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News Feed Latest worldwide news Honest shoppers rewarded Four honest college football players are getting more than they bargained for after a shopping trip in Wayne, New Jersey. On Location | Sagaponack, N.Y. Finding Refuge in the Barns A Long Island summer house offers a rustic retreat from the high pressure of Hollywood. Economix Blog Winning the Lottery, but Keeping Your Job Two-thirds of Americans say they would continue working even if they won $10 million in the lottery, a Gallup survey finds. Economix Blog Winning the Lottery, but Keeping Your Job Two-thirds of Americans say they would continue working even if they won $10 million in the lottery, a Gallup survey finds. World Briefing | Africa Congo Government Retakes Critical Territory Government troops occupied strategic hills overlooking the eastern city of Goma on Friday after rebel fighters withdrew. King of Pop's birthday Mom looks back Michael Jackson's life began on August 29, 1958, as the seventh child in a family crowded into a tiny home in Gary, Indiana. Is legend Federer 'vulnerable'? He's the greatest player in the modern tennis era, perhaps even of all time, but is Roger Federer's stellar career fading to twilight? Build your home from scratch Imagine if it were possible to build your own home, in this day and age, for less than $35,000. Or to cut up some timber and piece your new home together like a giant jigsaw puzzle. Motorsport Marquez winning streak ends A dislocated shoulder suffered in the warm-up wasn't enough to stop Marc Marquez from competing at the British MotoGP but the surging rookie saw his winning streak snapped by Jorge Lorenzo in a thrilling finish. Phys Ed How Exercise Can Help Us Sleep Better If you habitually experience insomnia, exercise can help you sleep better, a new study found. But it can take up to four months before you see results, and you may sleep worse on days you exercise. T Magazine Food Matters | A British Outpost Opens on the Upper East Side The team behind the downtown restaurant Fat Radish is bringing its British home cooking and London-inspired industrial dcor uptown to their new two-story restaurant, the East Pole. Japan govt abandons hands-off approach to Fukushima clean-up TOKYO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Japan's government is moving to take a more direct role in the clean-up of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, as concerns grow over the ability of embattled operator Tokyo Electric to handle the legacy of the worst atomic disaster in a quarter century. Theater Review Odetss Awake and Sing! Family Is Alive in TriBeCa The National Asian American Theater production of Clifford Odetss Awake and Sing! easily make its point that human realities trump ethnicity. Al Gore hurricane hubbub Gretchen Goldman says Al Gore's reasonable comments on climate change got obscured by a controversy over hurricane categories Tennis-Djokovic eases into third round, Li reaches quarters NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic survived an early test from Germany's Benjamin Becker on Friday before safely booking his place in the third round at windy Flushing Meadows. Bartoli in shock quit announcement Marion Bartoli has retired from tennis with immediate effect, just six weeks after winning her first grand slam title at Wimbledon. Insolvent town exposes gulf between EU dreams and reality ANINOASA, Romania (Reuters) - On an abandoned storefront, an old poster advertises one of the few career opportunities available in this Romanian town naked webcam models wanted for Internet... Crafting Couscous No Grain, No Gain Making the dish at home is labor intensive, but the payoff is worth it on Rosh Hashana. Explaining the N.F.L. Settlement Questions, and answers, about the proposed $765 million settlement between the N.F.L. and the more than 4,500 retired players who sued the league. The Texas Tribune Fighting Pest, Farmers Find Strange Ally A Drought Texas drought has left crops parched across the state, but the lack of water could have unintended benefits, in the killing-off of boll weevils, for South Texas farmers. Frugal Traveler From Fashion to Crashing at County Fairs Nearing the end of his summer road trip, the Frugal Traveler stops in Minnesota where he sits runway-side for a fashion show and catches his first demolition derby. New vaccine targets Hepatitis B eradication Aug. 5 - Israeli drug company SciVac has developed a third-generation vaccine for Hepatitis B, a virus that kills more than half a million people each year. The company says the vaccine has the potential to stop the disease in its tracks and is currently seeking approval for its use in the United States and Europe. Elly Park reports. For a Classic Motown Song About Money, Credit Is What He Wants The songwriter Barrett Strong has had his name struck from copyright documents for Money (Thats What I Want), Motowns first national hit. The TV Watch At Ceremony for Civil Rights Milestone, an Image That Spoke Volumes Commemorating a famous civil rights speech, a black president was at center stage, as two white former presidents looked on deferentially. Medicaid Expansion Battle in Michigan Ends in Passage Gov. Rick Snyder narrowly won the fight over making Medicaid available to more low-income people in a state where some Republicans did not want to seem to be backing the new health care law. David Frost, Who Interviewed Nixon, Is Dead at 74 A longtime broadcaster, Mr. Frost was best known for incisive interviews with public figures, including talks with former President Richard M. Nixon, which he called the highlight of his career. Relief, but Disappointment, for Plaintiffs in N.F.L. Case One day after the announcement of a $765 million settlement in a concussion lawsuit, some former players and their families expressed mixed feelings. Hewitt marches on with four-set win NEW YORK (Reuters) - Australian Lleyton Hewitt continued his career revival by reaching the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Sunday. Styles Q+A Ivanka Trump, Never Far From the Family Name A line of career clothing from Ivanka Trump will hit stores this month. RPT-Fitch upgrades Poland's PKN to 'BBB-', stable outlook Aug 30 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) U.S. home prices rise but at slower pace, consumers optimistic NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. home prices rose in June but the pace of gains cooled, suggesting higher mortgage rates may end up slowing momentum in the housing sector as the year winds down. Protesters in Tunisia call for government to resign Aug. 31 - Demonstrators in Tunis take to the streets calling on the government to resign. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Analysis No Matter How Many Stars It Loses, the Premier League Always Wins Gareth Bale, transferring to Real Madrid from Tottenham, is the latest top player to go somewhere other than England. But the Premier League has shown it is bigger than any stars. Taylor Farms, Big Food Supplier, Grapples With Frequent Recalls Taylor Farms, a giant supplier of produce and other food products, has a recent record of recalls that industry experts call high. Israeli researchers walk the walk with gait analysis device July 14 - An Israeli company is developing an inexpensive gait analysis device it believes will help doctors diagnose previously undetected medical conditions. The study of a person's walking style can reveal much about their health, and the company says it can now done at a price that most people can afford. Jim Drury has more. Brothers at War and The Real North Korea Two books explore the reasons for North Koreas confounding survival. REFILE-Twitter's top legal executive steps down in surprise move SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Twitter's defender of free speech unexpectedly stepped down as general counsel on Friday as the microblogging company moved closer toward a long-expected initial public offering. Senegal's President Sall fires PM Abdoul Mbaye DAKAR, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Senegal's President Macky Sall fired Prime Minister Abdoul Mbaye on Sunday just over a year after naming the former banker to head the government, an official said. Automakers Build Showroom in an App Using a technology called augmented reality, carmakers can embed images and video over a picture on a smartphone or tablet. Ireland mourns 'keeper of language' poet Seamus Heaney DUBLIN (Reuters) - Seamus Heaney, one of the world's best-known poets and winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for literature, died on Friday after a short illness at the age of 74, his family said.

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