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News Feed Latest worldwide news Dog Ziggity New Jerseys Own Hot Dogs A road trip to 10 joints shows that New York hot dogs may have nothing on these franks. Music Review Roberto Fonseca at the Highline Ballroom The Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca worked with a six-piece combo at his show at the Highline Ballroom on Monday. Climate science Like 'shuffle hat'? Why it pays to keep your eye on the hat with the ball when it comes to climate science. Stocks step back as DC deadline forges ahead Sept. 27 - Summary The Dow suffers its first weekly decline of September as the U.S. government heads towards a fiscal showdown; BlackBerry abyss; J.C. Penney likely burning through cash. Conway G. Gittens reports. T Magazine On View | The Natural History of American Design An exhibition at the Bard Graduate Center of artifacts from the Americas, which were lent to New York fashion designers by the American Museum of Natural History nearly a century ago, is unexpectedly relevant today. House G.O.P. Raises Stakes in Debt-Ceiling Fight With no serious negotiations in sight, a disorderly and divided Congress slipped closer to a double-barreled fiscal crisis. E.A. Sports Settles Lawsuit With College Athletes The settlement in the suit filed by student-athletes seeking to be paid included the Collegiate Licensing Company, and the court filing came after E.A. Sports announced it would not publish a college football video game in 2014. Sudanese police fire teargas as crowd demands Bashir resign KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Police fired teargas on Friday to disperse thousands of Sudanese demanding that President Omar Hassan al-Bashir step down, a day after clashes in which rights groups accused security forces of shooting dead at least 50 people. Merkel still needs to focus on euro zone Sept 23 - Investors liked the German election result but what's first on Merkel's to do list when it comes to the rest of the euro zone? The EU's top economic official tells Reuters what he thinks she must focus on. Sonia Legg reports Could Germany's nuclear gamble fail? As Germany's switchover from nuclear power to renewable energy gathers pace, concerns are mounting over the cost to country's prosperity and its already squeezed consumers. Breakingviews Hong Kong's Alibaba loss is New York's gain? Sept. 26 - Chinese Internet giant Alibaba has chosen New York over Hong Kong for its $15 billion IPO. Breakingviews' Peter Thal Larsen and Rob Cox debate the pros and cons for the company and the exchanges. An Asian rival to the Ryder Cup? Asia's emergence as a golfing power has received a boost with the announcement the continent's top golfers will face off against their European counterparts in a competition similar to the Ryder Cup. UPDATE 2-Mexico's America Movil may launch KPN offer in October MEXICO CITY, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Mexican phone company America Movil, embroiled in an increasingly complex bid for Dutch telecom KPN, said on Friday that it might go ahead with its formal offer next month. Nektar Therapeutics pain drug for knee arthritis fails study (Reuters) - Nektar Therapeutics said its experimental drug to treat chronic pain in patients with arthritis of the knee failed to meet its main goal in a mid-stage clinical trial. Qatar World Cup worker abuse? The Guardian newspaper alleges abuse and exploitation of migrant workers in Qatar U.S. Commerce Department would not publish data if government shuts down WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department would not publish any economic data in the event the government were to shut down, a spokeswoman for the department said on Friday. China's Bo Xilai appeals conviction One day after a court in eastern China sentenced him to life in prison for corruption, former Communist Party official Bo Xilai appealed his verdict and sentencing, a source with direct knowledge of the case told CNN. Palantir Technologies raises $196.5 million SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Data-analytics company Palantir Technologies has raised $196.5 million, the company disclosed Friday in a regulatory filing. Your Money Adviser Deciding When to Enter a Palliative Care Unit Patients with fatal conditions who arent ready for hospice care may opt for a plan that focuses on treating symptoms and offering emotional support. Cher saves 'best effort' for first album in 12 years LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Few musicians are able to keep their careers alive for more than five decades, but pop diva Cher says her latest album is her "best effort ever." Well Rethinking Motion Sickness Thomas Stoffregen, a kinesiologist, believes that motion sickness is connected to posture and gait, not imbalances in the inner ear. Music, at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum The exhibition Music, at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Connecticut, lets five visual artists engage with another form. The toughest shot in golf? Living Golf takes a a look at the iconic 17th hole with its island green. World's first 3D-printed gun The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, UK has acquired two models of the world's first 3D-printed gun. E.A. Sports Settles Lawsuit With College Athletes The settlement in the suit filed by student-athletes seeking to be paid included the Collegiate Licensing Company, and the court filing came after E.A. Sports announced it would not publish a college football video game in 2014. Elite coaching with Graf, Agassi CNN's Patrick Snell looks at how the famous couple is helping groom the next generation of tennis stars. The Learning Network Blog 6 Qs About the News | New Short Video Series Reveals Mysteries of Natural World On what topic would you like to see Mr. Gorman create a ScienceTake video? Golf Capsules Down to his last chance to earn a PGA Tour card, Ashley Hall opened the Web.com Tour Championship with his second-best score of the year even though he called a penalty on himself when he noticed his ball slightly move. Cheaper iPhone Will Cost More in China While many analysts expected Apple to price the iPhone 5C at about $400, it will actually go for significantly more in China, where the company is struggling. Do black tech entrepreneurs face institutional bias? Wayne Sutton has been asking venture-capital investors and Silicon Valley executives a question that's not often broached here in the epicenter of the technology industry Norway's Arctic idyll shivers at oil plans SVOLVAER, Norway (Reuters) - Oil companies seeking new Arctic areas for exploration face a battle with environmentalists, fishermen and hotel owners over Norwegian islands where jagged snow-capped peaks rise sheer from the sea. Tee off at world's most extreme golf courses From Greenland to Afghanistan to Bolivia playing golf in some of the world's wildest, most beautiful and most dangerous places. Chinese 'whistleblower' freed A Chinese journalist jailed for eight years for leaking government restrictions on reporting has been freed. Shi Tao made headlines in 2004 when he sent the media restrictions to a human rights group -- an act that China said amounted to "leaking state secrets." 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. Skin Deep New Beauty Goal Plumper Cheeks Round, plump cheeks look young. Saggy, sunken ones look old. Dermatologists now focus on increasing volume for a more youthful look. Samsung to make curved smartphone Samsung plans to introduce a smartphone with a curved display screen, an executive of the South Korean company said Wednesday. Latest SpaceX Rocket Test Successfully Goes Sideways The latest test flight of Space Exploration Technologies Corporations Grasshopper vehicle demonstrated more pronounced steering maneuvers. Hit political blogger Nate Silver on future of predictive modeling NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nate Silver is an oxymoron come to life the famous statistician. Caesars hopes to hit jackpot with Boston casino bid BOSTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Caesars Entertainment Corp's proposed casino in Boston would draw elite international gamblers in the same way Las Vegas does, and marks one of the U.S. gaming industry's best cash-making opportunities, CEO Gary Loveman said on Friday. PRESS DIGEST-New York Times business news - Sept 27 Sept 27 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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