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News Feed Latest worldwide news Exhibition Review Take Note! at Mount Vernon A new library and exhibition at Mount Vernon make abundantly clear that George Washington was not simply a man of action. Historic phone call between Obama and Iran's Rouhani Sep. 27 - In the highest level contact between the two countries since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, U.S. President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speak by phone Friday. Gavino Garay reports. The multi-billion-dollar fight for national sovereignty - Felix TV Elliott vs. Argentina is one of those court cases so important and complex that only a Power Ranger, Transformers, Legos and wooden trains can possibly do it justice. (November 30, 2012) This is how we pick Fed chief? David Gergen has a few words for the recent selection process for a new chief of the Federal Reserve It stinks. Currents | QA Musings on a Structure for Heaven The architect Alexander Gorlin on his new book, Kabbalah in Art and Architecture. Restaurant Review Lake Pavilion in Flushing, Queens Lake Pavilion dresses to impress and is serious about its Cantonese seafood. Singapore arrests 14 for match-fixing In a crackdown on football match-fixing, Singaporean authorities have arrested more than a dozen people they suspect of being members of an organized crime syndicate. Pat Cash's Wimbledon tour Open Court's Pat Cash takes viewers for a behind the scenes tour of Wimbledon. 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. Wealth Matters Putting an Estate Value on the Assets Unique to You The unknowable vagaries of time can complicate the appraisal of the assets in an estate and yet appraise you must, or risk incurring penalties from the I.R.S. Op-Ed Contributor A Pause, Not an End, to Warming The lull is consistent with historic temperature variability. Federal Agencies Lay Out Contingency Plans for Possible Shutdown Federal agencies have been asked to identify nonessential employees, who will be forced to stay home if Congress fails to pass a spending bill. UPDATE 1-Bankrupt Stockton, California discloses deals with bond insurers SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Stockton, California said on Friday it had reached tentative deals with the two creditors that led opposition to its bankruptcy, bond insurers that had threatened to drag the state pension fund Calpers into their fight with the city. Sunshine and Tears at Ancient Olympia Flame Rehearsal Dressed in long, cream robes, priestesses praying to the Greek sun god Apollo bathed in warm sunshine at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics on Saturday in the final rehearsal for the flame that will burn at the Sochi Winter Games. National Briefing | South Mississippi Quest for a Same-Sex Divorce A woman is asking Mississippi to recognize her out-of-state same-sex marriage so she can get a divorce. Your Money Adviser Deciding When to Enter a Palliative Care Unit Patients with fatal conditions who arent ready for hospice care may opt for a plan that focuses on treating symptoms and offering emotional support. Eileen Tucker, Matthew Spiro The bride is a research associate at an investment firm; the groom works for an asset management unit of JPMorgan Chase. Australia shares close at 5-year high on Wall St; NZ at all-time high SYDNEY, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Australian shares closed 0.2 percent higher on Friday, topping five-year highs hit in the previous week, after Wall Street broke a five-day losing streak but investor... France Takes Modest Steps on Changes in 14 Budget President Franois Hollandes spending plan seeks moderate spending cuts and tax increases but comes without the radical changes that many economists say the country needs. BRICs will suffer from QE rollback - World Bank June 19 - As quantitative easing slows, developing countries will struggle to access capital, warns World Bank President Jim Yong Kim at a newsmaker event in London. Woods Named PGA Tour Player of the Year Tiger Woods was named on Friday as the PGA Tour's Player of the Year for a record 11th time with fellow-American Jordan Spieth voted rookie of the year. Death toll rises in Mumbai collapse At least 28 people have died and 60 others were injured, in the rubble of a collapsed five-story residential building in the Indian financial hub of Mumbai. Coyotes Beat Sharks 2-1 to End Preseason Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored a power-play goal late in the third period and the Phoenix Coyotes closed out their preseason schedule with a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Friday night. ONeal, New Partner in the Kings, Is Not Silent Shaquille ONeal apologized for calling the Kings the Queens a decade ago and said he saw no conflict of interest with his job as an analyst on the TNT program Inside the N.B.A. AEG expert MJ was a drug addict Michael Jackson suffered a "quite extensive" drug addiction the last 15 years of his life, according to an addiction expert testifying Tuesday in the AEG Live wrongful death trial. Hot Dogs, New Jersey-Style A road trip across the Hudson River to sample a variety of New Jerseyan franks. Fashion Review Anthony Vaccarello, Balmain, Cdric Charlier, Gareth Pugh, Paco Rabanne A review of the Anthony Vaccarello, Balmain, Cdric Charlier, Gareth Pugh, Paco Rabanne collections. Vettel breaks Ferrari hearts at Monza Sebastian Vettel dashes Fernando Alonso's hopes of delivering a home victory for Ferrari at Monza with another commanding drive to win the Italian Grand Prix Sunday. Dina Ammaccapane Leads LPGA Legends Championship Dina Ammaccapane birdied the final four holes for a 6-under 66 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the Legends Championship. Whats on Friday Television highlights. PayPal's new $800 million pal EBay buys online payments processor Braintree to give its own business, PayPal, added mobile growth. The greatest sporting comeback? Oracle Team USA safely negotiated the choppy waters of sporting comebacks to pull off a memorable victory against New Zealand to defend the America's Cup -- but what was the secret to their success? Wed be better off without American Airlines - Felix TV Loose seats. Disrupted flights. Damning headlines. Its been a terrible week for American Airlines. Reuters blogger Felix Salmon explains why flying American and other big carriers has become such a drag. (October 4, 2012) John Grisham's 'Time to Kill' adapted for Broadway stage NEW YORK (Reuters) - Best-selling author John Grisham's first novel, "A Time to Kill," has been adapted for the stage and is heading for Broadway next month with an ensemble cast that includes Fred Dalton Thompson of TV's "Law and Order" and Tom Skerritt, an Emmy-award winner for "Picket Fences." Design Notebook You Are What You Stack In the aspirational space known as the living room, coffee table books tell the world what kind of person you want to be. Temporary government funding bill clears Senate hurdle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Friday overcame Tea Party-backed roadblocks and advanced a bill that would avert a government shutdown by funding federal agencies beyond October 1. Umbrella and glove company Totes on the block -sources Sept 27 (Reuters) - The backers of Totes Isotoner are eyeing a sale that could value the world's largest marketer of umbrellas, gloves and rainwear at around $500 million, according to three sources... In Bronx River, Helping Oysters Stage Comeback After decades of cleanup efforts in the river, a one-acre oyster reef, aimed at serving as an anchor for the marine ecosystem, has been created on the rivers bottom. The Learning Network Blog Do Schools Provide Students With Enough Opportunities to Be Creative? How often does your school encourage you to do something creative? To design, invent and imagine new ideas? Tell us about a creative activity or project you have worked on. BlackBerry reports deep loss, revenue drop Sept 27 (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd reported a huge quarterly loss on Friday, days after accepting its largest shareholder's tentative $4.7 billion bid to take it out of the public eye.

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