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News Feed Latest worldwide news Backlash Grows in Ireland to a Day That Celebrates Guinness Critics say Arthurs Day, which began in 2009 to mark the 250th anniversary of Guinness, is nothing but an excuse for binge drinking. Hernandez Steels Suarez Limelight as United Beat Liverpool Javier Hernandez poached a second-half winner as Manchester United beat arch-rivals Liverpool 1-0 to move into the English League Cup fourth round on Wednesday, subduing Luis Suarez on his return from a 10-match ban. NASCAR pioneer Nicole Nicole Lyons sets the pace for African-American woman in NASCAR. George Howell reports. -UPDATE 2-Activist investor raises stake in Thyssen FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Activist investor Cevian has raised its stake in ThyssenKrupp to 5.2 percent, in a move that was welcomed by the German steelmaker's CEO who is trying to... Well Statins Tied to Cataract Risk In one of the largest studies ever done on the subject, researchers have found that taking statins, the widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs, is associated with an increased risk for cataracts. Housing Recovery Seems Still on Track Home values and home prices are rising, according to several surveys. Theater Review All the Way Stars Bryan Cranston as Lyndon B. Johnson Bryan Cranston is Lyndon B. Johnson in All the Way, a play set immediately after President Kennedys assassination. Merck KGaA revives testing of cancer vaccine FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German drugmaker Merck KGaA will conduct new tests on an experimental lung cancer vaccine which failed a previous late-stage clinical trial, it said on Wednesday. Hot Dogs, New Jersey-Style A road trip across the Hudson River to sample a variety of New Jerseyan franks. Can this tech bring whole world online? Step into any major urban center across Africa and you'll have no problem accessing your favorite websites. Step outside the city, however, and you'll soon have to say goodbye to the web. Poison Pen The Arsenic in Our Drinking Water Long famed for its homicidal toxicity at high doses, a number of studies suggest that arsenic is an astonishingly versatile poison, able to do damage even at low doses. California to raise minimum wage to $10 an hour by 2016 SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California has become the first state in the nation to commit to raising the minimum wage to $10 per hour, with the increase to take place gradually through the start of 2016, under a bill Democratic Governor Jerry Brown signed into law on Wednesday. Wealth Matters Financing Start-Up Dreams With Retirement Savings You can use 401(k) money to create a new business, but beware the rules are complicated and the Internal Revenue Service will be watching closely. New York Fed absorbs $11.81 billion in first test of reverse repo facility NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Federal Reserve on Monday said it accepted $11.81 billion in cash as part of the first test of a new reverse repo tool that is meant to help control short-term... Art Review Hildesheims Top-Class Art Industry on Display Medieval Treasures From Hildesheim, an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is a well-preserved glimpse of the citys art that advertised Gods glory. Chinas Crackdown Prompts Outrage Over Boys Arrest After a public outcry, the authorities on Monday released Yang Zhong, 16, who was among the first people charged under new rules that criminalize the spreading of online rumors. Obituaries Paul Dietzel, Coach Who Led L.S.U. to Its First National Title, Dies at 89 In Louisiana States 1958 championship season, the football coach used a platoon system famous for a scrappy defensive unit known as the Chinese Bandits. World Briefing | Asia U.S. Envoy Affirms Support for Universal Suffrage in Hong Kong Clifford A. Hart, the new American consul general, did not take any position on how Hong Kong should achieve a more democratic system. Shareholder wealth The largest creators, the biggest destroyers Reuters blogger Felix Salmon shares a surprising list of which companies over the last 90 years have generated the most wealth for shareholders, and which ones have destroyed it. Arts | The Bronx Tandem Pursuits Armor and Ichthyology, at Glyndor Gallery at Wave Hill in the Bronx The Glyndor Gallery at Wave Hill is presenting an exhibition inspired by fish, suits of armor and intersections of the two. Economix Blog A Report Card on Education Reform A discussion with Education Secretary Arne