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News Feed Latest worldwide news Amateur video shows two men firing RPGs at ship transiting Suez Canal Sept. 5 - Internet video purports to show two militants firing rocket-propelled grenades at a container ship as it passes through the Suez Canal in the eastern Sinai. Mana Rabiee reports. Ambassador defends Assad CNN's Christiane Amanpour speaks with Syria's UN envoy Bashar Jaafari about claims his government used chemical weapons. Is the Acer W510 Windows 8 tablet better than Windows RT? Can a Windows 8 tablet running on Intel's Atom be a good middle ground between Windows RT and more expensive devices? Take a look at Acer's W510 great battery life and full Windows 8. Determined Pirates Press on After Ending 'Streak' Toast them with a bottle of Iron City. Wear that 1970s-era Pittsburgh painter's cap with pride. Celebrate the end of "The Streak." Two of Plutos Moons Get Names From Greek Mythologys Underworld After an online contest, an astronomical union selected the names Styx, a river souls had to cross to get to Hades, and Kerberos, the many-headed guard dog. Movie Review Touchy Feely Explores Family Emotions Touchy Feely centers on two adult siblings dealing with unexpected upheaval. Team Health gets subpoena from U.S. watchdog over services to HMA Sept 5 (Reuters) - Team Health Holdings Inc, a provider of outsourced physician staffing, said it received a subpoena from a U.S. government watchdog requesting documents related to its services at... Things I wish I'd known at 15 International day of the girl 'To my 15-year-old self' The Lede With a Burst of Color, Turkeys Public Walkways Become a Focus of Quiet Protest When city authorities in Istanbul tried to quash the initiative of a public-spirited citizen who painted a set of public steps in bright colors, their heavy-handed response started a new wave of protests. Global Soccer A Transfer That Will Make or Break zils Career Arsenal finally opened up its purse strings to acquire a top player in Mesut zil, who will face questions from the start about his endurance in the rough-and-tumble Premier League. U.S. broadcasters succeed in temporarily shutting down streaming TV service Sept 5 (Reuters) - U.S. television broadcasters won a significant court battle on Thursday when a federal judge shut down an online television service in most parts of the country until a lawsuit on... Blackhawks Coach Quenneville Gets 3-Year Extension Stan Bowman wanted to keep Joel Quenneville in Chicago, and the coach had no desire to leave. Chinese pianist Wang's childhood colors Bucharest concert BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Reed-thin and tiny, Yuja Wang looks too small to handle a shiny black Steinway concert grand piano. Yet when she was done, her powerful, nuanced playing got her a standing ovation in Bucharest. Melinda Gates on dating Bill Melinda Gates discusses her philanthropy while reflecting on balancing her relationship at work before she wed Bill Gates, then CEO of Microsoft. Flow from equity and bond funds continue TrimTabs NEW YORK (Reuters) - The recent decline in U.S. equities pushed investors to redeem $16.7 billion in U.S. equity mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in August through Wednesday, data from... Global Soccer It Wont Be Easy to Judge Whether Bale Is Worth the Cost It will be hard, if not impossible, for Gareth Bale to post better numbers than Cristiano Ronaldo, but much of Bales game is making the team, and not just himself, better. Nintendo Cuts a Dimension From a Device Aimed at Youths The Nintendo 2DS will cost $130, about $40 less than its 3DS sibling, as part of a strategy to prevent households from relying on tablets for video games. TABLE-Foreign brokers set to sell Japanese stocks TOKYO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Friday. Japanese Stocks SELL 11.0 million shares BUY 9.5... From The Magazine Looking to Genes for the Secret to Happiness People whose happiness was based on a sense of higher purpose and service to others had gene markers indicating possible better long-term health. Global Soccer In Europe, Focus Turns to World Cup Qualifiers A number of players who switched to new soccer clubs this week will be asked to tune out that distraction and concentrate on their national team duties. Mirnyi Closing In on U.S. Open Mixed Doubles Hat-Trick Belarus veteran Max Mirnyi will attempt to win his third U.S. Open mixed doubles title 15-years after his first at Flushing Meadows on