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T Magazine Bookshelf | An Erotic Magazine for Voyeurs and Literati Alike
The new quarterly magazine Adult is jampacked with stylishly naughty content aimed at the smart set.


Athletics Pistorius' new charges
South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius will face two additional gun-related charges when he goes on trial for murder next year, a spokesman for South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority said.


9 lessons from rubbish jobs
A diet of drudgery in a takeaway might seem wholesome but it does open the eye to better things


U.S. Fed sets tough tests in annual bank health war games
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Banks in the United States will have to test whether they can survive a halving of the stock market during a severe U.S. recession, the Federal Reserve said on Friday, as it set the rules for next year's model runs to gauge the health of the financial system.


Best wildlife photos of 2013
Winners of the 49th Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition have been announced. Here are 10 of the breathtaking entries.


Sao Paulo choking on its own smog study
Oct. 21 - Sao Paulo, host city of the first World Cup soccer match next year, has a major pollution problem. A recent study says air pollution in the southern Brazilian city causes three times more deaths than breast cancer or traffic accidents and costs the state US$160 million per year. Tara Cleary reports.


Ecuador's economy grew 3.5 pct in second quarter
QUITO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Ecuador's economy grew 3.5 percent in the second quarter that ended in June vs the same period a year earlier, driven by expansion of construction, communications and oil...


Michigan St Faces Top Competition as Usual
Michigan State's basketball team will find out how good it is, early and often.


UK energy bosses blame politicians for price rises
LONDON (Reuters) - The six energy companies that dominate Britain's energy market defended steep price hikes on Tuesday, blaming rising costs and political interference as a panel of lawmakers accused them of abusing their market position at consumers' expense.


Boy who killed neo-Nazi dad to serve time in juvenile detention
A California judge ruled Thursday that a boy who murdered his father, a neo-Nazi leader, will serve his sentence in a yet-to-be-named juvenile detention facility.


U.S. cinema chain AMC Entertainment files for $400 mln IPO
Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. cinema chain AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc filed with regulators for an initial public offering up to $400 million, roughly a year after being acquired by China's Wanda Group.


World's unusual camping spots
Camping used to mean a canvas tent, freeze-dried ration packs and a local muddy field. No longer.


Bionic bicep gives you the strength of Hercules
The Titan Arm is an upper-body exoskeleton that can more than double the average person's strength


A Balloon Voyage With the Author of Falling Upwards
Richard Holmes, whose new history of balloon travel, Falling Upwards, was published this week, takes to the skies in Orange County, N.Y.


WHO confirms four more cases of Middle East virus
LONDON (Reuters) - Three more people in Saudi Arabia have become infected with the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus and one has died, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, and it also confirmed the first MERS case in Oman.


Well Concussions and the Classroom
The American Academy of Pediatrics on Sunday released new recommendations regarding students who return to school following a concussion.


Art Review Rituals of Rented Island, Performance Art at the Whitney
Rituals of Rented Island, at the Whitney Museum of American Art, collects the ephemera of 1970s performance art in New York.


Bosnia mass grave excavation
Nov. 1 - Forensic teams excavate what could be the largest mass grave of ethnic cleansing victims in Bosnia. Rough cut (no reporter narration).


Terrorism or cry of desperation?
The events on Beijing's Tiananmen Square that resulted in the death of five people were tragic, but are they representative of a serious terrorist threat to the Chinese state as is now being suggested by official sources?


Sports Briefing | Soccer Fighting in Brazil Disrupts Clubs
The Brazilian league leader Cruzeiro will have to play one home match away from its stadium because of fan violence.


Even at $700, Apple is not a bubble Felix TV
It took 15,000 data points to answer a question millions of investors are asking Is Apple stock overvalued? With the help of friends at Datastream, Reuters blogger Felix Salmon presents a unique visual analysis showing that even at $700 a share, Apple is not overvalued as Microsoft was before its bubble burst. (September 19, 2012)


Third gender legalized in Germany
Parents of newborns in Germany now have a third option to go along with "male" or "female." Fionnuala Sweeney reports.


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.


US Airways, American consider merger settlement sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Airways Group and American Airlines are considering giving up takeoff and landing slots at Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport to win regulator approval of their $11...


Murdoch editors Brooks, Coulson had affair, British hacking trial told
LONDON (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, former editors of Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World tabloid, had a six-year affair at the time their reporters hacked phone messages of politicians and royalty, a London court heard on Thursday.


Ex-Brazilian footballer's head found
A former professional footballer was killed and his severed head was found on the doorstep of his home by his wife, according to Rio de Janeiro police.


Chrysler sales rise 11 percent but miss expectations
DETROIT, Nov 1 (Reuters) - U.S. October auto sales for Chrysler Group LLC rose 11 percent from a year before, missing analysts' expectations despite strong sales of its Ram pickup truck and Jeep...


Senators Warn Obama Before Iraq Leaders Visit
An influential group of senators sent a strongly worded letter to warn that the Iraqi premiers mismanagement of the countrys politics had contributed to the surge of violence there.


Defectors to North Korea stun South
The repatriation to Seoul of six citizens who defected to North Korea in recent years has intrigued a South Korean public accustomed to the flow of refugees in the opposite direction, an observer says.


T Magazine Saoirse Ronan, Hollywoods Leading Lady in Waiting
Following an Oscar nod for Atonement, the Irish actress is coming into her own with new films with Wes Anderson and Ryan Gosling.


CORRECTED-Banksy's latest prank on New York art world hangs in thrift shop
NEW YORK, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The renegade graffiti artist Banksy snubbed the art world again on Tuesday when he dropped off one of his paintings at a New York City thrift store.


T.S.A. Officer Is Killed at Los Angeles Airport
The police said several other agents were injured in a shooting at Los Angeles International Airport that led to the evacuation of thousands of passengers.


World Briefing | The Americas Mexico Junk Food Tax Is Approved
Aiming to curb unhealthy consumption habits, Mexicos Congress on Thursday approved new taxes on sugary drinks and junk food.


EA Sports, Tiger Cut Ties on Golf Video Game
EA Sports' popular PGA Tour game will no longer be named for Tiger Woods.


The Learning Network Blog News Quiz | October 31, 2013
See what you know about the news of the day.


National Briefing | Health Malaria in United States Is at a 40-Year High
Of the 1,925 cases detected in 2011, almost 70 percent were in people who had visited Africa.


CORRECTED-Hedge fund managers discuss their top stock picks
(Corrects spelling of Cooper-Hohn, spells out full name of fund in paragraph nine)


Five Austin startups to watch
It's the innovation hotbed deep in the heart of Texas, the town where the tech and Web world's movers, shakers and up-and-comers descend every spring to learn, network and party at South by Southwest Interactive.


Day 1 on HealthCare.gov Fewer Than a Dozen Signed Up
Notes from internal government meetings show a handful of enrollments on the federal health insurance website though millions tried to use it.


Euro falls on potential ECB rate cut; stocks slip
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets slipped on Friday despite upbeat factory data worldwide, while the euro fell to a two-week low against the dollar on growing expectations the European Central Bank will ease monetary policy further to encourage growth.


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