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News Feed Latest worldwide news Dot Earth Blog A Closer Look at Climate Panels Findings on Global Warming Impacts An early look at draft findings coming in a big report on the impacts of climate change on humans and ecosystems. Editors Choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. Arts | Long Island In Whitmans Backyard, a Salute to Poetry Nationally recognized poets will gather in South Huntington, where a literary giant was born in 1819. Yankees Re-Sign Jeter for One Year at $12 Million The Yankees showed that they still have confidence in shortstop Derek Jeter by signing him to a deal worth more than his one-year, $9.5 million player option. 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. East Libya movement launches government, challenges Tripoli BENGHAZI/TRIPOLI, Libya (Reuters) - Leaders of an autonomy movement in Libya's oil-rich east unilaterally declared a regional government on Sunday, in a challenge to the weak central government as new violence erupted in the restive region. Mutai Bides His Time for a Repeat Victory The Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai became the first man to win back-to-back New York Marathon titles in 15 years. UPDATE 2-Fairfax struggles to raise funds for BlackBerry bid -sources NEW YORK, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd is struggling to raise financing for its $4.7 billion bid for BlackBerry Ltd, with several large banks declining to participate on concerns... With Saints, Affable Ryan Is Locked in a Big Easy Bear Hug Rob Ryan, the Saints defensive coordinator, endears himself to New Orleans residents by being an everyman. Many vets given psychiatric drugs without diagnosis NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly one-third of U.S. veterans who are given psychiatric medications by their doctors do not have a diagnosed mental health problem, according to a new study. Repeat of debt row 'wouldn't be good signal' for rating Fitch LONDON (Reuters) - The United States must do more to reduce its budget deficit and debt burden, and any repeat of last month's political standoff that raised the risk of default would not be a good... Of Fact, Fiction and Defibrillators Dick Cheney writes that to prevent terrorists from sending a fatal shock to his defibrillator, he had his doctors disable the wireless capability. Could somebody really kill you that way? Column Can expanding Social Security solve the retirement crisis? CHICAGO (Reuters) - I asked a financial services executive recently how our retirement saving system can be considered a success, considering that all but the highest-income households are... Tennis Djokovic on high after Paris Novak Djokovic will head to London to defend his ATP World Tour Finals crown on a high after winning back the Paris Masters title Sunday. ArtsBeat First Winner Named in Madonnas Art for Freedom Project Madonna and Vice, the Canadian culture magazine, established the prize in September to encourage visual and video artists, photographers and poets to create new works that focus on social justice. BRIEF-Lekoil raises around $100 mln in placing Nov 1 (Reuters) - LEKOIL Ltd * US$100M placing completed * Completed placing of new ordinary shares at 55 pence per share to raise 5 danger signs for Iraq's future Two years after the United States pulled its forces out of Iraq, the country is, in the words of one analyst, "a house of cards." Prominent Muslim Brotherhood Leader Is Seized in Egypt The capture of Essam el-Erian, a political adviser to the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, appears to complete the jailing of the organizations top leaders. U.S. jobless claims declined by 10,000 last week WASHINGTON, Oct 31 - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits declined largely as expected last week as the impact of a California computer glitch worked its way out of the... New Parent, Old Parent If Your Child Was Bullied, When Did You Intervene and When Did You Stay Out? Seeking advice from parents whose children were bullied, and asking when they chose to do something about it. Arrests in Mexico drug tunnel raid Three people are in custody and could face federal charges after investigators found a newly-completed, "highly sophisticated" drug tunnel linking San Diego to Tijuana, Mexico, according to U.S. authorities. Obama campaigns for Virginia's Terry McAuliffe Nov. 3 - Tapping into voter anger over the 16-day government shutdown, President Obama turns attention to Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe, days before to Virginia's upcoming governor's election. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Dot Earth Blog A Closer Look at Climate Panels Findings on Global Warming Impacts An early look at draft findings coming in a big report on the impacts of climate change on humans and ecosystems. Matter Afraid of Snakes? Your Pulvinar May Be to Blame Scientists have discovered that certain neurons in the brain, in a region known as the pulvinar, respond only to snakes. Kim Jong Un watches live artillery North Korea's state media releases a video of its leader Kim Jong Un watching an artillery drill and a shooting contest by soldiers. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Canada Tests Animal Detectors Two new motion-detection systems are being tested in Ontario to warn motorists when animals like moose and deer wander onto the road. UK should remain in EU on reformed basis - Osborne Oct. 22 - UK finance minister George Osborne wants Britain to remain in the EU but only on a reformed basis, as the continent is in danger of pricing itself out of the world economy. Secret to beating tennis' big four Tennis legends Jim Courier and John McEnroe show us why Djokovic, Murray, Nadal and Federer are so tough. Sports Briefing | Soccer Barcelona Edges Espanyol Alexis Sanchez scored a second-half goal as Barcelona and Lionel Messi struggled past crosstown rival Espanyol, 1-0, to remain atop the Spanish league. Bankers warn of long crisis as rich seek comfort LONDON (Reuters) - Private banks are telling their clients financial volatility surrounding Europe's debt crisis will continue for at least a year as more of the continent's rich seek the comfort of... Dot Earth Blog To Those Influencing Environmental Policy But Opposed to Nuclear Power Four climate scientists press environmental organizations to embrace efforts to develop and deploy a new generation of nuclear power plants. T Magazine On View | A Veteran Wave Rider Tells His Life Story in Art Herbie Fletcher went from being the subject of artists like Bruce Weber and Julian Schnabel to a creator in his own right. His totally tubular exhibit, Path of the Wave Warrior, is on view in Los Angeles. Sports of The Times Mission for a South African A Mandela Race Willie Mtolo, who became the first South African to win the New York City Marathon in 1992, began the Mandela Day Marathon two years ago. Atletico flaunt title credentials with Bilbao win MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid's challenge to the domestic dominance of wealthy Barcelona and Real Madrid showed no sign of flagging when David Villa and Diego Costa struck in a 2-0 home win over Athletic Bilbao in La Liga on Sunday. Budget Negotiations Open With Signs of Conciliation Lawmakers hand-picked by their leadership to negotiate a budget agreement said they were willing to make concessions, but there were warning signs that Republicans and Democrats remained far apart. Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill 4 Hamas Militants Israeli forces responded after five Israeli soldiers were injured in an explosion while they were destroying a tunnel from Gaza into Israel. Special Report ATP World Tour Finals Tennis Looks to Mix It Up to Ensure an Entertaining Future There is a push to encourage more variety in play and court speed with an eye on the net and, in a Darwinian entertainment landscape, an eye on the clock. Japan banks Mobster connections? As Japanese authorities widen their investigation into ties between financial institutions and organized crime, an investigative reporter says the current allegations have left with a sense of "dj vu." In Transit Blog In-Flight Devices, Yes. But What About the Power? After the F.A.As approval of the use of electronic devices on flights, airlines will need to provide the power for smartphones and tablets. UEFA Orders Partial Ban on Fans in CSKA Moscow Racism Case European soccers governing body penalized the Russian club CSKA Moscow after finding that its fans racially abused a black opponent during a Champions League game.

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