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| Banksy Artist or vandal? | | | The 24th piece in Banksy's monthlong street art residency in New York City is in the Manhattan neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen, on the garage door of Larry Flint's infamous strip joint The Hustler Club. |
| URGENT-Nasdaq says claims in Facebook IPO capped at $41.6 mln | | | WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The total value of the claims that market makers can recover after suffering losses due to Nasdaq OMX Group Inc's botched handling of Facebook Inc's initial public offering is $41.6 million, the exchange operator said Friday. |
| 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. |
| Germany, France demand 'no-spy' agreement with U.S. | | | Oct. 25 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel demands that the United States strike a "no-spying" agreement with Berlin and Paris by the end of the year, saying alleged espionage against two of Washington's closest EU allies had to be stopped. Sarah Toms reports. |
| White House official fired over anonymous tweets | | | Oct. 23 - Speaking about a senior White House official who was the voice behind a Twitter account known for its insults of public figures at the White House, spokesman Jay Carney said he "does not work here anymore." Rough Cut (no reporter narration). |
| Design Notebook House Haunters | | | For designers who specialize in haunted houses, its high season. What scares them is how little time there is to furnish the home of your nightmares. |
| Wall Street Week Ahead Focus on Facebook, Apple and the Fed | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve meeting next week is not on the minds of as many people as when it met in September, but its decision to do nothing last month is providing the fuel for more share gains in Apple and Facebook, which report results next week. |
| 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. |
| EU lawmakers reject subsidies for new fishing boats | | | STRASBOURG (Reuters) - Fishermen will not get European Union subsidies to build new vessels for the bloc's already swollen fleet, EU lawmakers agreed on Wednesday, in a vote that raised hopes for an end to decades of over-fishing in Europe. |
| 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. |
| Patients might benefit from health literacy tests | | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors often assume they're explaining things in a way patients understand. When patients are confused, doctors don't always realize it. A new study shows patients might benefit from having their "health literacy" tested. |
| Some Iranians Seek to Renew an Old Chant | | | Several hard-line groups have announced plans for a Down With U.S.A. conference next month, with an award for the best photograph, poster, video, song or caricature. |
| How science can boost peace | | | The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on October 11 to The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the body overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical arsenal. Since its creation in 1993, OPCW has helped eliminate roughly 80% of world's declared chemical stockpile -- a remarkable achievement. |
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