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Movie Review Blood Brother, About a Heart Bound to Children With H.I.V.
A documentary by a first-time filmmaker, Steve Hoover, about a friend who finds his lifes work at a home for H.I.V.-positive children in India.


Recipe Lab Discussing Chocolate With the Mast Brothers
Join us for a video chat with the pioneering Brooklyn chocolate makers, and try their recipe for chocolate caramels with sea salt.


I'm a male feminist. No, seriously
David Cameron, Jimmy Carter and the Dalai Lama are just some famous men who call themselves feminists. But what does it actually mean to identify as a "male feminist"?


Whats on Sunday
Television highlights.


Obama Pushes Health Law but Concedes Web Site Problems
President Obama expressed frustration on Monday with the failures of the governments health care Web site, but defended the law itself.


'Pink Star' might go for $60 million
The Pink Star diamond is expected to go for more than $60 million, the highest price in history for any diamond ever purchased, auctioneer Sotheby's says.


US STOCKS-SP 500, Dow slip on lackluster earnings
* McDonald's pulls Dow lower; Apple helps Nasdaq tread water


Obama, buoyed by election win, faces new battles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama had little time to savor victory on Wednesday after voters gave him a second term in the White House where he faces urgent economic challenges, a looming fiscal showdown and a still-divided Congress able to block his every move.


Snedeker's health fightback
World no. 7 Brandt Snedeker targets strong finish to 2013 after fighting back from a bone disease.


Watch base jumpers' mass leap
Base jumpers from 20 countries took part in the KL Tower International Jump 2013.


Odd Bedfellows in Realigned Big East Bond Over Basketball
The league lost several football-oriented big names and picked up several new programs, mostly from the Midwest.


Netflixs Earnings Quadruple
Netflix's earnings quadrupled as its line-up of original programming helped the Internet video subscription service attract 1.3 million more U.S. subscribers during its latest quarter.


Sebelius expected to appear at U.S. House panel on Obamacare rollout
WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee said on Monday that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is expected to appear before the panel on Oct. 30 to answer questions about the troubled rollout of President Barack Obama's healthcare law.


After Man Survives Hanging, Iran Plans a Second Attempt
Amnesty International said it was unconscionable that a drug offender who was hospitalized to recuperate for a rehanging would be subjected to such punishment and asked Iran to spare his life.


UPDATE 1-Yahoo sought to "pause" search rollout with Microsoft
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday refused to let Yahoo Inc YHOO.O delay using Microsoft Corp's Bing search capabilities in Taiwan and Hong Kong, affirming an arbitrator's decision in favor of Microsoft.


Secret to beating tennis' big four
Tennis legends Jim Courier and John McEnroe show us why Djokovic, Murray, Nadal and Federer are so tough.


New Report of N.S.A. Spying Angers France
The National Security Agency has carried out extensive electronic surveillance in France, a French newspaper reported, drawing an angry condemnation from an important American ally.


National Briefing | South Arkansas G.O.P. Congressman Wont Seek Re-election
Representative Tim Griffin, a two-term Republican and a former aide to Karl Rove, said Monday that he wanted to spend more time with his wife and children.


Will Kimi deliver success?
CNN's Ben Wyatt looks at Ferrari's decision to bring Kimi Raikkonen in to partner Fernando Alonso in 2014.


GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar gains, shares flat on expected delay to Fed tapering
* World shares firm on views Fed will delay paring stimulus


JPMorgan's $13B settlement
CNN's Nina Dos Santos talks with Ralph Silva about a possible $13 billion deal between JPMorgan and the Justice Dept.


ArtsBeat Carol Burnett Cracks Up Washington
Carol Burnett takes the stage at a ceremony to honor her with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.


Wealth
Want to buy an Irish castle? For those of means, the price is right.


US Scout leaders topple ancient rock formation, trigger outrage
(Reuters) - An online video of two Boy Scouts of America leaders knocking over a 170-million-year-old rock formation in a Utah State Park has touched off worldwide outrage, state officials said on Friday, and the two men may face charges.


The TV Watch All the Worlds a Bar at Channel From Esquire
The Esquire Network has a slate of lifestyle shows genteel enough to appeal to the probable target audience of moneyed metrosexuals.


Fusing Teams as Never Before
Shahid Khan, the owner of Fulham Football Club and the Jacksonville Jaguars, has plans to integrate his teams in ways no other owner has done.


T Magazine In Store | L.A.-Made Handbags That Feel Right at Home in New York
Clare Vivier opens her first East Coast outpost in NoLIta today, where her West Coast-made leather goods are sure to be a hit with East Coast girls.


Dance Review William Forsythes Sider Makes Its Debut in Brooklyn
The Forsythe Company performed Sider, an elliptical dance work relying partly on sheets of cardboard, on Wednesday at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.


Simpson Eases to Six-Shot Win in Vegas
Former U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson hit the jackpot in Las Vegas on Sunday, cruising to his fourth career victory on the PGA Tour by a commanding six shots at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.


Japanese translation glasses seen as Olympic boon for tourists
Oct. 1 - Japan's biggest mobile carrier, NTT DoCoMo, has developed glasses that automatically translate foreign languages. It's hoped the glasses, unveiled by the company this week, will make life easier for foreigners visiting Tokyo during the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Rob Muir reports.


In North Dakota, New Concerns Over Mixing Oil and Wheat
A proposed landfill for oil drilling waste has farmers worried that a state long known for agriculture is putting the energy industrys needs ahead of theirs.


Fusing Teams as Never Before
Shahid Khan, the owner of Fulham Football Club and the Jacksonville Jaguars, has plans to integrate his teams in ways no other owner has done.


World Cup trophy trip
The FIFA World Cup Trophy will visit 89 countries before Brazil 2014 -- and it will travel in style.


Wade's 25 Points Lift Heat Over Spurs, 121-96
LeBron James spent most of the night sitting with fans, Ray Allen didn't re-enact his famous shot and the Larry O'Brien Trophy was nowhere to be found.


Arts, Briefly Shakespeare in Rep Sells on Broadway
The new Broadway double bill of Shakespeares Twelfth Night and Richard III, running in repertory, had a solid first week of ticket sales.


Police find stash of buried grenades
Buried underground about 30 miles from El Salvador's capital city, police made a staggering find this week 213 grenades.


UPDATE 2-RadioShack obtains financing from GE Capital -sources
NEW YORK, Oct 21 (Reuters) - RadioShack Corp has secured a fresh round of financing from GE Capital, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday.


China Couple sells babies for iPhones and shoes
A Shanghai couple are facing charges after allegedly selling three of their newborns to pay for iPhones, computers and high-end shoes, Chinese authorities said.


Norway's Arctic idyll shivers at oil plans
SVOLVAER, Norway (Reuters) - Oil companies seeking new Arctic areas for exploration face a battle with environmentalists, fishermen and hotel owners over Norwegian islands where jagged snow-capped peaks rise sheer from the sea.


Violin that played as Titanic sank sells for $1.5 million
LONDON (Reuters) - A violin that was being played as the Titanic went down was sold for 900,000 pounds ($1.46 million) at auction on Saturday, a record price for memorabilia from the doomed ocean liner.


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