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News Feed Latest worldwide news Protesters call out Sudan government Fresh demonstrations against the government took place in Sudan on Tuesday, despite the use of teargas on protesters a day earlier. 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. Memories of Facebook cloud Twitter's IPO SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When Facebook Inc was preparing to go public last year, the telephones at Granite Investment Advisors rang off the hook as clients called about the social media's company's highly anticipated debut. Bits Blog The Twitter Wealthy Twitter disclosed the details of its planned initial public offering, offering the names of potential Twitter millionaires and one billionaire. Change U.S. law on banks and commodities, regulator says WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress should limit Wall Street's controversial role in commodity markets, and rewrite a law that gives banks broad leeway to own oil, metals and other raw materials, a senior U.S. regulator said on Friday. Obama Confident, but Wary of Economic Fallout President Obamas confidence that he was right to defy Republicans demands was offset by concern over risks to the economic recovery. Entrepreneurs take to the seas What happens when you mix 11 budding startups with Google executives, Stanford professors, a Nobel Peace Laureate and 600 college students and put them on a ship to circumnavigate the world? PRESS DIGEST- Canada- Oct 4 Oct 4 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Column Rays Are Best Franchise in All of Sports They play in a lopsided dome from a best-forgotten era in stadium construction. UPDATE 1-Airbus 9-mth orders top 1,000 aircraft, beating target PARIS, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Airbus orders rose to more than 1,000 aircraft in the first nine months of the year, beating its target for 2013, after the planemaker booked a raft of orders which had been... Tom Clancy, U.S. master of spy thriller novels, dies at 66 (Reuters) - Best-selling U.S. author Tom Clancy, who thrilled readers with vivid descriptions of soldiers and spies in novels including "The Hunt for Red October" and "Patriot Games," has died at 66, his publisher said on Wednesday. Hit political blogger Nate Silver on future of predictive modeling NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nate Silver is an oxymoron come to life the famous statistician. Twitter reveals rip-roaring growth, big losses ahead of IPO SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc, racing toward the largest Silicon Valley IPO since Facebook Inc's 2012 coming-out party, hopes to woo investors with rip-roaring revenue growth despite never having made a profit in the past three years. Is Twitter a good investment? CNN's Maggie Lake speaks with investor Simon Cook about whether it would be smart to buy stock in Twitter. Iran Staggers as Sanctions Hit Economy A currency shortage, created by Western sanctions, appears worse than previously thought, increasing pressure on leaders seeking to negotiate a nuclear deal. GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar sandbagged by US politics, stocks resilient * Dollar on defensive as US government stays shut, debt ceiling looms Finland's anti-euro party to expel member over friend's Nazi salute HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's anti-euro Finns Party said it would expel a member who photographed a friend giving a Nazi salute in parliament to try to distance itself from scandals threatening its... Red Bulls Rewind Petke Sobered by Clubs Checkered Past The Red Bulls are No. 1 over all in M.L.S. with three regular-season matches to play. 10 things U.S. still does best Love it or hate it (and feel free to do both) the U.S. is the world' s undisputed leader, at least at these things. Well Yoga Has Limited Menopause Benefits Menopausal women who did yoga had improvements in insomnia symptoms, but no significant improvements in hot flashes, night sweats, depression or anxiety. Report Human rights abuses in Turkey Turkish authorities' use of force to crush protests constitute "human rights violations on a massive scale," according to Amnesty International. Meet the CEO feeding the world Helene Gayle must be one of the few chief executives working to eradicate her own job. The first African American female boss of poverty charity CARE, talks about some of the challenges of feeding the world T Magazine On View | A Curious Path to Auction for Indias Modernist Furniture The artist Amie Siegel realized the elegant midcentury chairs and tables she saw in an auction catalog were the same that had been left stacked in decaying piles in Chandigarh, the first built-from-scratch city in postcolonial India. Brazilian president blasts U.S. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff condemns the U.S. NSA spying program in front of the U.N. General Assembly. Editor's choice Our top photos from the last 24 hours. Football Fans warned on anti-Semitism Mind your language or face arrest. T Magazine Now Screening | The King of Modern Longboarding Looks Back A short documentary sponsored by Vans highlights the influential career of Joel Tudor, who helped repopularize longboard surfing. Tennis greats gather for reunion A group of exclusive players, including Roger Federer and Andy Roddick, met on the sidelines of the U.S. Open. Currents | Goods A Tea Tray Inspired by Istanbul Mosques Zeynap Fadillioglus Kubbe tray takes its name from the Turkish word for dome. Shutdown slows U.S. bilateral talks to fight offshore tax dodgers WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The federal government shutdown has interrupted U.S. efforts to negotiate agreements with other countries on implementing an anti-tax evasion law that is to take effect next year, tax lawyers said on Friday. In Venezuela, more cocaine arrests Venezuelan authorities on Wednesday announced additional arrests in connection with a massive shipment of cocaine in an Air France flight from Caracas that landed in Paris. Common Sense In Rural Iowa, Ambivalence About the Shutdown Their representative is a leader of a move to kill the new health care law, but residents of Iowas Fourth District say paralysis in the capital is a bigger concern. Think Like a Doctor A Green Heart Solved Readers solve the case of a 76-year-old man who heart turned a mysterious green color. Square Feet Austin, Tex., Stands Out in Hotel Recovery That Has Hugged Coasts In Austin, Tex., and in coastal markets around the United States, signs of a building boom are emerging as prices rise. Why we still love Archie If a fellow is going to spend 55 years working in the same place, he would be wise to count his blessings that the place is Riverdale. L. C. Greenwood, Member of Steel Curtain, Dies at 67 Greenwood, a left defensive end who was a master of the quarterback sack, helped lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl victories in the 1970s. Motorsport Vettel reveals 'secret' Sebastian Vettel has at times made his domination of Formula One look effortless, but the triple world champion insists his supremacy is the result of tireless work from his all-conquering Red Bull team. FOREX-Dollar up from 8-month low but shutdown, debt limit looms * Dollar near eight-month low on U.S. government shutdown Fanny de Chaill Finds Intimacy in Public Spaces The French choreographer Fanny de Chaill brought The Library to New York libraries, as part of Crossing the Line 2013, the interdisciplinary arts festival. U.S. Catholics back Pope Francis on changing church's focus CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pope Francis' comments that the Catholic Church should not focus so much on homosexuality, abortion and contraception have met with strong approval from U.S. Catholics, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released on Friday.

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