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Sketch Guy When the Financial Past Is Not Prologue
Relying on historical averages to plan for the future is not as useful as basing decisions on values, goals and resources.


Timelapse video shows nine years of 9/11 reconstruction
Sept. 11 - Marking the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, webcam company EarthCam has released a timelapse video showing the nine year construction of One World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. The company says the video is made up of hundreds of thousands of images captured from 35 different angles by high definition cameras. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


Venezuela recovers remains from Missoni's plane
Venezuela's top prosecutor says divers have recovered the remains of five people from the wreckage of an airplane that Italian fashion mogul Vitorrio Missoni was flying in earlier this year.


Scientists stumped by elusive lizard's prodigious proboscis
Oct. 24 - The elusive Pinocchio Lizard, believed for more than 50 years to be extinct, has become a major attraction for scientists since its rediscovery in 2005. The lizard - or anole - is native to a small slice of rainforest in northern Ecuador but is gaining attention mainly for the horn that protrudes from its snout. Rob Muir reports.


Court Lifts Limit on Contributing to Pro-Lhota PAC
A federal appellate court ruled in favor of a group backing Joseph J. Lhota for mayor, saying that New York States limit on donations to independent political groups was probably unconstitutional.


Orbital Sciences' cargo ship departs International Space Station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Virginia-based Orbital Sciences Corp completed a successful test mission at the International Space Station on Tuesday, clearing the firm to begin regular cargo runs for NASA under a $1.9 billion contract.


Beltran to Start in Right in World Series Game 2
Carlos Beltran was scheduled to be in the St. Louis Cardinals' starting lineup to bat second and play right field against the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of the World Series on Thursday night.


Panic on the streets of suburban Damascus
Oct. 25 - A car bomb explodes outside a mosque in suburban Damascus, purportedly killing 40 people. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.


Breakingviews The Dimon dilemma
Oct. 21 - Breakingviews editors discuss why, despite a looming $13 bln fine, JPMorgan shareholders are willing to keep Jamie Dimon as CEO and how the board should prepare a successor.


Cardinals Crave Home Sweet Home Effect as Series Shifts
The Cardinals went from a team beginning to wobble on the ropes to an optimistic outfit looking to turn home field advantage into a knockout punch as the World Series shifts to St. Louis.


Television Review The Governors Wife, on AE, Follows Life of Edwin Edwards
Edwin Edwards, the former governor of Louisiana, served a decade in prison. Now he has a young mate, a new baby and plenty of trouble on The Governors Wife.


Dance Review Matthew Bournes Sleeping Beauty at City Center
Matthew Bournes Sleeping Beauty takes Tchaikovskys ballet and makes it the choreographers own.


Koch Brother Wages 12-Year Fight Over Wind Farm
The billionaire industrialist William I. Koch has donated about $5 million fighting Cape Wind, a vast wind farm proposed for Nantucket Sound.


Theater Review Zimmermann de Perrot at Brooklyn Academy of Music
Zimmermann de Perrots Hans was Heiri is physical theater in a set that moves, too.


Domestic Lives Face to Face With My Inner Mean Old Man
The writer takes retribution against noisy neighbors by screaming at them in a haunted house. By invitation, of course.


Poison Pen A Warning on Chemical Peels
Two influential agencies moved to classify an acid commonly used by dermatologists as a possible carcinogen.


Bale Could Start for Real Madrid in Clsico
Real Madrids coach has hinted that the Welsh wing Gareth Bale could be in the lineup at Barcelona on Saturday.


We ride along with the Nokia Drive
Ride-along and interview Nokia's Aaron Dannenbring


Fantasy Football How Rookie Wide Receivers Have Fared
Keenan Allen, Kenbrell Thompkins and DeAndre Hopkins have been the most fantasy-relevant rookies so far in 2013.


White House lit pink for breast cancer awareness
Oct. 24 - The White House was lit pink for a night to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the millions of people touched by the disease. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)


Mexican billionaire Slim ups stake in America Movil
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Billionaire businessman Carlos Slim has increased his indirect stake in America Movil to about 15.8 percent since August, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.


