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News Feed Latest worldwide news Jackson deathLast arguments Jurors who will decide if a concert promoter shares blame in Michael Jackson's death begin deliberations Thursday after five months of testimony and three days of closing arguments. New York Sues Teachers Union Over Deal on Disciplinary Hearings The 2010 agreement closed rubber rooms and was supposed to expedite the hearing process, but the union has been slow in helping select arbitrators, the Bloomberg administration said. Fight Over Energy Finds a New Front in a Corner of Idaho The Nez Perce Indians were drawn into the national brawl over the future of energy last month when they tried to stop a load of oil-processing equipment from moving through their lands. Analysis For the next round of gold deals, small is beautiful DENVER (Reuters) - Gold miners may be tempted back into the takeover game by lower prices and the need to replace reserves, but they are likely to shy away from flashy mega-projects that require big... Senegal seeks French, Chinese help as water crisis hits capital DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal has appealed to France and China for help to repair damage to a water pipeline that has deprived much of the capital of running water for two weeks, triggering pockets of violent protests. Tokyo man to lose home to make way for stadium - again TOKYO (Reuters) - Kohei Jinno fans out the black and white photos of his family posing proudly in front of their central Tokyo home, a house they were forced to leave ahead of the 1964 Olympic Games to make way for construction of the main stadium. In Iran, Phone Call News Greeted With Wow The telephone call between the Iranian and American presidents came as a shock to many in Iran. Breakingviews Diplomatic deal-making Sept. 24 - Jeffrey Goldfarb and Breakingviews columnists discuss the unique structure and tactics in the $29 bln merger between U.S.-based Applied Materials and the Japanese Tokyo Electron. T Magazine Art Matters | Alfresco Sculpture Comes to Oslo Already a surprisingly rich art destination, the Norwegian capital is adding to its appeal with the Ekeburg Sculpture Park, a 68-acre property boasting works by artists ranging from Salvador Dal to James Turrell. Peter Matthiessen to Publish New Novel Mr. Matthiessen, 86, said the new novel, about a group that comes together for a meditation retreat at the site of a World War II concentration camp, may be my last word. The Learning Network Blog Test Yourself | English, Sept. 26, 2013 Can you choose the adjective that best completes the sentence from the article? Real Madrid don't do austerity Even in tough economic times, Real Madrid doesn't do austerity. Gareth Bale's signing is yet another example. But do its fans care? For City Opera, the Talk Turns to a Shutdown It appears increasingly unlikely that the New York City Opera, founded 70 years ago, will be able to meet its stated fund-raising goal of $7 million by early next week. Eurostar announces new London-Amsterdam service from end-2016 LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Eurostar, the operator of the Channel Tunnel passenger train service, said on Friday it was launching a new route between London and Amsterdam that will begin in December 2016. Stocks step back as DC deadline forges ahead Sept. 27 - Summary The Dow suffers its first weekly decline of September as the U.S. government heads towards a fiscal showdown; BlackBerry abyss; J.C. Penney likely burning through cash. Conway G. Gittens reports. QA Adding the Right Amount of RAM How to upgrade the memory on a MacBook pro laptop and other OS X computers, and resizing the tiles on the Windows 8 start screen. Stars Power Past Avalanche 5-1 Alex Chiasson scored two goals and the Dallas Stars earned a 5-1 preseason victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. ArtsBeat Llewyn Davis Concert to Benefit Recording Preservation A concert Sunday at Town Hall with Joan Baez, Jack White and others will raise money to help preserve archives of the music that inspired many of the performers. Practical Joker Johnstone a Likely Trump Cup Card He will not hit one shot at next week's Presidents Cup in Dublin, Ohio but the unpredictable and always funny Tony Johnstone could prove to be a trump card in the locker room for Internationals captain Nick Price. Snedeker fights back World no. 7 Brandt Snedeker targets strong finish to 2013 after fighting back from a bone disease. 'Princeling' gets 10 years for gang rape Li Tianyi, the son of a famous 'singing general' in the People's Liberation Army, is sentenced 10 years in jail over a gang rape that unleashed public outrage at the behavior of China's "princelings," or children of the political elite. China obsesses about rumors In China online popularity can sometimes spell trouble. Miami's high-end cigar rollers create niche industry for top smokes MIAMI (Reuters) - Inside a Little Havana cigar rolling business in the heart of Cuban Miami, Maria Sierra's gnarled fingers perform the same dance they did for more than three decades for Havana's... Kerry and Lavrov reach deal on Syria Sep. 26 - United States Secretary of State John Kerry says he "did reach an agreement" with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on a resolution on Syria Thursday. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Sudan Leader Says He Will Travel to U.N. Omar Hassan al-Bashir, wanted by the International Criminal Court on genocide charges, said he planned to attend this weeks General Assembly and had already booked a hotel in New York. Woods Named PGA Tour Player of the Year Tiger Woods was named on Friday as the PGA Tour's Player of the Year for a record 11th time with fellow-American Jordan Spieth voted rookie of the year. Well Living With Cancer Feeling Older Than My Age Sometimes cancer and its treatments make me feel as if I have entered a time machine that accelerates aging. Her Husbands Execution, Then a Bag of Ashes A day after a Chinese street vendor named Xia Junfeng was put to death for killing two local officials, his widow, Zhang Jing, vowed to clear his name. Giant duck conquers Taiwan Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's giant rubber duck tours arrives in Taiwan, is expected to draw 3 million spectators. Hispanics Grow Cool To G.O.P., Poll Finds A new survey shows that Hispanics have grown negative toward the Republican Party during the immigration fight and lean liberal on social issues like gay marriage. Breaking Views Its Time for Gates to Part Ways With Microsoft Bill Gatess many talents dont include effectiveness as chairman. Under his leadership, Microsofts board left Mr. Ballmer in place too long, the author writes. Doug Hanzel Wins USGA Senior Amateur Doug Hanzel won the USGA Senior Amateur on Thursday, beating Pat O'Donnell 3 and 2 in the championship match at Wade Hampton Golf Club. QA Gaming With Chrome, and Bypassing Windows 8 Fans of the game Minecraft may be able to get it to play on a Google Chrome notebook, and how to go directly from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1 Even if Federers Game Wanes, His Moneymaking Potential May Not Roger Federer has long been the most popular player on the Tour, but how will his marketability fare when he is no longer an elite player? Iran's Rouhani says he wants quick results from nuclear talks NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Friday he wanted talks with major powers on Iran's nuclear program to yield results in a short time, while France challenged Tehran to address Western concerns even sooner than it has proposed. Deals of the day- Mergers and acquisitions Sept 27 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Friday Pilots fall asleep on long-haul flight to UK paper LONDON (Reuters) - Two pilots on a British airliner on a long haul flight fell asleep in the cockpit, leaving the packed jet travelling unsupervised on autopilot, Britain's Sun newspaper reported on Thursday. Entrepreneur starts his version of Harvard, tuition-free SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Minerva Schools of KGI doesn't yet have accreditation, a campus or even a full faculty roster, but it is offering something even Harvard can't - four years of free tuition... In Canada's north Atlantic, new oil frontier shows life beyond shale CALGARY, Alberta, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Statoil's announcement this week of a major oil find off Canada's Atlantic coast offers a refreshing reminder that new technology and high prices are helping uncover new oil supplies far beyond U.S. shale and the Alberta oil sands. Reuters on the Road Why plan when you can YPlan? Sept. 26 - The founder of last-minute events app YPlan speaks to Reuters about his mission to bring spontaneity to going out in the city.

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