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News Feed Latest worldwide news T Magazine This Is Rooney Mara Aloof, icy, playful, curious, remote, opaque, funny, shy, distant, nice, impenetrable, guarded, unreadable. Rooney Mara happens to be all of these things. Your Money One Dip Into a 401(k) Often Leads to Another Borrowing from retirement savings can make sense, but many people become repeat customers, taking multiple loans. Spieth Can Pump Some Life Into Presidents Cup This was one of those moments when Jordan Spieth knew he had arrived. Daily Digit Shopping with $130bln Sept. 3 - There's still a lot of chatter about that $130 billion price tag for the Verizon Wireless stake, so Conway G. Gittens takes a look at what else can be bought for that huge sum. Rubber-Suit Monsters Fade. Tiny Tokyos Relax. In an era when digital effects have made the use of small models and suited actors look quaint, tokusatsu, or special filming, is on the way out. Soros dumps US Airways, Tiger Consumer likes Facebook NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire investor George Soros dumped 7.85 million shares of US Airways Group Inc in the second quarter, a regulatory filing on Wednesday showed. Lisa Gernak, Calder Hynes The bride is an administrative assistant at a Ritz-Carlton; the groom is the public relations manager for the Brooklyn Nets. Is Microsoft's Nokia buy a good bet? It's the deal that's been rumored since Stephen Elop joined Nokia from Microsoft three years ago, and now it's become reality. So can this work? News Corp.s Tight Grip on Australias Papers Shapes Its Politics The company owns roughly 60 percent of the newspaper market share and recent outlandish front pages depicting political leaders have some saying it holds too much political sway. Warzycha Out as Columbus Crew Head Coach Columbus Crew Coach Robert Warzycha was fired after five years. Brian Bliss, the technical director and a former Crew defender, will be the interim coach. Cognitive Science Meets Pre-Algebra Mixing related but distinct concepts in lessons has proved more effective than focusing on one subject at a time, though it feels harder. Tour football's spiritual home CNN's Pedro Pinto tours Brazil's Maracana Stadium after its costly and problematic redesign for the 2014 World Cup. Motherlode Blog Dressing for Kindergarten Success It wasnt just my son who loved his shirt. Any kid who saw it pointed and yelled, Angry Birds! I could see why he wanted to wear it; I just couldnt allow it. World's most liveable city is... Melbourne made it three years in a row as the world's most livable city, according to the 2013 Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Global Livability Survey. Magnitude 6.2 quake hits off western Canada -USGS WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.2 quake struck off Canada's Vancouver Island on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Arrest warrant issued for Red Bull heir Thai prosecutors were poised to issue an arrest warrant Tuesday for the grandson of the creator of the Red Bull energy drink who failed to appear in court this week over a fatal hit-and-run case that sparked nationwide anger. ArtsBeat Popcast Miley Cyrus and the Summer of Smooth Jon Caramanica talks with host Ben Ratliff about Miley Cyruss raunch intervention on this weeks MTV Video Music Awards. Becoming Steve Jobs Matthew McConaughey lost 40 pounds for December's "Dallas Buyers Club," and Matt Damon worked out for four hours a day to get ripped for "Elysium." The Texas Tribune With Youth Tanning Law, Texas Aims to Lower Melanoma Risk On Sunday, Texas will join a number of states that bar minors from tanning indoors, which experts say greatly increases the risk of melanoma in those under 18. Christina Cuomo Perpignano and Paul Diver The bride, a granddaughter of former Gov. Mario Cuomo, is studying for a law degree; the groom is a candidate for a Ph.D. in statistics. Syria How did we get here? The Pentagon says it's "ready to go" if it gets orders to carry out a military strike in response to Syria's suspected use of chemical weapons against its own people. Election system needs an overhaul, but it's not that easy WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters in Florida were still waiting to cast their ballots more than six hours after polls closed on Election Day, registered voters in Ohio were told they were not on voter rolls and new voter ID laws in Pennsylvania led to confusion at voting places. JPMorgan to pay $18.3 million to settle mortgage lawsuit (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase Co has agreed to pay $18.3 million to settle claims that documents for mortgages acquired by a unit of Bear Stearns Cos failed to disclose material information about interest rates. Istanbul deflects Syria fears, says Games good for region BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Istanbul's Olympic bid chief on Tuesday brushed aside fears that a potential military intervention in neighboring Syria could upset the Turkish city's hopes of staging the 2020 Games. U.S. allows Indiana to offer health program outside of Obamacare INDIANAPOLIS, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The federal government will allow Indiana to operate its own health program temporarily, Governor Mike Pence said on Tuesday, making it the first state to receive... Banklike Company Offering Cash-Back Rewards to Close PerkStreet Financial, which offered rebates on purchases, said it was out of money and would shut next month but discontinue the rebates immediately. Stenson completes his second rise from the depths NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Henrik Stenson crowned his second comeback from serious slumps in form when he won the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston on Sunday. City Room Pair of Nimble Hands Ever Ready at U.S. Open, With a Needle Kathy Karadza, sewing machine close by, is constantly coming to the rescue of players at the tennis tournament, be it to repair a rip or to affix a patch from a last-minute sponsor. 1-year-old Brooklyn boy shot in stroller New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says lax federal gun laws are ultimately responsible for the shooting death of a toddler who was killed in his stroller as his father pushed him across a Brooklyn street Sunday evening. Living in Egypt during chaos There's more to do in Cairo than just protest. Just look at lifestyle website CairoScene. U.S. drug agents using vast ATT database, New York Times says (Reuters) - U.S. law enforcement officials investigating drug crimes have had access, using subpoenas, to a large ATT Inc database that contains the records of phone calls dating back to 1987, according to a New York Times report. Alvarez Hit 1st Career HR, Leads Marlins Past Cubs Henderson Alvarez did a little bit of everything Monday. Pandora earnings forecast disappoints, shares drop SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Internet radio service Pandora Media Inc said on Thursday that rising expenditures to acquire music and compete with rivals would push fiscal 2014 earnings below analyst... Strike starts in South Africa's gold mines JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A strike in South Africa's gold mines began on Tuesday with some workers failing to go underground for the evening shift, despite an appeal by President Jacob Zuma for a solution to avert a stoppage that will hurt Africa's largest economy. The multi-billion-dollar fight for national sovereignty - Felix TV Elliott vs. Argentina is one of those court cases so important and complex that only a Power Ranger, Transformers, Legos and wooden trains can possibly do it justice. (November 30, 2012) Africa moving to free trade? Geoffrey Qhena, the CEO of Industrial Development Corporation talks about facilitating free trade on the continent. Microsoft Aquires Nokia Units, and Leader The $7.2 billion all-cash deal is meant to turn the Finnish mobile phone pioneer into the engine for Microsofts mobile efforts. Stephen Elop, the former Microsoft executive who was running Nokia, will rejoin Microsoft. Styles Q+A Ivanka Trump, Never Far From the Family Name A line of career clothing from Ivanka Trump will hit stores this month. Today's Economist Taxing Homeowners as if They Were Landlords The tax code would be fairer if homeowners were taxed as landlords on their own property, which would equalize the tax treatment of all investments, including in ones own home, an economist writes. UPDATE 2-Verizon eyes overseas assets, spectrum, paying down debt * Dividend payments still a priority for Verizon * Executives see Verizon regaining its credit rating in 4-5 years * Analysts had hoped for higher profit boost from a Verizon Wireless deal * Shares...

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