Sunday, November 2, 2014

02-Nov-2014 03:24

36 Hours in Hanoi :: During a weekend in Vietnam’s capital, go on a street food crawl, browse the art scene and explore the city’s history.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/travel/things-to-do-in-36-hours-in-hanoi.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Democrats say state GOP violated campaign-finance laws in Vidak-Chavez race - Bakersfield Californian :: http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/politics/local/x692677441/Democrats-say-state-GOP-violated-campaign-finance-laws-in-Vidak-Chavez-race

App Smart: Duolingo, Busuu and Other Apps Teach Languages on Phones :: Plenty of smartphone apps offer worthwhile and entertaining lessons.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/30/technology/personaltech/learn-spanish-from-your-phone.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Theo Padnos, American Journalist, on Being Kidnapped, Tortured and Released in Syria :: In 2012, the author was kidnapped in Syria by the Nusra Front. After months of beatings and torture, he was certain he would be executed. Instead, he lived to tell this tale.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/28/magazine/theo-padnos-american-journalist-on-being-kidnapped-tortured-and-released-in-syria.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

This Is Your Brain on Drugs :: New studies show that the effects of marijuana on young people may be greater than we thought.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/education/edlife/this-is-your-brain-on-drugs-marijuana-adults-teens.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Notebook | Online Education: Demystifying the MOOC :: Massive open online courses haven’t changed the world of education. The average user is a white American man with a degree already. But that doesn’t mean they’re failures.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/education/edlife/demystifying-the-mooc.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Women in Texas Sue a Porn Site :: More than a dozen women filed a civil lawsuit in Texas state court against a porn website, Texxxan.com, alleging their intimate photos were posted illegally and included information that made them easy to identify.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323301104578258203530565638.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

How campaign donation caps are like jumbo shrimp - Sacramento Bee :: http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article3212715.html

Ryan Budget Plan Draws GOP Flak :: House Republican leaders are drawing opposition from party members to the idea of revamping Medicare for more Americans than previously suggested.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342741269490544.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

TSA to Allow Small Knives on Planes :: The Transportation Security Administration said it would soon allow fliers to carry certain smaller knives onto airplanes, one of the biggest moves to scale back airport-security measures since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342580651057500.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Venezuela Leader Chávez Dies at 58 :: Hugo Chávez, a former tank commander turned populist politician who used Venezuela's oil riches to pursue his vision of socialism and challenge the U.S., died Tuesday from complications related to cancer.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203458604577265460960140008.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Cardinals Raise Questions Over Report :: When cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope, the chapel will become a fortress of the Holy See's most carefully guarded secrets. But there is one secret many of the cardinals themselves are trying to divine.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324178904578342552773070858.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Five Stocks Handled the Heavy Lifting :: Five blue-chip stocks have accounted for about one-third of the rally in the Dow since the financial crisis.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342771985751896.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Beijing, U.S. Unveil New Korean Sanctions :: The U.S. and China introduced a new round of sanctions against North Korea at the United Nations that the U.S. said would significantly impede the development of Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs, in response to its test last month of an atomic bomb.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342311961968652.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Venezuela Consults Cuban Playbook :: Hours before announcing Chávez's death, the government resorted to a ploy to try to unite his supporters: Talk of an alleged conspiracy by the U.S. to destabilize the country.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323494504578342440377083144.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

The Power of Negative Thinking :: Both ancient philosophy and modern psychology suggest that darker thoughts can make us happier, writes Oliver Burkeman.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324705104578147333270637790.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Best of the Web Today: Not a Dictator :: President Obama's declaration of ineffectuality.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324678604578342453770687898.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Technology Shapes Kenyan Elections :: The Internet and social media in Kenya, which played a central role in this year's elections by allowing Kenyans to question candidates, took on a new function Tuesdayâ€"spreading messages of peace to avert new bloodshed.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324178904578342160621330212.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Stocks: Signs of spring? :: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_mostpopular/~3/VVvqtjhe90g/index.html

Manhattan home prices soar to median $972,000 :: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_mostpopular/~3/0BQQ1VMD6Wo/index.html

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