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News Feed Latest worldwide news Why Goldman's board falls short - Felix TV The Goldman Sachs board of directors is supposed to keep management in check, but Reuters' blogger Felix Salmon says it is stacked with company insiders, conflicting interests and inexperience. (October 15, 2012) College Roundup Ohio State Streak Is at 17 With Win Over Wisconsin Blake Bell threw a 54-yard touchdown pass to Sterling Shepard in the fourth quarter and No. 14 Oklahoma beat No. 22 Notre Dame, 35-21, on Saturday in South Bend, Ind. T Magazine Food Matters | An Italian Town Says Yes, Please, to Cheese For four days last month, Slow Food International hosted cheese makers, agers and experts to eat, celebrate and save endangered and unusual varieties from every corner of the world. U.S. and South Korea Set Defense Strategy for North Korean Threat Defense ministers from the two countries also said they would review the prickly issue of when South Korea will obtain wartime control of their combined forces in its country. The 30-Minute Interview Joseph R. Harbert Mr. Harbert is the president of the Eastern Region of Colliers International, a commercial real estate brokerage firm. UPDATE 4-Designer Marc Jacobs leaves Vuitton to float own brand * Star designer helped turn Vuitton into global fashion brand DealBook Under Fire From Investors, CommonWealth to Change Its Ways The real estate investment trust CommonWealth said on Monday that it was updating its corporate governance structure and compensation model after months of pressure from activist investors. Recipes for Health Farfalle With Roasted Peppers, Peas, Feta and Yogurt A pasta and yogurt dish inspired by recipes from Greece and Turkey. The Boss Flying the Annin Co. Flag After trying to buy the nationx2019;s oldest flag company, an executive with wide experience ended up running it. Affair alleged in pastor shooting A sheriff says he's nearing a motive behind the killing of a Louisiana pastor who witnesses say was shot by a former deacon as the congregation looked on. Arizona State Ushers Out Kiffin Era at USC Breaking down The Associated Press college football poll after Week 5 of the regular season. Notre Dame Exits Top 25 Notre Dame dropped out of the Associated Press top 25 after losing its second game of the season, and Arizona State entered the poll after a victory over Southern California. Retro themes rule at London tattoo show Mermaids, anchors among favorite designs at international tattoo convention. Lawmakers hover as more homeowners rent rooms to visitors LONDON (Reuters) - For British student Carly Connor a trip to London for a city break would be impossible if she had to pay for a hotel so instead she rents a room in a Londoner's home. Deadbeat dads get a second chance Marcus Dixon refers to the tattoos on his face as the "art of war" an eye etched on his forehead, five stars down the left side of his face, and the words "don't cry" on his eyelids. David Sedaris on Films Hes Watched (and Rewatched) Anticipating the release of the first film adaption of his work, C.O.G., the writer David Sedaris discussed some of his favorite movies. Green Column Filling the Gaps in the Flow of Renewable Energy As renewable energy becomes increasingly commonplace, interest in energy storage technologies like batteries is growing around the world. Gene Therapy With a Difference An experimental drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy failed in a large clinical trial recently, but the technique of counteracting mutated genes holds promise. Editor's choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. Shabab Militants Draw Money From East Africas Underworld The group has profited from illicit ivory, kidnappings, piracy ransoms, smuggled charcoal, extorted payments from aid organizations and even fake charity drives. Shutdown, debt fight highlight Republican distance from 'big business' * Chamber lobbyist says can no longer work with 16 in House Fiscal Crisis Obama Cancels Trip to Philippines and Malaysia The White House announced on Wednesday that President Obama canceled his trip next week to the Philippines and Malaysia, citing the budget standoff embroiling Washington. Phys Ed How Intense Study May Harm Our Workouts A new study suggests that exercise simply feels harder when your brain is tired, so you quit earlier, even though objectively your muscles are still somewhat fresh. Shutdown, but Congress still gets paid In an extended U.S. government shutdown, most of the federal workforce would go without pay, but the checks will keep coming to the 533 current members of Congress. UPDATE 2-EU agrees to bend on aviation emissions, still faces resistance BRUSSELS/MONTREAL, Oct 2 (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 -... Facial recognition brings new look to shopping Aug. 19 - Scrambling for credit cards or mobile phones at the checkout counter could become a thing of the past as a Finnish company readies to launch the world's first face recognition payment system. Tara Cleary reports. TV Sports YES Viewers Say Their Goodbyes Viewership declined 31.2 percent on the YES Network as the Yankees struggled and failed to make the postseason. UPDATE 2-EU agrees to bend on aviation emissions, still faces resistance BRUSSELS/MONTREAL, Oct 2 (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 -... Russia's Khodorkovsky awarded Lech Walesa prize WARSAW (Reuters) - The jailed Russian former oil tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been awarded the annual Lech Walesa prize, named after the Polish Nobel laureate who helped overthrow Communist rule. Daimler group to spend $500 million on filling stations for fuel-cell cars FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Daimler and five oil and industrial gas companies will invest about 350 million euros ($500 million) on a network of hydrogen filling stations for fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) in Germany over the next 10 years, they said on Monday. Military jet deal done Nina Dos Santos interviews Tom Enders about the A400M plane. UPDATE 2-Uruguay defies Argentina, lets UPM raise pulp output MONTEVIDEO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Uruguay on Wednesday allowed the world's top graphic paper maker, Finland's UPM-Kymmene , to increase pulp production at a local plant, raising tensions with neighboring Argentina over accusations of environmental damages. 50-Year Sentence Upheld for Ex-President of Liberia Charles G. Taylor, the former president of Liberia, had appealed a sentence imposed last year in a case seen as a watershed for modern human rights law. Samsung's curved smartphone Samsung plans to introduce a smartphone with a curved display screen, an executive of the South Korean company said Wednesday. 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. Shutdown threat getting old, fast The more legislators use threats to pressure presidents, the more accepted they become as tactics, writes Julian Zelizer UPDATE 2-TransCanada says Keystone leg to start on time; Brent premium shrinks CALGARY, Alberta, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The southern portion of TransCanada Corp's Keystone XL oil pipeline is 95 percent complete and the company is focused starting the line by the end of 2013, a TransCanada spokesman said on Wednesday. Aftermath of the Nairobi mall siege CNN's David McKenzie takes a personal look at how Kenya has been affected by the deadly mall attack in Nairobi. Boardroom lessons from football managers Football coaches are high-profile leaders of the sporting world, but can they also offer valuable insights in management to aspiring business or industry executives? Big City A Move for the Essex Street Market Plans call for the relocation of the city-run Essex Street Market from one side of Delancey Street, on the Lower East Side, to the other.

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