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News Feed Latest worldwide news T Magazine On View | A Second Act for the Legendary Stage Actor Joel Grey The actor, director, and photographer, perhaps best known for playing the sinister M.C. in Bob Fosses Cabaret, will show an enigmatic series of photographs of decaying billboards at Steven Kasher gallery in New York. Ellie Mae taps Morgan Stanley to oversee sale -sources NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Mortgage software company Ellie Mae has hired Morgan Stanley to try to sell the company, two sources familiar with the deal told Reuters on Tuesday. Dot Earth Blog The Yosemite Inferno in the Context of Forest Policy, Ecology and Climate Change The growing intensity of Western fires is the result of many factors, with a drying, heating climate high on the list. New Rangers Coach Chooses Assistants Alain Vigneault will have more hands-on help behind the bench than the former coach John Tortorella did. Rio's 'big brother' watches over city It's a blazingly warm day in Rio de Janeiro and people flock to the Copacabana beach for a swim in the sea and a round of volleyball. The World Cup and the Olympic and Paralympic Games are approaching, and from high above, the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue is watching over the city. But there are others watching, too. Qantas shares rise 7 percent after earnings jump SYDNEY (Reuters) - Shares in Australia's flagship carrier Qantas jumped as much as 7 percent on Thursday after the company posted a full-year net profit of A$6 million from a net loss of A$244... Facial recognition brings new look to shopping Aug. 19 - Scrambling for credit cards or mobile phones at the checkout counter could become a thing of the past as a Finnish company readies to launch the world's first face recognition payment system. Tara Cleary reports. German and British Teams Grouped Together in Champions League The four German teams in the UEFA Champions League all were matched against English Premier League opponents in the draw for the competitions group stage in Monaco. Japan to Spend Almost $500 Million on Water Crisis at Fukushima Nuclear Plant The announcement comes just days before the International Olympic Committee decides whether Tokyo 230 km (140 miles) from the wrecked plant will host the 2020 Olympic Games. Plan to Capture an Asteroid Runs Into Politics In a straight party vote, Republicans in the normally bipartisan House science committee vote down a NASA proposal and call for a Moon base. Japan's $473 million nuclear leak plan Sept. 3 - Japan's government says it will intervene further to contain leaks at the Fukushima nuclear plant. Paul Chapman reports. Azarenka Beats Ivanovic to Reach Quarter-Finals Victoria Azarenka booked her place in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Tuesday when she beat Serbia's Ana Ivanovic 4-6 6-3 6-4 in an error-strewn fourth-round match. Lazio punished for racist chanting Italian football club Lazio must play their opening home game of the season with a section of their fans banned from the match as punishment for racial abuse. Hedge fund manager Karsch planning a consulting firm sources BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Michael Karsch, who is liquidating his own fund, is readying a new consulting business that will likely count legendary investor Stanley Druckenmiller among its... Dot Earth Blog The Yosemite Inferno in the Context of Forest Policy, Ecology and Climate Change The growing intensity of Western fires is the result of many factors, with a drying, heating climate high on the list. News Corp sells Dow Jones' Local Media Group Sept 3 (Reuters) - News Corp said it sold its Dow Jones Local Media Group, which includes eight daily and 15 weekly newspapers, to a unit of Fortress Investment Group LLC. Romanians continue protest against gold mine BUCHAREST, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Roughly 1,000 people gathered in Romania's capital late on Tuesday for a third day of protests against plans to start an open-cast gold mine in the small Carpathian town of Rosia Montana. Malala opens Europe's largest public library Sept. 3 - The Pakistani school-girl who survived being shot by the Taliban said "pens and books are the weapons that defeat terrorism" as she presided over the opening of Europe's largest public library. Rough Cut (no reporter narration) SA's history-making jockey CNN's Nkepile Mabuse meets S'manga Khumalo, the first black jockey to win South Africa's Durban July. The Lede Tracking the Syrian Crisis The Times will provide updates, analysis and public reaction from around the world. Champions League A Sheep