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News Feed Latest worldwide news 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. City Room Bringing Golf to East Harlems Girls East Harlem Pride is a team made up of girls from several public high schools in East Harlem, who though having little experience with golf, has started this season with a record of four wins, four losses and a tie. 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. Not your average steering wheel Explore our interactive of one of F1's most important and complicated pieces if kit. UPDATE 4-Boeing seen in advanced talks to make 777X near Seattle * Boeing in talks to assemble 777X jet at Everett -sources Well Children, Too, Need Flu Shots Flu vaccination is recommended for everyone 6 months or older, though many parents dont think of flu as being very serious, especially if their child has no health problems. DealBook Twitter Raises Price Range for Its I.P.O. Twitter has raised the price range for its initial public offering to $23 to $25, signaling the companys bullish outlook ahead of its trading debut on Thursday. 10 golden rules for soccer books Global sporting superstars David Beckham and Alex Ferguson have a story to tell... Woods Heralds Return With Spectacular Turkey Photoshoot 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. Kerry tries to soothe relations with Saudi Arabia but tensions evident RIYADH (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry met King Abdullah on Monday and praised the U.S. alliance with Saudi Arabia as strategic and enduring, but strains in the nearly 70-year-old relationship were apparent over Syria and other issues. Google chairman 'shocked' at NSA tapping CNN's Kristie Lu Stout talks with Google's chairman, Eric Schmidt about the NSA's tapping of Google's internal systems. No. 17 UCLA Rebounds With 45-23 Win Over Colorado UCLA nursed a hangover from consecutive high-profile losses until late in the first quarter, when Brett Hundley ignored the boos and threw a beautiful 76-yard touchdown pass to Devin Fuller right through the heart of the Colorado defense. Lonely Advocate for Restraint in Egypt Tiptoes Around Talk of Compromise With the country on war footing and security officials rallying a fight against Islamists, Ziad Bahaa el-Din, a cabinet minister, is in a precarious place, trying to coax the government toward moderation. UPDATE 3-HSBC Q3 profit rises to $5 bn, confirms forex probe * Q3 profits up 10 pct to $5.1 bln on lower costs, impairments GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks edge up; key central banks on investors' minds NEW YORK, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Major world stock indexes rose on Monday, with the SP 500 extending a four-week winning streak, while European manufacturing data helped the euro recover from a six-week... Red Bulls Prepare for a Seasoned Rival The Houston Dynamo, hosts in the opening game of an Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series, have reached the M.L.S. title game four times in seven years. The Haggler Stuck in a Dispute Between PayPal and Itself A transaction on eBay wends into confusing territory as a customer is compelled to ask PayPal to pursue a dispute with itself. Off the Shelf The Frackers and the Birth of an Energy Boom A new book focuses on the half-dozen Texas and Oklahoma energy companies behind the surging growth of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas in the last two decades. Today's Economist The Sloth Effect It is impossible to assess the impact of tax rates on labor supply without acknowledging both unpaid work at home and the growing underground economy, an economist writes. UPDATE 5-BlackBerry calls off sale, spurring doubts and stock plunge TORONTO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd abandoned on Monday its plan to sell itself and said its CEO is stepping down, sparking a 16 percent dive in its share price and raising fears the struggling... Green Column China's Clean-Air Drive Likely to Take a Long Time British and American efforts to curb smog show that serious change can take decades, especially when pollution is a byproduct of economic growth. Dance Review Tatyana Tenenbaums Private Country at Chocolate Factory Private Country, an experimental hybrid of song, dance and text by Tatyana Tenenbaum, uses multiple spaces in the Chocolate Factory in Queens. A new sense of optimism in Iran From bakery to barber shop, cafe to carpet store, Iranians stroll their capital with a renewed step, uplifted by how their newly elected president seeks something remarkable after decades of cold war-like relations between their country and the West. Florida man found guilty of killing NFL's Sean Taylor MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida jury on Monday convicted 23-year-old Eric Rivera, Jr. of second-degree murder in the 2007 slaying of Washington Redskins football star Sean Taylor during a botched burglary at his Miami-area home. Psychic scammers find fertile haunting ground in Internet age GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - As pre-Halloween witches and ghouls sprout up on U.S. lawns, experts are warning people to be wary of modern occult scammers who have moved online to hawk virtual voodoo dolls, revenge spells and otherwise "haunted" items. 'Lucky' Bayern ties record When you're on a roll, you generally get all the breaks -- and when you're a top football club like Bayern Munich, you make the most of them. Golf Capsules It only took four holes over two days for Dustin Johnson to lose a six-shot lead in the HSBC Champions. All that mattered was the high-powered kick down the stretch Sunday at Sheshan International that brought him the biggest win of his career. Morsi Calls Trial in Egypt Illegitimate, and Case Is Delayed The trial, on charges of inciting the murder of protesters, was Mohamed Morsis first public appearance since his removal from office in July. It was adjourned until Jan. 8. Brazil's local Internet data storage plan runs into opposition BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - A government plan to shield Brazil from alleged U.S. spying by forcing global Internet companies to store data on Brazilian users inside the country has run into mounting opposition in Congress, politicians said on Monday. TBR Inside the List Keith Richardsx2019;s autobiography, x201C;Life,x201D; hits the hardcover nonfiction list at No. 1, unsurprisingly. Fitch SFR Spin-Off Plan Exposes Vivendi Holders to Event Risk (The following statement was released by the rating agency) LONDON, September 12 (Fitch) Vivendi's plan to split itself in two exposes bondholders to the risk that they will end up invested in SFR, the group's French telecom operations, rather than its better-performing media assets and Brazil's GVT, Fitch Ratings says. The credit impact on Vivendi's 'BBB' rating would depend mainly on how debt was allocated to the two separate companies in any proposed transaction. Vivendi could end 2013 The Learning Network Blog Test Yourself | E.L.L. Practice, Nov. 4, 2013 Can you put these lyrics from a song in a famous American movie in order? Morsi Calls Trial in Egypt Illegitimate, and Case Is Delayed The trial, on charges of inciting the murder of protesters, was Mohamed Morsis first public appearance since his removal from office in July. It was adjourned until Jan. 8. 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. Asia's deadly betel quid addiction Heavy users of betel quids reveal their addiction when they smile. Their teeth are stained a reddish-black, dyed from years of chewing potent parcels of areca nuts and tobacco, wrapped in a lime-coated betel leaf. Is the Acer W510 Windows 8 tablet better than Windows RT? Can a Windows 8 tablet running on Intel's Atom be a good middle ground between Windows RT and more expensive devices? Take a look at Acer's W510 great battery life and full Windows 8. The Learning Network Blog Word of the Day | evenhanded This word has appeared in 38 New York Times articles in the past year. Fed's Bullard no hurry to taper because of low inflation WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should not rush a decision to scale back its asset purchase program because of low inflation, a senior U.S. central banker said on Monday. Boycott threatened after racial profiling claims at Macy's, Barneys NEW YORK, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The Reverend Al Sharpton and other civil rights leaders in New York on Monday threatened a holiday season shopping boycott after meeting with Macy's Inc Chairman Terry Lundgren to discuss accusations of racial profiling of shoppers. Can it get any worse for Obama? Dean Obeidallah says a stretch of bad news for Obama has let others dictate the narrative of his presidency. But he can still write the final scenes

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