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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.


India and Pakistan Exchange Gunfire Over Border
Indian and Pakistani troops fired machine guns and mortar shells over the border in Kashmir, wounding at least 12 people including children as the disputed region sees some of the most serious tensions in a decade, officials said Friday.


SEC's Aguilar hold exchange executives accountable for failures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A proposal that would require stock exchanges to be better equipped to handle market disruptions does not go far enough to hold senior officials accountable for failures, Securities and Exchange Commission member Luis Aguilar said on Friday.


Superstorm Sandy Lessons not learnt
Adam Sobel says the immediate response was effective but not enough has been done to counter long-term threat of more flooding and severe storms


Vettel breaks Ferrari hearts at Monza
Sebastian Vettel dashes Fernando Alonso's hopes of delivering a home victory for Ferrari at Monza with another commanding drive to win the Italian Grand Prix Sunday.


Preview Serena Williams Leads WTA Championships Field
The WTA Championships, featuring eight top womens players, will begin on Tuesday with round-robin play in Istanbul.


Pogue, Times Technology Columnist, Is Leaving for Yahoo
After writing about personal technology for The Times for 13 years, David Pogue will start a consumer technology Web site at Yahoo.


UPDATE 1-Orrick, Pillsbury in talks to form big 10 U.S. law firm
NEW YORK, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Two U.S. law firms are in advanced merger discussions to create one of the 10 largest in the country, according to the firms' chairmen.


The 30-Minute Interview Michael Shvo
Mr. Shvo, 40, is the chief executive of Shvo, a luxury residential development company that he founded in New York in 2004.


Three U.S. states, British Columbia to ink climate pact
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California governor Jerry Brown said on Thursday he plans to sign an agreement to formally align the state's climate and clean energy policies with those of Oregon, Washington state and the Canadian province of British Columbia.


Tito's widow, First Lady of Yugoslavia, receives state funeral
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Jovanka Broz, Yugoslavia's former First Lady who lived virtually forgotten for many years after war tore apart the socialist federation built by her husband Tito, received a...


Eight U.S. states band together to promote clean cars
(Reuters) - The governors of California, New York and six other states have agreed to put 3.3 million zero-emission vehicles on the road within 12 years, which they said will help the environment and boost the economy.


Twitter IPO pegs valuation at modest $11 billion
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Seeking to avoid a repeat of Facebook Inc's much-maligned public debut, Twitter Inc revealed more modest ambitions, saying its initial offering would raise up to $1.6...


Phys Ed How Music Can Boost Our Workouts
Making music and not just listening to it while exercising makes the exercise easier, a remarkable new experiment finds, suggesting that the human love of music may have evolved, in part, to ease physical effort.


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


Buckingham Palace hosts football
Queen Elizabeth's London residence will host its first and perhaps last official soccer match Monday.


UPDATE 2- Mexico cuts key interest rate, sees no need to lower further
MEXICO CITY, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Mexico's central bank lowered interest rates on Friday for the second month in a row to counter an economic downturn, but policymakers said there were signs the worst...


Comcast to offer HBO in basic TV package
(Reuters) - Comcast Corp customers will soon be able to buy premium movie and TV channel HBO and its HBO Go online service in a pared-down basic cable package that includes about 10 channels plus Internet access, for an introductory price of about $50 a month.


Bloom, Kerr separate; Dornan set for "Grey"
Oct 25 - The day's top showbiz news and headlines including Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr separate, Jamie Dornan is officially set for "Fifty Shades of Grey," and Octavia Spencer lands a TV role. Bob Mezan reports.


Iran border guards killed fighting bandits near Pakistan report
DUBAI (Reuters) - About 20 Iranian border guards were killed in clashes with "bandits" on the southeastern frontier with Pakistan overnight and several others were seized, Iranian media said on Saturday.


Sports Briefing | Tennis Top Three Advance in Vienna
Top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overcame a sloppy second set to beat Daniel Brands of Germany and reach the quarterfinals of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna.


Helping blind golfers thrive
Shane O'Donoghue speaks with Midori Miyazaki about encouraging blind people to take up the sport of golf.


The Hunt Arranging an Encore in Manhattan
Jim Stake and Liam Harvey wanted a pied--terre in the city, and found it in Hells Kitchen.


World Briefing | the Americas Brazil Consortium Wins Oil Rights
The Brazilian authorities on Monday awarded a license to develop oil production in a coveted deep-sea area to a consortium of five companies.


Wealth Matters Twitter Tantalizes, but Beware the I.P.O.
Some offerings get so much attention they can cloud peoples judgment, but investors must understand how a companys stock will fit in their portfolio.


The Chatter The Chatter for Sunday, October 27
Notable quotes from business articles that appeared in The New York Times last week.


Wines Pedigree Faked
European authorities are pursuing a network of counterfeiters who passed off hundreds of bottles of mediocre wine as Romane-Conti, often considered the best and most expensive wine in the world.


Your solstice traditions
If Stonehenge is anything to go by, summer celebrations have a millennia-old history. While the ancient druids may have commemorated the fertility of the season, many of us are just happy to get outdoors.


Allegation of U.S. Spying on Merkel Puts Obama at Crossroads
Officials in the Obama administration say that the National Security Agency, in its push to build a global data-gathering network, has rarely weighed the long-term political costs of some of its operations.


Career Education sells European business for more than total market cap
Oct 24 (Reuters) - Career Education Corp said it will sell its European education business to private equity firm Apax Partners for about $305 million, sending its shares up more than 50 percent in...


With Snap of Group Photo, 3 Members of Advocacy Group Face Trial in China
Charged with illegal assembly, the members of the New Citizens Movement will be tried Monday in the first court test of how far the government will go to extinguish the group.


Fair Game A $13 Billion Reminder of Whats Wrong
The governments proposed settlement with JPMorgan Chase offers a teaching moment about the role banks played in the financial crisis, and risks that remain in the financial system.


Accusations of Racism Haunting Russia
Yaya Tour, a player from Ivory Coast, said that black players might boycott the World Cup in 2018 if the country did not curb abuse by fans.


Amid New Storm in U.S.-Europe Relationship, a Call for Talks on Spying
The offer was an attempt to defuse a trans-Atlantic dispute over eavesdropping by the United States that has hurt its relations with Europe and prompted calls to suspend trade talks.


Wealth Matters When Having a Nanny Cam Isnt Enough
Tips on how to avoid pitfalls in the employment of household help.


Most spectacular train stations
Whether they are designed by cutting-edge architects or decorated with priceless works of art, train and metro stations have become unlikely sites of some of the world's most exquisite architecture and design.


Phys Ed How Music Can Boost Our Workouts
Making music and not just listening to it while exercising makes the exercise easier, a remarkable new experiment finds, suggesting that the human love of music may have evolved, in part, to ease physical effort.


Jamie Dornan Named as New Lead in Fifty Shades
Mr. Dornan, an Irish actor and underwear model, will be the new male lead in the movie adaptation of Fifty Shade of Grey, the books author, E.L. James, confirmed.


The Haggler Stuck in a Dispute Between PayPal and Itself
A transaction on eBay wends into confusing territory as a customer is compelled to ask PayPal to pursue a dispute with itself.


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.


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