16-Oct-2014 07:48

Major indexes end down, but well off session lows :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/Rz3EJxFU_tI/story01.htm

Bonds rally, stocks fall as global economy fears mount :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/cOhYdXPhQM4/story01.htm

Blizzard and Avalanche Kill at Least 20 Trekkers in Himalayas :: The victims included at least nine foreigners, and heavy snow forced the suspension of rescue operations until Thursday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/world/asia/himalayas-blizzard-and-avalanche-kill-at-least-20-and-leave-dozens-missing.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Pot or Not: Cops Worry Edibles Look Like Halloween Candy :: Police say parents should go through child's candy.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/denver-police-warn-parents-pot-laced-candy-trick/story?id=26218032

T Magazine: The Meaning of Life :: Whether or not the latest wave of self-helping meditators or corporate practitioners of ‘mindfulness’ know it, the spiritual enlightenment sweeping America has strong ties to Buddhism, thanks in part to one huggable ex-monk in California.
http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/buddhism-meditation-spiritual-mindfulness/?partner=rss&emc=rss

CORRECTED-UPDATE 8-New Texas nurse with Ebola had fever on airliner :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/oEaFUaa4imw/story01.htm

Putin warns U.S. spat over Ukraine threatens global stability :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/ZfpVnYzBPy4/story01.htm

What's Inside Boston's 113-Year-Old Time Capsule :: A 113-year-old time capsule found outside Boston's Old State House was cracked opened and the contents of the package were revealed today by the Bostonian Society.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/blast-past-contents-bostons-1901-time-capsule-revealed/story?id=26217002

What the Latest Ebola Infection Says About Odds of US Outbreak :: With a second nurse in Dallas now infected with Ebola, many Americans fear a widespread outbreak of the deadly virus in the country is possible. And as troubling as this second case may be, it also could serve as a much-needed wake-up call to public health officials nationwide, experts said.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/latest-ebola-infection-odds-widespread-us-outbreak/story?id=26213070

U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm hopes for knock-out blow with $2.5 billion CSR bid :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/vRtoSI34QCo/story01.htm

Whole Foods to Rate Its Produce and Flowers for Environmental Impact :: The program’s greatest effect may be the application of standards for pesticides on the produce and flowers the chain gets from overseas.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/business/whole-foods-to-rate-its-produce-and-flowers-for-environmental-impact.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

U.S. retail sales, producer prices give cautionary signs on economy :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/umYCrbIS9og/story01.htm

Ebola-Infected Health Worker in Dallas Took a Flight on Monday :: The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the worker, who had cared for a Liberian patient and contracted the disease, should not have been allowed on a commercial airline.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/us/ebola-infected-dallas-health-worker-was-on-flight.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Lockheed says makes breakthrough on fusion energy project :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/uQb5SY2k67Q/story01.htm

36 Hours in Athens :: The city’s self-confidence and creativity are stirring again after years of tough press that defined Athens as a beleaguered capital.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/travel/things-to-do-in-36-hours-in-athens.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Phys Ed: What’s Your Fitness Age? :: While you can’t change your chronological age, you can turn back the clock on your “fitness age.”
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/whats-your-fitness-age/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Falling Prices: The Depressing Signals the Markets Are Sending About the Global Economy :: There are doubts that central banks and other policy makers can reverse worldwide deflationary forces.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/upshot/the-depressing-signals-the-markets-are-sending-about-the-global-economy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

When Women Become Men at Wellesley :: Can women’s colleges survive the transgender movement?
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/magazine/when-women-become-men-at-wellesley-college.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Parents of Oscar Pistorius' Victim Won't Testify Against Him :: The parents of Reeva Steenkamp will remain "neutral" and not testify against Oscar Pistorius in the penalty phase of Pistorius' trial for the culpable homicide of their daughter, they said today through their lawyer.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/parents-oscar-pistorius-homicide-victim-testify/story?id=26208958

Worrying for Saudi, U.S. oil output cuts could take a while :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/Sj8cUmW-cn8/story01.htm