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When a Cigar is Just a Cigar: A Woman in a Man's World

A woman smoking a cigar arrives at the Partagas factory in Havana for a visit during the ongoing annual Cuban cigar festival
I am the only woman in the establishment and yet I barely notice, so at home do I feel. I've just perched myself in one of the lounge's lion-armed chairs, newspaper in hand, when, from across the room, a man bellows, Rocky Patel; toro; 1992; a Nicaraguan blend. I used to like those. Good smoke.

Wells Fargo Drops $5 Debit Card Fee Plan

Diversified financial services firm Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) said it is cancelling its planned five-state pilot of a monthly $3 fee for users of its debit cards as a response to customer feedback the bank has received.
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Missing Baby Lisa Irwin Follow-Up: Kansas City Lawyer Dropped

New York lawyer Joe Tacopina called off interviews of baby Lisa Irwin's two half-brothers scheduled for Friday. He did not give a reason for the cancellation, according to Darin Snapp, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department. He said he would contact police next week to reschedule for next week. Cyndy Short was fired by Tacopina late Thursday for unknown reasons.
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Occupy Wall Street Braces For the Cold

Occupy Wall Street has survived arrests, a skeptical mayor and potential expulsion from Zuccotti Park, but a weekend forecast of snow offers a reminder that the movement's resilience will soon be tested anew.
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New York Snow on Saturday Could Be Record-Setting Event

In a year already colored by rare natural events, including an earthquake and a strike from Hurricane Irene, New York could receive an all-time record snowfall for the month of October on Saturday, according to forecasts.
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Oil Falls on Skepticism Over EU Rescue Plan

Oil prices retreated on Friday in choppy trading as uncertainties about Europe's plan to tackle its debt problems prompted some profit taking after the previous session's rally.
China Fashion Week

A Look Inside the Fantastical World of China Fashion Week [PHOTOS]

China Fashion Week is like a fantastical, mystical world unto itself. Straight off the pages of an ancient Chinese fairytale, models walked down the runways in a haute couture mix of tradtional Chinese embroidery, bold neon colors, sharp silhouettes, and temporary tattoos.
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Gold helps lift TSX as euro deal optimism fades

Canadian stocks edged higher in early action on Friday, led by a rise in shares of gold and base metal miners, even as fading optimism over a European debt deal weighed on the broader market.

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