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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.


France Begins New Anti-Islamist Sweep in Mali
France said the operation was coordinated with Malian forces and United Nations peacekeepers to thwart a resurgence of terrorist movements.


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.


F.C.C. Plans Sweeping Changes to Bolster AM Radio
The Federal Communications Commission has proposed loosening or eliminating rules that govern nighttime transmissions by AM stations.


Amanda Senatore, Parker Hatfield
The bride works for an investment management firm; the groom is an exhibit designer.


Hong Kong shares rise, H-shares post best weekly gain in 2 months
HONG KONG, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares ended slightly higher on Friday, with the Chinese banking sector buoyed by declining money rates in the mainland and a pair of surveys showing solid manufacturing activity in the world's second-largest economy.


City Room Hawks Mystical Marathon
About 14 species of hawks can be found with varying regularity in New York City and the vicinity during their annual fall migration.


Google launches 'KitKat' software, sweetens features on range of phones
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc on Thursday unveiled the newest version of its Android smartphone software, aiming to allow more smartphone users access to its evolving menu of online services such as driving directions voice-activated search.


Venezuela seeks to tame 'Wild West' motorcycle chaos
CARACAS (Reuters) - Choking traffic, causing pileups and even ambushing drivers, Venezuela's hordes of motorcyclists are an increasingly high-profile problem for the new government of President...


Morgan Stanley sues former adviser, claims he falsified records
NEW YORK, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's wealth management division sued former financial adviser Denis O'Brien on Thursday, claiming that he falsified 206 client telephone numbers just before leaving the firm.


The most infamous World Series
Bob Greene says when the Chicago White Sox purposely lost the World Series in 1919, one clever reporter let the team's manager say it without saying it


The Learning Network Blog Teenagers in The Times | October 2013
The latest monthly collection of stories about young people published in The New York Times.


8 incredible African photographers
African photographers are giving voice to their own experiences like never before. Here are eight of the continent's best up-and-coming photographers.


Biden-Clinton switch considered?
President Barack Obama's closest advisers secretly considered replacing Vice President Joe Biden with Hillary Clinton on the 2012 ticket, according to the New York Times.


Turkey and Iran Suggest a Thaw in Stands on Syrian Conflict
While the two countries support opposing sides in Syria, their foreign ministers signaled that mutual concerns over rising sectarianism could bring them closer together.


The Lede Qatar Removes Statue of Zidanes Head Butt After Complaints
Qatar abruptly ended what was supposed to have been a permanent exhibition of a 16-foot statue of the French soccer star Zindine Zidane head-butting an Italian rival during the 2006 World Cup final.


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.


Well Youre Going to Need a Bigger Bowl
In this weeks Recipes for Health, Martha Rose Shulman offers hearty vegetarian meals in a bowl (or on a plate) inspired by the Korean dish bibimbap.


A history of defaulting on debt
Jim Boulden looks at countries that have come to the brink, and even defaulted on their debt in the past.


Banking regulators propose tougher rules on trading books
LONDON (Reuters) - Global regulators proposed fundamental changes on Thursday to how banks price risk on their trading books in a move lawyers said would prompt some lenders to exit or cut back...


Tennis baby takes Internet by storm
The daughter of Bob Bryan, part of of tennis' greatest double act in history, has become a social media phenomenon.


BRIEF-3I names Peter Regan new JMJ chairman
Nov 1 (Reuters) - 3i Group PLC * 3i completing its investment in jmj and appointing peter regan as chairman


Astronaut Scott Carpenter, fourth American in space, dies at 88
(Reuters) - Astronaut Scott Carpenter, who in 1962 became the fourth American in space and the second to orbit the Earth, died on Thursday in Colorado at age 88 of complications from a stroke, his wife Patty Carpenter said.


Graphene is creeping into your home
Just under ten years ago, the Dutch-British physicist Andre Geim stumbled across a substance that would revolutionize the way we understand matter and win him and his colleague Kostya Novoselow the 2010 Nobel Prize for Physics. It was graphene -- a one atom thin substance. The Professor of Physics at Manchester University talks to CNN about discovering the first ever 2-dimensional material.


Currents | Deals Discounts at ABC Carpet Home, Bellino Fine Linens and Modani
Bargains on furniture, bed linens and mats for messy pets.


S. Africa Girls raped, murdered
In a country where several rapes are said to occur every minute, in a township where violence is commonplace, this was a crime that shocked the entire community of Diepsloot, South Africa.


Nissan Cuts Profit Outlook, Revamps Management
Nissan Motor Co., Japan's second-biggest automaker, cut its earnings forecast Friday and reshuffled its leadership lineup to cope with quality issues and tougher-than-expected conditions in many markets.


Steen's Late Goal Lifts Blues Over Jets 3-2
Alexander Steen scored a power-play goal with 59.4 seconds left to break a tie and Jaroslav Halak made 21 saves to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.


Welcomed With Kisses, Stanford Freshmen Risk the Kissing Disease
Full Moon on the Quad, an orgy of interclass kissing reluctantly but officially sanctioned by Stanford University, is followed by another tradition the spread of mono and the flu.


Op-Ed Contributor Being Partly Jewish
Children who grow up in interfaith communities, learning and celebrating both family religions, are not lost to Judaism.


Sketch Guy An Eye for Bargains Can Be Bigger Than the Stomach
Indigestion results when consumers lose the connection between their money and their needs, as when a sale price induces the purchase of unnecessary items.


Sports Briefing | College Basketball Louisville Suspends Starting Forward
Without providing details, Coach Rick Pitino said starting power forward Chane Behanan had broken a team rule.


Jewels turn up atop French glacier
It reads like the opening scene of an "Indiana Jones" movie.


'King of Good Times' on India's F1 future
Vijay Mallya lives for Formula One. He runs his own team and is proud to have it race on home soil at this weekend's Indian Grand Prix -- but will it be the country's last chance in motorsport's elite division?


State of the Art Reconciling 2 Worlds With Windows 8.1
After a year of tinkering with the much-criticized Windows 8, Microsoft unveils (drumroll) Windows 8.1. The changes are many and useful.


Get the strength of Hercules
The Titan Arm, is the brainchild of four mechanical engineering students who built an upper-body exoskeleton that can more than double the average person's strength


Week 9 N.F.L. Matchups
One would be hard pressed to find a luckier coach in the N.F.L. this season than Andy Reid, whose Kansas City Chiefs will play a fourth game in five weeks with a team starting a backup quarterback.


Times Co. Posts a Loss, Hurt by Sale of The Globe
The company said the results were positive because the company is now free to concentrate on its profitable core product, The New York Times and its affiliated publications.


5 Things to Know About Week 10 of College Football
There is a corny saying that college football coaches like to use that goes something like this "They remember what you did in November."


Holiday Movie Release Schedule
A listing of movies opening during the season.


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