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News Feed Latest worldwide news Sonogram shows tiny elephant Seven months of pregnancy down, 15 to go. T Magazine By Design | Impossibly Light, Totally Sleek Handmade Bikes Built by a Tokyo Shipwright Custom-made from Honduras mahogany, Sueshiro Sanos beautiful two-wheelers have become objects of veneration and, occasionally, scorn. China leaping forward on carbon footprint - World Bank June 19 - China has set very aggressive goals to cut its carbon footprint as well as short-lived climate pollutants, says World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. Chinese Teen Takes Lead in Asia Pacific Amateur Chinese teenager Dou Zecheng handled the chill and the wind for a 3-under 68 on Thursday to take a two-shot lead after the opening round of the Asia-Pacific Amateur. Bionic bicep gives super strength The Titan Arm, is the brainchild of four mechanical engineering students who built an upper-body exoskeleton that can more than double the average person's strength Travelers beware 10 scary critters Giant killer hornets currently causing problems in China aren't the only creatures travelers need to heed. Chinese Teen Takes Lead in Asia Pacific Amateur Chinese teenager Dou Zecheng handled the chill and the wind for a 3-under 68 on Thursday to take a two-shot lead after the opening round of the Asia-Pacific Amateur. Bill Mazer, Sports Fixture in New York, Dies at 92 Mr. Mazer, who spent more than 60 years in broadcasting, earned the nickname The Amazin for his encyclopedic recall of sports facts. STXNEWS LATAM-Petrobras says partnership with PDVSA fell through Oct 25 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, known as Petrobras, said on Wednesday that it was reincorporating the Abreu e Lima refinery after talks for a partnership... The Lede Indignation in Europe Over Claims That U.S. Spied on Merkels Phone The revelation that the United States may have monitored the mobile phone of Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany was greeted in Europe with a mix of righteous indignation and questions. Tipsarevic's clay master class Pat Cash caught up with world number 10, Janko Tipsarevic at the Tecnifibre clay court training camp in Nice, France. UPDATE 3-Timken shares drop on lower profit, latest outlook cut * Shares plunges as much as 11 percent (Adds analyst's, CEO's comments, background, updates shares) Nicks Struggles as Free Agency Looms The Giants No. 1 receiver, Hakeem Nicks, has uncharacteristically dropped a number of passes this season and has been mentioned in trade talks. Bale Could Start for Real Madrid in Clsico Real Madrids coach has hinted that the Welsh wing Gareth Bale could be in the lineup at Barcelona on Saturday. EMERGING MARKETS-Mexico peso rallies as cenbank signals no more rate cuts RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Mexico's peso rallied on Friday after the country's central bank lowered its benchmark interest rate as expected and said no more cuts were recommended, boosting... The Week Ahead | Dance Movements at a Museum Its a week for the big ballet stories. U.S. mutual fund investors flee bonds, return to stocks ICI NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in U.S-based mutual funds sent $2.9 billion into stock funds in the latest week as the federal government ended a shut-down and averted a debt default, data from the... French to Strike, but This Time Owners Call It A group representing Frances professional soccer owners plans to cancel matches next month to protest a tax on salaries of more than one million euros. Contractors describe scant pre-launch testing of U.S. healthcare site WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration launched its troubled healthcare insurance website after only a minimum of crucial system-wide testing, despite contractors warning officials repeatedly about performance risks, a congressional panel heard on Thursday. Sued Over Pay, Cond Nast Ends Internship Program The publisher took the action after two former interns sued, complaining they had been paid below minimum wage for summer jobs at W Magazine and The New Yorker. Are U.S. sanctions killing Iranians? In July, Iran lost one of its most acclaimed playwrights and directors when Mahmoud Ostad-Mohammad passed away in Tehran at the age of 62. N.H.L. Roundup Canucks Beat Isles, but Tortorella Has Other Reasons to Smile After encountering old friends and getting an overtime victory over the Islanders, John Tortorella was full of warmth and good cheer in his return to the New York area. U.S. shutdown's impact on travelers Never mind that visit to the Statue of Liberty in New York City. Forget visiting Independence Hall in Philadelphia. And that hiking adventure at Yellowstone National Park? You might want to tweak your travel plans. Einhorn's Greenlight up 4.3 percent in third quarter NEW YORK (Reuters) - David Einhorn's hedge fund Greenlight Capital rose 4.3 percent in the third quarter, bringing the fund's net return for the year to 11.8 percent, according to an investor letter... N.F.L. Roundup Newton Helps Push Carolina Over .500 Cam Newton and the Panthers moved to 4-3 and kept the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers winless with a 31-13 victory on Thursday night. Website development platform Wix.com files for $100 million IPO (Reuters) - Wix.com Ltd, which helps companies build and operate websites, filed with the U.S. regulators on Tuesday to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering. STXNEWS LATAM-Petrobras says partnership with PDVSA fell through Oct 25 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, known as Petrobras, said on Wednesday that it was reincorporating the Abreu e Lima refinery after talks for a partnership... 6 killed in Russia bus explosion Investigators say they think a female suicide bomber caused a blast that ripped through a passenger bus in the southern Russian city of Volgograd on Monday afternoon, killing at least six people and injuring 32 others, Russian authorities said. Eritreans protest in Italy as more migrants are rescued ROME (Reuters) - Hundreds of Eritreans staged a symbolic funeral procession in front of Italy's parliament on Friday to remember refugees who drowned in a shipwreck this month, as ships rescued more than 700 seaborne migrants overnight. Better News in New Study That Assesses U.S. Students A report comparing math and science test scores of eighth graders has found that a majority outperformed the international average. Richard Curtis and Bill Nighy Reunite in About Time The writer-director Richard Curtis and the actor Bill Nighy collaborate again on About Time, a rom-com that features the twist of time travel. T Magazine Food Matters | Fifteen Tons of Groceries, Sailing Down the Hudson The Vermont Sail Project explores more responsible food distribution methods (the to in farm to table) by transporting edible cargo using a wind-powered barge. Exoskeleton's super strength Students at the University of Pennsylvania have created a powered armor similar to Matt Damon's in the film "Elysium." Well Spankings Link to Bad Behavior A new study suggests that although physical punishment may stop bad behavior in the short term, it increases the risk of long-term troubles. Multitasking with Chrome OS and Linux on the Chromebook Pixel Google's Chromebook Pixel is quite versatile after all. I can run Chrome OS and Linux at the same time, and switch between the two, allowing me to use Skype and other third party apps! UPDATE 1-Chime clashes with shareholder WPP over $71 mln motorsport deal * WPP criticises deal, could sell 20 percent stake in Chime Author In China, 'everyone' is corrupt Beijing faces a hard task in rooting out corruption from a society in which the use of guanxi, a person's network of connections, makes everyone guilty, writes author Lijia Zhang. ArtsBeat Lincoln Center to Expand Discount Ticket Sales The box office at the David Rubenstein Atrium will sell discount tickets to a weeks worth of events at New York City Center, the 92nd Street Y, Merkin Concert Hall and Miller Theater. Beliefs From the Author of Jesus Calling, a First-Person Defense Sarah Young responds to the criticism she has received for writing books in Jesus voice, saying her popular devotionals were guided by prayer. 'Bionic man' makes debut at Washington's Air and Space Museum WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A first-ever walking, talking "bionic man" built entirely out of synthetic body parts made his Washington debut on Thursday.

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