- Facebook changes stock structure but 'no plans to go public'
- Banking sector back to profit, insurance fund in red: FDIC
- Pirates kill seaman in W.Africa tanker attack
- Bank of England reveals huge secret loans to RBS, HBOS
- US third quarter growth revised down to 2.8 percent
- More shoppers, cautious spending seen for Black Friday
- Turkey, Israel pledge to mend battered ties
- Ireland hit by public sector strike against cuts
- Oil prices slide on high stocks, demand concerns
- Swiss contacts 500 UBS clients on tax probe
Canadian Internet firms to rat out child porn websitesCanadian Internet service providers will be required to report online child pornography to police under proposed legislation the government unveiled Tuesday.
Twitter age gets mixed reception in sportsMichelle Wie's glee at her first LPGA triumph and Lance Armstrong's ride-along calls show how Twitter brings fans closer to their sports heroes, but athlete tweeting is proving to have its pitfalls.
Adconion acquires assets of online video site JoostAdconion Media Group announced Tuesday it has acquired the assets of Joost, an online video portal from the founders of Skype that failed to live up to its pre-launch buzz.
EU parliament backs greater rights for telecoms, Internet usersThe European parliament approved Tuesday a major overhaul of EU telecoms law aimed at boosting the rights of European mobile phone and Internet users and protection against access restrictions.
Forbes
Too Many MammogramsFor years women have trekked to doctors' offices for annual mammograms starting at age 40. But a new study says this may not be necessary: Women can wait until age 50 for their first mammogram with little downside, and they only need to get the exams every two years.
- How Can A CEO Bow Out Gracefully?
Chief executives always have a lot to worry about. They can't even quit without making sure they handle the process with a very delicate touch.
Halle Berry Turns EntrepreneurWhen the world's largest fragrance company showed Halle Berry a prototype bottle for her debut perfume, Berry said no. The simple rectangular design failed to convey her personality.
World's Most Expensive HomesLast year, a 40-acre Greenwich, Conn., property with a 21,897-square-foot, 14-bedroom Jacobean manor was listed for $125 million. It was the world's second most expensive home for sale.
Newsweek
- Health 'Reform' That Burdens Our Young
The House health 'reform' bill would extract more subsidies from the young.
- College Students Hit by High-Interest Loans
College degrees are supposed to last a lifetime, but should tuition loan payments? How some schools got away with charging interest rates of up to 18 percent.
- Developing A Taste For China's New Economy
What a meal of beef stomach and duck throats taught me about the new China.
- Economy: China's New Materialism
Chinese are just like New Yorkers. They can't stop talking about real estate.
- China's Consumers Are Starting to Spend - Gross
Made in China—and sold there, too.
- U.S.-China Relationship Is Good for the World
Why the U.S.-China relationship is not only the fulcrum of the world economy, but a good thing after all.
- Small Business: Why Is Mary Kay Thriving in China?
Why the American brand Mary Kay is thriving in China.
- Why We Need the Humanities
The idea that we must choose between science and humanities is false.
- Zakaria: Can America Still Innovate?
Innovation is as American as baseball and apple pie. But some traditions can't be trademarked.
- Soldiers of Fortune
How the Israeli Army became the most prolific innovation engine on earth.
- Hedge-Fund Manager John Paulson's Greatest Trade Ever
How hedge fund manager John Paulson bet against the real estate bubble and made $15 billion in a single year.
- The Mighty, Messy Power of Europe
How the financial crisis could leave Europe even stronger than America.
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Sports
Liverpool out of Champions League despite victoryLiverpool's miserable season continued as they were knocked out of the Champions League at the group stage despite a 1-0 victory over Debrecen at the Ferenc Puskas Stadium here on Tuesday.
Barca outclass Inter to home in on qualificationBarcelona showed why they are the current Champions of Europe producing a football masterclass to defeat Italian leaders Inter Milan 2-0 at Camp Nou on Tuesday and move within touching distance of qualification for the knockout phase.
Federer floors Murray to seal no.1 spotRoger Federer beat Britain's Andy Murray in three sets on Tuesday at the ATP World Tour Finals to guarantee finishing the season as the world number one.
Rangers suffer calamity as European dream endsRangers' Champions League hopes were extinguished for another season here on Tuesday as they slumped to a 2-0 defeat to Stuttgart at Ibrox.
Celebrity Gossip
Pre-nuptial prepared for Amy WinehouseAmy Winehouse's father Mitch Winehouse is making Blake Fielder-Civil sign a pre-nuptial agreement before they remarry, to prove he isn't after her money.
BRIT-hop star Jay-Z'Empire State of Mind' rapper Jay-Z has been signed up to perform at next year's BRIT Awards, where he will play a medley of his tracks and is expected to perform a surprise duet.
Pizza girl Lady GagaLady Gaga spent $1,000 on 80 pizzas as a treat for fans who had waited up for her autograph outside a Los Angeles store.
Brad Pitt's $6.8m charity donation Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie reportedly donated $6.8 million to charity last year through their Jolie-Pitt Foundation.
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The United States has firmed up plans to impose up to 15 percent tariffs on imported Chinese steel pipes targeted for wideranging sanctions for alleged unfair subsidies.
- Obama vows to 'finish the job' in Afghanistan
- Barca outclass Inter to home in on qualification
- Liverpool out of Champions League despite victory
- Google to digitise Iraq Museum archives: CEO
- Shalit prisoner swap 'very close:' Israeli minister
- Philippines declares emergency as massacre toll hits 46
- Swedish firm gives up bid for Saab
- AIDS deaths top 25 mln but infections slow
- HIV kills 25 million, infects 60 million: UNAIDS
- Injury crisis gnaws at Barca as Liverpool face exit
- GM to keep Opel plant in German Bochum
- DR.Congo war crimes trial starts at The Hague
- DR Congo militiamen on trial at war crimes court
- British Iraq war probe starts hearings
- China executes pair over tainted milk scandal
- China executes two over tainted milk scandal: state media
- Japan finance minister urges BoJ on deflation
- Obama meets war cabinet on Afghanistan
- Britain tops Emmy awards list, Brazil gets first
- Mankind using Earth's resources at alarming rate

