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News Feed Latest worldwide news Rocky's horrible picture show? There's something strange about seeing Sylvester Stallone get deep and thoughtful. Russell Simmons 'Evolve or die' CNN's Richard Quest speaks with hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons about why he chose to move into the digital media world. Television Review Big History, a New Series, Debuts on H2 Big History, a new series on H2, examines underrecognized trends, values and movements that helped to propel great events and cultures. SAC will be much smaller, but Cohen's impact could endure BOSTON/NEW YORK, Nov 4 (Reuters) - After settling criminal charges of insider trading, SAC Capital Advisors hedge fund could operate with as little as one fifth of its roughly 900 employees, but founder Steven A. Cohen's personal fortune is big enough to keep him important on Wall Street. TABLE-Foreign brokers set to buy Japanese stocks TOKYO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Tuesday. Japanese Stocks BUY 13.9 million shares SELL 11.8 million shares ------------------------------------------------------ BUY 2.1 million shares Carr Leads No. 16 Fresno St. Past Nevada 41-23 Derek Carr threw for 487 yards to break the Fresno State career passing record and lead the 16th-ranked Bulldogs to eight straight wins to open the season for the first time since 1989 with a 41-23 victory over Nevada on Saturday night. Analysis Peyton Manning Halfway to Another M.V.P. Season In a midseason assessment of N.F.L. awards, the Broncos quarterback stands above all others. Jamaal Charles of the Chiefs and J. J. Watt of the Texans are the best players on each side of the line. Arts, Briefly New Leaders for Bucks County Playhouse The theater in New Hope, Pa., has announced that Robyn Goodman will be the theaters new executive producer and that Alexander Fraser will be the new producing director. Gadgetwise Earbuds Built of Sterner Stuff, With a Few Quirks The housings, fittings and plug of the RHA 750i are made from stainless steel, not plastic. YouTube Holds Its First Music Awards Show This first YouTube Music Awards was a show of essentially no consequence, but one that valued a theoretically equal playing field, risk taking, resilience in the face of failure and evanescence. Deals of the day- Mergers and acquisitions (Adds BlackBerry, Co-operative Group, Colonial, Linn Energy) Ads Scant When Twitter Crosses Borders Though three-quarters of its users are outside the United States, only a modest portion of its ad revenue is generated there. But its growing fast. James, Bosh Lift Heat Past Wizards 103-93 LeBron James scored 25 points, Chris Bosh added 24 and the Miami Heat beat the winless Washington Wizards 103-93 on Sunday night to snap a rare two-game slide. Manchester United lose Evans and Rafael for Sociedad trip (Reuters) - Manchester United defenders Jonny Evans and Rafael will miss Tuesday's Champions League match at Real Sociedad due to injury, manager David Moyes said on the eve of the Group A game. Preoccupations An Entrepreneur Who Took a Chance on Herself Prerna Gupta, C.E.O. of Khush Inc. x2014; the creator of an iPhone app called LaDiDa x2014; discusses her journey to entrepreneurship. Sub-Elite Runners Chase Improvement Greg Cass is part of a mostly invisible and underappreciated group known as the sub-elites, who have respectable times but no chance to win the biggest marathons. COMMODITIES-Natural gas sinks on warm weather, base metals fall NEW YORK, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Natural gas and base metals led a gentle pull-back in generally lackluster commodity markets on Monday, dragging a key index to a 16-month low for a second day. Election Day on Tuesday Voters in New York and Connecticut will elect local officials, and New Jersey will choose a governor and members of the State Legislature. City Kitchen Call It Amphibious Cooking When cooking tuna, treat it like beefsteak showered with crushed black peppercorns and pan seared. Police hunt biker in Alps killings More than a year after the mysterious execution-style slaying of four people in the French Alps, investigators say they're looking for a motorcyclist in connection with the case. A French police sketch released Monday shows a bearded man wearing a dark motorcycle helmet. In Rodriguez Arbitration, Two Sides Play Hardball In the months since several players were linked to a Florida anti-aging clinic, Major League Baseball and Alex Rodriguez have engaged in a cloak-and-dagger struggle surpassing anything the sport has seen. Co-operative details bank rescue plan LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Co-operative Group has detailed a rescue plan for its banking arm, under which it will hand control of the unit to investors including U.S. hedge funds as part of a 1.5... Art in Review Sophie Calle Absence The art of Sophie Calle often takes the form of a missing-persons investigation, with Ms. Calle acting as a tireless, probing detective of her own emotional life. US STOCKS-Wall Street edges up in choppy trade; BlackBerry slumps * BlackBerry shares fall after company abandons sale, replaces CEO Red Bulls Savor Being No. 1 ... for a Night The Red Bulls finished No. 1 over all in M.L.S. and will play either Houston or Montreal in the playoffs. The man who swims with sharks Imagine you're sitting at the bottom of the ocean, amidst 500 sharks in a feeding frenzy. Saudi comics mock driving ban Saudi Arabian women defy authorities over female driving ban. CNN's Mohammad Jamjoom reports. Chrysler adds Bank of America Merrill Lynch to help run IPO NEW YORK, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC tapped Bank of America Merrill Lynch to help lead the U.S. automaker's initial public offering along with JPMorgan Chase Co, a person familiar with... Well Whats Your Fitness Age? Scientific research and on online calculator lets you assess how well your body functions physically, relative to how well it should work, given your age. The Getaway Whose Feet Are Those? Negotiating Air-Travel Etiquette As holiday travel approaches, when patience will be tested, diving into the state of manners on airplanes today. Sports Briefing | Tennis Djokovic-Federer Matchup Novak Djokovic won his 15th straight match, and Roger Federer avenged last weeks loss to Juan Martn del Potro, setting up a semifinal between the two at the Paris Masters. Pentagon Memo Pentagon News Service, Read at First Light and Debated All Day, Fades Away There were many causes of death for the Early Bird, among them Internet services that made the effort seem like an anachronism. A gift of U.S. diplomacy to Iran? A 2,700 year-old silver chalice may be a new token of friendship between the United States and Iran, at least that's the way Iran's cultural heritage chief sees it. Currents | Deals Discounts at ABC Carpet Home, Bellino Fine Linens and Modani Bargains on furniture, bed linens and mats for messy pets. Cilic makes winning return after doping ban Marin Cilic made a winning return to the ATP circuit Monday after serving a reduced doping ban. He beats Dutchman Igor Sijsling in three sets in the Paris Masters. Fed's Fisher says U.S. government bears blame for slow recovery (Reuters) - An ineffective, fractious and fiscally irresponsible government has slowed the U.S. recovery and counteracted the stimulative effects of Federal Reserve's super-accommodative monetary... 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 smartphone maker is running out of options. Soros Angela Merkel was the creator of the European crisis George Soros explains to Reuters' Chrystia Freeland how German Chancellor Angela Merkel's actions in 2008 could lead to the disintegration of the European Union. Consequently, a disorderly default of European sovereignties may lead to a global financial meltdown worse than 2008. He explains his analysis here. Telefonica seeks EU okay to buy KPN's German unit BRUSSELS, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Telefonica has asked EU antitrust regulators to clear its planned 8.6-billion-euro ($11.6 billion) takeover of KPN's German unit E-Plus, which will reinforce the Spanish telecoms provider against rivals Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone. Italy eyes 'Google Tax' to help fix public finances ROME (Reuters) - Italy's largest ruling party has proposed legislation to raise government revenues by making it more expensive for multinational online companies like Google, Amazon and Yahoo to do business there.

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