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Today's Reuters News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Insight: Firms to charge smokers, obese more for healthcare Qantas sees return to normal schedule within 24-48 hours Insight: Did Corzine's risk taking cripple MF Global? Republican Cain accused of sex harassment: Politico Rare, deadly October storm hangs on in Northeast More than 60 percent of global consumers downbeat: Nielsen Commentary says China not a "savior" for Europe Madoff wife, son say knew nothing of scheme: CBS Gaza violence simmers after truce announced Japan intervenes to tame yen ahead of G20 MF Global seeks sale, hires restructuring advisers Rare, deadly October storm hangs on in Northeast Occupy Wall Street arrests in Texas, Oregon Japan intervenes to curb yen strength Bosnia U.S. embassy attacker says he acted alone: lawyer Qantas to resume flights after government intervenes in dispute MF Global seeks sale, hires restructuring advisers Insight: Dreaded "Brazil cost" may dim Foxconn's iPad dreams Republican Cain says ad not promoting smoking Turkey ends search for survivors, toll nears 600 Kabul suicide bomb kills 13 troops, civilian workers Iraq can't defend itself fully before 2020: general Three dead, 3 missing in Kansas grain elevator blast Kenya kills 10 Shabaab fighters in air strike U.S. to boost Gulf presence after Iraq pullout: report Before scandal, Gupta was role model for middle-class India Aiming low at Istanbul meeting on Afghanistan Arab League hands Syria plan to end unrest Regulator rebuts critics on housing help Cain, Romney in tight Republican race in Iowa: poll U.S. flying drones out of Ethiopia: paper With future for Saif al-Islam unknown, Niger wary Brazil's ex-president Lula has throat cancer Portugal, Spain urge G20 members to help ease crisis Stranded Qantas passengers await labor ruling MF Global board meets on sale options: Bloomberg Rare October snowstorm moves up East Coast ICC fears son of Libya's Gaddafi may flee justice Kabul suicide bomb kills 13 troops, civilians workers Perry urges repeal of New Hampshire gay marriage law Insight: Firms to charge smokers, obese more for healthcare Sun,30 Oct 2011 04:19 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Like a lot of companies, Veridian Credit Union wants its employees to be healthier. In January, the Waterloo, Iowa-company rolled out a wellness program and voluntary screenings. Full Story Top Qantas sees return to normal schedule within 24-48 hours Sun,30 Oct 2011 10:38 PM PDT Reuters - SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Qantas Airways said on Monday it expects to restore its schedule to normal in the next 24 to 48 hours after grounding its entire fleet at the weekend over a protracted labor dispute. Full Story Top Insight: Did Corzine's risk taking cripple MF Global? Sun,30 Oct 2011 10:22 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - In early April, Jon Corzine was in a tough spot. MF Global, the company he had run for the previous year, was about to post a fourth-quarter loss, marking its fourth successive fiscal year of red ink. Full Story Top Republican Cain accused of sex harassment: Politico Sun,30 Oct 2011 08:17 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two women employees complained of sexually suggestive behavior by Republican presidential contender Herman Cain when he headed the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s, Politico said on Sunday. Full Story Top Rare, deadly October storm hangs on in Northeast Sun,30 Oct 2011 08:39 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the darkest Halloweens ever loomed for roughly 2.8 million households left without power on Sunday by a rare October snowstorm in the Northeast that bedeviled transportation and killed at least eight people. Full Story Top More than 60 percent of global consumers downbeat: Nielsen Sun,30 Oct 2011 01:11 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Global consumer confidence remained weak in the third quarter with more than 60 percent of consumers saying it was not a good time to spend, and one-in-three North Americans saying they have no spare cash, a survey showed on Sunday. Full Story Top Commentary says China not a "savior" for Europe Sat,29 Oct 2011 10:57 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Europe should not expect China to ride to the rescue as its "savior" from the debt crisis, though Beijing will do what it can to help a friend in need, state-run news agency Xinhua said in a commentary on Sunday. Full Story Top Madoff wife, son say knew nothing of scheme: CBS Sun,30 Oct 2011 02:43 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The wife and son of financial swindler Bernard Madoff said in their first interview to be broadcast on Sunday that they knew nothing of his estimated $65 billion Ponzi scheme, but feel shame for his "unforgiveable" crime. Full Story Top Gaza violence simmers after truce announced Sun,30 Oct 2011 01:14 PM PDT Reuters - GAZA (Reuters) - Violence between Israel and Gaza militants flared anew Sunday after Egypt said it had brokered a truce to end attacks that have killed 10 Palestinian gunmen and an Israeli civilian in the past five days. Full Story Top Japan intervenes to tame yen ahead of