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News Feed Latest worldwide news Can a case boost your iPhone 5's WiFi? Check the Linkase The Linkase for iPhone 5 boasts up to a 50 percent boost in Wi-Fi signal strength thanks to a small electromagnetic waveguide extension. Does it work? See for yourself in these mobile speedtests where Wi-Fi is usually terrible. UPDATE 1-UK's Cameron loses parliamentary vote on Syria action LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron lost a vital parliamentary vote on Thursday night meant to pave the way for Britain to join a looming military strike on Syria, in a move that appeared to all but rule out British involvement in such action. Sandwich maker Potbelly files for IPO of up to $75 million (Reuters) - Sandwich maker Potbelly Corp, backed by private equity firm Oak Investment Partners, filed with U.S. regulators to raise up to $75 million in an initial public offering of common stock. Britain sends six RAF jets to Cyprus in defensive role LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is sending six RAF Typhoon jets to Cyprus as a defensive measure amid growing tensions over Syria and talks of Western military intervention. Double-Decker Buses, for Many in City, Are the Height of Irritation The vehicles proliferation in New York has been met less with nostalgia than with anger, because of traffic jams and insistent sales pitches. Judge Rules Against JPMorgan in Suit Over Billionaires Losses The ruling found the bank liable for breach of contract in mishandling an account held by the Russian-American billionaire Leonard Blavatnik. China's trials of the century CNN's Jamie FlorCruz takes a look at the Bo Xilai trial and other big trials in Chinese history. Sports Briefing | College Football College Football Hall of Fame Inducts Class Art Monk, Ty Detmer, Dave Casper, Charles Alexander, Art Shell and Jimmy Johnson were among 24 former players and coaches enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. Design Your Earrings Remind Me of Grandmas Gran Torino Colorful dried paint that built up, layer upon layer, in automobile factories as part of the spray-painting process is now being turned into jewelry. Motherlode Blog A New Airline Class for the Child-Intolerant Yet another airline aims to accommodate people who cant tolerate even the possibility of being seated near the chaos of youth. Mollie Katzen Is Still Cooking Even at this point in her career, Ms. Katzen still feels the need to be clearing up Moosewood myths. Bling's the thing- even on a budget Aug 29 - Affordable jewelry is attracting consumers- drawn to the perception of long lasting value and gift appeal. Bobbi Rebell reports. VMAs Complete winners list There was no sleep in Brooklyn -- well, at least not at the Brooklyn Barclays Center -- as the MTV Video Music Awards handed out the prizes for 2013. Female midshipman grilled in U.S. Naval Academy rape case WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A defense attorney for one of three U.S. Naval Academy football players accused of raping a female midshipman grilled the woman about her sexual history during a preliminary hearing on Thursday. NEWSMAKER Liberia must become a manufacturing economy Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says her country must move away from its reliance on commodity exports and won't be able to sustain job growth unless it focuses on manufacturing. The 30-Minute Interview Lesley Bamberger Mr. Bamberger is the chief executive of the Kroonenberg Groep, a large Dutch real estate development and investment company founded in 1956 by his grandfather, Jacob Kroonenberg. UPDATE 2-Investors pull less cash from U.S.-based stock funds -Lipper By Sam Forgione NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Investors in U.S.-based funds pulled $863.1 million out of stock funds in the latest week, down from massive outflows in the prior week even as the possibility of military action against Syria unnerved markets, data from Lipper showed on Thursday. The outflows from stock funds in the week ended Aug. 28 were down from outflows of about $9.4 billion from the funds the prior week, which were the most since July 2012, data from Lipper, a Thomson Murrays Victory Is Easy, but It Doesnt Come Quickly Because of rain delays, Andy Murray took the court three full hours after he was expected to, but he had minimal difficulty putting away Michael Llodra. Northern Iraq's investment boom Northern Iraq is enjoying an investment boom because of business prowess with gas and oil. UPDATE 2-Finnish government plans to trim generous welfare model * Plan likely to raise opposition (Adds comments from finance minister, opposition lawmakers) Angry Parents Withdraw Pupils Over Elite Schools Plans to Move About 30 families have pulled their children after learning the Park Avenue prekindergarten school was selling its building to a developer and moving to the Upper West Side. Britain's FTSE drops, pressured by Syria LONDON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index fell on Wednesday, pressured by the risks of possible Western military action against Syria, but with energy stocks supporting the market after an... Corgan Crazy good for business CNN's Monita Rajpal meets the front man of Smashing Pumpkins, who says authenticity has helped the band stay successful. UPDATE 1-Icahn raises Nuance stake, may push for board seats Aug 29 (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn said he had raised his stake in speech recognition software maker Nuance Communications Inc to 16.9 percent and that he may discuss the possibility of adding his nominees to the company's board. What Does Tory Burch Want? Legal troubles with her ex-husband Christopher Burch behind her, the high-profile but discreet designer seems poised to expand her all-American brand around the globe. Ready for Kickoff With Jadeveon Clowneys dominance on defense and Johnny Manziels improvisation on offense, college football has no shortage of big names or story lines this season. Bahrain activist's message Inside a half-empty lecture hall at the American University of Beirut, Maryam Alkhawaja explains her cause. Breaking records in Dubai Guinness World Records head Talal Omar has moved to the Middle East to accommodate the growing demand of record breakers. Television Review PBS Documentary Explores a Civil Rights Triumph A documentary on PBS goes behind the scenes of a major episode in civil rights history in 1963. Johnson Happy to Be Back on Tour After Best Man Duties With his best man duties now out of the way, Zach Johnson is delighted to be back in PGA Tour action for this week's Deutsche Bank Championship after missing the first event of the lucrative FedExCup playoffs. UPDATE 2-Russia threatens Belarus with months of oil supply cuts * Says it could seek to prosecute Uralkali shareholder Kerimov Indian women on harassment A U.S. student's experience of sexual harassment in India has triggered much anguish. Four women tell CNN of their own sufferings. British government accuses political rivals of helping Syria's Assad LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron's government on Thursday accused the Labour party of "giving succour" to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after the opposition party made clear it would not support an imminent military strike against Syria. Zimbabwe's President Mugabe sworn in for another term Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will be sworn in for another term Thursday following disputed elections. Weighing Pain of Traffic for Preseason Games Giants fans reflected on their decisions to wait in an endless string of brake lights for an inconsequential preseason game at MetLife Stadium. Shortcuts Taking an Invention From Idea to the Store Shelf Building a better mousetrap may be the easy part. After that comes patent, production and marketing, and missteps along the way can be costly. Gadgetwise Headphones Combine Good Sound and Sleek Design Aimed at the higher end of the consumer market, KEFs M500 on-ear headphones provide style, comfort and sound. Today's Economist Indias Economic Crisis Because any serious crisis causes a rush to safe havens, Indias economic difficulties will be made worse if fiscal policy disputes in the United States are not resolved, an economist writes. Robin Roberts Plans to Return Full Time to Good Morning America A year after leaving the ABC morning show for a bone-marrow transplant, Ms. Roberts said she wants to get back to my full life. Teen Star Lydia Ko Wins Again in Canada Lydia Ko breezed through another perfect Sunday in the Canadian Women's Open until a reporter pressed the amateur about missing out on another $300,000 payday.

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