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News Feed Latest worldwide news Straight Sets What to Watch at the U.S. Open on Sunday No. 18 seed Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain is playing some of the best tennis of her career right now, but faces a tough challenge in No. 8 Angelique Kerber. Dance Review Indian Dances at the Erasing Borders Festival A two-hour concert on Thursday at the Erasing Borders festival at Battery Park featured five of the classical dance forms of India and one of its many folk forms. Museum Review Shelburne Museum Is Opening a New Visitors Center A new 18,000-square-foot visitors center opens on Sunday at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont, capitalizing on the institutions quirky holdings and expanding its educational mission. One Fans Life Lessons, From Heroes and Humans A 10-year-old conflated one set of Super Bowl champion Giants with an idealized moral philosophy; his adult self realized later champions human reality. DealBook Madoff Trustee Adds Details to Suit Against Financier Irving Picard, who represents victims of Bernard Madoffs scheme, says in a filing that J. Ezra Merkin willfully blinded himself to signs of fraud. Senegalese human rights campaigner appointed as justice minister DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal's new Prime Minister Aminata Toure named a cabinet on Monday, putting a veteran human rights campaigner in the key post of justice minister, suggesting high-profile graft and rights cases were likely to remain a priority. One Fans Life Lessons, From Heroes and Humans A 10-year-old conflated one set of Super Bowl champion Giants with an idealized moral philosophy; his adult self realized later champions human reality. French Release Intelligence Tying Assad Government to Chemical Weapons The French government sought to bolster the case for military action against Syria on Monday, releasing a declassified summary of intelligence on the use of chemical weapons. Office Towers Owners May Profit From Plan to Allow Sale of Landmarks Air Rights A Bloomberg administration plan to help pay for the preservation of aging structures also could be a boon to property developers. Another tough U.S. Open for Kvitova Petra Kvitova hasn't had much luck in New York. Suffering from an illness, the 2011 Wimbledon champion claimed a mere three games in a third-round loss. She still hasn't reached a quarterfinal in the Big Apple. Vodafone-Verizon deal a boon for bulge bracket banks LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Vodafone's $130 billion sale of its 45 percent stake in Verizon's U.S. wireless business has cemented the position of large U.S. investment banks at the top of the MA league table and give European peers a boost. Hong Kong's paper crafters work overtime to feed hungry ghosts HONG KONG (Reuters) - At a workshop in an old Hong Kong neighborhood, paper craftsman Ha Chung-kin uses delicate sheets of paper and sticks of bamboo to fashion a huge, expensive boat that will soon be consigned to the flames. Braves 13, Mets 5 Matsuzaka Makes a Long Day Even Longer for the Mets Daisuke Matsuzaka allowed six runs in three innings after the Mets staggered into Atlanta shortly before 5 a.m. Monday after playing the night before in Washington. ArtsBeat Beatles Albums Go Platinum in Britain, Belatedly Changes in methodology by a British music industry trade group mean that Revolver and Rubber Soul, among other albums, now get the designation. Testicle-biting fish? It was a joke It is safe to go back into the water again -- at least in Scandinavia. Feminists seize on poll to get more women in Paris pantheon PARIS (Reuters) - Feminists angry that only two women count among the 74 French figures considered distinguished enough to be buried in the Paris Pantheon hope an online poll will lead to an... Pettersen Wins Safeway Classic Again Suzann Pettersen won the L.P.G.A.s Safeway Classic for the second time in three years, taking advantage of her playing partner Yani Tsengs final-round collapse. What I Love Lee Child and the Macho of Minimalism The author of the Jack Reacher books lives in a Manhattan apartment thats stripped down for action. Bale's move to Real Madrid finally done The longest transfer saga of the summer came to an end when Gareth Bale officially signed for Real Madrid. It's not known for sure if the fee is a world record but Bale did make it clear that he was overjoyed to be joining the Spanish giant. Time Warner and CBS reach deal to end blackout Sept 2 (Reuters) - CBS Corp said it has reached an agreement with Time Warner Cable Inc to end a month-long blackout of its stations in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas. Syria Vote Sets Up Foreign Policy Clash in G.O.P. The Congressional vote will offer the best insight yet on which wing of the Republican Party the partys traditional hawks, or a growing bloc of noninterventionists has the advantage. Beatings, evictions reveal ugly side of China's local debt pile WUXI, China, Sept 3 (Reuters) - When Xu Haifeng's home was razed three years ago, she went to China's capital Beijing to complain about the city and county governments that ordered the demolition. Domenicali No rift with Alonso Ferrari team principal Stefano Demenicali has rejected suggestions a power struggle between him and driver Fernando Alonso is the reason behind the Italian team's faltering Formula One season. FOREX-Dollar hits one-month high vs yen as risk aversion subsides * Dollar at 1-month high vs yen as worries about Syria ease Doctor gives free weekend surgeries In Cameroon, there is only one doctor for every 5,000 people, according to the World Health Organization. Seeing his father and so many of his countrymen suffer, Georges Bwelle was determined to do something about it. Football's deadline day as it happened European football's transfer deadline day saw the usual flurry of last gasp deals, including Mesut Ozil's switch to Arsenal from Real Madrid. CNN tracked the major moves. Outside Groups Have Spent $3 Million on Mayors Race With the majority of candidates abiding by spending caps in exchange for participating in the citys matching-fund program, any outside financing could make a difference. Billie Jean King's equality fight Mark McKay reports on Billie Jean King's campaign for equality in tennis. DealBook Verizon Is Expected to Pay $130 Billion for Stake in Vodafone Joint Venture Verizon Communications neared a deal on Sunday to buy the 45 percent stake in its wireless business held by Vodafone, people briefed on the matter said. Pettersen Wins Safeway Classic Again Suzann Pettersen won the L.P.G.A.s Safeway Classic for the second time in three years, taking advantage of her playing partner Yani Tsengs final-round collapse. Teaching Music of a Different Kind Electronic dance music, once an underground genre, is slowly making its way into mainstream music education. Guesses and Hype Give Way to Data in Study of Education Amid a sore lack of data, one federal office is conducting randomized trials of various educational programs to determine which live up to their claims. Mars Science Lab launch delayed two years NASA's launch of the Mars Science Laboratory -- hampered by technical difficulties and cost overruns -- has been delayed until the fall of 2011, NASA officials said at a news conference Thursday in Washington. Arts, Briefly Lohan Skips Venice to Focus on Health Lindsay Lohan has spoken up to dispute reports that she ditched the premiere of her latest film, The Canyons, at the Venice Film Festival. 'Walking Dead' creator on show's success "The Walking Dead" creator Robert Kirkman explains why the show resonates. See the full interview Friday at 11 p.m. ET. Muirfield memories Relive the 2013 British Open with CNN's Desktop Caddy. Doctors get good and bad safety news on diabetes drugs AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Diabetes pills known as DPP-4 therapies got a mixed safety report on Monday as studies showed they did not raise the risk of heart attacks but might be linked to heart failure, where the heart fails to pump blood adequately. Wed be better off without American Airlines - Felix TV Loose seats. Disrupted flights. Damning headlines. Its been a terrible week for American Airlines. Reuters blogger Felix Salmon explains why flying American and other big carriers has become such a drag. (October 4, 2012) Your Road Trip Discoveries We asked readers to share photos and stories from discoveries made on the road in America. Here are some highlights. Life, Interrupted A Test of Faith It had never occurred to me that, with all of the progress that has been made in cancer research, none of the standard treatments would work for me. Thats when I learned about something called a clinical trial.

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