Social alienation proves popular in Hollywood's fall lineup
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After a summer of superhero action and feel-good animated comedies, Hollywood has turned to forlorn figures to head fall-winter fare at the box office with films that explore existential dilemmas faced by isolated characters.


Ukrainian jailed for life for killing Muslim, planting bombs in UK
LONDON (Reuters) - A Ukrainian man who murdered an elderly Muslim five days after arriving in Britain and planted bombs outside mosques was jailed for life on Friday.


Opera Review Norma at the Metropolitan Opera
Angela Meade and Jamie Barton join the cast of Norma at the Metropolitan Opera.


ArtsBeat Lincoln Center to Expand Discount Ticket Sales
The box office at the David Rubenstein Atrium will sell discount tickets to a weeks worth of events at New York City Center, the 92nd Street Y, Merkin Concert Hall and Miller Theater.


Mexican billionaire Slim ups stake in America Movil
MEXICO CITY, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Billionaire businessman Carlos Slim has increased his indirect stake in America Movil to about 15.8 percent since August, according to filings with the U.S. Securities...


Kenyan deputy president must attend his trial, ICC says
THE HAGUE/NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto must attend all sessions of his trial at the International Criminal Court unless specifically excused, appeals judges ruled on Friday, putting the court at odds with Kenya and the African Union (AU).


Taking the perfect action shot
Hanging out of an open-door helicopter high above San Francisco Bay, was all part of a day's work for sports photographer Ezra Shaw, who took these remarkable images of the America's Cup.


Mexican billionaire Slim ups stake in America Movil
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Billionaire businessman Carlos Slim has increased his indirect stake in America Movil to about 15.8 percent since August, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.


The top films at the North American box office
LOS ANGELES, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three days starting Oct. 11, led by "Gravity," according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. 1 (1) Gravity.............................$ 44.3 million 2 (*) Captain Phillips....................$ 26.0 million 3 (2) Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 $ 14.2 million 3 (3) Runner Runner.......................$ 7.6 million 4 (*) Machete Kills.......................$ 3.8 mill


DealBook In a Public Offering, a Symbol of New York Gains a Symbol ESRT
Empire State Realty Trust, owner of the Empire State Building, has completed its initial public offering after months of legal wrangling, raising about $930 million.


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.


CANADA FX DEBT-C$ at 1-1/2-month low as investors mull policy shift
* C$ at C$1.0455 vs US$, or 95.65 U.S. cents * Loonie down for third session following central bank shift * Canadian bond prices higher across the curve By Leah Schnurr TORONTO, Oct 25 (Reuters) -...


In northern Syria, rebels use satire as a weapon
War and humor make strange bedfellows, but in the absurdity of Syria's nearly three-year civil war, one town has made laughter a form of resistance.


Turkish assets slip, Fitch says tapering delay gives respite
ISTANBUL, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Turkish assets slipped on Friday after Fitch Ratings affirmed Turkey's credit rating but said the economy remains vulnerable to capital outflows even though delays to U.S. stimulus withdrawal have given some respite.


Newsmaker RBS decision due in weeks - Osborne
Oct. 22 - UK finance minister George Osborne says hell make a decision on splitting RBS into a good and bad bank within the next few weeks.


South Korea conducts defense drills near disputed islands
Oct. 25 - South Korean troops carry out a defence drill in waters near disputed islands known as Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japan. Sarah Toms reports.


Haitian-Dominicans not citizens?
Some Dominicans who have never traveled outside of their country of birth could suddenly find themselves outsiders.


Martinez, This One a Cardinal, Sets Them Down at Fenway
With Pedro Martinez in attendance, Carlos Martinez, a young right-hander called Little Pedro, threw two scoreless innings on Thursday to preserve the Cardinals Game 2 victory.


Raptors Rout Grizzlies in Preseason
DeMar DeRozan scored 21 points, Rudy Gay had 15 against his former team and the Toronto Raptors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 108-72 on Wednesday night, their fifth straight preseason win.


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