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Werner Herzog plumbs crime and punishment in Abyss

He always seems to know where to look, Roger Ebert wrote of what Werner Herzog does in Into the Abyss. The film is the German director's evenhanded, understated and powerful examination of a senseless triple murder in Texas, which sent one man to death row and another to life in prison.

GSK weighs final bids in OTC drugs sale: sources

GlaxoSmithKline is assessing final bids for a clutch of its non-prescription drugs, keeping the process on track for the selection of a buyer by the end of the year, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

CSI: Miami, Pan Am up but NBC wins night with football

CBS' CSI: Miami rebounded from last week's series low on Sunday, while ABC's Desperate Housewives and Pan Am showed modest gains and NFL took a predictable win with Sunday Night Football, according to preliminary numbers.

Herman Cain Support Drops 21 Points Over 4-Day Poll

Over four days of polling for the latest Politico-George Washington University survey, support for Herman Cain among likely Republican voters fell from 40 percent to 19 percent, underscoring the damage that has been done by the allegations that he sexually harassed four women.

Lawyers, firms line up as MF Global crumbles

Just days after the collapse of MF Global, a healthcare plaintiffs' lawyer registered the domain mfglobal-lawsuit.com -- a sign of the legal business the brokerage's failure is expected to generate.

Europe could be in worst hour since WW2: Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that Europe could be living through its toughest hour since World War Two as new leaders in Italy and Greece rushed to form governments and limit the damage from the euro zone debt crisis.

More foreign banks probed for U.S. sanctions evasion

WASHINGTON, Nov 14 - The New York County District Attorney's office will soon announce enforcement actions against additional foreign banks that helped Iran and other U.S.-sanctioned countries access the U.S. financial system, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr said on Monday.

Amazon, Microsoft catch on, BlackBerry falls-survey

Amazon.com's Kindle Fire tablet and Microsoft's efforts to get back into the mobile game have impressed developers, a survey released on Monday showed, while BlackBerry maker Research In Motion fell further behind.

iPhone 4S vs. HTC Rezound: Smartphone Specs Showdown

The audiophilic HTC Rezound launches today on Verizon Wireless. In addition to 4G LTE and a hefty 1.5 Ghz processor, the Rezound includes Beats Audio technology from Dr. Dre's Beats Electronics line and is the first HTC phone to come with a 720p HD touch display.

Merkel Says Europe Faces Toughest Challenge Since WWII

LEIPZIG, Germany, Nov 14 - Warning that Europe faced its toughest hour since World War Two, German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged her party to set aside its misgivings about the euro and accept closer political integration as a solution to the bloc's deepening debt crisis.

Merkel says Europe faces toughest challenge since WW2

LEIPZIG, Germany, Nov 14 - Warning that Europe faced its toughest hour since World War Two, German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged her party to set aside its misgivings about the euro and accept closer political integration as a solution to the bloc's deepening debt crisis.

Olympus approved markup on preferred stock: Nikkei

Olympus Corp directors approved the purchase of Gyrus Group's preferred stock from a firm that advised the Japanese company's takeover of the British medical products maker, for more than three times the original price just two months after the shares were issued, the Nikkei business daily said.

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