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6 killed in Russia bus explosion
Investigators say they think a female suicide bomber caused a blast that ripped through a passenger bus in the southern Russian city of Volgograd on Monday afternoon, killing at least six people and injuring 32 others, Russian authorities said.


U.N. Confirms Polio Outbreak in Syria
Health officials have intensified vaccination efforts as tests confirmed polio in nearly a dozen children so far.


Its the Economy Why Apple Wants to Bust Your iPhone
The benefits, annoyances and miscalculations of planned obsolescence.


Sochi races to meet Olympic deadline
Building Olympic facilities from scratch, Sochi, Russia, races to meet deadlines. CNN's Phil Black reports.


How to be Parisian a cheat sheet
Paris can be intimidating -- don't worry, says a writer who lived there for almost 20 years. Follow a few rules (actually 11) and you'll fit in.


Serena Williams Advances in Istanbul
Top-ranked Serena Williams beat Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-2, 6-4, to move toward the semifinals of the WTA Championships in Istanbul.


Kaltenborn on death of de Villota
Monisha Kaltenborn, F1's only female team principal, reacts to the death of former driver Maria de Villota.


Tech boss who dares staff to fail
Eva Chen is the boss of Trend Micro, a Japanese software security company. Within months of her appointment, she dealt with a major bug. She tells CNN how she turned the mishap into opportunity.


Duke Stuns No. 16 Virginia Tech, 13-10
The numbers suggested it was the same old Duke 0-for-11 on third-down conversions, a 387 to 198 deficit in total offense, and a whopping 3927 to 2033 disadvantage in time of possession.


UPDATE 2-Yamana Gold's profit drops, could miss 2013 output target
Oct 29 (Reuters) - Yamana Gold Inc reported a 28 percent fall in third-quarter profit on Tuesday due to weaker metals prices and lower earnings from the company's stake in the Alumbrera mine in Argentina.


Polio hits Syria amid civil war
Polio, not seen for a decade, has returned to Syria. Atika Shubert reports on the crisis that leaves 500,000 at risk.


Googly for Guinness - new record for most googly eye glasses
October 28 - Children set a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people wearing googly eye glasses.Sharon Reich reports.


Medtronic heart valve reduces death, stroke in study
Oct 29 (Reuters) - Medtronic Inc's CoreValve heart valve implant 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.


Top U.S. insurers fall off healthcare sector rally wagon
NEW YORK, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Health stocks continue to head the market, but the latest leg of the rally has come without the help of a group that led the charge for most of the year health insurers.


Canada says falling short of emissions reduction target
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada acknowledged on Thursday that it will miss its target for greenhouse gas emissions by a wider margin than expected unless it takes further action to offset emissions in the oil industry.


U.S. small businesses boosted borrowing in September
(Reuters) - U.S. small business borrowing rose last month from a year earlier, an index that tracks lending showed on Tuesday, signaling moderate growth ahead for the economy as a whole.


TD Ameritrade profit up 40 percent as trades rise
(Reuters) - TD Ameritrade Holding Corp, the biggest U.S. discount brokerage by client-trading volume, reported a 40 percent jump in its fiscal fourth-quarter net income that just beat analysts'...


Innovation Who Made That Coffee Lid?
How a lawsuit sent Americas inventors to work.


China's anti-pollution drive risks running out of gas
BEIJING (Reuters) - A chronic shortage of natural gas is hurting China's plan to move away from burning coal to heat homes and offices, raising the prospect of more choking air pollution this winter and beyond.


New Moon Probe Raises Questions About What to Do Next in Space
While scientists are excited about what the experiment may yield, they are also concerned about the absence of future moon voyages on NASAs schedule.


T Magazine About Last Night | Tennis and Modern Architecture Converge in Beverly Hills
A fund-raiser at the iconic Sheats Goldstein Residence, the house featured in The Big Lebowski, brought out a diverse assortment of guests, including Danger Mouse, Stephen Gaghan and Doug Aitken.


Extra week of sports events helps Buffalo Wild Wings beat estimates
(Reuters) - Buffalo Wild Wings Inc reported third-quarter results that beat analysts' estimates as an extra week of big sporting events enticed more customers to visit its restaurants, sending its...


Sinosphere Blog Police Examine Possible Xinjiang Link in Deadly Tiananmen Crash
In the crash at the entrance to the Forbidden City, the police named two suspects from Xinjiang, the troubled region in Chinas far west whose ethnic Uighur population has become increasingly disenchanted with Chinese policies.


Nasdaq says human error behind latest trading snafu
(Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX Group said human error left the U.S. exchange unable to transmit index values for nearly 45 minutes on Tuesday, leading to a temporary halt in options trading on some stock...


UPDATE 1-U.S. lays out strict limits on coal funding abroad
WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The United States said Tuesday it plans to use its leverage within global development banks to limit financing for coal-fired power plants abroad as part of Washington's international strategy to combat climate change.


Apple gives economy a shine
Oct. 29 - Sales of the new iPhone most likely gave retail sales a shot in the arm in September, as car sales began to lose traction. Bobbi Rebell reports.


Few Problems With Cannabis for California
At a time when polls show widening public support for legalizing marijuana, Californias 17-year experience as the first state to legalize medical marijuana offers surprising lessons, experts say.


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


DealBook Dutch Lender to Pay More Than $1 Billion in Libor Settlement
The bank is the latest lender to settle charges related to the manipulation of the London interbank offered rate, or Libor. The chief executive also resigned.


UPDATE 2-Obamacare official apologizes for website glitches
(Adds quotes and details on Americans losing about insurance losses))


Einhorn's Greenlight up 4.3 percent in third quarter
NEW YORK (Reuters) - David Einhorn's hedge fund Greenlight Capital rose 4.3 percent in the third quarter, bringing the fund's net return for the year to 11.8 percent, according to an investor letter...


Media Outlets Embrace Conferences as Profits Rise
Once shunned for the fear of implying a casual relationship between journalists and their subjects, live media conferences have now been embraced.


US STOCKS-Dow, SP 500 end at highs on stimulus hopes, IBM
* Consumer confidence sinks on worries about government shutdown


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.


Trio of troubles for White House
A trio of issues -- Obamacare, spying allegations and Benghazi -- bring headaches to the White House this week.


Extra week of sports events helps Buffalo Wild Wings beat estimates
(Reuters) - Buffalo Wild Wings Inc reported third-quarter results that beat analysts' estimates as an extra week of big sporting events enticed more customers to visit its restaurants, sending its...


Nokia Gives Upbeat Forecast for Telecom Equipment Unit
The forecast for Nokia Solutions and Networks offers hope for a pickup in what will be the Finnish companys main business after the sale of its phones division to Microsoft.


Shadow over NSA spying furor
Germans may be full of indignation at the alleged tapping of Angela Merkel's phone by the U.S National Security Agency -- but the outrage is more than the disappointment of being betrayed by a friend, for the shadows of Germany's past are never far away.


Egyptian satirist faces new legal action from army-backed government
CAIRO (Reuters) - A comedian who outraged Egypt's now deposed Islamist rulers with his satirical TV show is to be investigated by the current army-backed government, a state-run newspaper reported on...


On Baseball Lester Again Makes World Series His Moment
Pitcher Jon Lester has backed up his prediction in 2007 that he would be the future of the franchise, beating St. Louis on Monday night for the second time in this World Series.


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