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News Feed Latest worldwide news Saint Laurent suited and booted for Paris Fashion Week Oct 1 - With skinny black ties and boyish blazers, Saint Laurent smartens up for Spring/Summer 2014. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). T Magazine Model-Morphosis | Magdalena Jasek at Giambattista Valli The photographer Greg Kessler captures the transformations of the Spring 2014 Fashion Week in Paris. Sex, lies, lithographs Few books truly invade a national psyche. When a work manages to do so for 1,000 years, it's a pretty spectacular feat. This Week's Movies Sept. 26, 2013 The New York Times film critics on Metallica Through the Never, Muscle Shoals and Don Jon. Business lost after government shutdown With the government shutdown in effect, CNN is following stories of Americans in different walks of life and how they are affected. Greenpeace Protesters Interrupt Champions League Match Greenpeace protesters interrupted the Champions League match between Basel and Schalke 04 on Tuesday when they dropped down on ropes from the stadium roof and unfurled a banner protesting against tournament sponsors Gazprom. Bahrain Dissidents Said to Get Prison Sentences Human rights activists said that 50 defendants have received terms of 5 to 15 years on charges of membership in a violent movement. Sketch Guy When Labeling Yourself Middle Class Can Hold You Back Investing and financial planning should be on the agenda of middle class families, not just wealthy people. Economic View Housing Market Is Heating Up, if Not Yet Bubbling A home-buyer survey suggests that while the nation isnt in a housing bubble, there are some troubling signs that its heading toward one. UPDATE 1-Vivendi's GVT may team up with Ergen's EchoStar in Brazil NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - French media group Vivendi , hoping to offer pay-TV service to Brazilians eager to watch World Cup soccer matches and the Olympic Games coming to their country, said on Tuesday its Brazilian unit GVT had started negotiating with satellite company EchoStar Corp to set up a pay-TV venture. Religious fury alters Miss World Demeaning, exploitative, degrading. Beauty pageants have been called lots of things. Russia039;s QIWI to float 8.2 mln more shares MOSCOW, Oct 1(Reuters) - Russian payment transfer company QIWI priced its float of almost 8.2 million shares already owned by its stakeholders at $30.5 per share on Tuesday. Bigger payouts seen for U.S. financial market whistleblowers WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - In the two years since U.S. market regulators launched programs to encourage whistleblowers to report corporate wrongdoers, all of five people have been rewarded, but... Set to Play, Bulls Rose Puts Focus on Future Derrick Rose offered no apologies in explaining his decision to not return last season from an A.C.L. injury, and said the time off had helped make him a better player. Sugar Industry Highlights Conflicts Over Trade Pacts and Land For Cambodia and other poor nations, trade agreements that foster exports can also encourage land grabs by wealthy, politically connected families. ArtsBeat New York City Opera Announces It Will Close The 70-year-old company said Tuesday that it will begin the process of dissolving itself and filing for bankruptcy. Currents | Events Museum Celebrates an Artist Who Still Produces Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles to honor Gere Kavanaugh. Presidents Cup Can Do Without the Comparisons The Presidents Cup is a lot like The Players Championship. No one really talks about it until it's time to play. And too much time is spent comparing it with something it will never be instead of enjoying it for what it is. App Smart Apps That Make the Most of iOS 7 Apples mobile operating system has undergone a radical, huge redesign, and several apps have been updated to match the new look and feel. Citigroup to Pay $395 Million to Settle Freddie Mac Claims The agreement involves 3.7 million mortgages that the bank sold to Freddie from 2000 to 2012. Driverless shuttles seen as viable public transport alternative Sept. 17 - A collaboration between French company Induct and a Singapore university aims to replace conventional shuttle buses with a driverless, electric alternative. The team are currently testing the vehicle on a two kilometre test route virtually devoid of other traffic, but hope eventually to increase its range. Rob Muir has more. BP lied about size of U.S. Gulf oil spill, lawyers tell trial NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - In the frantic days after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP lied about how much oil was leaking from its Macondo well and took too long to cap it, plaintiffs' lawyers said on Monday at the opening of the second phase of the company's trial. A Back and Forth About Narcissism A social-science journal invited Jean M. Twenge and one of her most prominent critics, Jeffrey Arnett, to debate the levels of narcissism in todays emerging adults. In Venezuela, more cocaine arrests Venezuelan authorities on Wednesday announced additional arrests in connection with a massive shipment of cocaine in an Air France flight from Caracas that landed in Paris. Iran Staggers as Sanctions Hit Economy A currency shortage, created by Western sanctions, appears worse than previously thought, increasing pressure on leaders seeking to negotiate a nuclear deal. WRAPUP 8-White House rejects latest Republican offer to end shutdown * Republicans proposed restoring funding for certain programs NBC Scraps Hillary Clinton Mini-Series The project drew strong opposition from Republicans, who saw it as a potential boon to Mrs. Clinton as she considers a run for president in 2016. Everton continue unbeaten run When will the Toffees come unstuck? Everton hold on to their mantle as the only unbeaten team in the Premier League with a 3-2 win over Newcastle. Facebook expands ad service for app developers SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is expanding an advertising service aimed at developers of smartphone and tablet apps, the social network's latest move to bolster its fast-growing mobile business. Warner Bros. Agrees to Deal for Financial Backing The agreement with RatPac-Dune Entertainment could help finance as many as 75 films. When BlackBerry Reigned (the Queen Got One!), and How It Fell A short history of the device from a tiny Canadian company that created and, for a long time, dominated what became the smartphone market. Lilly drug fails in breast cancer trial, shares fall (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co said it will not seek a breast cancer approval for one of its most closely watched experimental drugs after it failed to significantly delay disease progression and... Increase in Jihadi Attacks in Africa May Reflect Movements Weakness Some terrorism experts say an uptick in violence has occurred because Islamist militants are making a statement as they feel themselves threatened. Your Money Adviser Free Apps for Nearly Every Health Problem, but What About Privacy? An analysis of 43 popular wellness apps by the nonprofit Privacy Rights Clearinghouse found that many apps connect to advertising and data-analysis sites without the users knowledge. First floating turbine seeks winds of change in US Sept. 29 - North America's first floating wind turbine, launched in May, is being hailed as a prototype for a future US offshore energy industry. While the small "pilot phase" unit, sitting off the Maine coast, produces only enough electricity to power four homes, it represents the first stage of a far more ambitious project. Tara Cleary reports. For Obama, it's the 'Republican shutdown' WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For President Barack Obama, the U.S. government shutdown that rippled across the country on Tuesday is the "Republican shutdown" and he is working hard to see that the name sticks to his political opponents. Editor's Choice Our best pictures form the last 24 hours. Celebrities tell followers to GetCovered with Obamacare NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - While technical problems slowed the launch of new "Obamacare" websites to sell health insurance on Tuesday, the law's supporters on Twitter had an easier time welcoming the "Affordable Care Cat." T Magazine Site to Be Seen | The Herman Miller Archive Unearths a Lost Moment in Design History On the furniture giants new online editorial platform, the great curator Mildred Friedman recalls a pioneering multimedia class that influenced the future work of Charles Eames, George Nelson and Alexander Girard. T Magazine The Scene | Paris Fashion Week Alexander McQueen Scenes from the Paris Fashion Week photo diary of Kasia Bobula.

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