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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.


The Devil Is in the Details, but Few Take Notice
Many visitors to haunted houses are too scared to notice the attention to detail, like intricate costuming and props.


Well Quit Smoking? Its Probably Monday
Researchers monitored Google search queries from 2008 to 2012 in English, French, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Almost every week, queries about smoking cessation peaked on Mondays.


Blue Solutions shares jump in stock market debut
PARIS (Reuters) - Blue Solutions shares rose nearly 30 percent above the issue price in their debut in an initial public offering that was more than 15 times oversubscribed, indicating strong...


Movie Review | 'When I Walk ' When I Walk, a Struggle With Multiple Sclerosis
The director Jason DaSilva records his daily battle with a degenerative disease in When I Walk.


European Parliament Rejects New Subsidies for Fishing Fleets
Lawmakers also voted to provide financial support for ecologically friendly measures meant to prevent overfishing, but they maintained some handouts to the commercial fishing industry.


Behind the Roar of Political Debates, Whispers of Race Persist
At the core of Washingtons philosophical divide is a stubborn racial component Whites say government does too much, while blacks and Hispanics say it should do more.


Oil by 2020 to fall to $80 in real terms -Reuters poll
LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Global oil consumers are likely to feel the benefit of much cheaper fuel by 2020 thanks to the U.S.-led shale boom, a Reuters survey found.


WRAPUP 4-Obama blames 'bad apple' insurers for canceled coverage
* HHS' Sebelius HealthCare.gov wasn't ready, "I was wrong"


The most crass dating app ever?
Peggy Drexler says the misogyny of a new dating app, even if it's just a business shtick, has effects that should not be taken lightly


Rebel Stronghold Falls to Congolese Army
In a turning point in an insurrection that has roiled the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the last major population center controlled by the M23 fell to the military.


Your Money An Intriguing Product Thats Too Complex for Many
Alternative mutual funds have been gaining in popularity, but some advisers urge caution.


Home made cars speed through
October 29 - Colombia's Medellin hosts annual roller cart festival.


Why the Indian protests were not a surprise
Nov. 14 - Tulsi Tanti, the chairman and managing director of Suzlon Energy, sits down with Chrystia Freeland to discuss the Anna Hazare movement in India, and why protests like this are not surprising in emerging economies.


Blackstone-controlled Brixmor's shares rise 4 pct in debut
(Reuters) - Shares of Brixmor Property Group Inc , a shopping center company owned by Blackstone Group LP , rose as much as 4 percent in their market debut as investors were drawn to the...


X-rated Japanese erotica sets throats clearing at UK shows
LONDON (Reuters) - Giant genitalia in action and ribald humor take center stage at a British Museum show of erotic art from feudal Japan that runs until next January.


Week 8 N.F.L. Quick Hits The Pure Arm of Matthew Stafford
Overlooked in Detroits dramatic victory over Dallas was a high-reward, high-risk throw that was a perfect concoction of arm strength, accuracy and timing.


Palin follows Trump method
James Moore says Palin, like the real estate magnate, has profitably monetized speculation about the possibility of a candidacy


Another Mexico coach goes
Coaching the Mexican national team is proving to be a difficult assignment. Victor Manuel Vucetich was fired and replaced by Miguel Herrera, who became El Tri's fourth manager in a month. Mexico hopes the move leads to a spot at the World Cup.


7 killed when knife-wielding inmates riot in Mexico prison
Seven inmates were killed during a prison riot Saturday in Mexico's Gulf Coast state of Tamaulipas, authorities said.


Astronomers discover most distant galaxy yet
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronomers have found the most distant galaxy yet, a discovery that pushes back scientists' view of the universe to about 700 million years after it is thought to have come into existence.


UPDATE 3-Mexican tax reform nears final Senate approval after spat
MEXICO CITY, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The Mexican government's tax reform looked likely to pass the Senate without major changes after the main opposition party refused to continue debating the bill on...


Empowering Africa from the US
The CEO of the Africa-America Institute, Amini Kajunju, on all the opportunities offered on the African continent.


Dance Review Rosas Performs En Atendant and Cesena at BAM
En Atendant and Cesena, two pieces that allude to the religious turmoil and massacres surrounding the Papal Schism, were performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.


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.


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.


Wine clubs offer convenience, value but may not be for everyone
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wine clubs that advertise in the Sunday Times of London, The New York Times and other publications offer convenience and choice for consumers, especially those who are pressed...


Royal baby a retail giant
UK retailers are riding the wave of excitement over Prince William and Kate Middletons baby all the way to the bank. Spending, from collectibles to celebratory libations, is expected to exceed $300 million.


UPDATE 1-White House faces tough sell in Congress on delay of Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Top Obama administration officials have been pushing U.S. lawmakers hard to hold off on new sanctions over Iran's nuclear program, but some key lawmakers said on Wednesday they had not yet been convinced to support a delay.


Colombia's anti-terror entrepreneur
Colombian innovator Mauricio Betancur shows off his latest range of defense gadgets in a country facing acute security problems.


The Week Ahead | Theater Tricksters Trek From Los Angeles
Nothing to Hide is a slick, smart new magic show starring two young talents, Helder Guimares and Derek DelGaudio.


China Focuses on an Ethnic Minority in a Car Explosion
Security in the capital was tightened amid suspicions that the episode was a protest against Chinas hard-line policies toward Uighurs.


Obama says takes responsibility for fixing health law web site
Oct. 30 - President Barack Obama says he takes it upon himself to make sure the glitch-marred website healthcare.gov, that has made signing up for insurance under his signature health law difficult gets repaired quickly. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


High-Ranking Muslim Brotherhoood Leader Is Seized in Egypt
The capture of Essam el-Erian, a political adviser to the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, appears to complete the jailing of the organizations top leaders.


Visiting fiery Mount Etna
At approximately 3,350 meters, it's Europe's highest and most active volcano.


CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-Twitter roadshow less exuberance, more 'nuts and bolts'
(Corrects paragraph 5 name to Akram Yosri instead of Abram Torsi)


Global Soccer In One Night, Soccer's Beauty and Ugliness on Full Display
The beauty of the strikers. The hatred of the mob. The incompatibility of a game that wants to be, and by now ought to be, beyond racial prejudice.


Ban on Gay Bias Gains Key Supporter in the Senate
Senator Joe Manchin IIIs support for the Employment Nondiscrimination Act puts it within one vote of the backing it needs to overcome a filibuster.


Immelt Economic efficiencies drive China ahead
Jan 19 - In an exclusive interview with Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt says a large and educated workforce is fueling China's strength and not simply a deflated yuan.


Milan held despite first goal of season for Kaka
MILAN (Reuters) - Brazil playmaker Kaka scored his first goal, a delightful curling shot, since his return to AC Milan at the start of the season but his struggling team were held 1-1 at home by Lazio in Serie A on Wednesday.


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