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News Feed Latest worldwide news Staying Alive Sharing the Profits Requires Some Tough Calls How often should we pay bonuses? How big should the bonus pool be? Do all employees get to participate? Soccer Roundup City Defeats Hull, but Its a Challenge Manchester City avoided what would have been another slip-up against a Premier League newcomer by beating Hull City a week after a loss at Cardiff. Sports Briefing | Pro Football Jets Trim Roster, Cutting Kicker and Veteran Tackle The Jets made their first cuts on Friday, shedding kicker Dan Carpenter and the veteran tackle Antonio Garay, who confirmed his release in an e-mail. Recreating golf's most iconic photo Shane O'Donoghue attempts to recreate the most iconic photo in golf, Hy Peskin's pic of Ben Hogan's 1-iron shot. India and rape Women in their own words When Michaela Cross, a U.S. student at the University of Chicago, posted a CNN iReport about the sexual harassment she says she experienced during a study abroad trip in India, the response was overwhelming. NASCAR's pit crew pioneer Christmas Abbott, 5'3 and 115 pounds, is the first woman to join a NASCAR pit crew team. In the Garden The Fire-Escape Nursery A gardener in a Queens apartment wards off the landlord and the squirrels. Robots taking over kitchens? Students from The School of Form in Poland have designed a robotic chef that could give a glimpse into the future. Top shareholder in Italy's Carige bank says open to new investors MILAN, Aug 29 (Reuters) - The top shareholder in Italian mid-sized lender Banca Carige, which needs to shore up its capital by 800 million euros ($1.1 billion) by the end of this year, said it was... China Expands Inquiry on Graft to Oil Industry The authorities announced that four executives of the state-owned China National Petroleum Corporation were under investigation. US FDA probes brain infection in patient on Novartis's MS drug (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it was investigating a case of a rare and serious brain infection that developed in a patient in Europe, who was being treated with Novartis's multiple sclerosis drug, Gilenya. Swiss engineers bring acoustic solution to noise pollution Aug. 29 - Swiss-based acoustic engineers are developing a sound tracking system they say will help regulators control traffic flow and reduce road noise. The World Health Organization says road noise is a major contributor to poor health in Europe but by monitoring traffic flow, the engineers think they can help. Tara Cleary reports. NHL Stars to Return to Olympics in Sochi in 2014 After weeks of tough negotiations, the NHL and its players reached a deal with the International Ice Hockey Federation on Friday to put the season on hold again so the game's biggest stars can compete next year in the Sochi Olympics. ArtsBeat Video Reviews of Passion, One Direction and Abigail Harm Times film critics on Passion, One Direction and Abigail Harm. BRICs will suffer from QE rollback - World Bank June 19 - As quantitative easing slows, developing countries will struggle to access capital, warns World Bank President Jim Yong Kim at a newsmaker event in London. Chemical attack 2? Evidence of another deadly chemical weapons attack in Syria has surfaced, opposition activists said Friday. Out There Stars, Gold, Dung Beetles and Us Its hard to imagine a more humbling connection between the microscopic and the massive than that of a bug who navigates its carefully wrought investment by the light of the Milky Way. Giant canyon found entombed under Greenland ice OSLO (Reuters) - A vast and previously unmapped gorge 800 meters (half a mile) deep has been found under ice in Greenland, comparable in size to parts of the Grand Canyon in the United States, scientists said. Shell-shock Maine lobsterman finds two-tone crustacean BOWDOINHAM, Maine (Reuters) - It's not quite winning the lottery, but the odds are about as remote A lobsterman off the coast of Maine recently hauled in an almost perfectly two-toned lobster - half orange, half brown. The Saturday Profile A Maker of Bikes Now Makes a Point of Riding Them Over 41 years, King Liu has built Giant into the worlds largest bike manufacturer by revenue. Now he has a new mission to make Taiwan a capital of cycling. Sixth U.S. ship now in eastern Mediterranean 'as precaution' WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A sixth U.S. warship is now operating in the eastern Mediterranean, near five U.S. destroyers armed with cruise missiles that could soon be directed against Syria as part of a "limited, precise" strike, defense officials said late on Friday. Public private