes overstate the results of those reports. Hundreds of cannabis workers fall ill in Albanian village TIRANA (Reuters) - Doctors in Albania say hundreds of people have fallen ill from harvesting cannabis in a lawless region that for years has been out of bounds to police, Albanian media reported on Friday. UConn's Women Rout Gannon Breanna Stewart had 21 points and 13 rebounds in defending national champion Connecticut's 101-35 victory over Division II Gannon in a women's exhibition game Friday night. Alibaba restructures Alipay's parent, Jack Ma's share reduced BEIJING (Reuters) - The online payment affiliate of China's biggest e-commerce company Alibaba Group Ltd will be restructured to attract new strategic investors, in a move that will reduce the shareholding of Alibaba's founder Jack Ma in the affiliate. For a New Generation, an Elusive American Dream In the Nicholson family, America is not delivering for a grandson as it did for his father and grandfather. Lifted From a Russian Lake, a Big, if Fragile, Space Rock As Russian officials on Wednesday retrieved a 1,250-pound fragment of a meteor that exploded last February over Chelyabinsk, the rock broke and broke a scale. 'Back is hindering Federer' Roger Federer arrives in London for the ATP World Tour Finals with a point to prove. Your Money Adviser Stumbling Blocks in Reducing Balance on a Student Loan Difficulties in having payments properly applied to a student loan balance is a common complaint to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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