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News Feed Latest worldwide news In flood-struck Colorado, concerns about fracking spills NEW YORK (Reuters) - Contaminated water spilling from flooded oil and gas drilling sites in Colorado is refocusing attention on the environmental risks surrounding America's fracking boom. Guangzhou moves on labor camps China's third-largest city Guangzhou -- capital of China's richest and most progressive province Guangdong -- has announced it has taken the first concrete steps in unbolting the country's often reviled "Re-education Through Labor" (RTL) system. 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. Lewis on Women's British Open title 2013 Women's British Open winner Stacy Lewis talks to CNN's Shane O' Donoghue after her superb victory at St Andrews -- her second major win. New York Times Company To Pay a 4-Cent Dividend The president and chief executive of The Times, Mark Thompson, said that while the company would maintain a cautious financial strategy, the strength of the balance sheet justified a dividend. Hit political blogger Nate Silver on future of predictive modeling NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nate Silver is an oxymoron come to life the famous statistician. 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. Boston homeless man finds bag stuffed with cash, turns it in BOSTON (Reuters) - A Boston homeless man turned over to police a backpack stuffed with nearly $42,000 worth of cash and travelers checks shortly after he found it at a shopping mall, police said on Monday. From dollar bills to butterflies, Warhol sale to set Hong Kong aflutter HONG KONG (Reuters) - More than 40 works by pop artist Andy Warhol will be displayed at an exhibition hosted by the auction house Sotheby's in Hong Kong, with the most expensive piece valued at about $1 million. Tokyo man to lose home to make way for stadium - again TOKYO (Reuters) - Kohei Jinno fans out the black and white photos of his family posing proudly in front of their central Tokyo home, a house they were forced to leave ahead of the 1964 Olympic Games to make way for construction of the main stadium. Looting hits Mexico's Acapulco as floods squeeze supplies Sept. 18 - Looting breaks out in the flooded Mexican beach resort of Acapulco as the government struggles to reach tens of thousands of people cut off by some of the worst storm damage in decades. Katharine Jackson reports. Obama, buoyed by election win, faces new battles WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama had little time to savor victory on Wednesday after voters gave him a second term in the White House where he faces urgent economic challenges, a looming fiscal showdown and a still-divided Congress able to block his every move. National Briefing | Washington New Chief Nominated for Justice Dept. Division President Obama on Tuesday nominated Leslie R. Caldwell, a defense lawyer specializing in white-collar cases, to be assistant attorney general for the Justice Departments criminal division. Qatar 2022 Too hot for football? As the debate rages about Qatar 2022, CNN's Leone Lakhani looks at what it's like to play football in the Gulf heat. Alison Mainka, Jackson Noel The couple met at Bucknell, from which they both graduated. Berlusconi cries "Forza Italia!" vows to stay in politics Sep. 18 - In an emotional address to Italians, former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi vows to remain in politics, despite his expected expulsion from parliament over tax fraud. Gavino Garay reports. Green Jacket Required for Scott on the Road Adam Scott, Australian by birth and Swiss by passport, regularly hauls his size 40-regular Masters jacket to tournament locales, including this weeks Tour Championship near Atlanta. UPDATE 3-Brazil oil sale draws weak interest; Exxon, BP, BG pass RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Brazil's planned auction of its biggest-ever oil discovery attracted only a quarter of the interest expected by the government after many of the large, wealthy oil... FOREX-Dollar rebounds after steep losses, but outlook grim * Dollar index hovers near seven-month lows * Fed maintains pace of QE with dovish tone * Euro hits 7-1/2 month high By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The dollar recovered on... The aerodynamics of F1 Christina MacFarlane explores the role aerodynamics play in boosting a Formula One car's performance. Art Review T. J. Wilcox In the Air, at the Whitney Museum T. J. Wilcox In the Air, at the Whitney Museum, features a filmed, sped-up panorama of a day in Lower Manhattan. Papers crack out the egg jokes to mock Mourinho LONDON (Reuters) - Jose