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News Feed Latest worldwide news Pogue's Posts The iPhone 5ss Fingerprint Scanner Was Hacked, but Im Not Worried Yes, Apples Touch ID can be fooled by a determined attacker with the time and resources to do it. Shares of Santander Brasil jump on $2.7 billion dividend plan SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Banco Santander Brasil SA , seeking to jumpstart its flagging return on equity, will modify its capital structure by paying shareholders a one-off dividend of 6 billion reais... The "commodity supercycle" likely over Roubini Economist Nouriel Roubini says weaker growth in China and a slow recovery in advanced economies will pressure global commodities prices, ending their decade-long bull market. Azahara Munoz Wins Ladies French Open Spain's Azahara Munoz won the Ladies French Open on Sunday, beating French players Gwladys Nocera and Valentine Derrey by a stroke at Chantaco. Analysis Bachelet, ahead in Chile polls, eyes LNG to keep lights on SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Michelle Bachelet, expected to easily win Chile's presidential election this year, will likely make liquefied natural gas the backbone of her energy policy over the next four years to ease a mounting power crunch in the crucial mining industry. View to a shutdown Washington without the government WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The lawmakers who shut down the U.S. government on Tuesday have the best view of the result from their perch in the U.S. Capitol a two-mile stretch of museums, monuments and federal buildings along the National Mall that were closed for business. Venezuela's toilet paper takeover When you're running low on toilet paper and getting desperate, what do you do? Woman rescued from mud in China's Yellow River Oct. 1 - A Chinese woman trapped in deep mud by the Yellow River is rescued by emergency crews. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). UPDATE 5-Web traffic, glitches slow Obamacare exchanges launch Oct 1 (Reuters) - Technical glitches and heavy internet traffic slowed Tuesday's launch of new online insurance exchanges at the heart of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform, showcasing the... Miley Cyrus aimed to 'make history' with video awards performance NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Disney star Miley Cyrus says she was out to shock and "make history" and is unapologetic for her raunchy performance at this year's MTV Video Music Awards. Dance Review Lyon Opera Ballet Presents Limbs Theorem The Lyon Opera Ballet presented a rare run of performances of William Forsythes pathbreaking ballet Limbs Theorem. Tokyo Electric set to receive $5.9 billion financing source TOKYO (Reuters) - Creditors are set to provide $5.9 billion in financing to Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco), a person involved in the talks told Reuters on Monday, offering a lifeline to the embattled owner of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. Vanska Quits Minnesota Orchestra as Labor Dispute Drags On Osmo Vanska resigned on Tuesday as music director of the Minnesota Orchestra, a day after the orchestra announced that it had canceled two concerts at Carnegie Hall. Thunder's Westbrook Has Knee Surgery, Out 4-6 Wks Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook will miss the first 4-6 weeks of the NBA season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Tuesday. A Back and Forth About Narcissism A social-science journal invited Jean M. Twenge and one of her most prominent critics, Jeffrey Arnett, to debate the levels of narcissism in todays emerging adults. Teen knew 'sextortion' suspect The college student accused of hijacking the webcam of Miss Teen USA Cassidy Wolf and other young women is a former high school classmate of the pageant winner. UPDATE 1-U.S. Treasury starts last measures to preserve borrowing authority WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday started using its last tools for pushing back the date when the government will run out of legal borrowing authority, Treasury Secretary... RPT-Santos closes down Bangladesh's only offshore gas field DHAKA, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's only offshore gas field stopped permanently on Tuesday due to its uncommercial level of production. World famous Harlem Globetrotters sold to theme park company Oct 1 (Reuters) - The world famous Harlem Globetrotters exhibition basketball team has been sold to theme park operator Herschend Family Entertainment, the company announced on Tuesday. In Practice Federal Data Reveals Variety of Health Care Plans The federal government released data late Tuesday showing a wide variety of health care plans available on federally run exchanges. UPDATE 2-Lloyd's auction reels in Macquarie, Pepper with Westpac lurking-sources * Sell-off part of global move to offload non-core assets Fantasy Football Week 5 Mining for Waiver Wire Gold With a quarter of the season done, there are still useful players sitting on waiver wires who are ripe for the taking, including Alex Smith, Danny Woodhead and Justin Blackmon. Website maps 1.2B Facebook faces Facebook has so many users -- more than a billion, or roughly the population of India -- that squeezing them all into one Web page seems almost impossible. Wanted by the taxman Indonesia's $5 billion of lost coal * Some 60 million tonnes a year of coal mined illegally - industry The Female Factor Being Persistent on Equality for Women Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is considering a run for president, and Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand are pushing for initiatives that would support the changing role of women in society and the economy. The Learning Network Blog Do You Television Viewing Habits Include Binge-Watching? Is it better to watch multiple edisodes of a show in one sitting, or watch one episode every week or so? U.K. Utility Shares Fall After Pledge to Freeze Rates The head of Britains opposition Labour Party said that if his party won the election in 2015, it would freeze gas and electric rates for two years. Lululemon lawsuit over sheer yoga pants gets lead plaintiff (Reuters) - A Louisiana pension fund will lead U.S. litigation accusing Lululemon Athletica Inc of fraudulently hiding defects that caused yoga pants to become nearly sheer, and concealing talks that led to the surprise departure of its chief executive. Exports key to U.S. success Jan 19 - In an exclusive interview with Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt says that the American consumer is no longer the driver of the global economy and that high-tech exports are the key to future growth of the U.S. economy. Teen knew 'sextortion' suspect The college student accused of hijacking the webcam of Miss Teen USA Cassidy Wolf and other young women is a former high school classmate of the pageant winner. Virgin spacecraft's test flight Billionaire Richard Branson's planned commercial spacecraft has a successful test flight. Etisalat's Pakistan unit PTCL bids for Warid Telecom DUBAI, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Pakistan Telecommunication Co (PTCL), a unit of UAE's Etisalat, has submitted a takeover bid for rival mobile operator Warid Telecom, according to a filing with the Karachi stock exchange. Messi's turn to shine in Europe You had the feeling this would happen. After Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in Europe, Lionel Messi matched the Portuguese by netting three goals against Ajax. Last year's top ten The top 10 Heroes In their own words Filling up on petrol station offices (Reuters.com) - Seeking a place to work out of the office that is quieter than a bustling coffee shop and provides drinks, printers, Wi-Fi and even petrol? TABLE-Foreign brokers set to sell Japanese stocks TOKYO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Wednesday. Japanese Stocks SELL 14.9 million shares BUY 13.1 million shares ------------------------------------------------------ SELL 1.8 million shares Aerial engineers seek inspiration from slo-mo hummingbirds Oct. 1 - Researchers at Stanford University are looking to one of nature's most agile creatures - the hummingbird - for design tips as they build the next generation of aerial search and rescue vehicles. Using high-speed cameras, the engineers are slowing down time to study the birds in flight. Ben Gruber reports. TABLE-Foreign brokers set to sell Japanese stocks TOKYO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Wednesday. Japanese Stocks SELL 14.9 million shares BUY 13.1 million shares ------------------------------------------------------ SELL 1.8 million shares UPDATE 5-Web traffic, glitches slow Obamacare exchanges launch Oct 1 (Reuters) - Technical glitches and heavy internet traffic slowed Tuesday's launch of new online insurance exchanges at the heart of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform, showcasing the... Hogan's 3 TDs Leads No. 5 Stanford Past WSU 55-17 Kevin Hogan picked apart Washington State, throwing for 286 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 5 Stanford won its 12th straight with a 55-17 rout of the Cougars on Saturday night.

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