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| Five texts you should never send | | | We're texting more than ever, and, like society, the texts themselves are getting worse and worse. Read on to learn just how terrible silent cell phone users are these days. |
| Sara Wheelers O My America! | | | Sara Wheeler follows six 19th-century women who left England and reinvented themselves in the United States. |
| Prince Charles in no hurry to become king - Time magazine | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Charles' passion in life is his charitable work and he wants to get as much done as he can before becoming king when, in the words of an aide, "the prison shades" close, according to Catherine Mayer, editor-at-large of the U.S. magazine Time. |
| Dollar off lows as Fed meeting looms; Aussie slips | | | SYDNEY/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar inched up on Tuesday, but stayed near a nine-month trough as investors bet the Federal Reserve this week will set the course for its massive stimulus program to be maintained into early next year. |
| Well Now, a Kiss Isnt Just a Kiss | | | Why do we lock lips in romantic relationships? Its complicated, according to researchers at Oxford University. Its less about sex and more about assessing potential mates than you may think. |
| In New York mayoral race, Republican Lhota struggles to connect | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota has served as the city's budget director and deputy mayor, led the mass-transit agency's aggressive response to superstorm Sandy and boasts a wife who is a prodigious Republican fundraiser. |
| Belafonte sues King estate, daughter over ownership of documents | | | (Reuters) - U.S. singer and social activist Harry Belafonte has sued the estate of Martin Luther King Jr. in a dispute over ownership of documents that Belafonte said were given to him by the late civil rights leader and his wife, according to court documents filed on Tuesday. |
| India Raises Interest Rate to Battle Inflation | | | The rise in prices is expected to continue, and the central bank said it was prepared to take appropriate action. With the rupee now stable, the bank also lowered a separate lending rate. |
| F.D.A. Shift on Painkillers Was Years in the Making | | | The F.D.A.s move to tighten restrictions for prescribing painkillers is a rare victory by lawmakers from states hard hit by prescription drug abuse over well-financed lobbyists for business and patient groups. |
| Push for immigration action targets House Republicans | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. businesses, religious leaders and other supporters of overhauling the nation's immigration laws mounted a massive lobbying push on Tuesday to urge a reluctant House of Representatives to tackle the issue before the end of the year. |
| Chelsea rejoice as Wenger's Mourinho hoodoo continues | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Jose Mourinho got the better of old adversary Arsene Wenger once again as Chelsea showed their strength-in-depth by reaching the League Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over London rivals Arsenal on Tuesday. |
| European Parliament members visit U.S. lawmakers on alleged surveillance | | | Oct. 28 - Members of the European Parliament visited lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol to discuss allegations of widespread surveillance programs by U.S. intelligence agencies the same day Spain summoned the U.S. ambassador to discuss allegations of spying on Spanish citizens. Sarah Irwin reports. |
| U.S. government shutdown benefits art museum | | | CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - The U.S. federal government shutdown has forced the closure of monuments and tourist sites across the country, but it has brought some benefits to at least one private art museum. |
| Rocker Lou Reed of Velvet Underground dies at 71 | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lou Reed, the pioneering musician who fronted influential rock band The Velvet Underground and won mainstream acclaim with solo songs "Walk on the Wild Side" and "Perfect Day", died on Sunday aged 71. |
| Moooove over fossil-fuels - Cow power's coming | | | Oct. 27 - Argentine researchers have demonstrated how methane can be separated from other digestive gases produced by cattle, to power a car. The scientists say that harnessing cow power on an industrial scale could create a new form of sustainable energy while also reducing the carbon footprint produced by cattle ranches. Elly Park reports. |
| Well Concussions and the Classroom | | | The American Academy of Pediatrics on Sunday released new recommendations regarding students who return to school following a concussion. |
| Dissent Magazine Connects With Younger Readers | | | Dissent Magazines circulation has long hovered around 5,000, but its influence has been outsize, and a new generation of editors and writers is helping with its appeal to younger readers. |
| Dish wins dismissal of Harbinger's LightSquared lawsuit | | | Oct 29 (Reuters) - Charlie Ergen's Dish Network Corp won dismissal on Tuesday of a lawsuit brought by Phil Falcone's Harbinger Capital Partners in a fight over LightSquared Inc, a wireless communications business that is in bankruptcy. |
| Senator Paul plans 'hold' on Yellen Fed nomination | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul threatened on Friday to put a 'hold' on the nomination of Janet Yellen to be chair of the Federal Reserve unless he gets a vote on a bill he... |
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