G20 Sun,30 Oct 2011 10:30 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan sold the yen for the second time in less than three months after it hit another record high against the dollar on Monday, saying it intervened to counter speculative moves that were hurting the economy. Full Story Top MF Global seeks sale, hires restructuring advisers Sun,30 Oct 2011 08:13 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - MF Global Holdings Ltd was in talks on Sunday with possible buyers with the goal "squarely" of doing a deal, though all options remained on the table as the firm hired restructuring and bankruptcy advisers, sources familiar with the situation said. Full Story Top Rare, deadly October storm hangs on in Northeast Sun,30 Oct 2011 03:19 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the darkest Halloweens ever loomed for about 3 million households left without power on Sunday by a rare October snowstorm in the Northeast that bedeviled transportation and killed at least eight people. Full Story Top Occupy Wall Street arrests in Texas, Oregon Sun,30 Oct 2011 01:27 PM PDT Reuters - AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Dozens of protesters at economic inequality demonstrations in Austin, Texas, and Portland, Oregon were arrested peacefully early on Sunday over allegedly failing to comply with rules in each city. Full Story Top Japan intervenes to curb yen strength Sun,30 Oct 2011 06:58 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar spiked to a three-month high against the yen on Monday after Japan intervened in the currency markets to stem the yen's rise. Full Story Top Bosnia U.S. embassy attacker says he acted alone: lawyer Sun,30 Oct 2011 01:42 PM PDT Reuters - SARAJEVO (Reuters) - A gunman who opened fire with an assault rifle on the U.S. embassy in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo Friday said he had acted alone, his lawyer said on Sunday. Full Story Top Qantas to resume flights after government intervenes in dispute Sun,30 Oct 2011 04:51 PM PDT Reuters - MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian tribunal ordered Qantas Airways on Monday to put its planes back into the air, intervening in the nation's most dramatic labor dispute in a decade after the national carrier grounded its entire global fleet. Full Story Top MF Global seeks sale, hires restructuring advisers Sun,30 Oct 2011 04:36 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - MF Global Holdings Ltd was in talks on Sunday with possible buyers with the aim "squarely" on doing a deal, a person briefed on the matter said, though all options remained on the table as the firm hired restructuring and bankruptcy advisers. Full Story Top Insight: Dreaded "Brazil cost" may dim Foxconn's iPad dreams Sun,30 Oct 2011 09:12 AM PDT Reuters - JUNDIAI, Brazil (Reuters) - The nondescript stretch of asphalt is an unlikely symbol of Brazil's attempt to lift its economy into a new high-tech era. Full Story Top Republican Cain says ad not promoting smoking Sun,30 Oct 2011 12:17 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain Sunday said he was not promoting smoking in an ad that showed his chief of staff puffing on a cigarette. Full Story Top Turkey ends search for survivors, toll nears 600 Sun,30 Oct 2011 06:05 AM PDT Reuters - ERCIS, Turkey (Reuters) - The death toll from last week's earthquake in southeast Turkey rose to 596 Sunday, the day after authorities stopped searching for survivors and focused on helping thousands of homeless families in crisis. Full Story Top Kabul suicide bomb kills 13 troops, civilian workers Sun,30 Oct 2011 12:34 PM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber on Saturday killed 13 troops and civilian employees of the NATO-led force in Kabul, including Americans and a Canadian, in the deadliest single ground attack against the coalition in 10 years of war in Afghanistan. Full Story Top Iraq can't defend itself fully before 2020: general Sun,30 Oct 2011 09:06 AM PDT Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's defense chief has said his military will not be fully ready to defend Iraq from external threats until 2020 to 2024, according to a U.S. inspector's report released on Sunday. Full Story Top Three dead, 3 missing in Kansas grain elevator blast Sun,30 Oct 2011 01:18 PM PDT Reuters - KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - Three people were dead, three missing and two hospitalized after an explosion at a large grain elevator in Atchison, Kansas, City Manager Trey Cocking said on Sunday. Full Story Top Kenya kills 10 Shabaab fighters in air strike Sun,30 Oct 2011 12:50 PM PDT Reuters - MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Ten al Shabaab rebels were killed in a Kenyan air raid on the southern Somali town of Jilib on Sunday, the military said, as the east African nation fights to rid Somalia of the al Qaeda-linked militants. Full Story Top U.S. to boost Gulf presence after Iraq pullout: report Sun,30 Oct 2011 01:18 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is planning to bolster its military presence in the Gulf after it pulls out its remaining troops from Iraq, the New York Times reported in its online edition on Sunday. Full Story Top Before scandal, Gupta was role model for