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News Feed Latest worldwide news Private bank clients urged to avoid U.S. securities GENEVA (Reuters) - Some Swiss bankers are advising clients to steer clear of U.S. securities ahead of a new law that would tax people with over $50,000 invested in stocks or bonds of U.S. companies... Comcast Ordered to Place Bloomberg With TV Peers A Federal Communications Commission ruling asserted that the cable company must place Bloomberg TV closer to other news channels in so-called news neighborhoods. Economix Blog The Job Situation Looks a Little Worse Revisions in government employment figures, superficially positive, actually reflect a reduction in gains reported for the 12 months that ended last March. Cultural Studies Technology and the College Generation Regarded as too slow, e-mail is barely a second thought for college students, who prefer texting. But that sets them up for trouble with their professors. Julia Cosgrove, Jeffery Cross The bride is editor in chief of a travel magazine and Web site; the groom is a still-life photographer. EMERGING MARKETS-Brazil stocks firm on Santander unit payout * U.S. debt, budget negotiations still worrying investors * Banks drive gains in Brazil Bovespa, OGX weighs * Mexico IPC and Chile IPSA each fall 0.24 percent MEXICO CITY, Sept 27 (Reuters) -... Explorer Hiking Hut-to-Hut in the Presidential Range Soaking climbs, sweeping views and hospitable huts are all part of a trek through the White Mountains in New Hampshire. Army, militants fight on in Philippines At least 158 people have been killed since fighting broke out earlier this month between separatist rebels and soldiers in the Philippines, state news reported Wednesday. As Opening Day Nears, Health Insurance Exchanges Scramble to Be Ready Officials are warning that despite fevered efforts, their new online markets where people can shop for health plans will not be fully operational at first. Last year's top ten The top 10 Heroes In their own words UPDATE 4-Gunmen kill students as they sleep in Nigerian college DAMATURU, Nigeria, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants stormed a college in northeastern Nigeria and shot dead around 40 male students, some of them while they slept early on Sunday,... U.S. Shutdown Nears as House Votes to Delay Health Law The federal government on Sunday barreled toward its first shutdown in 17 years as House Republicans voted to link further funding to a one-year delay of President Obamas health care law. Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball ONeal Buys a Stake in the Kings Shaquille ONeal is joining the ownership group of the Sacramento Kings. Cacao fever! Why people pay $6 for a chocolate bar - Felix TV People craving the best ingredients and flavors are changing the economics of chocolate, making it possible for chocolate makers such as Madecasse and Cacao Prieto to produce expensive chocolates, support farmers in the developing world and turn the simple candy bar into an artisanal experience. (November 27, 2012) Study Sees a Higher Risk of Storms on the Horizon Rising temperatures and the atmospheric changes they spawn are most likely to generate more severe-weather days in the eastern and central parts of the nation by midcentury, scientists concluded. Economix Blog A Report Card on Education Reform A discussion with Education Secretary Arne Duncan; Mitch Daniels, the president of Purdue University; and John Engler, the head of the Business Roundtable, about the state of the education system. U.S. farmland market cooling entering key auction season CHICAGO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The red-hot rush for U.S. grain land is cooling after years of record prices, but prime acreage is still attracting top dollar in the heart of the Corn Belt so far this fall, according to land auctioneers. Mysterious cache of jewels turns up atop French glacier It reads like the opening scene of an "Indiana Jones" movie. T Magazine The Daily Shoe | Studded Cowboy-Like Booties at Junya Watanabe T plucks the best shoes right off the runway. Todays pick severe, studded booties from an equally tough collection. Make or break for Poland as EU cash floods in WARSAW, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Elzbieta Bienkowska, a 49-year-old mother with a tattoo on her arm and back, has more money to invest than any other Polish minister in history. holdUPDATE 4-Italian president hopes to solve political crisis without new vote ROME, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Italy's president began talks on Sunday to pull the country out of a new political crisis, attempting to undercut a move by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to bring... At least 16 dead as Syrian school hit in air strike activists BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 16 people, most of them students, were killed in an air strike that hit a secondary school in the rebel-held Syrian city of Raqqa on Sunday, activists said. Will the fall TV season be less gay? "Will Grace" star Sean Hayes is leading the way again. As Opening Day Nears, Health Insurance Exchanges Scramble to Be Ready Officials are warning that despite fevered efforts, their new online markets where people can shop for health plans will not be fully operational at first. Analysis Default or not, Asia a hostage to U.S. debt SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - Unless the U.S. Congress settles a political showdown to raise the country's debt ceiling in coming weeks, it will be left on the edge of an unprecedented default. But America's main creditors in Asia may be the least of its worries. Hot Dogs, New Jersey-Style A road trip across the Hudson River to sample a variety of New Jerseyan franks. The Texas Tribune A Polling Place of Their Own Students Win a Long Battle Students at Prairie View AM University, the states oldest historically black public college, have finally won the right to have a polling place on campus. Judge Orders New Jersey to Allow Gay Marriage The judge ruled that in light of the United States Supreme Courts decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act, same-sex couples must be allowed to marry. Palantir Technologies raises $196.5 million SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Data-analytics company Palantir Technologies has raised $196.5 million, the company disclosed Friday in a regulatory filing. Online retailers go hi-tech to size up shoppers and cut returns BERLIN (Reuters) - Online retailers are trying to cajole consumers into revealing their vital statistics with new sizing technology tailored to turn back a tide of returned garments that is hurting... Aid airdropped into quake region Sept. 28 - Aid is airdropped into Pakistani earthquake region as insurgents hamper relief efforts. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Team New Zealand on the ropes For sailing fans, boxing references don't immediately spring to mind when describing the thrills and spills of their sport -- even if it is the biggest race of all The America's Cup. Boeing QF-16 completes first pilotless flight Sept 25 - Two U.S. Air Force test pilots in a ground control station remotely fly an F-16 jet modified to be an aerial target. Jillian Kitchener reports. Gift of U.S. diplomacy to Iran? A 2,700-year-old silver chalice may be a new token of friendship between the U.S. and Iran. Playlist New Releases From Noam Pikelny, Deltron 3030, Basia Bulat Notable releases include a dystopian but perky concept album, stretches of free improvisation and a track-by-track remake of a 1976 album by the fiddler Kenny Baker. U.S. judge allows lawsuit against Google over email ads SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday refused to dismiss most of a lawsuit against Google Inc over allegations the company improperly scanned the content of customers' emails in order to place ads. Well Married Cancer Patients Live Longer The burdens of cancer treatment take a greater toll on single patients than married patients, a new study shows. T Magazine Seven Days of Style | Lizzy Caplan Gets Randy, Saks Gets Smelly and Moschino Celebrates Plus, Kanye Wests latest odd move, LVMHs new wunderkind and more as we run the numbers from the last week in style and culture. RPT-UPDATE 1-China keeps 2014 import quotas for grains, cotton at this year's levels BEIJING, Sept 27 (Reuters) - China, the world's top wheat and rice consumer, will issue low-tariff import quotas for key grains and cotton in 2014 at the same level as it allocated this year, keeping a lid on imports of lower-priced overseas imports, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said on Friday. Gunmen attack Malian army in northern town of Kidal BAMAKO (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked Malian government forces in the northern desert town of Kidal on Sunday, a local official said, three days after Tuareg separatist rebels broke off a ceasefire with the newly elected government.

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