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News Feed Latest worldwide news Personal Health When Parents Need Nurturing Many people feel a moral obligation to assist aging parents, which can leave adult children feeling overburdened and neglectful of their own families, personal needs and goals. Nielsen Will Add Mobile Viewership to Ratings The companys program, which would begin in fall 2014, should soothe television executives eager to get credit for fans who dont use ordinary TVs. The laser light that could cut cyclist deaths It looks like a regular bike light, but one day a Blaze could save your life. GP Investments exits Brazil's Estcio Participaes SAO PAULO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - GP Investments Ltd sold its remaining stake in Brazilian education company Estcio Participaes SA, the private equity firm said in a regulatory filing on Friday. Hollande to urge Iran to help seek political solution for Syria PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande hopes to convince Iran to pursue a political solution to the civil war in Syria when he meets his Iranian counterpart next week, aides said on Friday. UPDATE 1-Moody's nudges Ireland closer to investment grade DUBLIN, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Moody's moved a step closer to returning Ireland to investment grade on Friday by upgrading its sovereign rating to stable from negative, but warned the government against easing off on austerity. NBC chief Greenblatt extends contract through 2017 Sept 20 (Reuters) - NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt has extended his contract with the Comcast-owned broadcast network through 2017, a person with knowledge of the decision said on Friday. Well Drinking Milk in Pregnancy May Lead to Taller Children A new study suggests that the amount of milk a woman drinks during pregnancy may affect the adult height of her offspring. Butler Hires Miller as Coach to Replace Outgoing Stevens Butler announced it was promoting the recently hired assistant Brandon Miller to replace Brad Stevens, who took the head job with the Boston Celtics. UPDATE 2-India surprises with rate hike; trims rupee support steps * RBI cuts marginal standing facility rate by 75 bps to 9.50 UPDATE 1-ATT explores potential sale of wireless towers * Provides some 3rd-qtr guidance but keeps full-year outlook intact Lens Blog The Italian-Americans of Mulberry Street, Long Before The Godfather A pastor at St. Patricks Old Cathedral deployed huge banners of photographs from a time when Little Italy was a little more Italian to refocus the neighborhoods San Gennaro festival. Longtime Nintendo president dies Hiroshi Yamauchi, who built Nintendo from a small playing-card company into a global video-gaming empire before buying the Seattle Mariners, died Thursday in Japan. He was 85. Bolivia celebrates man claiming to be world's oldest Sept. 5 - A ceremony to honor a Bolivian man claiming to be 123 years old is held by local authorities. Tara Cleary reports. Salinger to Add Details on Relationships With Young Women The Weinstein Company said that it planned to release a special edition of the film about J.D. Salinger with the additions. Also, the company plans a dramatic film based on the writers life. Another Promising Night for Fox and Its Early Start to TV Season The network got the jump on its competitors and for two nights has had generally positive ratings to show for it, including the premiere of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. NEWSMAKER Larry Summers on challenges to the economy Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and Reuters' Chrystia Freeland discuss global economic growth, the future of higher education and whether you should get a law degree. Dot Earth Blog The Vital Long View in Tracking Diminishing Arctic Sea Ice Sea ice around the North Pole retreated less this year than last, but the trend toward an open-water Arctic Ocean in summers remains. UPDATE 1-Japan Q4 aluminium premiums ease, mostly set at $245-$247-sources * First fall in 3 quarters reflects lower premiums overseas India Ink Ladies and Gentlemen, Delhi Police Are Not With You If You Are Poor A former crime reporter explains how the Delhi police criminalizes the poor. 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. Bombs inside Sunni mosque in Iraq kill 15 police, medics TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - Two bombs concealed in air conditioning units inside a Sunni mosque south of the Iraqi city of Samarra exploded during Friday prayers, killing at least 15 people, police and hospital sources said. How do child refugees cope? I never imagined I would find myself in Lebanon, on the outskirts of the brutal civil war in Syria. As a 32-year-old woman from Chicago, I didn't know what to expect. ArtsBeat Stings Musical to Open on Broadway After Chicago Tryout The Last Ship will open in Chicago next summer, before a planned Broadway opening that fall. You're the Boss Blog Today in Small Business The Business Lessons of Walter White Gender balance is good for business. Lessons from the death of a start-up. The Super Bowls first marijuana commercial? Exotic language stalls U.S. trial of Guinea Bissau's ex-navy chief NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States is struggling to prosecute one of the prized catches in its global war on drugs, Guinea Bissau's former navy chief Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto, because lawyers cannot find enough translators who speak his native Kriol. Colorado floodwaters menace state's $41 billion agriculture sector DENVER (Reuters) - Colorado farmers and ranchers are bracing for widespread damage to the agriculture industry, one of the state's leading economic engines, from deadly floodwaters that already have caused property losses estimated at nearly $2 billion. Arthur Ashe U.S. sport's greatest black icon? Arthur Ashe was the first African American to win a tennis grand slam. It's a measure of his influence that 20 years after his death his legacy burns as brightly as ever. Restaurant Takeaway The Secret to a Crisp and Tender Eggplant Sandwich Frankies Spuntinos fried eggplant sandwich is based on recipes brought over from Italy by the owners grandmothers. Vatican removes deputy bishop in Peru after sex abuse allegations LIMA (Reuters) - The Vatican, under Pope Francis' "zero-tolerance" policy for pedophile priests, removed an auxiliary bishop from his post in a Peruvian province because of allegations he sexually abused children, a bishop said on Friday. 10 wild things about Scotland This small country contains some of the most unspoiled territory in Europe. World Briefing | Middle East Egypt Roadside Bomb Hits Police Bus Suspected militants set off a roadside bomb in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula on Monday as a bus full of police conscripts drove by, wounding nine of them, officials said. Braves' Heyward to Wear Mask in Game vs Cubs The Atlanta Braves activated outfielder Jason Heyward from the disabled list, and he'll wear a special face mask to protect his jaw when he bats leadoff Friday afternoon against the Chicago Cubs. UPDATE 1-Rockwell Collins forecasts 2014 profit below estimates * Shares down 5 percent (Adds analyst comments, updates share price) What you need to know Voters in Germany will go to the polls this weekend for the first time since the eurozone crisis left the single currency -- and much of the continent -- teetering on the brink of chaos. World Briefing | Africa Libya Qaddafis Son Appears in a Tribal Court Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, the onetime political heir of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, appeared in court on Thursday after the militia holding him defied an order from the state to deliver him to the capital, Tripoli. CANADA STOCKS-TSX drops on BlackBerry dive, Fed uncertainty TORONTO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index declined on Friday as shares of BlackBerry tumbled after it warned of job cuts and a huge quarterly loss, and uncertainty surrounding the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy strategy weighed on sentiment. The Toronto Stock Exchange's SP/TSX composite index unofficially closed down 119.73 points, or 0.93 percent, at 12,807.05. Nine of the 10 main sectors on the index were in the red. MARKET PULSE-Prosensa, Verenium, Cyclacel, 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, http//link.reuters.com/nex49s) News Analysis Indonesia Needs to Wean Itself From Easy Money, Leader Says Indonesia must break an addiction to low global interest rates and take a series of measures to prepare for a harsher international economic environment, its vice president said. T Magazine Seven Days of Style | Kate Moss Takes Her Clothes Off, Gina Gershon Plays Donatella Versace and More Why are Iman and Naomi Campbell upset? Why is Kate Moss Naked? Why are Famke Janssen and the police arguing? We run the numbers from the last week in style and culture.

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