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News Feed Latest worldwide news Is 'surveillance-proof' font unhackable? A former NSA contractor creates four fonts aimed at disrupting Optical Character Recognition. ArtsBeat Minnesota Orchestra Musicians Reject Latest Contract Offer The musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra voted Saturday to reject managements latest proposal for a new contract in the yearlong labor dispute. Obama, Netanyahu discuss Iran President Barack Obama once again finds himself in the middle of a high-stakes, tension-fraught meeting with a key leader from the Middle East. Tale of White Widow Fills British Press While there is no evidence that Samantha Lewthwaite was involved in the Kenya mall attack, British newspapers remain fascinated with the woman they call the white widow. Even at $700, Apple is not a bubble Felix TV It took 15,000 data points to answer a question millions of investors are asking Is Apple stock overvalued? With the help of friends at Datastream, Reuters blogger Felix Salmon presents a unique visual analysis showing that even at $700 a share, Apple is not overvalued as Microsoft was before its bubble burst. (September 19, 2012) World's most extreme golf courses Extreme golf gallery QMB is back, is economic growth? Quest Means Business is relaunching, as U.S. economy enters a new phase. Five years after Lehman collapsed, the economy's vital signs are improving. So is the U.S. recovered? Watch CNNI at 2100 London time. Elton John and Bernie Taupin Are Back With Diving Board Bernie Taupin comes up with the words, and Elton John, separately, the music, in a pairing that has been successful for decades. Telenor buys into Asian, South American classifieds market OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian telecoms group Telenor entered the online classifieds market on Monday, taking a stake in a Southeast Asian venture and establishing a South American business, it said in a statement. Girls flee bombs, start over in U.S. Blair Brettschneider didn't experience war or genocide as a young girl in suburban Michigan. She has never received a death threat, and she has never seen a family member murdered. But the 49 teenagers she helps every week have. The TV Watch The Final Episode of Breaking Bad Leaves One Question Unanswered After so many lugubrious turns, Breaking Bad came to an end on Sunday on an almost uplifting note. But perhaps the best thing about it was the series actually ended. American Made A Wave of Sewing Jobs as Orders Pile Up at U.S. Factories Factories are finding that years of doing business overseas has withered what once was a thriving textile and apparel work force in the United States. Canonisation for John Paul II, John XXIII Set for April 27 Pope John Paul II, the Polish pontiff who led the Catholic Church for 27 years and witnessed the fall of communism and Pope John XXIII, who called the reforming Second Vatican council, will be declared saints on April 27, Pope Francis announced on Monday. Out There Astronaut and a Writer at the Movies Watching the new film Gravity with the astronaut Michael J. Massimino, who flew missions to service the Hubble Space Telescope, gives insight into the films fidelities, and its flaws. T Magazine The Scene | Paris Fashion Week Maison Martin Margiela Scenes from the Paris Fashion Week photo diary of Schohaja. Dozens reported dead in Sudan protests Clashes in Sudan between protesters and police about rising gasoline prices have left dozens dead, according to protest groups and the Sudanese government. Demonstrators have been calling for President Omer Hassan Ahmed Albashir to step down. Markets Slide Worldwide Amid U.S. Budget Battle On Wall Street, investors were concerned that a shutdown could make it more likely that the United States will default on its outstanding debt when it reaches its borrowing limit. Tokyo man to lose home to make way for stadium again TOKYO (Reuters) - Kohei Jinno fans out the black and white photos of his family posing proudly in front of their central Tokyo home, a house they were forced to leave ahead of the 1964 Olympic Games to make way for construction of the main stadium. Breakingviews - London risks talent loss in house price boom Sept. 27 - As fears of a property bubble in London grow, high prices may be scaring off foreign talent, says Breakingviews. Atomic Goal 800 Years of Power From Waste TerraPower, a start-up led by Bill Gates, is at work on a new kind of reactor that would be fueled by todays nuclear waste. SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off from California VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, California (Reuters) - An unmanned Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Sunday to test upgrades before commercial satellite launch services begin later this year. For the Washington Area, a Second Lightning Strike A shutdown of much of the federal government would hurt the capital region, already hobbled by sequestration and a stalled economy. Commercial cargo ship reaches International Space Station (Reuters) - An unmanned U.S. commercial cargo ship flew to the International Space Station on Sunday, completing the primary goal of its test flight before supply runs begin in December. UPDATE 1-Roche breast cancer drug gets U.S. pre-surgery approval Sept 30 (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators expanded the approval of Roche Holding AG's breast cancer drug Perjeta and will now allow its use to help shrink tumors prior to surgery, the Food and Drug Administration said on Monday. The 30-Minute Interview Robert A. Knakal Mr. Knakal is the chairman of Massey Knakal Realty Services, a commercial real estate brokerage firm in New York. He started the company in 1988 with Paul Massey, the chief executive. Maximum Shakespeare To Renovate or Not to Renovate? Is it more effective to cloak Shakespearean text in contemporary imagery, or to hew to a more classical line? Recipes for Health Grilled Eggplant and Tomatoes With Chermoula A pungent Moroccan herb sauce makes a great accompaniment for grilled vegetables grilled outdoors, or in. Exclusive Vatican Bank likely to close embassy accounts after Iran, Iraq red flags VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican bank is likely to close all accounts held by foreign embassies, following concerns about large cash deposits and withdrawals by the missions of Iran, Iraq and Indonesia, according to people with knowledge of the situation. Well Living With Cancer Feeling Older Than My Age Sometimes cancer and its treatments make me feel as if I have entered a time machine that accelerates aging. Pogue's Posts The Many Mysteries of Air Travel Air turbulence wont crash a plane, and nothing happens when lightning hits a plane. A pilot and blogger answers the questions that many fliers have. Tokyo Electric sees profit without rate hike paper TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co, the operator of the crippled Fukushima plant, will likely turn a profit for the first time in three years in the current business year, without raising electricity rates or restarting reactors, its president was quoted as saying on Sunday. China hit with flood waters Torrential rains trigger severe flooding in China. Greece files charges against Golden Dawn party leader, 4 members The leader of Greece's extreme right wing Golden Dawn party and four party lawmakers were charged Sunday with forming and participating in a criminal gang. Go Deeper Into Mexico With Mezcal Tequilas more-assertive cousin is working its way into many cocktails. The top films at the North American box office July 21 - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three days starting July 19, led by "The Conjuring," according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. 1 (*) The Conjuring..........................$ 41.5 million 2 (1) Despicable Me 2........................$ 25.1 million 3 (*) Turbo..................................$ 21.5 million 4 (2) Grown Ups 2............................$ 20.0 million 5 (*) Red 2..................................$ 18.5 mill Breakingviews Deflating strategic reserves Sept. 30 - Reynolds Holding and Robert Cyran discuss the U.S. government's botched sale of helium stockpiles and why socking away valuable resources rarely makes sense. Art in Review Brian Adam Douglas How to Disappear Completely Mr. Douglas makes dreamlike paintings by means of an improbable, laborious technique. Unilever to Buy Oil Derived From Algae From Solazyme Unilever plans to buy about three million gallons of the algae-produced oil as part of its aim to double the size of its business while reducing its environmental footprint. Obama to deliver statement at White House at 445 p.m. EDT (2045 GMT) WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver a statement to reporters on Monday at 445 p.m. EDT (2045 GMT) shortly before meeting with his Cabinet, the White House said. New King of Shaq-ramento Former NBA player Shaquille O' Neal buys part of NBA's Sacramento Kings. CNN's Rachel Nichols has more.

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