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News Feed Latest worldwide news Cassandra Vinograd, Adam Cohen The couple work in London, she as a general news correspondent for The Associated Press, he at Google as the head of competition policy for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Ft. Hood killer's beard forcibly shaved The beard that delayed the Fort Hood court martial trial for months is gone. Maj. Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of 13 murders and dozens of attempted murders, is clean shaven again. Sports Briefing | College Sports Mulkey Suspended for Criticizing Referees Kim Mulkey, Baylors womens basketball coach, was suspended for her teams next N.C.A.A. tournament game for criticizing the officiating after a loss to Louisville last spring. Music streamer Spotify seeks new financing report STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Music streaming web service Spotify is looking at different ways to raise capital for further growth, Swedish daily Dagens Industri reported in its Friday edition, citing sources. Pro-marijuana group urges NFL to loosen pot rules for players DENVER (Reuters) - Football fans heading to the NFL season opener between the Baltimore Ravens and the Denver Broncos on Thursday will see a huge billboard urging the league to loosen its policy on marijuana use by players. A fresh idea for fruit? CNN's Tom Foreman reports on a small business trying to make it big with a "fresh initiative." T Magazine Perfect Pairing | Two It Girls, Palling Around in Paris To celebrate the return of the classic Virgule heel, the 21-year-old model Atlanta de Cadenet Taylor and the 19-year-old photographer Olivia Bee spent two days getting silly by the Seine. Here, they share their stories. Westwood turns on Twitter trolls After a nightmare final round at the PGA Championship, former world No. 1 golfer Lee Westwood received a torrent of abuse on Twitter -- and he could not resist hitting back at the "haters." Britain's pioneer of the arts The year is 1969 and Britain is at the peak of its counter-culture revolution -- a time of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. The Beatles are at the height of their fame, while a relatively unknown musician, David Bowie is making waves with his track "Space Oddity." Sophisticated Cameras to Begin Tracking Every N.B.A. Play The N.B.A. will install sophisticated tracking cameras in every arena this season, creating an unprecedented treasure trove of data about virtually every wrinkle of the game. Living With Cancer Is It Back? The tunnel vision of cancer focuses me obsessively on myself. Perhaps all diseases bring egotism in their wake, for people in distress find it hard to think of anything else. DoCoMo to offer Apple's iPhone - Nikkei Sept 6 (Reuters) - Japan's NTT DoCoMo Inc is expected to offer Apple Inc's iPhone as early as autumn, catching up with rivals KDDI Corp and SoftBank Corp, the Nikkei said. Cat vs. wiper blades Consider this a new take on the classic cat-and-mouse game. Hooded protesters clash with police during Chile education protest Sept. 5 - Students and police clash in Chile during protest over education reforms. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Seven up for Barca in Martino's bow Barcelona rout Levante 7-0 in their La Liga season opener and first competitive match under new manager Gerardo Martino. 'Space stations' to transform Riyadh Can car-loving Saudis be convinced to step out of their air-conditioned comfort and take public transport? A Rebuilt Revis Is Looking Ahead, Not Back Darrelle Revis, traded by the Jets in April, knows that the Buccaneers are taking a chance that he can recover fully from a torn knee ligament. But Im betting on myself. Wouldnt you? Revis said. At 65, Michel Richard Is Tackling the New York Dining Scene The acclaimed chef is making his return to a daunting restaurant scene at a time in his life when other chefs might be thinking about golf. Kenya votes to quit global court, days before deputy president's trial AMSTERDAM/NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's parliament voted on Thursday to quit the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, but the Hague-based tribunal said it would press ahead anyway with the trials of the country's president and his deputy. ArtsBeat A Macabre Mystery Poe Ballantine Talks About Memoir and True Crime Mr. Ballantines new book, Love and Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere, is about his life in a small Nebraska town and the mysterious death of a professor. British Soldiers Charged in Assault of Off-Duty Police Officer Six British soldiers got into a fight outside a bar on the East Side, the police said. They face the prospect of short jail terms and possibly discharge from the army, officials said. Woman Who Wrote About Life Under the Taliban Is Killed Sushmita Banerjee, an Indian who married an Afghan, was abducted and shot 18 years after being sentenced to death by militant leaders for refusing to wear a burqa in public. Shell to negotiate with Nigerians over oil spill compensation LONDON (Reuters) - Compensation talks will begin in Nigeria on Monday between lawyers for Royal Dutch Shell and for 15,000 Nigerian villagers who say their livelihoods were destroyed by oil spills from pipelines operated by the company. Mario Buatta The Beauty of a Bad Pun When decorating for the rich, you have to keep your sense of humor. Just ask Mr. Buatta, who has done it for 50 years. Obama arrives late to G20 dinner Sept. 5 - U.S. President Barack Obama arrives late to a G20 dinner where Syria is expected to be top of the agenda. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions Notable properties that have been recently listed for sale, sold or leased. Crazy ways to recycle a plane Furniture, hotels and private homes. What visionaries are making with dead airplanes. Rocco Mediate Looking for Canadian Sweep Rocco Mediate is trying to complete a Canadian sweep. Currents | Goods Tap on the Surface to See if Its Ripe From the Brooklyn designers Chen Chen and Kai Williams, planters and bowls cast from cut fruit. 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 the issue is resolved. 'The Star Wars' that almost was Dark Horse Comics has published the first of eight comics in a series that was George Lucas' first vision for the "Star Wars" universe. U.S. television talk show host Couric engaged - spokesman NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. television talk show host Katie Couric, whose first husband died of cancer in 1998, is engaged to Chicago banker John Molner, her spokesman said on Tuesday. Art in Review Josh Kline Quality of Life In Josh Klines latest exhibition there is no such thing as aging gracefully. Dog eats dog as Britain's tabloids bare all LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Fleet Street's finest jostled furiously at the start on Thursday of a government inquiry, trying to grab public attention with tales of shock and horror. Sports Briefing | College Football 10 Ejections for Targeting The new penalties for targeting in college football resulted in 10 ejections in 75 F.B.S. games in the first weekend of the season. Putin Tchaikovsky was gay but Russians love him anyway MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's pride in composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky, even though he was gay, is proof that the country does not discriminate against homosexuals, President Vladimir Putin said on... From figure of fun to major champion He's the man who inspired the cult of 'Dufnering' but after winning his maiden major at the PGA Championship, Jason Dufner has forced the world to take his golf seriously. Bank of England Holds Rate at Already Low Level The Bank of England kept its benchmark interest rate at 0.5 percent, even as some economists warned that the recovery is encouraging but may not be sustainable. 96-year old man writes love song to late wife Sep 05 - A 96-year old man's love song, "Oh Sweet Lorraine," becomes a viral hit. Bob Mezan reports. T Magazine On View | Robert Rauschenberg and the New Realists in New York An exhibition at the Sperone Westwater gallery features work from Robert Rauschenberg, Jean Tinguely, and a group of other New York artists who in the 1960s believed in closing the gap between art and life.

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