Duncan; Mitch Daniels, the president of Purdue University; and John Engler, the head of the Business Roundtable, about the state of the education system. Cevian says may further raise stake in ThyssenKrupp DUESSELDORF, Germany, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Swedish activist shareholder Cevian may further increase its 5.2 percent holding in struggling ThyssenKrupp but does not plan to fully take over the German... Rules Sought for Workplace Wellness Questionnaires Representative Louise M. Slaughter wants the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to issue guidelines on employee wellness questionnaires to prevent workplace discrimination. Who is 'White Widow'? British-born Samantha Lewthwaite was once seen as a kind of victim of the July 2005 London terror attacks -- the pregnant wife of one of the suicide bombers who killed 52 people, now left alone to care for her children. UPDATE 3-U.S. to get coveted Alibaba IPO after Hong Kong talks founder * Alibaba IPO could have added 5 pct to HKEx daily turnover Sochi -- Russia's field of dreams? CNN's Amanda Davies gives the inside track on Sochi's preparations for February's Olympic Games with the Russian city facing a race against time to be ready. Brazil must tighten as Fed tapers U.S. stimulus -professors SAO PAULO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Brazilian policymakers will need to raise interest rates, restrain government spending and intensify a fight against inflation to avoid a steep currency drop when the... Report Man plans mall violence A 42-year-old Utah man planned to "randomly shoot and kill" at a Salt Lake City mall, then pick off moviegoers, and finally blow up a city bus -- a plot he detailed to a counselor who alerted police -- according to a court document. Pakistan troops aid quake victims Sept. 25 - Troops launch relief effort after a powerful quake in Pakistan that has killed more than 200. Paul Chapman reports Megan Krigbaum, Michael Turkell The bride is senior wine editor at Food Wine magazine, and the groom is a freelance food and kitchen photographer. YouTube tries to fix its comments YouTube comments are rough. They dabble in all forms of trolling, bullying, racism, sexism and other offensive -isms, interspersed with endless spurts of nonsensical chatter. Any thoughtful comments are typically lost in a roiling sea of "LOLs," insults and spam. Sketch Guy Be Wary of Even Safe Investments An assurance of a no-risk investment is no excuse for not doing your research before handing over your money, a financial planner writes. Theater Review The Blue Dragon Updates The Dragons Trilogy Directed and starring Robert Lepage, The Blue Dragon, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, revisits characters first created in The Dragons Trilogy. Square Feet Tourists, Not Conventions, Feed Chicago Hotel Boom The Windy City is attracting more tourists, and many prefer smaller lifestyle hotels near the citys sites and bars and restaurants. Egypt Brotherhood Ban Opens Way to Wider Crackdown An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the Muslim Brotherhood to be banned and its assets confiscated in a dramatic escalation of a crackdown by the military-backed government. Milan Fashion Week | Curtain Call To mark the conclusion of Milan Fashion Week, we catalog the bows of 14 of its visionary designers and capture how the gesture can subtly reveal a hint of their personalities, whether outsize or not. Netflix wins major Emmy award Sep. 23 - Netflix's Emmy win for "House of Cards" showed the streaming video service could compete among the best. It could inspire more Hollywood talent to consider online series. Fred Katayama reports. Sports Briefing | Pro Football Sayers Suit Withdrawn The Hall of Fame running back Gale Sayers wants to withdraw a lawsuit filed last week against the N.F.L. and the helmet maker Riddell that claimed they failed to prevent repeated head injuries, a lawyer said. Enigmatic Leader of Iran Backs Overture, for Now Irans new president, Hassan Rouhani, is getting all the attention, but Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader, remains the man behind the curtain. ABC TV's 'S.H.I.E.L.D' opens big with 12.2 million viewers (Reuters) - New ABC drama "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." garnered strong ratings in its Tuesday debut, grabbing 12.2 million viewers overall and ranking first in its time slot among viewers ages 18 to 49, the group most prized by advertisers, according to Nielsen ratings data.

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