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News Feed Latest worldwide news Gadgetwise With Skylanders, Swap Characters, or Their Halves Activision added a twist to its new Skylanders game, Swap Force players can swap the top and bottom halves of 16 new figures. Music Match Space Oddity David Bowies Way, and Newer Takes Stars aligned with space, and a young place-in-space winner, are honored in this weeks cover song. Youre the Boss Blog Why Dont More Owners Open Their Books? The two objections I hear most often from owners are these I dont want to share salary information, and I dont want to reveal my profits. Roger Federer You can't always win 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer on staying motivated and giving his best. Response to a Citys Smog Points to a Change in Chinese Attitude Rising concern about pollution in China and a more active response signal that some officials are serious about tackling the chronic problem. Facing Vote on European Subsidies, Fishermen Cling to Way of Life A vote by the European Union on Wednesday could determine whether to continue supporting the big-fleet approach or steer the fishing industry toward a more ecological future. Berlusconi charged with corruption Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is facing yet another corruption charge. Owner of Jaguars and Fulham Seeks Football Fusion Shahid Khan has created one of the more unlikely sports tandems in the world with his two teams the N.F.L. Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham of Englands Premier League. The ship that saved Einstein's life? Albert Einstein was one of 2.5 million Europeans who sailed to North America with the Red Star Line shipping company between 1873 and 1934. Party's over for Australian Olympians at Rio MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian Olympians will be forced to break from their tradition of wild partying in the athletes village after finishing their events at the 2016 Rio Games, with a strict... Bits Blog In a Major Departure, Google Shows Banner Ads in Search Results As Googles search advertising business faces new challenges, it is experimenting with banner ads in search results, despite past promises to users that it would never show such ads. Angela Merkel calls Obama about phone hacking suspicions Oct. 23 - White House Spokesman Jay Carney says the U.S. "is not monitoring and will not monitor" the communications of the German chancellor, but didn't comment on whether it had in the past. Deborah Gembara reports. U.S. CBO savings from higher Medicare age shrink dramatically WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - For U.S. budget negotiators who may want to raise the retirement age by two years to shrink deficits, the Congressional Budget Office has some bad news the savings would be considerably less than previously thought. Business groups ask U.S. to settle U.S. Airways, American suit WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Chambers of commerce from 26 U.S. states and cities have urged the U.S. Justice Department to settle its lawsuit opposing U.S. Airways' proposed merger with American... Student group gets nod for Irish Prism challenge VIENNA/DUBLIN (Reuters) - An Austrian student group fighting for online privacy in Europe got the go-ahead for a legal challenge in Ireland's High Court over the transfer of personal data to a U.S. spy agency. UPDATE 1-Saputo hits back with $430 mln bid for Australia's Warrnambool SYDNEY, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Saputo Inc, Canada's largest dairy producer, looked likely to triumph in the battle for Australia's Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Holdings Ltd (WCB) after... Sports Briefing | Soccer Messi Rescues Barcelona in Champions League Lionel Messi scored a first-half equalizer to earn visiting Barcelona a 1-1 draw against A.C. Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday. 13 of the coolest travel 'gimmicks' Sometimes the unnecessary add-ons are the most share-worthy things about the trip. DealBook Credit Suisse Sets Changes as Earnings Fall Short of Expectations Net income of 454 million Swiss francs, or $509 million, for the July-September period was far short of the 705 million francs analysts surveyed by Reuters had been expecting. Contractors See Weeks of Work on Health Site Experts involved in fixing the online health insurance marketplace say the technological problems are extensive. New China H7N9 bird flu cases 'signal potential winter epidemic' * Human cases of new bird flu strain dwindled during summer US STOCKS-Wall St gains on Fed hopes; Amazon.com up after the bell * Federal Reserve seen keeping stimulus for several months Detained Saudi blogger 'hopeful' As a campaign for Saudi women to defy the driving ban in their country heats up, one of the country's leading female bloggers was detained in Riyadh on Thursday after a woman she was with did just that. 8 States Teaming Up To Support Electric Cars California, New York and six other states said on Thursday that they would work jointly to adopt a range of measures to make it easier to own an electric car. Bits Blog Samsung Electronics Fined for Fake Online Comments The South Korean manufacturer will have to pay a fine of about $340,000 for paying people to post fake online comments that mocked its competitor, HTC. Alabama and Florida State Top 1st BCS Standings Alabama and Florida State hold the top two spots in the first BCS standings of the season. Oregon was a close third behind second-place Florida State. UPDATE 1-Stryker settles U.S. civil bribery charges for $13.2 mln WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Medical device maker Stryker Corp will pay $13.2 million to settle civil charges the company bribed doctors and government officials to win business in five different countries, U.S. regulators said Thursday. FOREX-Euro advances on lingering bearish dollar sentiment * But outlook still bright due to bearish dollar sentiment UPDATE 1-Italy rule change could complicate T.Italia takeover * New law to force full bid if controlling stake is bought Human rights reports renew debate on Obamas drone policies Oct. 22 - The debate on drone strikes takes center stage as two human rights groups release reports condemning the Obama administration's use of drones. Produced by Nathan Frandino. WADA to visit Jamaica next week after anger at stonewalling KINGSTON (Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping Agency will visit Jamaica next week to conduct an audit of the country's anti-doping program after the world body expressed anger at the Caribbean nation's reluctance to schedule a visit until next year. Currents | Books What Would They Do with Axl Rose? Wild Art features artworks that flourish outside of galleries like a bacon portrait of Kevin Bacon. The Search How to Rebound From a Wrong Career Choice Many young people can be steered into careers and discover much later that the choice was wrong. Obama administration says closing tax loopholes 'crucial' WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Thursday said it was "crucial" to close wasteful loopholes in the U.S. tax code so the government could invest more in manufacturing and education. Giants 23, Vikings 7 Throwback Night as Giants Earn First Victory The Giants defense recovered two fumbles and Eli Manning led the offense on multiple scoring drives to leave the home crowd cheering and happy for the first time in nearly 300 days. Federer Rallies Past Istomin at Swiss Indoors Roger Federer rallied past Denis Istomin, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, in the Swiss Indoors in Basel. UPDATE 1-Western Digital profit beats on better-than-expected margins Oct 24 (Reuters) - Western Digital Corp, the world's No.1 hard-disk drive maker, reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit as it sold more higher-margin products to businesses and consumers. Conflict of interest charge leveled at FDA advisory panel chair WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - The consumer rights group Public Citizen has leveled conflict of interest charges at the chairwoman of an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over her plans to counsel drug companies at a conference in February on ways to improve their chances of winning favorable recommendations for their products. In the Garden The Good-for-Nothing Garden James Golden has no interest in growing food or preserving native plants. His New Jersey garden is purely aesthetic. 10 of world's 'blobbiest' buildings 'Blobitecture' is a thing, apparently. A new survey finds the most impressive examples.

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