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News Feed Latest worldwide news UPDATE 1-Ireland's Ardagh offers to sell U.S. plants due to anti-trust issues DUBLIN, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Ireland's Ardagh Glass offered on Friday to sell four U.S. plants to address anti-trust authorities' objections to its planned $1.7 billion acquisition of an American unit... Anti-Hunger Advocates Put Pressure on Lawmakers Over Food Stamp Bill The efforts came as the Republican-controlled House was expected to take up the measure this week. Bits Blog Google Is Exploring an Alternative to Cookies for Ad Tracking Google is considering an anonymous identifier for Chrome users, as advertisers fear that traditional methods of tracking users across the Web no longer work. Hedge funds cut gold holdings more in second quarter LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge funds further abandoned gold in the second quarter of this year, lightening holdings of the world's biggest gold exchange-traded fund SPDR Gold Trust as spot prices plummeted. Crime Sue Graftons W Is for Wasted, and More In Sue Graftons W Is for Wasted, a homeless man is found dead on the beach and the sleuth Kinsey Millhone meets his three disinherited children. FireEye's debut signals red hot interest in cybersecurity (Reuters) - The shares of cybersecurity company FireEye Inc leapt 80 percent in their trading debut on Friday in a sign of how red hot cybersecurity is on Wall Street at the moment, and even inspired at least one peer to accelerate plans to go public. Meet the 'mermaid' of Barcelona With a first name that means "wave" in Catalan, perhaps Ona Carbonell was destined to pursue a career in water sports. QA Exporting an iPhoto Library to Aperture How to move photos from iPhoto to Aperture, and how to update a Google Calendar invitation. Helping Arab states in transition CNN's John Defterios reports on Europe's attempt to reboot relations with countries affected by the Arab Spring. Rodents, insects found in Virginia ice-cream cone warehouse Sept 20 (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have seized ice-cream waffle cones from a food storage facility in Waynesboro, Virginia, after inspectors found widespread rodent and insect infestation on the premises. Wed be better off without American Airlines - Felix TV Loose seats. Disrupted flights. Damning headlines. Its been a terrible week for American Airlines. Reuters blogger Felix Salmon explains why flying American and other big carriers has become such a drag. (October 4, 2012) Killer amoeba linked to Katrina A rare brain-eating amoeba that killed a 4-year-old boy in Louisiana may be a result of Hurricane Katrina. ArtsBeat Nureyev Foundation Grant to Support Joffrey Ballet The Joffrey Ballet in Chicago has been awarded a $500,000 challenge grant from the Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation to help create and produce full-length story ballets. Ireland's Ardagh offers to sell U.S. plants due to anti-trust issues DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's Ardagh Glass offered on Friday to sell four U.S. plants to address anti-trust authorities' objections to its planned $1.7 billion acquisition of an American unit from... Philip Green's Hong Kong venture Arcadia Group owner Philip Green talks to CNN's Monita Rajpal about bringing British high street fashion to Hong Kong. Driverless Mercedes debuts in Frankfurt Sept. 11 - Daimler has unveiled its much anticipated self-driving Mercedes Benz at the Frankfurt International car show. The luxury auto-maker is making incremental improvements to its autonomous technology and plans to have a fully-autonomous vehicle available to consumers by 2020. Rob Muir reports. This is how we pick Fed chief? David Gergen has a few words for the recent selection process for a new chief of the Federal Reserve It stinks. BlackBerry to Cut 40% of Work Force After Big Loss The embattled smartphone maker said it would report a quarterly loss between $950 million and $995 million next week, mainly the result of a writeoff of unsold phones and restructuring charges. Fair Game Find the Loan Behind the Loans When regulators accuse financial firms of predatory lending, shouldnt they track down where these firms are getting their capital? Atop the Puck Building The SoHo beacon, built in 1885, is going to be a residential destination for the first time in its history. World bank warns Bulgaria over ageing population SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria is heading for the steepest drop in the working-age population in the European Union that will impose a heavy burden on the Balkan country's economy, the World Bank