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News Feed Latest worldwide news Bill Limiting Pesticide Use on Hawaii Island Is Vetoed The legislation, vetoed by the mayor on the ground that it was flawed, was aimed at seed companies developing genetically modified crops on the island of Kauai. Van Riemsdyk, Bernier Help Maple Leafs Beat Flames James van Riemsdyk scored a short-handed goal and Jonathan Bernier made 41 saves to help the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Calgary Flames 4-2 on Wednesday night. Pundit Was Out of Line With Woods Cheat Remarks McIlroy Golf Channel television pundit Brandel Chamblee was out of order earlier this month when he implied world number one Tiger Woods had cheated, Rory McIlroy said on Thursday. Inspiration for 'Contact' still listening From a remote valley in Northern California, Jill Tarter is listening to the universe. 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. Youre the Boss Blog Today in Small Business Thank You for Sharing Assessing the government shutdowns impact. Stores plan to be open longer on Thanksgiving. How to ask people for stuff via email. Penn State to Pay Nearly $60 Million to 26 Abuse Victims The settlements in the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse case have been unfolding since mid-August, but Penn State waited until Monday to announce them all at once. 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 AIG hopes to make decision on ILFC sale or IPO in Q4-CEO NEW YORK, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Insurer American International Group hopes to make a decision on the sale or initial public offering of its ILFC aircraft leasing unit in the fourth quarter, the company's... Europe's energy challenges Isa Soares meets Antnio Mexia, CEO of Portugal's largest national energy provider, EDP. BNY Mellon in $28 million pact with Florida over currency prices (Reuters) - Bank of New York Mellon Corp on Friday reached a $28 million settlement with Florida to resolve allegations that the bank overcharged a state pension plan for foreign currency... Well The Father Who Fought for Lorenzos Oil Augusto Odone, the father whose story was told in the movie Lorenzos Oil, left an indelible mark on the world of disease activism, setting a gold standard for what patients and their families might achieve with determination, good luck and the media. Twitter roadshow less exuberance, more 'nuts and bolts' NEW YORK (Reuters) - During the roadshow leading up to Facebook Inc's initial public offering a year-and-a-half ago, New York's institutional investors were greeted by snaking queues, beefed up... Climate Change Seen Posing Risk to Food Supplies A leaked draft of a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said that climate change could reduce output and send prices higher in a period when global food demand is expected to soar. Football French soccer's tax spat It's said nothing is certain in life except for death and taxes -- as French football is finding out to it's cost over a bitter taxation dispute. Sinosphere Blog China Says Terror Group Was Behind Tiananmen Attack A Chinese official said the deadly attack that killed five people was instigated by the East Turkestan Islamic Movement. Zombie car that nobody loved Here's the short, tragic story of a little car in China that nobody wanted. 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. U.S. budget panel may take only 'small steps' -Treasury's Mazur WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - A senior U.S. Treasury Department official on Friday said modest achievements may be all that can be expected from a congressional panel tasked with finding federal... Talks on Antarctic Marine Reserve Fail to Reach Agreement Talks aimed at creating one of the worlds largest marine reserves in the waters off Antarctica ended in failure in the face of resistance from Russia, China and Ukraine, delegates said. AMC Orders a Fifth Season of The Walking Dead The zombie apocalypse drama is more popular than anything else on AMC. Snipers 'target' moms-to-be Pregnant women, children, even unborn babies are being deliberately targeted by snipers in Syria's worsening civil war, says a surgeon who works to treat their wounds. Shale gas fracking a low risk to public health -UK review LONDON (Reuters) - The risks to public health from emissions caused by fracking for shale oil and gas are low as long as operations are properly run and regulated, the British government's health agency said on Thursday. 4 dead in Pakistan blast A bomb planted in a bicycle killed killed four people and wounded 20 others when it exploded in a busy area of a city in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, police said. Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to assault that broke man's nose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - RB singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty on Monday to misdemeanor assault after a fight that broke a man's nose on Sunday outside a Washington hotel, the latest legal run-in for the Grammy-winner. Triumphant Boston celebrates with World Series victory parade BOSTON (Reuters) - Revelers packed the streets of Boston on Saturday to celebrate the Red Sox's first World Series win at home since 1918, a triumph that came just six months after deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon tested the city's resolve. Motherlode Blog What to Do When Your Child Asks About Your Income Five things to think about when your children want to know how much money you make, including honesty, not making them feel badly and considering what they already know. Lockheed signs deal to design largest ocean thermal electric plant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leading U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin signed a contract on Wednesday to design the biggest power station fueled by differences in ocean temperatures, a 10-megawatt plant that would provide electricity for a new Asian resort. England to Renew Germany Rivalry in World Cup Warm-Up England are set to host old rivals Germany in a friendly at Wembley in November as both teams prepare for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil. Jimenez toasts vintage ace! If ever there was an appropriate prize for a hole in one, the organizers of the Portugal Masters certainly found it when fun-loving Spanish veteran Miguel Angel Jimenez struck it lucky on the eighth at the Oceanico Victoria Course on the Algarve. Facebook shares back on roller-coaster, but analysts see value (Reuters) - More than a dozen brokerages increased their price targets on Facebook Inc shares on Thursday. DealBook Currency Traders Put on Leave Amid Investigation Authorities in Britain, the United States, Switzerland and Hong Kong are investigating whether traders colluded to rig some areas of currency trading. Miamis Johnson, a Star Running Back, Breaks Out From the Backyard Duke Johnson was heavily recruited by the likes of Alabama and Texas, but he had his heart set on his hometown Hurricanes. Venezuelan leader says construction workers see Chavez apparition CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said an image of his political idol and predecessor, the late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, had appeared miraculously in the wall of an underground construction site. Workspace In Touch With Nature, and With Rock n Roll Chuck Leavell, 61, of the Mother Nature Network, also plays piano for the Rolling Stones. His office reflects his work with both the environment and his music and his love of family. Observatory A Dogs Tail Wag Can Say a Lot When watching a tail wag to the left, dogs showed signs of anxiety, scientists found. When the tail went in the opposite direction, they remained calm. Well Babies Can Learn Music in the Womb A new study suggests that babies can learn a melody they hear while still in the womb, and recognize it after they are born. Red Bulls Cahill a Soccer Globetrotter Tim Cahill, a midfielder for the Red Bulls and Australias national team, might have been the most well-traveled player in the world in the past 16 months. Empowering Africa from the US The CEO of the Africa-America Institute, Amini Kajunju, on all the opportunities offered on the African continent. Removal of Fukushima's spent fuel on target - US Energy Secretary WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - A "significant milestone" is at hand for cleanup of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, with spent nuclear fuel removal likely to start on schedule, the U.S. Energy Secretary said on Friday after a visit to the site.

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