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News Feed Latest worldwide news Candace Pert, 67, Explorer of the Brain, Dies As a Johns Hopkins graduate student, Dr. Pert helped discover a key to brain chemistry. She went on to become a neuroscientist and a major proponent of alternative medicine. Vista Equity to take Greenway Medical private for $644 million (Reuters) - Greenway Medical Technologies Inc has agreed to be taken private by Vista Equity Partners for $644 million, less than two years after the medical software provider debuted on the U.S.... Kenya Mall Carnage Shows Shabab Resilience The Shabab could be signaling a wider offensive, despite losses in recent years at the hands of the African Union and Kenyan troops in their home country. Well Teenagers Are Getting More Exercise and Vegetables Teenagers are exercising more, consuming less sugar and eating more fruits and vegetables, a trend that may be contributing to a leveling off of obesity rates, a new study shows. Week 3 Matchup Giants (0-2) at Panthers (0-2) Cam Newton is the first of several dual-threat quarterbacks the Giants will face, and Mark Herzlich, a third-year middle linebacker, will play a pivotal role in minimizing his options. Cruz brings Tea Party fight on Obamacare to U.S. Senate WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, a renegade Tea Party favorite, took his fight to defund President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul to the Senate floor on Tuesday, but most of his Republican colleagues refused to join him. Firm That Sent 42 Million Texts Settles in Spam Case Rentbro and its principals, Daniel Pessin and Jacob Engel, agreed to turn over all remaining assets and to repay up to $377,321. Music Review Karbido Performs The Table at BAM Fisher Karbido, a band from Wroclaw, Poland, use rudimentary tools to create percussive sounds with international influences at the Brooklyn Academy of Musics Next Wave Festival. Dance Review Lyon Opera Ballet Presents Limbs Theorem The Lyon Opera Ballet presented a rare run of performances of William Forsythes pathbreaking ballet Limbs Theorem. Cartoonists draw dangerous lines In many ways, the Middle East makes a strange -- and at times perilous -- hotbed for caricature. Wild pigs menace suburban Atlanta ATLANTA (Reuters) - Wild pigs have descended on a suburban Atlanta neighborhood where they are scaring children, making a general nuisance of themselves, and acting as they if they own the place. Eye-tracker targets hospital navigation stress Sept. 18 - A hospital in the UK is using eye-tracking technology to improve sign placement in its corridor system. The so-called "wayfinding" tests are designed to ease the confusion and stress often caused by navigating unfamilar hospital hallways, as Jim Drury reports. UPDATE 2-Noble Corp to spin off older drilling rigs into new company Sept 24 (Reuters) - Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corp unveiled on Tuesday a long-planned spin-off of older rigs into a new company that may make an initial public offering next year, as Noble seeks a premium valuation for its best assets. Lithuania Thump Croatia to Reach Euro Final Former European champions Lithuania reached their first final since winning the 2003 tournament after an effervescent performance by their back-court players secured a 77-62 win over Croatia on Friday. Mexico protests over oil policy Demonstrators in Mexico take to the streets to protest a change in Mexican oil policy and plans to raise taxes there New cargo ship's docking at space station delayed to Saturday CAPE CANAVERAL (Reuters) - A traffic jam at the International Space Station is prompting a second delay in the arrival of a new commercial cargo ship that is making a test run to the orbital outpost, officials said on Monday. ArtsBeat Still Recovering From Acid Attack, Artistic Director Returns to Bolshoi Sergei Filin, who was injured early this year in an acid attack that nearly blinded him, made a happy, if temporary, return to the historic Moscow theater on Tuesday. Nokia mistaken in saying Elop's contract was same as predecessor's HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia's interim boss Risto Siilasmaa said he erred in describing a clause in former chief executive Stephen Elop's employment contract, which resulted in an 18.8 million-euro ($25.4 million) termination payment, as similar to his predecessor's. You're the Boss Blog Today in Small Business Holiday Hiring Leasing of business equipment declines. E-mail marketing isnt improving. Is the out-of-office auto-response message dying? Logistics behind 'floating city' Isa Soares ventures below deck to see the operation behind the scenes at the Royal Princess cruise ship. U.S. to Contact Borrowers With New Options for Repaying Student Loans Starting next month, the Education Department will send e-mails explaining relief plans to borrowers who seem most vulnerable. BlackBerry executives sold newly vested stock on day of warning TORONTO (Reuters) - Top BlackBerry executives sold small blocks of the company's stock on the day that the smartphone maker warned of a huge quarterly operating loss and massive job cuts, according to Canadian regulatory filings. Fed official blasts White House handling of Bernanke succession SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The White House has handled the process of picking the next chair of the Federal Reserve "terribly," a top official at the U.S. central bank said on Monday in an unusual public critique of the delicate, and traditionally discreet, selection process. The Commissars Culinary Stamp The Soviet era and its demise inspire a food memoir. Theater Review A Mans World Is Being Revived at Metropolitan Playhouse A Mans World, a 1910 drama by Rachel Crothers, is about a novelist and single mother in New York who contends with gossip and stereotypes even within her bohemian circle. Shadow of Shutdown Looms Over Markets Stock prices sank as investors worried about potential governmental gridlock and struggled to make sense of conflicting indicators. China shows off 14 baby pandas Sept. 24 - Fourteen baby pandas born in a southwest China breeding centre are shown to the public for the first time. Elly Park reports. 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. DealBook Union Push for I.P.O. Forces Filing at Chrysler Chrysler is moving toward an offering under pressure from its second-largest shareholder, a trust set up to provide medical coverage for 115,000 retired auto workers and family members. Mars Science Lab launch delayed two years NASA's launch of the Mars Science Laboratory -- hampered by technical difficulties and cost overruns -- has been delayed until the fall of 2011, NASA officials said at a news conference Thursday in Washington. City Kitchen Breaded and Fried Cutlets Cant Miss A slice of meat or poultry coated in bread crumbs and fried is delicious by any name cutlet, chicken-fried steak, schnitzel or Milanesa. Emmys 2013 Kerry Washington, 'It Girl' In 1995, Kerry Washington had just launched her career. Greek Civil Servants Start 2-Day Strike Public sector workers were striking against plans to cut thousands of jobs, with anger fueled by the killing of an rap artist. Satellite problems cut phones in Canada's Arctic *Flights canceled, bank machines, cell phones stop working Evonik eyes 250 mln eur in annual cost savings FRANKFURT, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Germany's Evonik said on Monday it aims to cut administrative costs by 250 million euros ($338 million) per year from 2016 as it completes the transition from an... BlackBerry bid is credit negative for Fairfax-Moody's TORONTO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Fairfax Financial Holding Ltd's plan to lead a consortium to buy BlackBerry is credit negative for Fairfax but does not have rating implications, Moody's Investors Service said on Tuesday. QA Can Immunity to the Common Cold Come With Age? As immunity to different viruses builds up over time, it decreases the number of viral types that can make one sick, an expert says. Novelties Microsatellites What Big Eyes They Have By expanding Earth imaging, low-cost satellites could help many businesses keep track of their operations. But frequent updating of those images may also raise privacy questions. In Transit Blog History Is On Sale at a Venerable Paris Hotel About to undergo a renovation, the Hotel Plaza Athne Paris will hold an auction of collectibles, some vintage and some not. Path to Manning Slices Through Offensive Line, Again and Again Giants center David Baas said he was embarrassed, disgusted after the offensive line allowed seven sacks of Eli Manning, six of them in the first half.

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