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News Feed Latest worldwide news Gingrich Obama's big debt limit deception Newt Gingrich says the president is wrong in arguing that debt limits haven't been the subject of negotiation with Congress. Becton Dickinson may have to pay up to $340 mln in syringe suit Sept 20 (Reuters) - Becton Dickinson and Co said it may have to pay up to $340 million after a federal jury found the medical device maker guilty of attempting to monopolize the safety syringe market... Ivory Coast to create 2.4 mln agriculture jobs by end of 2016 ABIDJAN, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa grower, aims to create 2.4 million new jobs by the end of 2016 though a programme of heavy investments in agriculture, a senior government official said. Brand Suffers Most From Spat Between Owner and Hollywood Blogger Nikki Finke, the blogger who squeezed Hollywood with her rabid trade reporting for Deadline.com, is in a standoff with Jay Penske, the media entrepreneur who bought her Web site in 2009. hold-Seoul shares seen playing catch-up to Fed surprise after holidays SEOUL, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Seoul shares are seen higher on Monday after a three-day holiday, playing catch-up to news of the U.S. Federal Reserve's unexpected decision to keep its bond-buying stimulus measures for now. The Fed defied investor expectations on Wednesday by postponing the start of trimming its monthly $85 billion bond-purchasing monetary stimulus, saying it wanted to wait for more evidence of solid economic growth. "Many, including myself, were caught off-guard by the Fed' Household Incomes Remain Flat Despite Improving Economy A major annual report on poverty, insurance and earnings shows that the improving economy has so far failed to benefit most households. In Transit Blog Rooms With a Burberry The Claridges, Connaught and Berkeley hotels in London will put complimentary Burberry coats in suites for guests to use during their stays. For Nets, a Sore Ankle and a Little Trash Talk The Nets Deron Williams is in a walking boot after spraining his ankle two weeks ago, and his teammate Paul Pierce scoffed at comments from a Knicks guard. Boxing great Norton dies Forty years after rising to the top of the boxing world and outdueling Muhammad Ali, Ken Norton lost his final fight -- a battle following a stroke -- at a Nevada medical facility, a friend said. 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. UPDATE 1-Iraqi Kurds vote as oil-rich region seeks greater autonomy ARBIL, Iraq, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurds voted on Saturday for a new parliament that analysts said was poised to lead the oil-producing region further down the road to greater autonomy from Baghdad. QA Adding the Right Amount of RAM How to upgrade the memory on a MacBook pro laptop and other OS X computers, and resizing the tiles on the Windows 8 start screen. Matter A Far-Flung Possibility for the Origin of Life A leading expert on the origin of life suggests that based on available evidence, Mars might be a more likely place for life to have started than Earth. 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. Op-Ed Columnist Hard Truths About Our Soft Bodies Studies and theories about everything from additives to air-conditioning cloud the bigger-is-better ethos that definitely contributes to Americas weight problem. UPDATE 1-Greece and lenders expect 2013 budget surplus -Greek finmin source ATHENS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Greece and its lenders are close to agreeing that Greece will achieve a primary budget surplus this year, a senior Finance Ministry official told reporters on Sunday after... CORRECTED-That's entertainment Stars come out as China's richest man announces $8 bln film park QINGDAO, China, Sept 22 (Reuters) - China's richest man, property developer Wang Jianlin, raised the curtain on a planned 50 billion yuan ($8.17 billion) "motion-picture city" which he described as... T Magazine On View | The Wild English Ponies of Dartmoor Travel to London The artist Patricia Heal has created a multimedia exhibition dedicated to the indigenous ponies of Devon, England, which she has spent years photographing. Recent Commercial Real Estate Notable properties that have been recently listed for sale, sold or leased. Man evicted for 1964 Tokyo Olympics will be forced out again for 2020 Games Sept. 19 - A Tokyo resident whose home was flattened to make way for the enlarged 1964 Olympics stadium faces eviction again for the 2020 Games. Tara Cleary reports. Brokerages cut down on novice hires, turn to experience NEW YORK (Reuters) - As brokerages search for ways to grow in a tight economy, many firms are cutting back on new adviser training programs and instead investing in experience. Tennis baby takes Internet by storm The daughter of Bob Bryan, part of of tennis' greatest double act in history, has become a social media phenomenon. 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. Chinese Official at Center of Scandal Is Found Guilty and Given a Life Term There was never much doubt that Bo Xilai would be found guilty, but until the end, he remained defiant, pleading not guilty and contesting nearly every aspect of the prosecutors case. Eat Pray Love Japanese man finds Buddha in snacks TOKYO (Reuters) - Life is fleeting and so are the images of Buddha that Japanese artist Koshi Kawachi carves - from stick-shaped snacks made of corn. Victims of Navy Yard shooting They were civilians and contractors, just starting their day at a massive military compound that's normally a bastion of safety. UPDATE 2-France must cut reliance on oil and gas, says Hollande * Reiterates call on EU to target 40 pct CO2 emissions cut by 2030 Leafs Rally for 3-2 SO Win Over Sabres The Toronto Maple Leafs rallied for two goals in the third-period and then went 15 rounds in the shootout to earn a 3-2 win and hand the Buffalo Sabres their first loss of the preseason Saturday night. Breakingviews Obamas capital misallocation Sept. 20 - Breakingviews columnists don their activist investor hats to examine how the American president has been spending too much time and energy on the wrong issues. On Pro Football Giants Chain Reaction of Woe Begins With the Handoff Because the Giants running game has been such a flop, the offense has faced numerous third-and-long situations in which play-action fakes have been pointless. India Ink The Fixers of Dharavi The success of Slumdog Millionaire, created an industry of fixers for the increasing number of photographers, filmmakers, and journalists visiting the Dharavi slum in Mumbai. Soros to marry for third time with three-day New York celebration NEW YORK (Reuters) - George Soros, the 83-year-old billionaire investor, philanthropist and active supporter of liberal political causes, is set to marry health care and education consultant Tamiko... UPDATE 1-Dubai oil services firm NPS seeks up to $700 mln in sale -sources * NPS hopes to fetch $500 mln-$700 mln from sale - sources Economix Blog The Quality of Jobs The New Normal and the Old Normal Even if the job market recovers, trends of disappearing middle-income jobs, stagnating wages and growing income inequality are likely to continue, an economist writes. Private banker pay holds up in tough market ZURICH (Reuters) - Stiff competition for top private bankers has kept a floor under pay even as low interest rates, flaccid client trading and tougher regulation squeeze industry profit margins. Lens Blog Witness to a Massacre in a Nairobi Mall Tyler Hicks, a Times photographer, was nearby when gunmen opened fire on an upscale Kenyan mall. Nadal on historic win World Sport's Amanda Davies chats with 2013 French Open champion Rafael Nadal. The top films at the North American box office LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three days starting Sept. 20, led by "Prisoners," according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. 1 (*) Prisoners...........................$ 21.4 million 2 (1) Insidious Chapter 2................$ 14.5 million 3 (2) The Family..........................$ 7.0 million 4 (6) Instructions Not Included...........$ 5.7 million 5 (*) Battle of the Year..................$ Issues with emergency slides spur Allegiant to ground MD-80 fleet Issues with its planes' emergency exit slides prompted Allegiant Air to put most of its fleet out of service Friday, wreaking havoc with its flight schedule as the carrier rushed to shuffle passengers and gets its aircraft in compliance. Norway's Stokke to launch 350-400 mln euro sale within weeks -sources STOCKHOLM, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Norwegian children's furniture maker Stokke and its advisor Goldman Sachs will launch a sale of the firm within the next few weeks which could value it at around 350 to...

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