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News Feed Latest worldwide news From a Tortilla, the Feeling of a Warm Embrace Cucas tacos tied us together. Today's Economist Happy Centennial, Federal Income Tax One hundred years after its introduction, the federal income tax is still much debated but is unlikely ever to be repealed, an economist writes. New York man hits 3 million miles in 1966 Volvo Sep. 20 - Irv Gordon hits 3 million miles in his 1966 Volvo continuing his place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the driver with the most miles driven in one car by a single owner. Gavino Garay reports. City Room Paying at the Guggenheim Metropolitan Diary A museumgoer and an employee argued over whether Pay what you wish allowed a patron to pay nothing. TCW buys Craton Equity in push to expand alternatives group NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investment firm TCW has acquired private equity firm Craton Equity Partners in a push to expand its alternative offerings, the head of the firm's alternative products division... RPT-Santos closes down Bangladesh's only offshore gas field DHAKA, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's only offshore gas field stopped permanently on Tuesday due to its uncommercial level of production. Wealth Matters Financing Start-Up Dreams With Retirement Savings You can use 401(k) money to create a new business, but beware the rules are complicated and the Internal Revenue Service will be watching closely. Meredith Kercher New hunt for truth The original trial and subsequent acquittal of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito after the murder of student Meredith Kercher proved divisive. Evidence is now being sifted again. Tenants Fine for Renting to Tourist Is Overturned An appeal by the online booking site Airbnb resulted in a ruling from a city regulatory board that a man, Nigel Warren, did not violate laws on short-term rentals. Elton John and Bernie Taupin Are Back With Diving Board Bernie Taupin comes up with the words, and Elton John, separately, the music, in a pairing that has been successful for decades. India Ink Aftermath of the Mumbai Building Collapse Survivors recount the horrors of the building collapse that killed more than 60 in Mumbais Mazgaon dockyard area. Potential blockbuster in Davis Cup Switzerland was drawn to face Serbia in the 2014 Davis Cup, which means Roger Federer could play Novak Djokovic. Federer, though, doesn't usually show up for first round ties. In another intriguing pairing, record champion the U.S. hosts Andy Murray's Great Britain. Jacksonville airport evacuated, police investigate suspicious package Oct 1 (Reuters) - Jacksonville International Airport was evacuated on Tuesday as police investigated a "reported suspicious package," according to a tweet from the Jacksonville Sheriff's office. Stenson pockets $11.4M jackpot Henrik Stenson keeps his cool to collect the biggest paycheck of his career Sunday, landing a $10 million FedEx Cup jackpot along with the $1.44 million prize for winning the Tour Championship in Atlanta. 73 hostages rescued from Mexican house Mexican police rescued 73 people who were being held hostage in the border city of Reynosa. Sports Briefing | Basketball Video of W.N.B.A. Kiss Gets Attention Online Diana Taurasi became an Internet sensation when she gave Seimone Augustus a peck on the cheek after the players were called for double personal fouls in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. The Week Looking for Lincoln, and an Early Fish Fossil Recent developments in health and science news. This week A substitute for silicon in computer chips and a United Nations warning on carbon emissions. Merck Plans to Lay Off Another 8,500 Workers The company also announced that it was abandoning plans to move from Whitehouse Station, N.J., to a new headquarters and would cut $2.5 billion in costs in the next two years. TV Sports A Season of Goodbyes, by YES Viewers Viewership declined 32 percent on the YES Network as the Yankees struggled and failed to make the postseason. Breakingviews - London risks talent loss in house price boom Sept. 27 - As fears of a property bubble in London grow, high prices may be scaring off foreign talent, says Breakingviews. Congressman Proposes New Rules for Music Royalties The Free Market Royalty Act would let record companies and performing artists collect royalties when their songs are played on the radio. Chinese dissident Chen to join conservative U.S. think tank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese dissident and legal rights activist who accused New York University of forcing him to leave this summer because of alleged pressure from the Chinese government, will be joining The Witherspoon Institute, a conservative think tank. 'The system is down' Obamacare glitches go public, reasons unclear NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blank boxes where security questions are supposed to appear. Pleas to "be patient." Error messages galore. Notices that "the system is busy right now." Web pages timing out before they load. Garbled lines of text riddled with stray question marks. You're the Boss Blog Today in Small Business JOBS Act It may now be cheaper to manufacture in China. The price of writing a fake review. Why Microsoft will keep making Surface tablets. Sunday Routine | Cristin Samper A Break From the Wildlife, With Family On weekends, Cristin Samper, president of the Wildlife Conservation Society, relishes downtime with his wife and two children. Analysis Favorites? Broncos, by a Wide Margin By looking at points allowed and points scored, a better perspective on why Denver is the early favorite to win the Super Bowl. QMB is back, is economic growth? Quest Means Business is relaunching, as U.S. economy enters a new phase. Five years after Lehman collapsed, the economy's vital signs are improving. So is the U.S. recovered? Watch CNNI at 2100 London time. Timelapse video shows nine years of 9/11 reconstruction Sept. 11 - Marking the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, webcam company EarthCam has released a timelapse video showing the nine year construction of One World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. The company says the video is made up of hundreds of thousands of images captured from 35 different angles by high definition cameras. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Medium chance of cyclone over the Caribbean NHC (Reuters) - A large low pressure system located about 120 miles east of the Nicaragua-Honduras border has a medium, or 30 percent, chance of becoming a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday. Television Review Super Fun Night and We Are Men Begin Super Fun Night, written by and starring the Australian actress Rebel Wilson, is more daring than funny, while We Are Men, starring Tony Shalhoub, is more gentle than snarky. CNN, NBC scrap Hillary Clinton TV projects (Reuters) - Two television projects focused on Hillary Clinton got the axe on Monday after the programs became embroiled in partisan wrangling, including threats by the Republican National Committee (RNC) to boycott presidential debates sponsored by CNN and NBC. HarperCollins Joins Scribd In E-Book Subscription Plan The deal will make the publishers backlist books available to monthly subscribers in a Netflix-style service. Column Lane Kiffin a Boy Wonder No Longer The end for Lane Kiffin came in the middle of the night at the airport, as his team sped off into the darkness without him. Well Living With Cancer Feeling Older Than My Age Sometimes cancer and its treatments make me feel as if I have entered a time machine that accelerates aging. One in eight people around the world go hungry, says U.N. report MILAN (Reuters) - One in eight people around the world is chronically undernourished, the United Nations' food agencies said on Tuesday, warning world leaders that some regions would fail in halving... Football Gains Toehold in Nation of Soccer Fans At Wembley stadium in London, a sold-out crowd of 83,500 people watched as the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers. Russia's Khodorkovsky awarded Lech Walesa prize WARSAW (Reuters) - The jailed Russian former oil tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been awarded the annual Lech Walesa prize, named after the Polish Nobel laureate who helped overthrow Communist rule. The Devils Plan of Succession, Carried Out Gradually Martin Brodeur is set to start his 21st season in the N.H.L., with Cory Schneider waiting in the wings to take over in goal. Manziel Leads No. 10 Texas AM Past Arkansas 45-33 Johnny Manziel made Texas AM feel right at home in Fayetteville. Russia accuses U.S. of 'blackmail' Russia's top diplomat has accused the United States of "blackmailing" Moscow into backing tough ground rules for Syria's chemical disarmament that would include the threat of force if Syria balks.

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