Is Saved, and Celtic Wins Glasgow Celtic overcame a 2-0 deficit from the first leg to advance to the Champions League group stage after beating Shakhter Karagandy on Wednesday. Straight Sets Hewitt Continues Run With Win Over Young Russian Lleyton Hewitt, ranked 66th, is in the fourth round of the United States Open for the first time since 2006. Economix Blog Paid Vacations Decline A smaller share of private sector workers get paid vacation days than was the case two decades ago. But the number of days has increased for those who get them. Well U.S. Circumcision Rates Are Declining The percentage of newborns who are circumcised in the United States declined to 58.3 percent in 2010 from 64.5 percent in 1979, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Financial advisors ready for more restructuring deals in Brazil SAO PAULO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Companies in Brazil, struggling with weak economic growth, rising borrowing costs and a currency slump, are likely to boost demand for advice on debt restructuring as... Exclusive club admits women For almost 200 years Britain's Royal Yacht Squadron has had a strict men-only policy, meaning even its patron, Queen Elizabeth II, was denied entry. Arts, Briefly Another Judge for American Idol Harry Connick Jr. will join Keith Urban and Jennifer Lopez on the judging panel for the shows 13th season, in January, according to The Hollywood Reporter. REFILE-EMERGING MARKETS-Caught between growth hopes, Fed action; Indian assets tank LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Emerging market assets posted modest gains on Tuesday after data reinforced evidence of economic recovery in most parts of the world but in India, Indonesia and Turkey... Every 15 seconds, a new refugee in Syria Every 15 seconds, a Syrian becomes a refugee. Financial advisers shift strategy to serve older clients TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian financial adviser Leony deGraaf decided to specialize in elder care after watching her father help seniors in his own practice, and she's never looked back - grateful for... To Chinese tourists Beware Paris Petty crime targeting tourists in France, especially Chinese, has alarmed officials, as Jim Bittermann reports. Small-Business Guide Fearing Obsolescence, a Company Charts Its Reinvention When a Web marketing and communications company discovered its hardware system was out-of-date, it set out on the giant and ultimately successful task of remaking the company. Endangered sea turtles nesting at record level along southeast U.S. coast CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Endangered sea turtles are nesting in record numbers along the southeast Atlantic Coast this summer, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said on Friday, although they still face environmental threats from ocean pollution and a possible rise in sea levels. T Magazine Travel Diary | Irene Neuwirths Eight Great Days in Greece The jewelry designer shares her impressions of the island of Patmos, where she savored the the beaches, the colors and the fried cheese. Washington Routs No. 19 Boise State 38-6 Keith Price was back throwing touchdowns with a grin on his face, Washington returned to the shores of Lake Washington and Husky Stadium was drowning in a cacophony of noise. You're the Boss Blog Hiring to Carry Out Tasks Vs. Hiring to Achieve Goals When you hire, do you think about whether the new employee will be able to grow along with the business? Shares of Brazil's OGX jump 40 percent after steep Friday loss SAO PAULO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Shares of Brazilian oil producer OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA spiked 40 percent on Monday as bargain-hunters stepped in after the stock posted its second-biggest... Nokia-Microsoft deal is good for both It's the deal that's been rumored since Stephen Elop joined Nokia from Microsoft three years ago, and now it's become reality. Microsoft is to buy Nokia, and become a phone manufacturer ... for the second time. Dig at Florida reform school site yields bone fragments The work is moving at the speed of science. Slow. But that's not surprising when you're digging for long-forgotten answers. Detroit defends contested swaps deal as key to city's survival DETROIT, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Detroit had no choice but to strike a deal with holders of interest-rate swaps contracts as the city scrambled to guarantee access to cash in the days before its bankruptcy filing, according to depositions by the city's emergency manager and a key financial adviser.

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