Mourinho's description of his Chelsea players as "beautiful, young eggs" came back to haunt him as English newspapers dredged up a wealth of egg-related puns to mock his team's defeat to Basel in their Champions League group. A West End Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Musical The West End musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory faces an uphill climb toward Broadway. Blue Jackets Split Squad Beats Wild 3-1 Cam Atkinson and Ryan Johansen each had a goal and an assist, and a Columbus Blue Jackets split squad beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 in a preseason game Tuesday night. DealBook JPMorgan Agrees to Pay $920 Million in Fines Over Trading Loss More than a year after traders at JPMorgan Chase caused a multibillion-dollar loss, authorities imposed fines on the bank and shifted scrutiny senior management. Wall Street-funded report defends banks' role in physical commodities NEW YORK (Reuters) - A report funded by Wall Street's largest lobby group laid out the most public justification yet of banks' role in physical commodity markets, a lucrative business now under threat from mounting political and regulatory pressure. UPDATE 1-Manuel lashes northwest Mexico as storm misery spreads MEXICO CITY, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Manuel lashed Mexico's northwest coast with heavy rains on Thursday, prompting evacuations and adding to flash floods that have unleashed chaos across Mexico and killed at least 97 people. Bruised by Romney criticism, Bain Capital thanks investors (Reuters) - Bain Capital LLC, the private equity firm co-founded by defeated presidential candidate Mitt Romney, thanked its investors on Thursday for their support and patience over the last year as it confronted "political hyperbole and distortion." Sochi -- Russia's field of dreams? CNN's Amanda Davies gives the inside track on Sochi's preparations for February's Olympic Games with the Russian city facing a race against time to be ready. Japan's Abe orders surviving Fukushima reactors scrapped, pledges safe Olympics TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered the scrapping of two Fukushima nuclear reactors that survived the 2011 tsunami, a write-off that threatens to complicate a turnaround plan the operator has presented to creditors. Pakistan's app success The Pakistani city of Lahore is known as the heritage capital of the country. It's scattered with ancient mosques, majestic 16th century mansions and antique minarets. Lahorites are proud of their cultural legacy. U.S. court halts $8.2 billion Activision deal with Vivendi SAN FRANCISCO/PARIS (Reuters) - A U.S. court has taken the rare step of halting Vivendi SA's $8.2 billion deal to sell most of its stake in Activision Blizzard Inc back to the U.S. videogame... UPDATE 2-Kerry says U.N. Security Council must act on Syria WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday it was essential that a Russia-U.S. deal on eradicating Syria's chemical weapons arsenal be enforced and that the U.N. Security Council act on it next week when its members meet in New York. Op-Ed Columnist World War O Seriously, people, why have the Republicans gotten so carried away with the issue of health care reform, a k a Obamacare? The Boss Margaret Minson When the Gamex2019;s on the Line As an athlete, Margaret Minson of Student Sponsor Partners learned how to take risks x2014; a quality that has helped her in her career. Fed surprises, sticks to stimulus as it cuts growth outlook WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve defied investor expectations on Wednesday by postponing the start of the wind down of its massive monetary stimulus, saying it wanted to wait for more evidence of solid economic growth. Dining Review | Connecticut A Review of Bianco Rosso, in Wilton Bianco Rosso has style, flair and a short, compelling menu, featuring a two-course prix fixe lunch of excellent value. Former Lehman President Gregory puts antiques on auction block NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Lehman Brothers President Joseph Gregory, who often commuted by helicopter to work before his bank went bust, is auctioning off a collection of centuries old furniture and... City Room An Effort to Maintain Civil Discourse, on the Walls of a Bathroom The owner of the Hungarian Pastry Shop in Morningside Heights recently painted the walls of the bathroom a longtime home for high-minded graffiti and called for order and decorum. Can urban gondolas cut city traffic? Urban transport in Bolivia's administrative capital of La Paz has always been about what goes up and down.

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