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| Tropical Storm Karen drops to a depression off U.S. Gulf coast Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 08:37 PM PDT  By Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Karen weakened to a depression as it hovered off the Louisiana coast on Saturday after earlier fears it would reach hurricane strength prompted the evacuation of some coastal areas and disrupted U.S. energy output in the Gulf of Mexico. Karen's top sustained winds dropped to 35 mph on Saturday night. That was down from 65 mph on Thursday and 50 mph on Friday, and National Hurricane Center forecasters in Miami said Karen had lost its status as a tropical storm. ... Full Story | Top |
| Hobbled Tropical Storm Karen hovers off U.S. Gulf Coast Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 04:47 PM PDT  By Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A severely weakened Tropical Storm Karen crept toward the Louisiana coast on Saturday after earlier fears it would reach hurricane strength prompted the evacuation of some coastal areas and disrupted U.S. energy output in the Gulf of Mexico. Karen's top sustained were holding at 40 mph late Saturday afternoon. But that was down from 65 mph on Thursday and 50 mph on Friday, and National Hurricane Center forecasters in Miami said data from an Air Force reconnaissance plane showed Karen could soon lose its status as a tropical storm. ... Full Story | Top |
| Factbox: Chevron returns workers to U.S. Gulf platforms as storm eases Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 09:22 AM PDT HOUSTON (Reuters) - Chevron Corp was sending workers back out to oil platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, a sign the worst of Tropical Storm Karen has passed deepwater areas of the basin. The storm has so far shut down about half of all oil output in the U.S. Gulf, according to the government, and a refinery in Louisiana has reduced rates because its supply of crude was affected. Chevron said its production was minimally impacted by the storm. A Friday report from the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said 49. ... Full Story | Top |
| Chevron says returning workers to U.S. Gulf of Mexico assets Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 09:22 AM PDT  HOUSTON (Reuters) - Chevron Corp was returning workers to offshore platforms and restoring operations to normal on Saturday in U.S.-regulated areas of the northern Gulf of Mexico following the passage of weakening Tropical Storm Karen, according to a statement issued by the company. Chevron began evacuating nonessential workers from Gulf platforms on Thursday. On Friday, the company said there had been a minimal impact on production from the removal of nonessentials from offshore operations. (Reporting by Erwin Seba) Full Story | Top |
| Analysis: IT experts question architecture of Obamacare website Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 08:47 AM PDT  By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - Days after the launch of the federal government's Obamacare website, millions of Americans looking for information on new health insurance plans were still locked out of the system even though its designers scrambled to add capacity. Government officials blame the persistent glitches on an overwhelming crush of users - 8.6 million unique visitors by Friday - trying to visit the HealthCare.gov website this week. The U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Iran's Khamenei says part of diplomatic opening in New York 'not proper' Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 07:56 AM PDT  By Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday he supported moderate President Hassan Rouhani's diplomatic opening to the United States at the U.N. General Assembly last week but some aspects of it were "not proper". Khamenei did not elaborate on his objections but also said he did not trust the United States as a negotiating partner, hinting at disapproval over an historic phone conversation between Rouhani and U.S. President Barack Obama. ... Full Story | Top |
| Novartis says drug reduces itch of severe chronic hives Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 07:27 AM PDT  ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis said on Saturday its drug omalizumab was almost doubly effective in improving quality of life for patients with a severe form of hives, compared with a placebo, according to a late-stage study. The third and final late-stage study of omalizumab for treating the skin disease chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) found the drug was nearly twice as effective versus a placebo in improving life quality within 12 weeks of treatment, while also significantly reducing itch and hives caused by the condition. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rosneft's Sechin says TNK-BP minorities offer 'completely fair' Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 07:24 AM PDT  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Minority shareholders in TNK-BP Holding should not complain about the price Rosneft offered for their shares as it is at a premium to their market value, Russian media quoted Rosneft head Igor Sechin as saying on Saturday. His comments echo remarks on Friday by Rosneft Deputy Chairman Andrey Kostin, who said the buyout was in line with the law and good corporate governance practice. Rosneft announced the deal to buy the remaining shares for about $1.5 billion in late September. The deal works out at around $2.07 per ordinary share and $1.71 for preferred shares. ... Full Story | Top |
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