Friday. Pilotless jets within reach? "We're ready to take control" confirms Bob Fraser, a well-seasoned pilot who has been flying for 37 years. State of the Art No Strings on a Piano, but the Tone Is Grand To its line of hybrid grand and upright pianos, Yamaha adds the NU1 more compact and less expensive, but with real piano sound, not digital noise. Simpson, Spieth, De Jonge, Leishman Chosen for Cup Fred Couples opted for a blend of experience and emerging talent while Nick Price banked on current form when they announced their captain's picks on Wednesday for next month's Presidents Cup in Dublin, Ohio. Live, From Atlanta, an Unusual Hire Brandon Gaudin, 29, was chosen from among more than 150 applicants to be Georgia Techs radio play-by-play announcer, a job that goes far beyond broadcasting games. UPDATE 2-U.S. moves to ease employers' Obama health-law burden WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday issued proposed rules aimed at easing the requirements for companies and insurers when they report employees' health coverage information to comply with President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law. Square Feet Someday Worth Billions, but Now, They Need a Desk As tech start-ups push demand for office space in San Francisco, RocketSpace is responding with long tables, Internet access and rules against getting too big. Whatever happened to music's Jolene, Roxanne and Mrs Jones? LONDON (Reuters) - Ever wonder what happened to Dolly Parton's Jolene? Or The Police's Roxanne? Or Elton John's Daniel? Common Sense Long Odds for Authors Newly Published The book, written under a pseudonym by the best-selling author J. K. Rowling, became a success only after her identity was revealed. Azerbaijan minister still sees future for Nabucco gas pipeline BAKU, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan still sees a future for the Nabucco pipeline, even after picking a rival project to carry gas to Europe, as it expects to keep increasing output and exports of gas, its energy and industry minister said on Thursday. T Magazine About Last Night | Rachel Comeys Intimate Dinner to Kick Off Fashion Week The guests, who included fashion world insiders and boldfaced names like Maggie Gyllenhaal and Cindy Sherman, gathered for cocktails, delicious food, warm conversation and a graceful new collection. Home of Irish whiskey woos tourists with fake shops BUSHMILLS, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - One of the homes of Irish whiskey is fighting an economic downturn by investing in art projects to brighten up derelict shops and houses - an approach it says is boosting tourist numbers. Britain to Examine Why BBC Severance Payments Exceeded Contract Terms Hearings will look at payments the British Broadcasting Corporation made to senior editors as it tried to reduce its budget, and Mark Thompson, the former BBC chief, will testify. Freedivers sip coffee with sharks Things which might distract you while having coffee with a friend food in their teeth, attractive waiters, giant sharks circling your head. You're the Boss Blog Employer Mandate, Delayed by Paperwork (and Efforts to Reduce It) The challenge of writing regulations that put the Affordable Care Acts requirements for employers into practice, and then getting computer systems to carry them out, proved too much, too soon. The Pragmatist How to Secure the Castle Short of a moat and a dragon, ways to make your family safe at home. UPDATE 3-Emerging market pain dominates G20 economy talks ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Emerging and developed G20 powers struggled to find common ground on Thursday over the turmoil unleashed by the prospect of the United States reducing a flood of dollars to the world economy. Your Money Adviser When Health Deductibles Rise, Men Delay Emergency Care A recent study found that men are more likely to delay treatment for serious conditions under high-deductible plans, in contrast to women, who tend to cut back care for minor ailments only. Ask an Expert Answers for Middle-Aged Seekers of MOOCs, Part 1 Cathy N. Davidson, a Duke professor who studies learning in the digital age, answers questions about massive open online courses, including their creativity and sustainability. On the Runway Blog The Early Birds of Fashion Week Visvim, Harbison In most peoples minds, Fashion Week begins on Thursday, but dont tell that to the nearly 30 designers who are having presentations all day today.

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