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| Snorkeler finds rare giant oarfish off California coast | | | (Reuters) - A California marine instructor's leisurely weekend snorkel turned into the discovery of a lifetime when she found the carcass of a massive, eel-like creature of a species thought to have inspired legends of giant sea serpents. |
| Well Children, Too, Need Flu Shots | | | Flu vaccination is recommended for everyone 6 months or older, though many parents dont think of flu as being very serious, especially if their child has no health problems. |
| Colombian team don knock-off shirts after forgetting kit | | | BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian side Independiente Santa Fe were forced to play in knock-off versions of their own shirts bought from street vendors outside the stadium after forgetting to bring their change uniforms to an away game at the weekend. |
| UPDATE 2-U.S. copper fabricator ends fight against JPM, BlackRock funds | | | NEW YORK, Oct 28 (Reuters) - U.S. copper fabricator Southwire Co dropped its legal fight against physical copper funds planned by Wall Street banks, as political and regulatory scrutiny make it unlikely the exchange-traded funds will ever be launched, according to a court filing on Monday. |
| Rocker Lou Reed of Velvet Underground dies at 71 | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lou Reed, the pioneering songwriter and musician behind the influential rock band Velvet Underground, which fused art and music in collaboration with artist Andy Warhol, died on Sunday at the age of 71, his literary agent said. |
| Bruised by Romney criticism, Bain Capital thanks investors | | | (Reuters) - Bain Capital LLC, the private equity firm co-founded by defeated presidential candidate Mitt Romney, thanked its investors on Thursday for their support and patience over the last year as it confronted "political hyperbole and distortion." |
| Spain summons U.S. ambassador over spying | | | MADRID (Reuters) - Spain summoned the U.S. ambassador on Monday to discuss allegations of spying on Spanish citizens that it said could break the climate of trust between the two countries if proved true. |
| Microsoft shareholders advised to vote against director Thompson | | | SEATTLE, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis has recommended that Microsoft Corp shareholders vote against the re-election of board member John Thompson, the lead independent director who is in charge of the company's efforts to find a new chief executive. |
| 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. |
| 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 billion and value the company at up to about $11 billion. |
| Serena first into semifinals | | | Serena Williams becomes the first woman through to the semifinals of the season-ending WTA Championships on Thursday, winning her third successive match in Istanbul. |
| FIFA's Russian racism pain | | | Racism accusations leveled at CSKA Moscow are the latest headache for FIFA ahead of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, with the 2014 and 2022 events also no strangers to controversy. |
| NATO Reduces Scope of Its Afghanistan Plans | | | The reduced scope reflects fears that the United States Congress and European parliaments might discontinue funding unless American and NATO troops oversee how the money is spent. |
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