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News Feed Latest worldwide news Square Feet Start-Up Chic Goes Corporate, as Couches Replace Desks Big companies are adopting the start-up look, with informal work areas more like living rooms, and they are finding it requires fewer square feet per worker. Behind scenes with Solheim stars Living Golf goes behind the scenes at the biggest tournament in women's golf. T Magazine By Design | Impossibly Light, Totally Sleek Handmade Bikes Built by a Tokyo Shipwright Custom-made from Honduras mahogany, Sueshiro Sanos beautiful two-wheelers have become objects of veneration and, occasionally, scorn. U.S. Envoy Is Summoned by Germany Over Spying Report Simmering with barely contained fury, Germany on Thursday called the United States ambassador over reports that American intelligence had tapped into Chancellor Angela Merkels cellphone. Icahn's latest Apple push Oct. 24 - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn wants Apple to boost its buyout and is using his new website to make his case. Bobbi Rebell reports. Japanese translation glasses seen as Olympic boon for tourists Oct. 1 - Japan's biggest mobile carrier, NTT DoCoMo, has developed glasses that automatically translate foreign languages. It's hoped the glasses, unveiled by the company this week, will make life easier for foreigners visiting Tokyo during the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Rob Muir reports. 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... Bits Amazon Raises Threshold for Free Shipping Amazon.com is expected to generate $75 billion in revenue this year by putting its customers first. Tuesday, in a very rare move, it put its bottom line first. Chelsa Skees, Dennis Crowley Girl Version of Him, Boy Version of Her The groom, a founder of Foursquare, used social media to woo his bride, a director at Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. Contributing Op-Ed Writer Now This Is Natural Food Can we break away from monoculture and eat perennial plants? Dress Codes The Over-the-Topcoat A spirited new entry on the mens wear scene is challenging the prevailing wisdom on outerwear a sport coat meets a topcoat. T Magazine Food Matters | For L.A.s Thoughtful Young Eaters, a New Breed of Catering Company Heirloom L.A. is blowing up, thanks to its sustainable (and tasty) approach to creating menus for large events, its food trucks irresistible lasagna cupcakes and, now, a private dinner series. Corruption a way of life in China Another "tiger" has been caught. Last week, Ji Jianye, the mayor of my hometown Nanjing, a major city in eastern China, was arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes worth about 20 million yuan ($3.3 million) Playoffs Ronaldo vs. Zlatan Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic will go head-to-head for a place at the 2014 World Cup after Portugal and Sweden were drawn together in the European qualification playoffs. Fitch Affirms Italy's City of Busto Arsizio at 'BBB+'; Outlook Negative MILAN/BARCELONA/LONDON, October 24 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Italian City of Busto Arsizio's (BA) Long-term foreign and local currency ratings at 'BBB+' and Short-term foreign currency... Shutdown Will Hinder True Gauge of U.S. Economy Figures for unemployment and job creation this month and next will be skewed by the brief disappearance of federal employees and contractors from the work force, economists say. Scientists find most distant galaxy yet Scientists say they've found a galaxy that's not just far, far, away -- it's the most distant from our own that's been discovered yet. And it's helping them gain insight about the universe as it existed a long time ago. 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. Twitter Illiterate? Mastering the @BCs Only about 18 percent of American Internet users are active on Twitter, so here are some tips if youre still new to the microblogging service. Vivian Lee, Cavan Huang From Roommates to Romance The bride and groom met when Mr. Huang was searching for a roommate to share his Brooklyn apartment, and Ms. Lee responded to his Craigslist ad. UPDATE 2-Bowing to Wall St, DuPont to spin off titanium dioxide unit Oct 24 (Reuters) - DuPont said on Thursday it will spin off its titanium dioxide unit into a separately traded public company within 18 months, yielding to intense pressure from Wall Street to divest the volatile business. Editor's Choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. Pilot dies battling Australian fires Oct. 24 - A plane fighting wildfires in bushland in New South Wales crashes, killing its pilot. Sarah Toms reports. Despite high-tech arms, war requires ground troops Army chief WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even with drones, smart bombs and precision weapons, war remains a clash of human wills that ultimately requires boots on the ground, and the notion that land forces are obsolete is naive and dangerous, the top U.S. Army general said on Wednesday. Column Eight questions for three Buffetts Warren Buffett's son, Howard Graham, and his grandson, Howard Warren, have written a new book, "Forty Chances Finding Hope in a Hungry World," which chronicles their philanthropic work on hunger,... Storage product retailer Container Store files for $200 million IPO (Reuters) - The Container Store Group Inc, a retailer of storage products, filed with U.S. regulators to raise up to $200 million in an initial public offering of its common stock. Video of Nairobi Mall Shooting Surveillance footage of the Kenyan shopping mall attack last month shows militants firing weapons and terrified shoppers running for cover. Pop Rock Listings for Oct. 25-31 A selected guide to electronic dance music, indie rock, rap, RB, dance-pop and more in the New York. Theater Review Fun Home, a New Musical at the Public Theater Fun Home, a heartbreaker of a musical, in which one woman tries to solve the mystery of who her father really was, is based on a memoir by Alison Bechdel. India Ink Indias Battle Against Nutrition Data Deficiency For the past eight years, the government in India has not collected national-level data to gauge the nutritional status of children. Four People Charged in Brawl at Jets and Patriots Game Both a man and the woman he was seen punching in the face in a widely seen video were among the four people charged with assault. Wie Named Youth Games Ambassador, Eyes Rio Games American golfer Michelle Wie, who helped her sport win a place at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, has been appointed Youth Olympics ambassador, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday. UPDATE 3-Amazon third quarter sales beat bodes well for holidays Oct 24 (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. Strong new orders lift China HSBC flash PMI to 7-month high in October BEIJING (Reuters) - Strong new orders drove the fastest expansion in China's manufacturing sector in seven months in October, a preliminary survey showed on Thursday, more evidence that the economy is stabilizing although a strong rebound remains elusive. Vatican's very own cricket team With cups of tea and cucumber sandwiches at the ready, the Vatican has launched itself into the international sporting arena -- with the formation of the new St. Peter's Cricket Club. Guthrie Opens 3-Shot Lead in First Trip to China The only three Americans in the 78-man field were easy to find Thursday in the BMW Masters. N.F.L. Roundup Freeman Hurt; Ponder Back In With Vikings Quarterback Josh Freeman has a concussion, and Minnesota will probably turn the offense back over to Christian Ponder for the game against Green Bay on Sunday night, Vikings Coach Leslie Frazier said. White House no new comment on Merkel spying allegation WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House refused to comment on whether the United States had snooped on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cellphone communications and acknowledged on Thursday that claims of U.S. spying have created tensions with allies. ArtsBeat Boston and St. Louis Orchestra Musicians Play Up the World Series Musicians from the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performed in a YouTube clip to cheer the Red Sox and the Cardinals. 'Maria' mystery lifts lid on bumbling Greek state LARISSA, Greece (Reuters) - She has two identities and lived off thousands of euros a month in child benefits for nearly a dozen offspring that appear to exist only on paper, and but for one little...

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