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News Feed Latest worldwide news Japan-U.S. security talks likely to highlight Tokyo's cyber-defence woes TOKYO, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Top U.S. security officials meet their Japanese counterparts on Thursday as concerns are growing that the hosts can not protect themselves from malicious internet hackers. EU agrees to bend on aviation emissions, still faces resistance BRUSSELS/MONTREAL (Reuters) - European countries expressed support for an "imperfect" compromise to curb global aviation emissions on Wednesday but still face pressure to drop a key demand - to be able to apply the EU's carbon trading scheme to foreign air carriers. Playoff Beards Back Around Baseball This October Many a bearded major leaguer disapproves of the bushy black mess hanging from Brian Wilson's chin these days. Ex cons turn curators September 25 - Nine inmates from a French penitentiary select works of art for an exhibition. Sharon Reich reports. Whole Wheat Penne or Fusilli With Tomatoes, Shell Beans and Feta Shell beans have a short season, but are a rare treat to be savored while you can. Comment Ban Sets Off Debate The magazine Popular Science has decided to shut off comments on its articles, saying ignorant, insulting and counterfactual posts were polluting the discourse and sowing confusion. Even at $700, Apple is not a bubble Felix TV It took 15,000 data points to answer a question millions of investors are asking Is Apple stock overvalued? With the help of friends at Datastream, Reuters blogger Felix Salmon presents a unique visual analysis showing that even at $700 a share, Apple is not overvalued as Microsoft was before its bubble burst. (September 19, 2012) N.S.A. Experiment Traced U.S. Cellphone Locations The National Security Agency tested the collection of location data, but never put the program into play. UPDATE 1-Banks' dollar funding cost hits new low as cash seen ample LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The cost of bank-to-bank lending of dollars for three months hit a new low on Wednesday, driven down by the prospect of the Federal Reserve keeping ample supplies of cash in... In a Breathtaking First, NASAs Voyager 1 Exits the Solar System Voyager 1, launched back in 1977, has become the first man-made object to pass into the unknown vastness of interstellar space. National Briefing | Southwest Arizona Court Upholds School Funding Program The state Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a lower courts ruling affirming the constitutionality of a program that directs public money to pay for private school tuition for some students. Redpoint Ventures hires former Twitter executive Sarver in investment hunt SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Venture capital firm Redpoint Ventures said it has hired former Twitter Inc executive Ryan Sarver to be a partner as it seeks investment opportunities in technology applications and platforms. Preparations underway for healthcare enrollment Sep. 27 - Starting October 1st, Americans will begin enrolling in health plans under the Affordable Care Act, and preparations are underway to help consumers make sense of the different options. Jillian Kitchener reports. In rural Georgia, U.S. government shutdown gets mixed reception ROME, Ga., Oct 2 (Reuters) - In the bustling, tree-lined business district of Rome, Georgia, deli owner Charlie Schroeder lauded Republican Representative Tom Graves this week for his pivotal role in shutting down the U.S. government for the first time in 17 years. Letter From Europe Exchange Programs Foster an Arab Ideal of Democracy A program that brings young people to Germany to debate how democratic systems function highlights how they want their countries to change, but according to their own values. Global impact of U.S. shutdown Maggie Lake speaks with economist Robert Shapiro about how the government shutdown will affect the global economy. T Magazine On View | A Curious Path to Auction for Indias Modernist Furniture The artist Amie Siegel realized the elegant midcentury chairs and tables she saw in an auction catalog were the same that had been left stacked in decaying piles in Chandigarh, the first built-from-scratch city in postcolonial India. Achillion stock plunges as FDA maintains clinical hold on hep C drug (Reuters) - Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decided not to lift a clinical hold it had placed on the firm's hepatitis C drug, sovaprevir, leaving an uncertain... Furloughed Employees Hold Shutdown Parties The shutdown has some in government tapping beer kegs. Your First Illicit Reading Experience The Book Review invites readers to share their first experience reading an illicit piece of literature. Galatasaray Hires Mancini as New Coach Galatasaray of Turkey hired the