said in... D. J. R. Bruckner, Columnist and Critic, Dies at 79 Mr. Bruckner, who was a longtime editor for The New York Times Book Review, landed on Nixons enemies list over his syndicated columns for The Los Angeles Times. Grand Theft Auto V sales zoom past $1 billion mark in 3 days SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Grand Theft Auto V has crossed the $1 billion sales mark after three days in stores, a rate faster than any other video game, film or other entertainment product has ever managed, its creator Take Two Interactive Inc said on Friday. Saved by Light Breeze, Oracle Will Race Again Oracle Team USA kept the Americas Cup for one more day, pulling away from Emirates Team New Zealand in Race 13. The Kiwis lead, 8-3. UPDATE 1-BBT Corp loses case to U.S. as judge says deal a tax shelter WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - BBT Corp lost on Friday a multimillion-dollar tax dispute with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in federal court over a transaction the judge called "an economically meaningless tax shelter." Nadal wins U.S. Open Rafael Nadal confirmed his status Monday night as the dominant force in men's tennis with a four-set win over world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open final. Most powerful female politician? Frugal, discreet and boring -- just some of the ways Angela Merkel has been described by peers and in the global press. As Germans head to the polls Sunday, CNN looks at how the German chancellor became the most powerful woman in the world. Capitals to Host Winter Classic The N.H.L.s chief operating officer, John Collins, and the Capitals owner, Ted Leonsis, formally announced that the Winter Classic would be held in Washington in 2015. Well When Teams Lose, Fans Tackle Fatty Foods Football fans saturated-fat consumption increased by as much as 28 percent following defeats and decreased by 16 percent following victories, a new study reports. F.B.I. Tries to Trace Last Weeks of Gunman Investigators are parsing the final conversations of Aaron Alexiss life for any clues to a motive for the Navy Yard shootings. Well Medicine Is More Than Carrots and Sticks In todays medical schools, words like provider and consumer are used as frequently as healer and patient. But no arsenal of incentives alone will ever produce the kind of compassion and attention to detail every patient wants and deserves. As Adirondack Reserve Grows, Asking How Wild It Should Stay While outdoor lovers have embraced the more than 21,000 acres of pristine wilderness, they now find themselves in a tug of war over how the land should be enjoyed. BlackBerry warns of big loss, 4,500 job cuts; shares dive TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd warned on Friday it expects to report a huge quarterly operating loss next week and that it will cut more than a third of its global workforce, rekindling fears of the company's demise and sending its shares into a tailspin. Bahrain opposition leader arrested A leading opposition figure in Bahrain has been jailed after being charged with "inciting and advocating terrorism," Bahrain's Public Prosecution Office said. Activists in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom, however, insist the charges against Khalil Al Marzooq are politically motivated and accuse the country's leadership of attempting to stifle dissent. Editorial Seeking the Riches of Gay Marriage Eyeing a lucrative sales market, Mayor R. T. Rybak of Minneapolis is urging same-sex couples to wed in his city. How Rose shines under pressure CNN's Alex Thomas speaks with U.S. Open Champion Justin Rose, the first Englishman to claim the title since 1970. Gun control is not the answer LZ Granderson the knee-jerk calls for gun control measures in the wake of the Navy Yard shootings are beside the point; they're unrealistic and wouldn't solve the problem Moody's revises Ireland credit rating outlook to stable from negative NEW YORK, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service revised Ireland's sovereign foreign currency credit rating to stable from negative on Friday citing an expectation that government debt will... Guinea's legislative election postponed to Sept. 28 - U.N. mediator CONAKRY, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Guinea's long-delayed legislative election scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed by four days to Sept. 28 following talks between the opposition and government on Saturday in Conakry, a United Nations mediator said. 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 it promised savings greater than those available from its competitors.

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