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News Feed Latest worldwide news Medtronic heart valve found to reduce death, stroke rate (Reuters) - Medtronic Inc's CoreValve heart valve implant significantly lowered death and stroke rates in frail, elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis who were considered too ill for surgery, according to data from a late-stage clinical trial. Currents | Dcor Charley Harper Designs That Takes Cues From Flora and Fauna Todd Oldham has partnered with Designtex to produce wallpaper and fabrics based on the artists patterns. Fitch Affirms Kaluga Region at 'BB'; Outlook Stable FRANKFURT/MOSCOW/LONDON, October 30 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Kaluga Region's Long-term foreign and local currency ratings at 'BB', with Stable Outlooks, and its Short-term foreign currency... 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. Bits Blog Shortened Battery Life Found in Some New iPhones Apple reported that a few thousand of its iPhone 5s devices have a manufacturing defect that causes the batteries to drain rapidly. QA Editing Microsoft Word Files on an Android Tablet Google Play has several apps for working with Microsoft Word files on Android tablets. Once turned away, Jesse Jackson Jr. finally in prison CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. began his first day of a 30-month sentence in a North Carolina federal prison on Tuesday, a day after he had attempted to report early and was turned away. Tunisia's blogging doctor Zied Mhirsi tells Errol Barnett about helping the country's most vulnerable population groups. T Magazine In Store | Waris Ahluwalia Opens an Old-World Market in Venice The jeweler, actor and man-about-town will stock unique items from artisans in his new boutique, opening in November, which takes inspiration from ancient trade routes. The Learning Network Blog Test Yourself | E.L.L. Practice, Oct. 28, 2013 What food do people in Mexico eat on the Day of the Dead? UPDATE 3-FTSE hits 5-month high with retailer Next best thing * FTSE 100 edges up 2.97 points, fifth straight gain * Next is top gainer after raises 2013 profit forecast * Market pares strong gains on cautious U.S. trade (Updates to add closing prices) By... Sports Briefing | Winter Sports Favorites Lose in World Cup Slalom Lara Gut of Switzerland held on to her commanding first-run lead to win the season-opening womens World Cup giant slalom in Slden, Austria. Square Feet Recent Commercial Real Estate Notable properties that have been recently listed for sale, sold or leased. China Plans Its First Unmanned Moon Landing This Year The mission, due by the end of 2013, will be the countrys first soft landing on an extraterrestrial body, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. World's spectacular train stations From priceless art to cutting-edge architecture. Take a peek at the world's most spectacular train stations. Hoops star leaves court, dies Terrell Coleman, a standout high school basketball player in Georgia, died moments after stepping off the court. World Briefing | Africa Mali Suicide Bombing Kills 2 U.N. Peacekeepers A suicide bombing believed to have been carried out by Islamists linked to Al Qaeda killed two United Nations peacekeeping soldiers from Chad on Wednesday at a checkpoint in Mali, officials reported. The 30-Minute Interview Steve Berkowitz Mr. Berkowitz is the chief executive of Move Inc., a public company based in San Jose, Calif., that operates real estate Web sites for consumers and professionals, like Realtor.com and ListHub.com. Tennis baby takes Internet by storm The daughter of Bob Bryan, part of of tennis' greatest double act in history, has become a social media phenomenon. US STOCKS-SP 500's rally ends after Fed; Expedia up late * Fed holds steady with bond buying, gives weaker growth view Boeing to place much of 777X design work outside Seattle NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boeing Co has decided to place a significant amount of design work for its new 777X jetliner in a handful of cities around the U.S. and overseas, moving work outside the Seattle area where the current 777 was designed and is being built. Vontobel sees client inflows at same pace as in H1 GENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss bank Vontobel AG has seen private client inflows continuing at the same pace as in the first half of the year, private banking head Peter Fanconi said on Wednesday. Roman eagle statue uncovered A eagle and serpent sculpture is found at a hotel site. Artist creates 3D faces on pumpkins Oct. 17 - Ohio graphic artist Deane Arnold has developed a passion for carving 3D, life-like expressions into pumpkins. Jillian Kitchener reports. Rookies Bruising Running Helps Open Up Packers Attack Led by Eddie Lacy, the top N.F.L. rookie rusher, Green Bay now has a formidable running game to complement the passing of Aaron Rodgers. 9 great travel rivalries What's more fun than being locked into an eternal grudge with a detested foe? From Scotland to India to Australia to the U.S. South, not much for these impassioned rivals. Bet you didn't know this about Oz "The food is excellent. The beer is cold. The sun nearly always shines. There is coffee on every corner. Life doesn't get much better than this." ArtsBeat Judge Rules for Metropolitan Museum in Admissions Lawsuits A judge dismissed a substantial portion of two lawsuits contending that the Metropolitan Museum of Art has no legal authority to charge a suggested admission fee. Activist hedge fund TCI takes big stake in Royal Mail LONDON (Reuters) - A hedge fund with a reputation for aggressive campaigning to boost company performance has become the biggest shareholder in newly-privatised Royal Mail after the British... World Briefing | Africa Algeria Troops Find Large Cache of Weapons Near Libyan Border The weapons, which were found in Illizi in southern Algeria and were thought to belong to militants, included 100 antiaircraft missiles, hundreds of antihelicopter rockets and rocket-propelled grenades. Will Kimi deliver success? CNN's Ben Wyatt looks at Ferrari's decision to bring Kimi Raikkonen in to partner Fernando Alonso in 2014. Krista Dahl, Julius Kusuma The bride manages guides at an art museum; the groom is a research scientist. UPDATE 1-French online start-up Criteo shares pop in market debut NEW YORK/PARIS, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Shares in French online advertising firm Criteo rose more than 30 percent in its stock market debut on Nasdaq on Wednesday, showing investor appetite for technology... Concordia witnesses describe chaos Witnesses at the trial of the Costa Concordia's captain paint a picture of chaos the night his ship sank, with the loss of 32 lives. App Smart A Roundup of Worthy Apps for the New iPads To showcase what makes a tablet special, try apps beyond the usual Web browser and e-book reader. Malaysia's Maybank launches Islamic asset management unit LONDON (Reuters) - Malaysia's Malayan Banking Bhd, the country's largest lender, has launched an Islamic asset management unit to cater to growing investor appetite for sharia-compliant investment... EA Sports, Tiger Cut Ties on Golf Video Game EA Sports' popular PGA Tour game will no longer be named for Tiger Woods. Alexandra Fetissoff, Linden Zakula A Declaration of Love (Easy on the Garlic) A romances blooms amid politics and copious amounts of garlic. India's Modi aims at history and Gandhis with world's tallest statue NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian opposition leader Narendra Modi is building the world's tallest statue at a cost of almost $340 million in honor of one of the country's founding fathers, a project he is using to undermine his chief rivals, the Gandhi-Nehru political dynasty. Graffiti artist to BMX bandit Your city is Maxime Charveron's blank canvas, and it's no longer spray cans he is painting with. After a serious brush with the law he is now a BMX freestyle trailblazer.

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