former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini to replace Fatih Terim as coach. Can this tech bring whole world online? Step into any major urban center across Africa and you'll have no problem accessing your favorite websites. Step outside the city, however, and you'll soon have to say goodbye to the web. U.S. funds already in position to score on Twitter, Alibaba IPOs BOSTON (Reuters) - Five mutual funds run by T. Rowe Price Group Inc own $220 million worth of Twitter Inc, opening up a big lead over rival U.S. funds to capitalize on the social networking site's expected public stock offering. Lab grown brain to open doors for disease research Sept. 11 - Scientists have grown human brain tissue from stem cells in a laboratory in Vienna. The researchers say they can replicate the organ's development in its early stages of life in the womb, potentially increasing our understanding of neurological and mental disorders. Jim Drury reports. A Disease Cuts Corn Yields Gosss wilt, a disease that is spreading in the United States, has been devastating the crops of corn farmers, while the cause of the tidal wave remains uncertain. Tropical Storm Jerry strengthens over central Atlantic NHC (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Jerry, the tenth storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, has strengthened over the central Atlantic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said late on Monday. Conservationists sue U.S. government over rare reindeer habitat SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Environmental groups concerned about an endangered type of reindeer facing extinction in the mountains of Idaho and Washington state sued the U.S. government on Monday for scaling back protections. Police Estranged daughter kills mother before being killed by father Josephine Ruckinger had been estranged from family members for about 20 years. Williams' toughest challenge Serena Williams opens up about her fifth U.S. Open victory and the medical condition that almost ended her career. Extended government shutdown would pinch housing recovery WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. government shutdown will soon begin to delay the approval process for mortgages and could threaten the nascent housing recovery if it stretches to mid-October... Premier League Coverage Pays Off for NBC NBC Sports Group has gone big with covering Premier League soccer games as part of a three-year deal. The viewership numbers have shown that the formula for full-blown coverage has been working. Porsche likely to focus Panamera production at Leipzig sources BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Porsche will probably focus production of the next generation of the four-door Panamera coupe at its plant in Leipzig, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, in a move that could threaten jobs at parent Volkswagen . Termites' powerful weapon against extermination? Their own poop ORLANDO (Reuters) - Scientists trying to understand why destructive wood-eating termites are so resistant to efforts to exterminate them have come up with an unusually repugnant explanation. KPN shareholders approve sale of German unit E-Plus THE HAGUE, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Shareholders in Dutch telecoms group KPN approved the sale of its German unit E-Plus to Telefonica Deutschland at an extraordinary general meeting on Wednesday. Shareholder wealth The largest creators, the biggest destroyers Reuters blogger Felix Salmon shares a surprising list of which companies over the last 90 years have generated the most wealth for shareholders, and which ones have destroyed it. Sex, spies and society scandal in Andrew Lloyd Webber musical LONDON (Reuters) - A new musical from British impresario and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber will delve into the sex, spies and politics at the heart of Britain's biggest post-war scandal when it opens in December. Gadgetwise For Your iPhone 5, a Personal Photo and Extra Juice A battery case from Uncommon can be customized with a picture from the user. Breakingviews No reason for Nestle to sell L'Oreal Oct. 2 - The Swiss foods company may put its 23 billion stake in the French cosmetics group up for sale. But Breakingviews says it doesn't have a strong enough incentive to do so. Racing's $186 million man Heavyweight champions share a variety of qualities -- but one that often exposes their true nature is the desire for more success as soon as it is achieved. Chinese 'whistleblower' freed A Chinese journalist jailed for eight years for leaking government restrictions on reporting has been freed. Shi Tao made headlines in 2004 when he sent the media restrictions to a human rights group -- an act that China said amounted to "leaking state secrets."

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