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News Feed Latest worldwide news Political Memo Zeal That Threatens Both Parties The Tea Party helped cost Democrats control of the House in 2010, but its political energy can put Republicans in difficult positions, too. Emmys 2013 Cranston is having a moment Right now, Bryan Cranston is The Man. He's up for Emmy, has water-cooler talk for "Breaking Bad," in bunches of movies. Senior U.S. Republican to target state, local tax deduction WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress' top Republican tax law writer is drawing up a plan to rewrite the tax code and is likely to recommend repeal of a popular and costly federal tax deduction for state and local taxes paid, congressional aides said. Court Gives a Victory to Pandora Over Licensing Streaming Music A federal judge ruled against Ascap, saying it must make its entire publishing catalog available for licensing by Pandora. Ghosts beat minions as 'Conjuring' horror flick leads box office LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, July 21 (Reuters) - The low-budget horror flick "The Conjuring" outran the "Despicable Me" minions and a racing snail named "Turbo" to win the weekend box office contest at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to studio estimates on Sunday. The Lede Greenpeace Turns Arctic Face-Off Into Instant Ad Just hours after the arrest of two Greenpeace activists for boarding an oil rig in Russias Arctic waters, the environmental group was using footage of the confrontation in a Web advertisement. 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. T Magazine Under the Influence | John Baldessari on Tom Waits, Rodarte and a Yodeling Pickle From Damien Hirst On the eve of a new show at the Garage Center for Contemporary Art in Moscow, the conceptual art master recounts some of his greatest influences and inspirations. Passengers lack info on cruise ship crime Vegas stole the slogan. But cruise ships can also lay claim Whatever happens on cruise ships, stays on cruise ships. Days Best in the N.F.L. The top performers and key injuries in Week 2 of the N.F.L. season. Dance Review A Fall for Dance Prelude at the Delacorte Theater A celebratory prelude to the Fall for Dance festival brought back choreography to the Delacorte Theater for free shows on Monday and Tuesday. Classes canceled to deal with race issues Oberlin College in Ohio suspended classes Monday after a student reported seeing a person resembling a Ku Klux Klan member near the college's Afrikan Heritage House. Recipes for Health Miso Dressing This tangy dressing can also be used as a sauce over grains. Syria Meets First Deadline on Chemical Weapons Pact The government of President Bashar al-Assad made an initial declaration of the chemical weapons it possesses. 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. Friday no fun day for stocks Sept. 20 - Summary Fed official comments sink stocks in heavy volume; Blackberry stock tanks after a bruising warning, job cuts; new IPhone's big launch day. Bobbi Rebell reports. India Ink A Conversation With Filmmaker Richie Mehta Mr. Mehta on his recent film Siddharth, which traces a fathers journey for his missing son. DealBook Scratching Their Heads, Investors Start Revising Expectations for the Fed Wall Street is furiously revising expectations about the role the Federal Reserve will play in the economy in the months ahead. Braves Beat Cubs 9-5 to Reduce Magic Number to 1 Teams usually can't wait to get out of the cramped quarters of the visiting clubhouse at Wrigley Field. Not so the Atlanta Braves, who were delighted to put in some overtime in the less-than-friendly confines Friday night. Emmys Highlight a Changing TV Industry With its first nomination, for House of Cards, Netflix makes its mark on the Emmys, but Breaking Bad has the most buzz. UPDATE 1-Sprint promises savings from new early upgrade plan NEW YORK, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Sprint Corp on Friday joined its three biggest rivals in offering an early upgrade option for smartphones and promised cheaper fees than its competitors charge, in the... Woods Thinks Role of TV Needs Further Review Tiger Woods was asked twice about his position on television viewers able to call in possible rules infractions. He never answered that question directly. Boyds Touchdowns Lead Clemson Over N.C. State Clemson struggled to get its offense running in high gear and spent much of Thursday night fighting to protect a slim lead. The third-ranked Tigers still did enough to stay unbeaten in the kind of game that often has slipped away in recent years. America's Cup 'new-age speed' The America's Cup, the most prestigious yachting race in the world and its oldest at 162 years, will seemingly join the aviation age this weekend when a new design of boat sails as fast as 52 mph. Signs of Distress Multiplied on Killers Path to Navy Yard A call to a hotel where the Navy Yard gunman was staying just days before the shooting suggests that his employer had deep concerns about his state of mind and raises questions about his clearance to work at bases. Britain's surging anti-EU party promises 'earthquake' at polls LONDON (Reuters) - The leader of Britain's rising right-wing anti-EU party on Friday promised a political "earthquake" with victory in next year's European elections, a challenge that could threaten David Cameron's hopes of a second term as prime minister. FIFA Concerned Over Spate of Forfeited Matches in Africa FIFA is concerned at the way a succession of African teams have broken rules on player eligibility in World Cup qualifiers and will address the problem, director of competitions Mustapha Fahmy said on Friday. The top films at the North American box office July 21 - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three days starting July 19, led by "The Conjuring," according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. 1 (*) The Conjuring..........................$ 41.5 million 2 (1) Despicable Me 2........................$ 25.1 million 3 (*) Turbo..................................$ 21.5 million 4 (2) Grown Ups 2............................$ 20.0 million 5 (*) Red 2..................................$ 18.5 mill Africa's 'Father of the Internet' African Voices meets Ghanaian Internet pioneer Professor Nii Quaynor. QA Exporting an iPhoto Library to Aperture How to move photos from iPhoto to Aperture, and how to update a Google Calendar invitation. On the Market in New York City A two-bedroom in Central Harlem; a three-bedroom Upper West Side condop; and a one-bedroom in Carroll Gardens. Pioneer for golf's money men The PGA Tour can make instant millionaires at virtually every one of its tournaments -- but it was not always that way. It took golf pioneer Billy Casper almost 15 years to reach seven figures in the nascent days of the pro circuit. MARKET PULSE-Prosensa, Zillow, FireEye, Tibco, gold stocks (For more market insights, including options activity, click on ; for the Day Ahead newsletter http//link.reuters.com/mex49s; for the Morning News Call newsletter,... Under New Guidelines, Man Booker Prize to Be Open to Americans Beginning in 2014, the award will be open to all novels originally written in English and published in Britain no matter where the author is from. The New Old Age Blog Daughters (Still) Are the Caregivers Children who live near their mothers are six times more likely to wind up as caregivers than other adult children, a new study finds, and they are mostly women. Broncos 41, Giants 23 A Little Brother Learns a Lesson as the Giants Sputter to 0-2 Peyton Manning efficiently led a multifaceted, diverse offense in the Broncos victory as Eli Manning and a one-dimensional Giants offense sputtered and other components of the team failed. Are pilotless planes within reach? CNN's Ayesha Durgahee explores the future of drone-based passenger aircraft. Tv Sports Voice of Yanks Is Maddening and Memorable John Sterlings baritone bombast, mistakes, creative home run calls and unalloyed joy at Yankees victories have made him an odd but solid part of the Yankees brand. U.S. Revives Aid Program for Clean Energy A controversial federal loan-guarantee program intended to support greener energy technologies will shift to supporting development of cleaner oil and coal technology. From football to golf for 'Sheva' Andriy Shevchenko was one of the finest football players of his generation. He retired last year but is now making his debut on the professional golf circuit.

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