middle-class India Sun,30 Oct 2011 02:34 AM PDT Reuters - MUMBAI (Reuters) - Before Indra Nooyi became CEO of PepsiCo Inc or Vikram Pandit took the reins at Citigroup Inc there was Rajat Gupta, the original "global Indian" who was the first to head a major Western business. Full Story Top Aiming low at Istanbul meeting on Afghanistan Sun,30 Oct 2011 08:16 AM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - Western officials are not setting the bar very high for Afghan diplomats who will meet regional counterparts in Istanbul this week, the first of two conferences that will go a long way to shaping the future of international involvement in Afghanistan. Full Story Top Arab League hands Syria plan to end unrest Sun,30 Oct 2011 04:08 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - The Arab League handed Syrian officials a plan for ending seven months of increasingly violent unrest against President Bashar al-Assad's rule, and Assad told Russian Television he would cooperate with the opposition. Full Story Top Regulator rebuts critics on housing help Sat,29 Oct 2011 07:33 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's regulator on Saturday rejected criticism he was obstructing a housing recovery by taking too narrow a view of his mission to protect the financial health of the two massive, taxpayer-supported mortgage firms. Full Story Top Cain, Romney in tight Republican race in Iowa: poll Sat,29 Oct 2011 07:12 PM PDT Reuters - DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican White House hopefuls Herman Cain and Mitt Romney are in a tight race in Iowa, which kicks off next year's presidential nominating contests, according to a closely watched opinion poll published on Saturday. Full Story Top U.S. flying drones out of Ethiopia: paper Sun,30 Oct 2011 12:46 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force has been secretly flying drones from a civilian airport in southern Ethiopia as part of an aggressive campaign against al Qaeda affiliates in Somalia and Yemen, the Washington Post reported on Sunday. Full Story Top With future for Saif al-Islam unknown, Niger wary Sun,30 Oct 2011 04:22 PM PDT Reuters - NIAMEY (Reuters) - The likely flight of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi from Libya to neighbouring Niger leaves the West African nation trying to balance its commitment to the International Criminal Court with avoiding another rebellion by heavily armed Tuareg tribesmen. Full Story Top Brazil's ex-president Lula has throat cancer Sat,29 Oct 2011 04:31 PM PDT Reuters - SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's popular former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was diagnosed with throat cancer on Saturday, casting doubt on his political future in Latin America's largest economy. Full Story Top Portugal, Spain urge G20 members to help ease crisis Sat,29 Oct 2011 02:31 PM PDT Reuters - ASUNCION (Reuters) - Spain and Portugal said on Saturday the euro zone's debt crisis is a global problem, calling on the United States and other G20 powers to help contain the fallout. Full Story Top Stranded Qantas passengers await labor ruling Sat,29 Oct 2011 04:29 PM PDT Reuters - SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of stranded Qantas Airways passengers are pinning their hopes on a government-appointed tribunal on Sunday ordering an end to the industrial action that grounded the Australian national carrier's entire fleet. Full Story Top MF Global board meets on sale options: Bloomberg Sat,29 Oct 2011 02:59 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Members of MF Global Holdings Ltd's board of directors were meeting on Saturday to discuss options for the sale of the brokerage, Bloomberg News reported. Full Story Top Rare October snowstorm moves up East Coast Sat,29 Oct 2011 04:16 PM PDT Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - A rare October snowstorm barreled up the heavily populated East Coast on Saturday, threatening up to a foot of snow, cutting power to nearly a million households and forcing at least 1,000 flight cancellations. Full Story Top ICC fears son of Libya's Gaddafi may flee justice Sat,29 Oct 2011 02:20 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI/BEIJING (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court said Saturday that Libya's Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was in contact via intermediaries about surrendering for trial, but it also had information mercenaries were trying to spirit him to a friendly African nation. Full Story Top Kabul suicide bomb kills 13 troops, civilians workers Sat,29 Oct 2011 02:03 PM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber on Saturday killed 13 troops and civilian employees of the NATO-led force in Kabul, including Americans and a Canadian, in the deadliest single ground attack against the coalition in 10 years of war in Afghanistan. Full Story Top Perry urges repeal of New Hampshire gay marriage law Sat,29 Oct 2011 02:37 PM PDT Reuters - MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry pressed a conservative social agenda at an appearance in New Hampshire, calling for the repeal of the state's 2009 law legalizing same-sex marriage. Full Story Top

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