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News Feed Latest worldwide news An Afghan Media Mogul, Pushing Boundaries Saad Mohseni has brought soap operas, sitcoms and reality TV to his native country, Afghanistan, and with them a modicum of normalcy. Now he is looking to expand to Egypt, Libya and Iraq. Daniel Inside Daniel Bouluds restaurant, where the service can be among the best in the city. Hampton Reaches Quarterfinal at Stanford Jamie Hampton took a few walks around the Stanford campus during the week, biding her time until she could get back on the court. A two-hour match helped her get right back into rhythm. Gallery Artists' African road trip Every year a group of African photographers and artists takes a road trip across the continent in a bid to show the "real Africa." Big 12's Bowlsby Says NCAA Changes Needed Now Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Monday there is "unanimity" among leaders from five power conferences that significant changes are needed now in the NCAA. Audiophiles Wishlist Geek gear for the golden ear. Africa's resources fueling world From laptops to cars, the products you take for granted are made using minerals from Africa. Find out how the world depends on Africa's natural resources, and how those resources are powering African economies. Lessons from a Fortune 500 CEO Since she was a college student, Ilene Gordon dreamed of running a Fortune 500 company. And four years after joining Ingredion, the company exceeded sales of $6 billion for the first time, making her one of only 21 women to run a company in the coveted Fortune 500 list. ArtsBeat Public Theater Looking for New Home for Here Lies Love The immersive musical about Imelda Marcos will close on Sunday, but the theater promises a plan for reopening soon. Publicis says to make major corporate announcement PARIS (Reuters) - French advertising group Publicis said it plans to make a "major corporate announcement" on Sunday, after a media report on Friday said it was in merger talks with larger rival... Death and division in Egypt Dozens of people have been killed in violent clashes that broke out amid supporters and opponents of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy. Gadgetwise Concert-Hall Sound From a Computer The Explorer digital-to-analog converter reroutes music stored on a computer through its own audio circuitry, offering better sound. 3 Dead After Bus Carrying Teens Crashes in Indiana A bus carrying teenagers returning home from a church camp in Michigan crashed Saturday afternoon about a mile from its destination, killing three people and sending 26 others to hospitals, officials said. Career Couch Avoiding Collisions of Church and the Workplace When it comes to religious expression at work, employers must balance the interests of the business with their employeesx2019; beliefs, workplace experts say. Wiebe and Langer Share Lead at Senior British Open Mark Wiebe of the United States shot a five-under-par 65, and Bernhard Langer shot a 67 and made five birdies. Both players were at five-under 135. Well Black-White Divide Persists in Breast Cancer New research shows that white women with breast cancer live three years longer than black women because of a troubling pattern of inferior care and a delay in treatment for black women. Out There Timeless Questions About the Universe Is time an illusion? Is there a universe, or multiverse? Finite or infinite? Will we ever know, and does it matter? Hedge fund firm Lansdowne names new CEO LONDON (Reuters) - One of London's largest hedge fund firms, Lansdowne Partners, has named Alex Snow, the former head of UK Investment Banking at Investec, as its new chief executive officer. Shortcuts Those Wordy Contracts We All So Quickly Accept Consumers rarely read the standardized language for online terms and conditions, and experts disagree on their significance. Environmental Damage in Bangladesh The garment and textile industries in Bangladesh have contributed heavily to what experts describe as a water pollution disaster. Famed hacker Barnaby Jack dies a week before hacking convention (Reuters) - Barnaby Jack, a celebrated computer hacker who forced bank ATMs to spit out cash and sparked safety improvements in medical devices, died in San Francisco, a week before he was due to make a high-profile presentation at a hacking conference. Carlos Slim increases stake in NY Times Oct 6 (Reuters) - Carlos Slim, the Mexican billionaire who loaned the New York Times Co $250 million, has upped his stake in the company for the third time in two months. Access to Apple developer site partially restored July 26 (Reuters) - Apple Inc has partially restored its main website for developers, eight days after shuttering it in response to a cyber attack that prompted a harried upgrade to prevent future breaches. Acer sees return to profit this year -president in magazine VIENNA (Reuters) - Taiwan's Acer, the world's fourth-biggest PC maker, will return to profit this year after writedowns and poor demand pushed it into the red in 2012, its president was quoted as saying in an Austrian magazine. CORRECTED-UPDATE 3-Repsol eyes sale of $6 bln Gas Natural stake after Shell deal (Corrects type of plant in Canada in paragraph 3, as not a liquefaction plant) Theater Review Murmurs Brings Slapstick to the Lincoln Center Festival Murmurs, a mime/circus show by Victoria Thierre Chaplin, explores illusions with a strange set and surreal scenes. Emilie Russler and David Germain The couple are pursuing doctorates and medical degrees at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, she in immunology and he in molecular genetics and genomics. Currents | Housing Renzo Pianos Dream of a Tiny House The architect unveils a prototype house for Vitra. Rays 1, Yankees 0 Rays Archer Throws 2-Hitter Chris Archer threw a two-hitter for his second shutout in three starts, outpitching Ivan Nova and leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a victory over the Yankees. CNNFC stars sign on for UNICEF Over the past few weeks some of the biggest names in world football have been guests on CNNFC. Report Finds Gradual Fall in Female Genital Cutting in Africa An assessment by Unicef described the ancient practice as remarkably tenacious, but found declines in the procedure in more than half of the countries where it is concentrated. Revelations by Rowling J. K. Rowling, of Harry Potter fame, shared a bit of the back story of her new book, written as Robert Galbraith. ArtsBeat Deitch Will Stay On at MoCA to Help With Fund-Raising Jeffrey Deitch, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, will stay for an unspecified period to help with a large fund-raising drive. Kovalchuk Signs With SKA St. Petersburg of K.H.L. Ilya Kovalchuk walked away from $77 million when he retired from the Devils last week at age 30, but his new salary with the Russian club is expected to be comparable. Zynga checks out of real-money gaming; investors flee (Reuters) - Zynga Inc shares fell as much as 18.6 percent on Friday morning, after the maker of "FarmVille" said it would abandon plans for real-money gaming in the United States, prompting at least three brokerages to cut their price targets on the stock. GKN may buy Spirit Aerosystems plant in Tulsa, Oklahoma sources LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - British aerospace and car parts maker GKN is interested in buying a Spirit Aerosystems wing factory in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the U.S. company has hired Morgan Stanley to... Theater Review Bette Davis Stays and Stays in Me and Jezebel Me and Jezebel, at the Snapple Theater Center, is based on Elizabeth Fullers memoir of a time in 1985 when Bette Davis came to her home to stay and stay and stay. Virginia Johnson, Widely Published Collaborator in Sex Research, Dies at 88 Ms. Johnson and William H. Masters helped make the frank discussion of sex in postwar America possible if not downright acceptable. Lady Gaga to perform at MTV awards for first time since surgery LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star Lady Gaga will debut new music at the MTV Video Music Awards in August in her first performance following hip surgery, the network said on Thursday. Preview American Tour Features Elite Teams The Guinness International Champions Cup, which began Saturday in Spain, brings together eight of the top soccer teams in the world.

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