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News Feed Latest worldwide news On the Runway Blog Michael Bastian Carries a Torch Mr. Bastian was in his normally safe mode of making luxurious gym shorts and intarsia sweaters, snugly and suggestively fitting trousers, and swimsuits for guys with both style and swagger to spare. Fair Game The Problem With Wiggle Room in Securities The case against two former traders at JPMorgan Chase has larger lessons for investors and regulators. Prince William talks baby, fatherhood In his first official interview after the birth of his son, Prince William told CNN's Max Foster that young George is already quite a character. "He's a little bit of a rascal," William said. UPDATE 1-Dominion wins Virginia offshore wind farm lease with $1.6 mln bid Sept 4 (Reuters) - Dominion Resource's Virginia Power unit said on Wednesday it won the U.S. federal auction to lease and develop a wind farm on nearly 112,800 acres off the coast of Virginia. Disgraced in Albany, and Vying for Council Vito J. Lopez, who resigned as an assemblyman after a sexual harassment scandal, may have a fair chance of winning in an off-the-radar election for New Yorks City Council. Murray Wobbles, but Regains Command in Win No. 3 Andy Murray faltered in a first-set tiebreaker, but came back to beat the unseeded Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan. T Magazine Feeling For | A Customizable Collection From Tods The new collection by J.P. Tod focuses on customization, allowing you to choose from a selection of fine leathers and hand-burnished patinas for a variety of shoes and accessories. Al Qaeda leader vows prison break An al Qaeda leader said in a statement that al Qaeda members in prison would be freed soon. Barbara Starr reports. Irving Azoff Starts New Entertainment Business The multifaceted company, backed by $175 million from the Madison Square Garden Company, will be called Azoff MSG Entertainment. No Bounce for Europe in Rebound by Germany The crisis has weakened ties in the euro zone as German companies, with the government cheering them on, look to China and the United States. Your Money Win a Lottery Jackpot? Not Much Chance of That The odds of winning the top prize in Powerball or other big lottery is on a par with finding that needle in a haystack. A tall haystack. Oops new sun-reflecting London skyscraper melts cars Sept. 3 - A skyscraper under construction in London, nicknamed the Walkie Talkie due to its curved shape, is reflecting sunlight so strongly it has burned objects below, including cars, say locals. Tara Cleary reports. Lunch hour in Italy serves up some sour economic lessons ROME (Reuters) - Of all the statistics available on Italy and its varied economic problems, few are as eye-opening as the fact that at around 1 p.m on any given day, three quarters of the population... 'Hacktivism' on the rise in Mideast The Arab Spring may be responsible for the rise of 'hacktivism' attacks from the Middle East. Leone Lakhani reports. Private bank clients urged to avoid U.S. securities GENEVA (Reuters) - Some Swiss bankers are advising clients to steer clear of U.S. securities ahead of a new law that would tax people with over $50,000 invested in stocks or bonds of U.S. companies... Lianna Lipton, Jonathan Spector The bride, a third-year medical student, and the groom, a consultant, met at Brown. Global Health Life Expectancy Grows for Women Age 50 and Up A new World Health Organization report indicated that while women are living longer, poor and middle-income countries could easily make greater gains. Ona at Barclays Center A 19-foot-high cast-bronze sculpture by the artist Ursula von Rydingsvard now stands in front of the Brooklyn arena. Xcel sees Minnesota Sherco 3 coal unit back soon Sept 4 (Reuters) - Xcel Energy Inc has told Minnesota utility regulators it expects the 860-megawatt Unit 3 at the Sherburne County coal-fired power plant to return to service before Sept. 30, an Xcel spokeswoman said on Wednesday. A Multitasking Video Game Makes Old Brains Act Younger Using a video game for training, researchers gave older people more youthful cognitive thinking, according to a study published in Nature. Sports Briefing | Pro Football Jets Trim Roster, Cutting Kicker and Veteran Tackle The Jets made their first cuts on Friday, shedding kicker Dan Carpenter and the veteran tackle Antonio Garay, who confirmed his release in an e-mail. Flow from equity and bond funds continue TrimTabs NEW YORK (Reuters) - The recent decline in U.S. equities pushed investors to redeem $16.7 billion in U.S. equity mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in August through Wednesday, data from... NEWSMAKER Carney on IMF, inflation how he got his new job Incoming Bank of England governor Mark Carney explains where he differs with the IMF on austerity, central bank inflation targeting and how he was made Bank of England chief even though he's Canadian. Huge Summer for Hollywood, but With Few Blockbusters Ticket revenue in North America totaled $4.71 billion, up 10.2 percent from last summer, but a competition glut hurt films that could have been hits in a thinner field. Syria dispute set to overshadow G20 talks on economy ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - A potential showdown over Syria between U.S. President Barack Obama and Russia's Vladimir Putin could overshadow a meeting of world leaders on Thursday on how to revive the global economy. U.S. Open Replay Week 1 Lleyton Hewitt upsets Juan Martin del Potro and Serena Williams breezes through in the first week of the U.S. Open. The Amazon's World Cup race For the World Cup in 2014, the 42,618-seater Arena Amazonia will be one of the event's most striking stadiums. If it is finished on time..... UPDATE 1-Finnish state fund says to trim TeliaSonera stake HELSINKI, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Finland's state investment fund Solidium announced it will trim its stake in telecoms operator TeliaSonera to 10 percent from a current 11.7 percent, saying on Wednesday it had opened books for an offering of 68 million shares. Denham Capital shifts power renewables head to London LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Denham Capital, a Boston-based private equity firm focused on the energy and resources sectors, has moved the head of its power renewables team to London as part of a... Latest SpaceX Rocket Test Successfully Goes Sideways The latest test flight of Space Exploration Technologies Corporations Grasshopper vehicle demonstrated more pronounced steering maneuvers. US STOCKS-Wall Street up as automakers, tech shares gain NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose for a second day on Wednesday as a possible military action in Syria was seen as limited and strong auto sales lifted investor confidence in the U.S.... Japan's newest rocket fails to lift off TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's first new rocket in 12 years failed to lift off on Tuesday, dealing a potential blow to hopes that Japan may be able to take a larger share of the growing, multi-billion dollar satellite launch industry. Strategies Rosy Earnings Forecasts, at Least at First A new study shows that when analysts estimate companys quarterly earnings a year in advance, they tend to be unrealistically optimistic. SP Colts Neck Board of Education, N.J. off negative watch Sept 4 (Reuters) - Standard Poor's Ratings Services on Wednesday removed Colts Neck Township Board of Education, N.J.'s AA-plus general obligation debt rating from watch negative where it was... At the Critics Table Past and present restaurant critics for The New York Times discuss the food, the star rating system and the tricks to eating anonymously in New York City. Making It Last God, She Said, Went Gotcha, but Their Marriage Got Stronger When one of their twins was born with disabilities, Cynthia and Priestley Coker held on tight. There was no separating us, he says. Stricker Grabs Cup Spot With Second Place at Boston Steve Stricker earned a place on the United States team for the Presidents Cup after a second-place finish at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday moved him ahead of Webb Simpson. UPDATE 1-More travelers can keep shoes on at U.S. airports WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The agency that screens U.S. airline passengers for security clearance said on Wednesday it would expand an expedited program to 60 more airports this year, allowing tens of millions of travelers to keep on their shoes and belts at airport checkpoints. Abby Borovitz, Michael Friedman The bride is a digital media producer; the groom is an assistant manager at a music publishing company. ArtsBeat Anatomy of a Scene Video of Touchy Feely Lynn Shelton, the writer and director of Touchy Feely, discusses a sequence from her film.

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