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News Feed Latest worldwide news Your Money Adviser Stumbling Blocks in Reducing Balance on a Student Loan Difficulties in having payments properly applied to a student loan balance is a common complaint to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. As Cuts to Food Stamps Take Effect, More Trims to Benefits Are Expected Cuts to food stamps reflect the lapse of a temporary increase in benefits created by the Obama administrations stimulus program, and are likely to deepen. WHO Polio cases confirmed in Syria Ten cases of polio have been confirmed among children in Syria, the first outbreak of the disease in that country since 1999, a World Health Organization spokesman told CNN Tuesday. India Ink The Life of an Undocumented South Asian Immigrant Nirmal, a chef in New York, has been away from his family in Nepal for 14 years and has never seen his only child. Well Extra Care Curbs MRSA in Hospitals MRSA infections dropped in some Veterans Affairs hospital after a quality improvement program was instituted. FAU's Carl Pelini Resigns After Drug Allegation Florida Atlantic coach Carl Pelini and defensive coordinator Pete Rekstis resigned Wednesday after acknowledging to university officials that they had used illegal drugs. Page by Page, Men Are Stepping Into the Lean In Circle The book by Sheryl Sandberg, which was written to encourage women to aggressively pursue their professional goals, is finding a significant number of male champions. Ex-FBI agent Snowden valuable Erin Burnett talks to Tim Clemente about reports the NSA leaker Edward Snowden has a job with a top Russian web site. Netiquette Saying farewell So many folks manage to lose their netiquette heads when they scramble, legs flailing and akimbo, toward the denouement of events and life chapters. So here is the ultimate (get it?) digital-etiquette guide to a polite big finish. U.N. officials see risk of genocide in Central African Republic UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Central African Republic is at risk of spiraling into genocide as armed groups incite Christians and Muslims against each other in the virtually lawless country, senior U.N. officials told the Security Council on Friday. Bands unite for peace Two Israeli bands, one Jewish and one Arab, are joining together in "metal brotherhood" to spread a message of peace through rock 'n roll. UPDATE 3-Berkshire Q3 profit up 29 pct; operating results miss Nov 1 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc posted a 29 percent jump in third-quarter profit as it recorded big gains on investments made during the financial crisis, but operating results missed forecasts amid weakness in insurance operations. Sports Briefing | Soccer Chelsea Pulls Out Last-Minute Win Chelsea seized on a defensive blunder in the 90th minute to beat Manchester City, 2-1, in the Premier League. Portman Science's unlikely heroine? Natalie Portman hopes her latest role will encourage girls into labs. Barakas Dutchman to Be Staged in a Bathhouse Dutchman, Amiri Barakas 1964 play about race and assimilation, is being restaged in an East Village sauna room by the visual artist Rashid Johnson. UPDATE 1-White House says Obama did not consider dropping Biden from 2012 ticket WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama never considered the idea of dropping Vice President Joe Biden from his 2012 re-election team and replacing him with Hillary Clinton, the White House said on Friday. U.S. factory growth hits fastest pace in 2-1/2 years NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. manufacturing sector expanded at its fastest pace in more than two years in October, according to an industry report, signaling a strong start to fourth-quarter factory... Bits Amazon Raises Threshold for Free Shipping Amazon.com is expected to generate $75 billion in revenue this year by putting its customers first. Tuesday, in a very rare move, it put its bottom line first. N.F.L. Roundup Dolphins Top Bengals With Safety in Overtime A rare safety in overtime helped the stubborn Miami Dolphins upset the Cincinnati Bengals. James Blake wins Mercury music prize for 2013 best UK/Irish album LONDON (Reuters) - Songwriter and singer James Blake won the 2013 Barclaycard Mercury Prize for best album on Wednesday for "Overgrown", with the winner announced at the end of a star-packed concert and awards event in London. London Zoo tiger cub drowns Keepers at London Zoo are "distraught" after a newborn tiger cub -- the first Sumatran tiger born there for 17 years -- drowned in a pool at its enclosure. Sunday Morning Surprise A Solar Eclipse Early risers in the eastern United States will wake to a rare site on Sunday morning a partial eclipse. A brief total eclipse will then sweep across the Atlantic and Central Africa. Sony suffers TV relapse as Japan peers change channel TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp CEO Kazuo Hirai's determination to stick to the consumer electronics that made the company's fame will be put to the test in the months ahead as domestic rivals step up a shift to more profitable industrial technology. U.S. budget panel may take only 'small steps' -Treasury's Mazur WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - A senior U.S. Treasury Department official on Friday said modest achievements may be all that can be expected from a congressional panel tasked with finding federal... Durant Scores 42 to Lift Thunder to Win Over Jazz Kevin Durant scored 22 of his 42 points from the free throw line, including a pair with 6.4 seconds remaining, to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 101-98 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. CORRECTED-Costa Rica aims to sell 16 mln tns carbon credits on new exchange SAN JOSE, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Costa Rica expects to sell 16 million tonnes of carbon credits over eight years on its new carbon exchange, Latin America's first, a venue that allows polluters to offset their emissions with permits they can buy. Mobster connections to Japan's banks? As Japanese authorities widen their investigation into ties between financial institutions and organized crime, an investigative reporter says the current allegations have left with a sense of "dj vu." Murray's historic win Andy Murray won Wimbledon, breaking Britain's 77-year drought for a men's singles champion. Snowden A German lawmaker who met Edward Snowden in Moscow on Thursday said Friday that the National Security Agency leaker offered to testify in front of the U.S. Congress. India Ink A Train Through Kashmir A new train through Kashmir evokes mixed reactions. Federer You can't always win 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer on staying motivated and giving his best. Holiday Movies Costume Design in The Hunger Games Catching Fire The costume designer Trish Summerville used feathers, froth and haute couture in a chilly winter palette for The Hunger Games Catching Fire. 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. Talking Head | William J. Bennett Catching Up on the Bennett Hypothesis Whats to blame for the high cost of college? Its financial aid, stupid. Advertising Stand Clear of Closing Doors! Protect Your Manicure The beauty company LOreal is testing a kind of virtual vending machine inside a New York City subway station, which will offer advice and sell cosmetics to passers-by. UPDATE 1-Vodafone rises on report of ATT takeover interest LONDON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Shares in Vodafone Group rose on Friday after a media report that U.S. mobile operator ATT was exploring strategies for a potential takeover of the British telecoms... Breakingviews Samsung keeps its cash hoard close Oct. 31 - Samsung Electronics' money pile is growing and its cash strategies are in the spotlight. Reuters Breakingviews' Una Galani dissects the company's outlook. Morgan Stanley sues former adviser, claims he falsified records NEW YORK, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's wealth management division sued former financial adviser Denis O'Brien on Thursday, claiming that he falsified 206 client telephone numbers just before... ACC Gets FSU-Miami Game It's Been Longing For Ten years have passed since the Atlantic Coast Conference lured Miami away from the Big East, and the ACC is finally getting what it figured would become routine when the Hurricanes joined. U.S. ramps up efforts to lure foreign investment WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday pledged an aggressive expansion of U.S. efforts to draw foreign investment by clearing away red tape and having U.S. diplomats court...

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