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| Mexico relegates Aztecs' chocolate to junk food | | | MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The ancient Aztecs would be up in arms in the land that gave chocolate to the world, Mexican lawmakers have declared the popular food to be "junk," subject to an extra tax. |
| The most infamous World Series | | | Bob Greene says when the Chicago White Sox purposely lost the World Series in 1919, one clever reporter let the team's manager say it without saying it |
| Classy Federer sets up clash with Djokovic | | | PARIS (Reuters) - Former world number one Roger Federer looked like his old self when he beat Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro 6-3 4-6 6-3 at the Paris Masters on Friday to set up a semi-final clash with Novak Djokovic. |
| Up-Tempo Spread Making Waves Across the SEC | | | Gus Malzahn and his no-huddle offense have faced more than their fair share of doubters and critics over the years, dating back to his days as a high school coach in Arkansas. |
| In Reversal, Court Allows Texas Law on Abortion | | | Days after a federal judge blocked a Texas law that threatened to shut down many of the states abortion clinics, an appeals court said the rule should take effect while the case goes forward. |
| UK energy bosses blame politicians for price rises | | | LONDON (Reuters) - The six energy companies that dominate Britain's energy market defended steep price hikes on Tuesday, blaming rising costs and political interference as a panel of lawmakers accused them of abusing their market position at consumers' expense. |
| Timberwolves Roll Thunder, 100-81 | | | Kevin Love had 24 points and 12 rebounds and Ricky Rubio added 14 points, 10 assists and five steals to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 100-81 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night. |
| Denmark's badminton duo Opposites attract in brutal 'hobby' | | | Mathias Boe is smiling, like a lot of people do when he explains that badminton is his full-time job. It may seem to many like a hobby, but the Dane has become a national hero with his playing partner Carsten Mogensen -- and their success is proof that opposites do attract. |
| Argentine scientists tap cow burps for natural gas | | | BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine scientists have found a way to transform the gas created by the bovine digestive system into fuel, an innovation that could curb greenhouse gases that cause global warming. |
| This Little LED of Mine | | | The common complaint about compact fluorescent lights, the harsh glow, may have an energy-efficient answer, especially as LED bulbs fall under $10 each. |
| China says will stamp out Dalai Lama's voice in Tibet | | | BEIJING, Nov 2 (Reuters) - China aims to stamp out the voice of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in his restive and remote homeland by ensuring that his "propaganda" is not received by anyone on the internet, television or other means, a top official said. |
| UK media abuzz as hacking trial reveals alleged affair | | | The courtroom claim that Rebekah Brooks, a protege of global media baron Rupert Murdoch's, and Andy Coulson, a former spin doctor for British Prime Minister David Cameron, had a six-year affair has set British media abuzz. |
| A new sense of optimism in Iran | | | From bakery to barber shop, cafe to carpet store, Iranians stroll their capital with a renewed step, uplifted by how their newly elected president seeks something remarkable after decades of cold war-like relations between their country and the West. |
| CME Group chief testifies in long-awaited grain settlement trial | | | CHICAGO (Reuters) - CME Group Inc Chief Executive Phupinder Gill on Friday denied that the exchange-operator changed its settlement rules to give electronic grain traders an advantage over veterans of the Chicago trading floor, who have sued the company, saying its new rules are killing their business. |
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