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News Feed Latest worldwide news Atlantic hurricane season quietest in 45 years, experts say MIAMI (Reuters) - The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season looks set to go down as a big washout, marking the first time in 45 years that the strongest storm to form was just a minor Category 1 hurricane. On The Runway In Jil Sanders Exit, Echoes of the Past Ms. Sander announced that she is leaving the Jil Sander company for unspecified personal reasons, for a third time. NASA spacecraft finds plastic ingredient on Saturn's moon Titan (Reuters) - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found propylene, a chemical used to make household plastic containers, on Saturn's moon Titan, the space agency said. Analysis Apple, Facebook options reflect hopes for stock gains (Reuters) - The options market is reflecting a higher probability of large upside moves in Apple Inc and Facebook Inc stock when both companies report quarterly earnings next week. Sports Briefing | Soccer Tottenham Maintains Perfect Europa Record Tottenham, the tournament favorite, ground out a 2-0 win at F.C. Sheriff of Moldova to stay undefeated in the Europa League. Kanan Bhatt and Ravi Shah The bride and the groom have M.B.A.s; hers is from New York University and his is from Stanford. X-rated Japanese erotica sets throats clearing at UK shows LONDON (Reuters) - Giant genitalia in action and ribald humor take center stage at a British Museum show of erotic art from feudal Japan that runs until next January. Largest U.S. food contract manufacturer Hearthside on the block NEW YORK, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Wind Point Partners is exploring a sale of Hearthside Food Solutions LLC, the largest food contract manufacturer and largest privately held bakery in... Economic cost of shutdown may be half $24B estimates- Vitner Oct. 24 - While there was some pullback in economic activity during the first couple of weeks of October, Wells Fargo senior economist Mark Vitner says the costs were greatly overestimated. Bobbi Rebell reports Vettel in the groove, but don't mention Bieber GREATER NOIDA, India (Reuters) - Sebastian Vettel may look like Justin Bieber, and there are plenty of websites offering photo comparisons of the two, but Red Bull's Formula One world champion is clearly not a 'Belieber'. Thunder's Westbrook Has Knee Surgery, Out 4-6 Wks Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook will miss the first 4-6 weeks of the NBA season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Tuesday. China zombie car that nobody loved Here's the short, tragic story of a little car in China that nobody wanted. News Analysis In Spy Uproar, Everyone Does It Just Wont Do The uproar in Europe has obscured a new reality The digital age has merely expanded the ability of nations to do to one another what they have done for centuries. White House says 'Obamacare' website will be fixed by end of November (Reuters) - The website for Americans to buy insurance under President Barack Obama's healthcare law should be working smoothly for most users by the end of November, a White House official assigned to fix Healthcare.gov said on Friday. Tullow Oil suspends work at two Kenya exploration blocks NAIROBI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Tullow Oil said on Saturday it had suspended drilling operations on two blocks in northwest Kenya due to security concerns, after local residents held protests demanding that they be given a fair share of jobs at the sites. News Analysis In Spy Uproar, Everyone Does It Just Wont Do The uproar in Europe has obscured a new reality The digital age has merely expanded the ability of nations to do to one another what they have done for centuries. A Lesson in Time Management for a Wagner Coach Bashir Mason, 29, is balancing his duties as mens basketball coach at Wagner with student teaching, his final requirement for a masters in education. Bubba on shaping shots Defending Masters champion Bubba Watson talks family, Golf Boys, that playoff and shows us how he shapes those shots. UPDATE 3-U.S. FDA panel backs Gilead hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - A federal advisory panel recommended on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approve Gilead Sciences Inc's experimental hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir, paving the way for a treatment that is more effective than current therapies and takes less time. Sid Yudain, 90, Dies; Created Congresss Community Newspaper Mr. Yudain created what he called a community newspaper for the most important community in the world, probably. Gambling Debate Entangles Disney in Florida Disney has long led the fight against the expansion of casinos in the state, but it also owns the Marvel superheroes, whose images appear on slot machines. The War That Ended Peace, by Margaret MacMillan The historian Margaret MacMillan probes the origins of the Great War. Well Eat Your Broccoli Five ways to prepare broccoli, with cooking and without, to benefit from its many nutrients. Last Swiss finishing school - not just for women anymore GLION, Switzerland (Reuters) - The sign on the door with a stick figure of a man overlaid with a big "X" will have to go now that the last Swiss finishing school, bending to economic reality and... News Analysis The Information-Gathering Paradox Despite the outcry over N.S.A. data tracking, commercial surveillance has been booming. Chip Sales Help Push Profit Up at Samsung Samsung Electronics reached another high in its quarterly profit thanks to a revival in its semiconductor business, which offset flat growth in high-end smartphone sales. Amazon third-quarter sales bode well for holidays (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc posted a narrower quarterly loss and grew sales by a better-than-expected 24 percent on Thursday as it expanded aggressively at home and made inroads overseas, sending its shares up 8 percent. Slave descendents fight tax hikes Slave descendants on Georgia's Sapelo Island fear losing ancestral lands to high taxes. CNN's David Mattingly reports. The Learning Network Blog News Quiz | October 25, 2013 See what you know about the news of the day. EXCLUSIVE-Aiming to avoid Facebook chaos, NYSE runs Twitter IPO test NEW YORK, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The New York Stock Exchange on Saturday did a test run of Twitter's highly anticipated market debut, as it seeks to avoid the types of problems that plagued Facebook's... Workers furloughed in U.S. shutdown must return jobless benefits WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal employees furloughed during the partial shutdown of the U.S. government this month will have to return any jobless benefits they received given that Congress has... Russia Without Top Women Players in Fed Cup Russia will send an inexperienced team when it faces Italy in the Fed Cup finals next week in Sardinia. Dance Review Lar Lubovitchs 45th Anniversary at the Joyce The Lar Lubovitch Dance Company includes a premiere, Crazy 8s, in its second program at the Joyce Theater in its 45th anniversary season. Halloween gets ruff Oct. 25 - New Yorkers and their pets prepare for Halloween. Alicia Powell reports. 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. Texas moves to bolster state power reserve; generators' shares rise HOUSTON (Reuters) - Texas regulators on Friday moved to create a mandatory reserve margin for electricity to reduce the prospect of blackouts, a change that may signal market reform that benefits the bottom line of power suppliers while raising costs for end users. Macy's joins Barneys in brewing NYC 'shop-and-frisk' scandal NEW YORK, Oct 26 (Reuters) - New York's civil rights leaders on Saturday angrily decried the city's brewing "shop-and-frisk" scandal, in which two major retailers stand accused of profiling black shoppers who say they were detained by police after buying luxury items. Hip-Hop Figure Gets Life Sentence for Drug Ring James Rosemond, linked by rumors to the feud that left the rappers Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. dead, was convicted last year of running a multimillion-dollar cocaine empire. New Issue-EBRD adds $400 mln to 2018 bond Underlying govt bond Over Mid-swaps, equivalent to 18.25bp Manziel Leads No. 14 AM Over Vanderbilt 56-24 Johnny Manziel threw for 305 yards and four touchdowns in less than three quarters, and No. 14 Texas AM bounced back with a 56-24 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday.

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