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News Feed Latest worldwide news Going, Going, Still Going? Voyager 1 at Solar Systems Edge Scientists waiting for the spacecraft to enter the wider reaches of the Milky Way are perplexed Only one of two telltale signs of its departure has been detected. GameStop boosts profit forecast on console outlook; stock jumps (Reuters) - GameStop Corp raised its 2013 earnings forecast on Thursday, counting on new consoles from Microsoft Corp and Sony Corp to boost holiday season spending on video games and reverse the... Cubas old cars show their mettle Aug. 19 - Havana becomes a 70-kilometre (43.5 miles) race track as Cuba's Classic Car Club kicks off its ninth edition of the Antique Automobile Rally. Tara Cleary reports. 'Big brother' tech watches over Rio Rio de Janeiro's state-of-the-art Operations Center is gathering real-time information on traffic jams and environmental emergencies around the clock. It's part of the mayor's vision to make the city safer and more sustainable. PRESS DIGEST-New York Times business news - Aug 30 Aug 30 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The 30-Minute Interview Lesley Bamberger Mr. Bamberger is the chief executive of the Kroonenberg Groep, a large Dutch real estate development and investment company founded in 1956 by his grandfather, Jacob Kroonenberg. Can a case boost your iPhone 5's WiFi? Check the Linkase The Linkase for iPhone 5 boasts up to a 50 percent boost in Wi-Fi signal strength thanks to a small electromagnetic waveguide extension. Does it work? See for yourself in these mobile speedtests where Wi-Fi is usually terrible. Montgomerie Sizzles in First Senior Triumph Former European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie won his first seniors title on Sunday with a convincing six-shot victory at the Masters at Woburn. India Ink Delhi Gang Rape Accused Gets Three Years The youngest accused in the Delhi gang rape case was sentenced to three years on Saturday by a juvenile court in New Delhi. Music festival canceled after two deaths blamed on drugs The third and final day of New York City's Electric Zoo music festival was canceled Sunday after two concert-goers died and at least four others were hospitalized due to drug-related causes, according to Sgt. Lee Jones of the New York Police Department. Phillips, Reynolds Lead Reds Past Rockies 8-3 Brandon Phillips tripled, homered and doubled in his first three at-bats, Greg Reynolds beat his former team for his first major league win in two years, and the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Colorado Rockies 8-3 on Saturday night. Radiation Near Japanese Plants Tanks Suggests New Leaks The crisis over tons of contaminated water at the plant, crippled two years ago by an earthquake and tsunami, has worsened. 50 years after MLK's freedom call Civil rights activist Maya Wiley talks about America 50 years after Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington. How CNN produced 'The City' From Rio to Johannesburg, take a look at how CNN produced its latest special theme week,"The City". Interviewing five mayors in five cities over five days, here's what the production team got up to. Wedding bells a casualty of massive Yosemite blaze SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Add fairy tale weddings to the list of casualties from the mammoth wildfire blazing in and around Yosemite National Park. Fired air marshal will get new hearing A federal air marshal fired in 2006 for leaking information about air marshal travel cuts has won a victory before a federal court. Euro zone optimism, despite unemployment Aug. 30 - Optimism in the euro zone's economy improved sharply in August - but high unemployment remains stubborn. Kirsty Basset reports. GMO corn failing to protect fields from pest damage report (Reuters) - Researchers in the key corn-growing state of Illinois are finding significant damage from rootworms in farm fields planted in a rotation with a genetically modified corn that is supposed to protect the crop from the pests, according to a new report. Why we love the transfer window The sun is shining, barbecues are out, beaches are packed and the commute to work is slightly less crowded than normal. It can mean only one thing football's summer transfer window is upon us. White House Memo President Pulls Lawmakers Into Box He Made The path to this moment on Syria has been more complicated than a single utterance about a red line. Ferrer through to last 16 after beating Kukushkin NEW YORK (Reuters) - Spain's David Ferrer became the first man to reach the round of 16 at this year's U.S. Open when he defeated Kazakhstan qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin on Saturday. Failure to thin brush may have worsened California wildfire Sept 1 (Reuters) - A cluster of controlled fire and tree-thinning projects approved by forestry officials but never funded might have slowed the progress of the massive Rim Fire in California, a wide... Out There Timeless Questions About the Universe Is time an illusion? Is there a universe, or multiverse? Finite or infinite? Will we ever know, and does it matter? Gadgetwise A TV Speaker System Heard but Not Seen The Cynema Soundfield, from Niles, is a sound bar for TVs that is mounted flush to the wall, with a grille that can be painted to disappear into the dcor. Obamas Decision to Seek Approval First Lengthens Suspense of Attack At the end of a nerve-racking day, Syrians were shocked by the presidents speech. Also relieved, bewildered, confused, triumphant and angry. Movie Review One Direction This Is Us, Documentary by Morgan Spurlock Morgan Spurlocks concert film about the British-Irish boy band One Direction features shirtless torsos and backstage performances and a taste of each performers persona. UPDATE 1-'One Direction' edges 'Butler', sings its way to box office win LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Concert film "One Direction This is Us," a Sony Pictures/TriStar release featuring the red-hot British boy band One Direction, won the weekend box office race with ticket sales of $17 million, edging the civil rights drama "Lee Daniels' The Butler" which had been the top film for the past two weeks. Congo Six reasons why it matters Mention DR Congo, Sub-Saharan Africa's largest country, and what comes to mind? Probably conflict minerals, proxy wars, the rape capital of the world, or the trigger for the 19th century "Scramble for Africa." First look new 787-9 Dreamliner It's been a year of mishaps, but Boeing finally has some good news. The latest Dreamliner is longer, carries more people and has greater range. Books of The Times In The Girl, Samantha Geimer Revisits the Polanski Case In The Girl, Samantha Geimer, the woman at the center of the Roman Polanski case, tells her story. Louis MacNeices Collected Poems A poet whose work inhabited a variety of subjects and forms. HP shuffles top ranks, dashes 2014 growth hopes SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co shuffled its top ranks on Wednesday, shifting a star executive to a role identifying acquisition targets after a disappointing performance from the... Capital Ideas A Rarity A Democrat to Lead the Fed The Fed and Supreme Court cultivate images of technocratic remove, but the ideology of their leaders still matters enormously. And Republicans have led both for more than 25 years. BlackBerry director says company can survive as niche smartphone maker -WSJ Aug 30 (Reuters) - A member of BlackBerry Ltd's board committee tasked with exploring strategic alternatives said the company can survive as a niche smartphone maker but should sell off some parts,... Helping blind golfers thrive Shane O'Donoghue speaks with Midori Miyazaki about encouraging blind people to take up the sport of golf. India hurt by weakening rupee CNN's Mallika Kapur reports how India's weakening rupee is having an impact on its economy. HSBC to cease wealth management business in some MidEast countries DUBAI (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings will stop offering wealth management products in Bahrain, Jordan and Lebanon as the British lender continues to exit small or insufficiently profitable operations globally as part of a strategic review, the bank said. UPDATE 2-Broadcaster David Frost, famed for Nixon apology, dies (Recasts, adds Cameron statement, Nixon quotes, background) Fruit fly brain map a boon to neuroscience Aug. 29 - Scientists at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Virginia have successfully mapped the circuitry in a small region of a fruit fly brain. The researchers, who work at HMMI's Janelia Farms Research Campus, say it is a small but important step toward understanding how the much larger human brain processes information. Rob Muir has more. Hefty elephants play lumbering polo Aug. 29 - More than fifty elephants and a team of Thailand's famous "lady boys" take part in elephant polo in a seaside town in Thailand. Tara Cleary reports.

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