partners come to potoroo rescue Aug. 25 - Australia's threatened long-nosed potoroo may be making a comeback in southeast Queensland thanks to a collaboration between government and private land-owners. The shy marsupial has been the victim of habitat destruction through land clearing but efforts by farmers are producing signs of recovery. Tara Cleary reports. Indian teen sentenced to three years in Delhi gang rape case NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian teenager was sentenced to three years in juvenile detention on Saturday for the December gang rape of a trainee physiotherapist, the first verdict in a case that sparked debate over whether India is too soft on young offenders. The Top Floor? Youre All Invited With sales and rental activity strong, some developers find more value in top-floor amenities than penthouses. Central American coffee farmers fear ruin from rust fungus EL PARAISO, Honduras/PEREZ ZELEDON, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Central American coffee industry officials say the region's arabica crop is weathering an outbreak of leaf-rust fungus, but try telling that to small-hold farmers like Graciela Alvarenga. Obama Will Seek Syria Vote in Congress President Obama paused his march to battle by asking lawmakers, who are not due to return to town for more than a week, to give him authorization before he launches a limited military strike against Syria. U.S. home prices rise but at slower pace, consumers optimistic NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. home prices rose in June but the pace of gains cooled, suggesting higher mortgage rates may end up slowing momentum in the housing sector as the year winds down. Future city It is a bright cold day in April, and the walls are gently throbbing. You open your eyes in time to see the Wall Smart paint of your brand new apartment slowly brightening from black to white as nano-particles rearrange themselves to absorb a different part of the spectrum. Soros Angela Merkel was the creator of the European crisis George Soros explains to Reuters' Chrystia Freeland how German Chancellor Angela Merkel's actions in 2008 could lead to the disintegration of the European Union. Consequently, a disorderly default of European sovereignties may lead to a global financial meltdown worse than 2008. He explains his analysis here. World Briefing | Middle East Iran Another Nuclear Official to Be Replaced Irans longtime ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency will become the third senior Iranian nuclear official to be replaced under President Hassan Rouhani. You're the Boss Blog Running the Numbers, a Business Reassesses Its Performance At first, the manufacturers leaders were devastated to learn that the companys performance was so much worse than they had believed. The Lede Lawmakers Respond on Twitter to Obamas Statement on a Syria Vote Some lawmakers took to Twitter to respond to President Obamas announcement that he would ask Congress for authorization before launching a strike against Syria. France's Hollande facing pressure for deputies to vote on Syria PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande reaffirmed to U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday his will to punish Syria for a suspected chemicals weapons attack but was under increasing pressure to put the intervention to parliament. Drone Strike Is Said to Kill 4 Militants in Pakistan The strike, believed to have been carried out by the United States, took aim at a hub of militancy along the Afghan-Pakistani border. China's villages fight to survive Wandering through this remote village nestled among ancient forests and bamboo groves in China's poorest province, it's easy to imagine that life here has changed little over the centuries. Remote Control To Protect Its Empire, ESPN Stays on Offense Emerging competitors, decreasing cable subscriptions and rising political opposition to bundled channels have created a precarious environment for ESPN, which is fighting back. Pat Cash's Wimbledon tour Open Court's Pat Cash takes viewers for a behind the scenes tour of Wimbledon. Ask Well Eating Before Exercise The Phys Ed columnist Gretchen Reynolds responds to reader questions about fitness. Yankees 2, Orioles 0 A Tense Moment in the 9th, but Nova Shuts Out Orioles Behind Ivan Nova, the Yankees defeated Baltimore for the second game in a row and moved up in the wild-card race. Major Surge Is Unlikely for Prices of U.S. Gas Ample inventories and North American production are expected to hold down prices, despite tensions in the Middle East and North Africa.

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