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News Feed Latest worldwide news Angry Parents Withdraw Pupils Over Elite Schools Plans to Move About 30 families have pulled their children after learning the Park Avenue prekindergarten school was selling its building to a developer and moving to the Upper West Side. 10 best golf courses in Africa With courses this beautiful, you don't even need to play golf to enjoy these green hills of Africa. UPDATE 2-Detroit seeks $350 million ground-breaking loan DETROIT, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Detroit, which made the largest Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy filing in U.S. history, on Thursday filed a request for proposals for $350 million in unprecedented financing, the city emergency manager's office said. Hollande hosts Syrian opposition for talks Aug. 29 - French President Francois Hollande hosts talks with the Syrian National Coalition at Elysee Palace as international community discusses Syria military intervention. Rough Cut (no reporter narration) Verizon close to $130 billion deal for Vodafone stake Bloomberg (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc is in advanced talks to buy Vodafone Group Plc's 45 percent stake in their U.S. joint venture for about $130 billion, Bloomberg reported late on Wednesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Google's Nexus 4 gets price cut Google's Nexus 4 made a splash last fall simply because it was well-built and inexpensive, and yet it didn't require a two-year contract with a wireless carrier. Now, it's even cheaper. Mortgage applications fall as rates hit 2013 high MBA NEW YORK (Reuters) - Applications for U.S. home loans fell for a third straight week as average mortgage rates hit their highest level this year, although demand for purchase loans increased, data... Again Away From Delaware, but Finally at Home Elena Delle Donne once needed to find herself, and she did. Now she has the Chicago Sky in line for their first W.N.B.A. playoff berth in their eight-year history. Bits Oxford Dictionaries Online Adds Selfie, Emoji and Other Tech-Oriented Terms Oxford Dictionaries has updated its online lexicon to include a number of youthful and relevant terms. Amanda Klein, John Koenigsberg The bride is the marketing coordinator for the International Culinary Center; the groom is a business strategist for Razorfish, the digital advertising agency. UK lawmakers reject Syria strikes Source UK vote could spur unilateral action Spokesperson 'Core interests at stake for the United States' UK intelligence assessment "Highly likely" Syria carried out chemical attack Elsewhere, U.N. meeting ends without agreement; Obama weighing options House Bid to Undo Dialysis Cuts Shows Lobbyists Muscle Many members of Congress who voted to eliminate over $500 million a year in federal government waste now want to reverse that move, demonstrating lobbyists muscle. Movie Review Kristen Bell on Poolside Patrol in The Lifeguard The Lifeguard centers on a young woman whose New York life goes off the tracks, so she moves back home to take up her old summer job. Louisville DE Mauldin Involved in Moped Accident Lorenzo Mauldin's availability for Sunday's season opener against Ohio will be determined following his release from the hospital after the Louisville defensive end was hit by a vehicle while riding his Moped on campus Tuesday morning. DealBook Verizon in Talks to Buy Vodafones Stake in Its Wireless Unit Vodafone of Britain could sell its 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless to Verizon in a deal that analysts say could fetch as much as $125 billion. Sports Briefing | College Sports Mulkey Suspended for Criticizing Referees Kim Mulkey, Baylors womens basketball coach, was suspended for her teams next N.C.A.A. tournament game for criticizing the officiating after a loss to Louisville last spring. 'Man of Steel' sequel to film in metro Detroit Michiganders looking for work might want to keep their eyes peeled for Superman. Zale posts first full-year profit since 2008, shares soar (Reuters) - Zale Corp posted higher-than-expected fourth-quarter comparable sales on Wednesday, led by big gains at its flagship chain, and reported its first profitable fiscal year since the... Ethiopian food goes mainstream? Marketplace Africa meets Hiyaw Gebreyohannes, an Ethiopian entrepreneur cooking up a successful business in America. U.S. reviews economic assistance in Egypt Aug. 19 - U.S. State Department says no decision has been made on freezing aid to Egypt, adding the U.S. is troubled by "suspicious deaths" of Egyptian prisoners. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). UPDATE 2-KPN foundation intervenes to block America Movil offer for KPN AMSTERDAM/MEXICO CITY, Aug 29 (Reuters) - An independent foundation linked to KPN said on Thursday it had moved to block America Movil's proposed 7.2 billion-euro offer for the Dutch telecoms group... Football minds it language Leading English Premier League club Liverpool issues a list of banned words to its employees in its efforts to rid football of discriminatory behavior. Dance Review Jin Won at La MaMas Drive East Festival A South Korean dancer performs a classic Indian form at the South Asian festival at La MaMa. Ex-PTA president accused of making child porn at elementary school A Washington man is facing federal child pornography charges after allegedly recording and posting online the sexual assault of an 8-year-old girl at an elementary school where he was once the PTA president. Dot Earth Blog Other Voices Sturgeon Moon A river, a full moon, and memories of an endangered leviathan. T Magazine Visiting the Source | A Chef in the Field Sungold and Heirloom Tomatoes The delicate, sweet flavor of little, warm Sungold tomatoes, which are aplenty in farmers markets this time of year, gets paired with the meatier texture of cool heirloom tomatoes in this seasonal dish. National Briefing | Washington Prosecutors Press Subpoena for Times Reporter in Leak Case The Justice Department on Monday asked a full federal appeals court not to hear arguments from lawyers for a New York Times reporter, who has been subpoenaed to testify in a leak case against a former C.I.A. officer. White House says 'preponderance of evidence' Assad used chemical weapons Aug. 29 - The White House says a report on chemical weapons use in Syria will be delivered to the American public this week --- a move which could pave the way to attack on Syria. Deborah Gembara reports. Critics Notebook That 40s Pas de Deux? You Can Still Catch It The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts holds seldom-seem dance treasures in its archives. Television Review PBS Documentary Explores a Civil Rights Triumph A documentary on PBS goes behind the scenes of a major episode in civil rights history in 1963. Stars, taboo sex and death at Venice film fest LONDON (Reuters) - Space, stars and taboo sex will be on display in Venice this week as the world's oldest international film festival fights to keep its head above water in a city slowly slipping into the sea. UPDATE 1-Canada's Harper says wireless rules do not favor foreign players OTTAWA, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Thursday disputed claims by his country's leading wireless companies that his government's telecommunications rules give unfair... UPDATE 2-French hotel group Accor warns on 2013 profit PARIS, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Accor, Europe's largest hotel group by sales, warned operating profit could fall this year due to the weak economy in its main market and investment in an online booking... Intermittent Nature of Green Power Is Challenge for Utilities When a Vermont wind farm was required to cut back generation, the episode prompted a larger debate about the alternative energys place in the nations power supply. Satellite problems cut phones in Canada's Arctic *Flights canceled, bank machines, cell phones stop working Bradley Manning play scoops British drama award EDINBURGH (Reuters) - A play about Bradley Manning, the U.S. soldier convicted by a military judge last week for passing classified information to anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, has won a newly created drama prize at Britain's oldest literary awards. U.S. Says It Wont Sue to Undo State Marijuana Laws The Obama administration said it would monitor operations in 20 states to make sure they do not run afoul of several enforcement priorities. "Golden Rice" galvanises both sides of Philippines food fight Aug. 20 - The long-running debate over genetically modified rice in the Philippines has intensified, with farmers and environmentalists pitted against scientists over so-called "Golden Rice". The issue is now back in the headlines as both sides prepare for a government evaluation, that could determine its future. Ben Gruber has more. 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. Shopping With Olga Naiman Vases That Make a Statement Whether or not you put flowers in them.

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