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News Feed Latest worldwide news The Obamas introduce a new puppy Aug. 19 - The first family welcomed a new puppy, a Portuguese Water Dog who is just over a year old and named Sunny, to the White House. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Front Row A Look at September Fashion Magazines The latest September issues of the major fashion magazines draw a dissent from a columnist. Sipping the Pleasures of Istria On a trip around this Croatian peninsula, the author renews his romance with a regional wine and discovers another culinary product to savor local olive oil. Court lifts Mercedes sales ban in blow to France PARIS (Reuters) - France's top administrative court lifted a sales freeze on Mercedes vehicles on Tuesday, dealing a blow to the government in a bitter row over German carmaker Daimler's use of a banned chemical. Salmonella in Spices Prompts Changes in Farming The United States Food and Drug Administrations finding that imported spices are a surprisingly potent source of salmonella poisoning has prompted India to change how they are grown and harvested. Corgan Future of rock music Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan on why rock music needs God and how suffering isn't good for business. India Ink Malnutrition Ravages Indias Children An invisible epidemic of malnutrition-related deaths is killing hundreds of thousands of Indias children. Theater Review The Amoralists Bring Cheaters Club to Abrons Arts Center A new play from the Amoralists explores the Southern gothic world of graveyards, the dead, their souls and sex. Scientists grow mini brains from stem cells We've seen beating heart tissue, windpipes and bladders all grown from stem cells. Now researchers have taken another important step forward by growing mini brains from these programmable cells. T Magazine This Is Rooney Mara Aloof, icy, playful, curious, remote, opaque, funny, shy, distant, nice, impenetrable, guarded, unreadable. Rooney Mara happens to be all of these things. From movement to music For Pieter-Jan Pieters, revenge has been both sweet and sonorous. When music schools refused to admit him because he could not read music, he went to a design school instead and invented a way to make melodies not only without sheet music, but without traditional instruments either. Off the Charts A Surprising Reversal for Emerging Stock Markets Emerging markets are underperforming relative to developed markets to an extent not seen since the Asian currency crisis of the late 1990s. Contracts to Purchase Homes Dropped Slightly in July The National Association of Realtors said its index for pending home sales declined 1.3 percent in July, but stayed near its high for the last six and a half years. Suicide bomber in Afghanistan kills 4 A suicide car bomber killed four people and injured 15 more Wednesday in Afghanistan's Helmand province, a government official said. Domestic slowdown holds back Australian airlines SINGAPORE/SYDNEY, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Headwinds from Australia's slowing economy and intense competition in the domestic airline market have resulted in an uncertain near-term outlook for Qantas Airways Ltd and Virgin Australia , which report their full-year results this week. Brasil, afectado por apagn elctrico en nordeste del pas SAO PAULO, 28 ago (Reuters) - Varias ciudades en el nordeste de Brasil fueron afectadas el mircoles por un apagn de energa elctrica que comenz a las 15.00 hora local (1800 GMT), inform el regulador nacional de electricidad. Domestic slowdown holds back Australian airlines SINGAPORE/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Headwinds from Australia's slowing economy and intense competition in the domestic airline market have resulted in an uncertain near-term outlook for Qantas Airways Ltd and Virgin Australia , which report their full-year results this week. Small loans help Indian women Small loans in rural India offer women a chance to break out of poverty. CNN's Mallika Kapur reports. You're the Boss Blog Today in Small Business No Vacation? Why small-business owners have been slow to embrace technology. How business credit cards differ from personal cards. Business groups get optimistic about immigration legislation. Teenage surfer survives shark attack off Hawaii's Big Island HONOLULU (Reuters) - A 16-year-old boy surfing along the east coast of Hawaii's Big Island was bitten in the legs by an 8-foot shark in the second such attack in the state in less than a week, but the teen's mother said on Monday he is expected to make a full recovery. U.S. envoy to visit North Korea over jailed American WASHINGTON/SEATTLE (Reuters) - The United States will send its North Korean human rights envoy to Pyongyang this week to seek the release of an imprisoned and ailing U.S. Christian missionary, the State Department said on Tuesday. UPDATE 1-BofA's Merrill to settle racial bias suit for $160 million WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Brokerage firm Merrill Lynch has agreed to pay $160 million to settle a class-action race discrimination lawsuit brought by a longtime U.S. employee, an attorney for... Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball Cavaliers Sign No. 1 Pick Bennett The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Anthony Bennett, the No. 1 overall pick in this years draft, to his guaranteed rookie contract. Western states ask Pentagon, Canada for help battling wildfires Aug. 23 - Wildfires near Yosemite National Park, one of 50 wildfires throughout the Western states causing fire officials to request help from the military and Canada. Mana Rabiee reports. Restaurant Review Betony in Midtown At Betony, which opened in Midtown Manhattan this spring, the food is fussed over, but it isnt fussy. ArtsBeat New Deadline Set in Minnesota Orchestra Labor Dispute The orchestras music director, Osmo Vanska, has threatened to resign if the dispute is not resolved in time to prepare for November concerts at Carnegie Hall. Seven up for Barca in Martino's bow Barcelona rout Levante 7-0 in their La Liga season opener and first competitive match under new manager Gerardo Martino. Can Tiger win 15th? Shane O'Donoghue previews the PGA Championship and discusses Tiger Wood's elusive 15th major. Li Eager for Chance at Revenge Against Robson China's Li Na has waited a year for another crack at Britain's Laura Robson and moved one step closer to getting her chance for revenge by dismissing Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson at the U.S. Open on Wednesday. Funeral held in Basra for Shi'ite militants killed in Syria Aug. 27 - Hundreds attend a funeral procession in Basra for four Shi'ite militants killed fighting in Syria. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Teenager Wins Again in Canada The amateur Lydia Ko, 16, successfully defended her title at the Canadian Womens Open in Edmonton, Alberta, closing with a six-under-par 64 for a 265 total. ConocoPhillips submits highest bid in Gulf of Mexico sale HOUSTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips submitted the highest bid on a single tract on Wednesday for drilling rights in the western Gulf of Mexico lease sale, which attracted the second-lowest number of bids since 1983, regulators said. Woman makes full F1 test debut Susie Wolff says she will keep fighting to win a place on the Formula One grid -- but she won't rely on her sexuality to get there. McGinley Happy to Give Youth a Chance at Ryder Cup European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has said he will not be afraid to blood inexperienced youngsters in his team for next year's contest. National Briefing | West California Brown Offers New Prison Plan Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday proposed a $315 million plan to send inmates to private prisons in California and other states and empty county jail cells. Yosemite wildfire grows, fueling dangerous winds (Reuters) - A colossal wildfire raging on the edge of Yosemite National Park has produced dangerous weather patterns by fueling thunderous pyrocumulus clouds that can alter the wind direction rapidly, potentially trapping firefighters, forest officials said on Sunday. Beauty Spots New Beauty Products that Fight Sun Damage Help for sun-damaged skin and hair. 'Bluebirds' defeat leaves Man City red-faced When Vincent Tan led a Malaysian takeover of Cardiff City in 2010, the Welsh soccer club was battling crippling debts -- and a long-awaited return to England's top flight was tantalizingly out of reach. Dot Earth Blog Other Voices Sturgeon Moon A river, a full moon, and memories of an endangered leviathan. UPDATE 5-New G4S boss starts turnaround with $541 mln share sale * Aims to raise initial 600 mln stg including via share sale

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