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News Feed Latest worldwide news Argentine farmers hoard soybeans as inflation hedge BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine farmers are hoarding more soy this season than in past years, threatening to reduce much-needed export tax revenue as raw beans become the preferred unit of savings in an economy impaired by double-digit inflation. PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Oct 1 Oct 1 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Today's Economist A Health Care Fight That Punishes Federal Workers Critics of the Affordable Care Act continue to misrepresent its provisions, including one about coverage for Congress and its employees, an economist writes. As tallying goes on, top Florida Democrat cheers Obama's win MIAMI (Reuters) - The chairman of Florida's Democratic Party congratulated President Barack Obama on Thursday on winning the battleground state on Tuesday, while blasting the state's Republican governor for his handling of the election. Monaco's F1 transformation The most famous race in Formula One -- the Monaco Grand Prix -- brings a change of pace to Monaco's Mediterranean idyll. iPhone's fingerprint sensor works for dogs You'll have to be doggedly clever to unlock Mike Linden's new iPhone 5S. Special Report The Presidents Cup Meteoric Rise Lands Jordan Spieth on U.S. Presidents Cup Team Jordan Spieth will be the youngest American to play in The Presidents Cup, culminating a dazzling rise that seemed beyond his ambitions when he was struggling to get a P.G.A. Tour card 10 months ago. Kerry meets Sudan counterpart on South Sudan, Darfur UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry met his Sudanese counterpart for talks on Monday on the South Sudan peace process and conflict-hit areas like Darfur, but did not raise U.S. concerns over the government's crackdown on protesters, the State Department said. Tensions Over Iran Seem to Ebb Between Netanyahu and Obama After an Oval Office meeting, the Israeli leader said that despite a diplomatic overture by Iran, the United States and Israel agree that Tehran must not acquire a nuclear weapon. 1.3 tons of cocaine found on flight There was something odd about the 30 suitcases that showed up on a flight from Venezuela. The colorful bags weren't registered to any of the passengers on the plane. The Politics of Black Masculinity The Op-Ed columnist Charles M. Blow on the difficulty of explaining the Zimmerman verdict to his sons. Legacy of Greco-Roman Mapmaking A new exhibit features more than 40 objects that provide an overview of Greco-Roman geographical thinking and representation, tracing the roots of modern mapmaking. Germany Post Fukushima CNN's Diana Magnay reports why the German consumer is paying more than what the energy transition may be worth. Dance Review Roberto Bolle Performs With Friends at City Center Roberto Bolle and Friends, a dance gala organized as part of a year of Italian culture, was presented Tuesday night at City Center. Ronaldo stars in Real thriller Cristiano Ronaldo shows just why Real Madrid agreed to pay him the big bucks with a hat-trick on a scintillating evening of European football. Is "Swiss Made" sought in Asia? CNN's Patricia Wu talks to IWC's CEO on how much the "Swiss Made" label means to Asian consumers. Titans 38, Jets 13 Tennessee Turns Smiths Giveaways Into Touchdowns Geno Smith committed four turnovers and the Titans scored touchdowns after each one, as the Jets blundered their way to another loss at LP Field in Nashville. Bulldog carves across Peru's streets on skateboard Sept. 19 - Skateboarding bulldog wins hearts and minds in Peru and beyond. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Big City A Move for the Essex Street Market Plans call for the relocation of the city-run Essex Street Market from one side of Delancey Street, on the Lower East Side, to the other. Global Citizen Festival Scenes from the concert in Central Park. Trouble in D.C. may be investor opportunity - Lazard's Hogan Sep. 30 - Lazard Capital Markets Chief Market Analyst Art Hogan says the manufactured crisis in D.C. is a buying opportunity for investors. Bobbi Rebell reports. Violence unsettles oil production MME's John defterios sits down with Hussain Al-Shahristani, the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy. Australia shares see biggest one-day drop in 7 weeks on U.S. fiscal crisis SYDNEY, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Australian shares slid 1.3 percent from five-year highs on Monday, their biggest one-day drop since early August, after Wall Street fell on concerns over looming fiscal... Group claims to have hacked iPhone 5S A group of hackers in Germany says it has found a way to bypass the fingerprint-sensor security system on the new iPhone 5S. New cargo ship's docking at space station delayed to Saturday CAPE CANAVERAL (Reuters) - A traffic jam at the International Space Station is prompting a second delay in the arrival of a new commercial cargo ship that is making a test run to the orbital outpost, officials said on Monday. Motherlode Blog Is It Going Away to College if College Is Close to Home? Many students who have a choice are factoring in the distance from home when they chose a college, and not in the hopes of getting as far away as possible. Shrinking List of Video Games Is Dominated by Blockbusters As video game players tastes shift toward smartphones and tablets, more and more of the money spent on console games goes to a small number of blockbusters. City Room A Salute Not to the Yankees, but to Their Logo The Yankees interlocking NY logo is a Venn diagram of every type of power in the city, but, according to the author, it gets ruined by baseball. Bruins Beat Jets 5-0 in Preseason Finale Tuukka Rask made 20 saves and the Boston Bruins beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-0 on Friday in the final preseason finale for both teams. A Black Hole Mystery Wrapped in a Firewall Paradox A paradox around matter leaking from black holes puts into question various scientific axioms Either information can be lost; Einsteins principle of equivalence is wrong; or quantum field theory needs fixing. Ally executive to become Freddie Mac's finance chief Sept 30 (Reuters) - Government-owned mortgage giant Freddie Mac said on Monday it has named James Mackey, a top executive at Ally Financial Inc, as its chief financial officer. Malala's voice stronger, not silenced The attack was meant to silence the outspoken teenager who dared to defy the Taliban's ban against girls in school. Instead, it only made Malala's voice more powerful. After a school year that started with a shooting, Malala now eyes a summer of speaking at the U.N., telling her story in a new book and amplifying the issue of girls education. John Grisham's 'Time to Kill' adapted for Broadway stage NEW YORK (Reuters) - Best-selling author John Grisham's first novel, "A Time to Kill," has been adapted for the stage and is heading for Broadway next month with an ensemble cast that includes Fred Dalton Thompson of TV's "Law and Order" and Tom Skerritt, an Emmy-award winner for "Picket Fences." Louvre hit by Chinese scam First it was Chinese tourists apparently being targeted by criminal gangs in Paris. Landeskog Scores 2 in 2nd as Avalanche Beat Kings Gabriel Landeskog scored twice in the second period, rallying the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night. Figure of fun to major champion This time it'll be Jason Dufner who laughs last and loudest. ArtsBeat Bloomberg Says City Opera Is On Its Own Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said Monday that neither the city nor his private foundation would step in to save New York City Opera, which has said it will file for bankruptcy protection without support. Barroso Europe not out of crisis CNN's Richard Quest speaks with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso about the European financial crisis. Sports Briefing | Tennis Serbia Reaches Davis Cup Final Serbia reached the Davis Cup final after Janko Tipsarevic won the decisive singles match against Vasek Pospisil to clinch a 3-2 victory over Canada. The harm that casinos do David Frum says casinos are more than an entertaining diversion. They extract money from those least able to afford it.

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