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News Feed Latest worldwide news Golf Capsules Peter Uihlein came within inches away from shooting the first 59 on the European Tour when his eagle putt on the last hole veered left Friday in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Hot Dogs, New Jersey-Style A road trip across the Hudson River to sample a variety of New Jerseyan franks. Rays Hold Off Toronto 7-6, Clinch AL Wild-Card Tie Two familiar playoff foes will play a 163rd game to decide the second AL wild-card berth. Islanders Coach Is Tough on Himself and His Team Coach Jack Capuano has used his background in various levels of professional hockey to turn his young Islanders team into a club with playoff experience. Facial recognition brings new look to shopping Aug. 19 - Scrambling for credit cards or mobile phones at the checkout counter could become a thing of the past as a Finnish company readies to launch the world's first face recognition payment system. Tara Cleary reports. 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. Sports Briefing | Soccer Neymar Scores as Barcelona Stays Perfect in League Play Neymar scored his first league goal and helped host Barcelona ease past Real Sociedad, 4-1, in Spains top league and stay perfect after six matches. Pioneer for golf's money men The PGA Tour can make instant millionaires at virtually every one of its tournaments -- but it was not always that way. It took golf pioneer Billy Casper almost 15 years to reach seven figures in the nascent days of the pro circuit. In Transit Blog In Belgium, a Museum About the People Who Left It The Red Star Line Museum in Antwerp, Belgium, is focused on the people who sailed from the port city, including Albert Einstein and Golda Meir. YouTube tries to fix its comments YouTube comments are rough. They dabble in all forms of trolling, bullying, racism, sexism and other offensive -isms, interspersed with endless spurts of nonsensical chatter. Any thoughtful comments are typically lost in a roiling sea of "LOLs," insults and spam. Growth top goal for big UK firms for 1st time since 2011 -poll LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Big companies in Britain say expansion is their top priority for the first time in 18 months, a survey showed on Monday, in another sign the country's economic recovery is... All the queen's horses His uncle Harry has promised the newest addition to the royal family that he will have "fun" -- and if a centuries old tradition is to be followed, it is an odds on certainty that horse racing will play a prominent role in young Prince George's future social life. Rehabilitating veterans A golf program is helping medically retired veterans adjust to civilian life. On the Runway Blog Paris Pleated City for Chlo and Cline What started as a ripple in New York has turned into an all-out spring trend, as both Cline and Chlo showed pleated looks. Tunisia c.bank chief says ready to intervene vs inflation ABU DHABI, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Tunisia's monetary policy is still in a tightening mode and the central bank will intervene with various tools, including interest rates, if inflation starts climbing... Amplats strikers in South Africa to rally on Monday JOHANNESBURG, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Striking South African workers at mines operated by Anglo American Platinum kept the company guessing about whether they will call off the stoppage at a rally on Monday. Till Death (or Decorating Disputes) Do Us Part A group of friends decided to grow old together 20 years ago, and today they say their experiment in communal living has had its rewards but is not for the stubborn. You're the Boss Blog Today in Small Business Too Many Start-Ups? How to find a cheap flight. Using Google Plus for contests. Health insurance premiums come in lower than expected. UPDATE 2-UK's Cameron touts housing plan and rights accord exit * Promises tax cuts, easier mortgages to help with living costs T Magazine Letter From France | A Tiny Village With Its Very Own Princess Harou, in northeastern France, has fewer than 500 residents, but it does have royalty the princess Minnie de Beauvau-Craon, who presides over the towns cultural life from her 82-room chateau. Dueling Narratives in Iran After Breakthrough in U.S. Relations Irans foreign minister said there was a real chance for a pact with the United States over his countrys nuclear program, but his deputy said Tehran would never trust America 100 percent. Nowhere to Run Elevators Remain High-Crime Areas The New York Police Department says elevator crime, in which the target is alone with the criminal, has persisted even as street crime has fallen. T Magazine On View | The Natural History of American Design An exhibition at the Bard Graduate Center of artifacts from the Americas, which were lent to New York fashion designers by the American Museum of Natural History nearly a century ago, is unexpectedly relevant today. Hype Machine in Overdrive, N.F.L. Pops Back to London The N.F.L., whose efforts to build an international following have been modestly successful, is back in London, with two games this season. T Magazine Threes a Trend | Ruffles Transform Ordinary Staples Into Showstopping Looks The embellishment is everywhere this season, often presented with unfinished edges, adding volume and visual interest to the spring womens collections. Russian courts order activists held over Arctic oil protest MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Thursday ordered seven Greenpeace activists and a photographer held in custody for two months pending further investigation over a protest against offshore Arctic oil drilling, drawing criticism from the environmental group. Capitol quiet as federal government shutdown nears WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a deadline to avert a federal government shutdown fast approaching, the U.S. Capitol was eerily quiet on Sunday as Republicans and Democrats waited for the other side to blink first and break the impasse over funding. Russia's field of dreams? "If you build it, they will come." What happened to Malala's friend? Today we can tell the remarkable story of Shazia Ramzan, a 15-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl. U.S. concerned about Turkey's choice of Chinese missile system WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Saturday it had expressed serious concerns to Turkey over its decision to co-produce a long-range air and missile defense system with a Chinese firm under U.S. sanctions. Roundup After a Suspension, Liverpools Star Striker Quickly Returns to Form Luis Surez returned to Englands Premier League in explosive fashion Sunday, teaming up with his strike partner Daniel Sturridge to propel Liverpool to a 3-1 win at Sunderland. Mercury Beat Sparks 78-77 on Griner's Late Basket Brittney Griner's performance had been up-and-down in her WNBA playoff debut. With veteran Diana Taurasi urging her on, the rookie calmly sank the winning basket. Nektar Therapeutics pain drug for knee arthritis fails study (Reuters) - Nektar Therapeutics said its experimental drug to treat chronic pain in patients with arthritis of the knee failed to meet its main goal in a mid-stage clinical trial. Turbo talk with Alain Prost The Art of Movement explores the evolution of F1 design with four-time F1 World Champion Alain Prost. A Back and Forth About Narcissism A social-science journal invited Jean M. Twenge and one of her most prominent critics, Jeffrey Arnett, to debate the levels of narcissism in todays emerging adults. Provocative Balthus paintings focus of New York museum exhibition NEW YORK (Reuters) - French-born painter Balthus is known for his street scenes and portraits, but it is his paintings of young girls, some with erotic undercurrents, that are the focus of the first exhibition of his works in New York in 30 years. Gunmen attack Malian army in northern town of Kidal BAMAKO (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked Malian government forces in the northern desert town of Kidal on Sunday, a local official said, three days after Tuareg separatist rebels broke off a ceasefire with the newly elected government. Turkish Protesters Are Still Said to Be Ailing From Tear Gas Almost 40 percent of protesters surveyed by a Turkish medical group complained of continuing repercussions from their exposure to the tear gas used in last springs antigovernment demonstrations, the group says. FOREX-Euro and dollar hit by political drama; yen, Swiss franc up * Euro hits three-week low vs yen, 3-month lows vs Swiss franc Closed museums to be least of the problems in a U.S. shutdown * Previous experience shows potential for serious consequences

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