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| U.S. to put SAC hedge fund out of business over insider trading | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steven A. Cohen faces an abrupt end to his career as one of the world's most successful traders after his SAC Capital Advisors became the largest Wall Street firm in years to agree to plead guilty to criminal charges of insider trading, and pay $1.2 billion in fines. |
| Dubai's mega-airport opens | | | Dubai's aviation industry achieved its biggest milestone yet on Sunday, when the emirate's new airport celebrated the arrival of its first commercial flight. |
| Only Slightly Mad | | | If youre looking for David Bromberg, the folk musician-turned-luthier-turned-recording artist (again), just follow the beads. |
| Pee-powered cell phone points to 'smart toilet' technology | | | Aug. 13 - Does the call of nature hold the answer to a new form of renewable energy? Scientists in the UK are confident that it does. With backing from both the British government and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the researchers have developed a method for charging mobile phones with human urine. Matthew Stock reports. |
| Color Controversy at SNL | | | Criticism over recent remarks by a cast member have shed light on the absence of black women on Saturday Night Live. |
| The world's fastest blind daredevil | | | He's broken record after record but Mike Newman isn't done yet -- and on November 1st he goes after the third and final piece in the jigsaw. |
| The Consumer Concerns About Jerky Pet Treats | | | The F.D.A. has been investigating cases of suspected poisonings 3,600 cases and 580 deaths, nearly all of dogs associated with chicken and other jerky since 2007, with scant success. |
| Woods heralds return with spectacular Turkey photoshoot | | | ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Tiger Woods features in a strokeplay event for the first time in six weeks at the Turkish Airlines Open starting on Thursday and will herald his return by taking part in a spectacular Bosphorus Bridge photoshoot. |
| How to Haunt a House | | | For designers who specialize in haunted houses, its high season. What scares them is how little time there is to furnish the home of your nightmares. |
| Rebel groups from North Mali agree to unite | | | OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - The three main rebel groups in northern Mali said on Monday they had agreed to merge, creating a united front in an ongoing peace process with the government. |
| Supreme Court weighs fight over changing clothes at work | | | (Reuters) - Steel workers who do their jobs wearing flame-retardant gear tried to convince the Supreme Court on Monday that they should be paid for the time they spend "donning and doffing" such items before and after their shifts. |
| NZ's Chorus share price falls on regulator report | | | WELLINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Shares in New Zealand telecommunications network operator Chorus Ltd fell on Tuesday, after the competition regulator recommended a sharp reduction in the price of broadband over the existing copper phone line network. |
| Three killed in Norway bus hijacking | | | OSLO (Reuters) - Three people were stabbed to death by a man who hijacked a long distance bus on a remote mountain road in central Norway on Monday, police said in a statement. |
| Toronto mayor admits 'mistakes' | | | Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford apologized for "a lot of stupid things" Sunday but said he won't resign despite reports that police have video that purportedly shows him smoking a crack pipe. |
| Westgate attack | | | Five people being held in connection with the terrorist attack on the Westgate mall in Kenya are expected to be charged in court Monday. |
| REUTERS SUMMIT-Top trader Vitol sees chance of steep oil price fall | | | LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Oil prices could drop by as much as $15 per barrel should countries such as Libya restore production and sanctions on Iran be eased, forcing some of the most expensive U.S. oil projects to stop pumping, the head of the world's largest oil trader said. |
| U.S. girls keep hitting puberty earlier | | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Girls are developing breasts at younger and younger ages, a new study confirms. And upward trends in childhood obesity seem to be playing a major role. |
| UPDATE 1-AIG may sue Morgan Stanley over mortgage securities-SEC filing | | | NEW YORK, Nov 4 (Reuters) - American International Group Inc may file a lawsuit against Morgan Stanley related to $3.7 billion worth of mortgage securities that the investment bank sponsored or underwrote from 2005 to 2007, and which AIG purchased, according to a regulatory filing on Monday. |
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