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News Feed Latest worldwide news NASA seeks 'Plan B' for Kepler So, got any ideas for what to do with a used space telescope? Gingrich Will Be Back in the Crossfire on CNN As a host of CNNs revived Crossfire, Newt Gingrich will become a member of the news media that he once criticized. And I hope to move it to the right, he said. Momentum Builds for Military Strike in Syria The American defense secretary expressed readiness for any options as the Arab League joined those accusing Syrias government of using chemical arms. Harassment lawsuit against celebrity chef Paula Deen dismissed (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday dismissed the final component of a racial discrimination and sexual harassment case against celebrity chef Paula Deen that has cost the Southern culinary star a big chunk of her multimillion-dollar enterprise. T Magazine Profile in Style | The Great American Designs of Tom Scheerer Interior designs most humble and nuanced talent of authentic blue-blood gentility finally gets the recognition he deserves. 'Enormous obstacles' for U.N. Gwyn Winfield says it will be extremely hard to develop conclusive evidence about the source and nature of the apparent chemical attack near Damascus The rupee is where? Currency collapse confounds India Inc MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian companies such as Whirlpool of India Ltd say they can't plan more than a couple of months out as a fast-falling rupee currency drives up the cost of imports, forcing them to raise prices even as consumer spending crumbles. After safety test failure, nuke base sacks security chief A nuclear missile base in Montana that failed a safety test this month has let its security chief go. Entergy Announces Closing of Vermont Nuclear Plant The company just won a long legal fight to keep the Vermont Yankee reactor open, but now says it will decommission the plant late next year. The New Old Age Blog A Check on Premature Hospital Discharges In every state, Medicare quality improvement organizations are authorized to overrule hospital discharge plans. Tennis baby takes Internet by storm The daughter of Bob Bryan, part of of tennis' greatest double act in history, has become a social media phenomenon. Fukushima inspectors 'careless', Japan agency says, as nuclear crisis grows HIRONO, Japan (Reuters) - The operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant was careless in monitoring tanks storing dangerously radioactive water, the nuclear regulator said on Friday, the latest development in a crisis no one seems to know how to contain. U.N. Rights Panel Presses for Access to North Korea Experts from the United Nations assigned to investigate accusations of human rights abuses in North Korea urged the government on Tuesday to allow them to visit the country. Rockets' Lin Keen to Work on Howard Chemistry Jeremy Lin says he's looking forward to pairing up with the Houston Rockets' newly acquired star Dwight Howard. NASAs Deputy Administrator Is Leaving Agency Lori B. Garver, a top administrator at the agency who played a large role in drafting the Obama administrations controversial space policies, will leave next month. Breakingviews Microsofts future Aug. 23 - Richard Beales and Robert Cyran discuss why CEO Steve Ballmers announcement he will retire sometime in the next year had investors cheering. Letters Drugs for Mental Health (1 Letter) A letter to the Editor. Talk Does ESPNs John Clayton Have a Secret Ponytail? The sports commentator discusses jeans, genes and rumors about his hair. N.F.L. Roundup Bills Kolb Shows Signs of Concussion in a Defeat Buffalo quarterback Kevin Kolb was treated for concussionlike symptoms after being kneed in the back of the helmet in the Bills preseason game against Washington. Webdenda Accounts and People of Note in the Ad Industry Victor Acosta joined the Los Angeles office of Wong, Doody, Crandall, Wiener in a new post, associate planning director. Well U.S. Circumcision Rates Are Declining The percentage of newborns who are circumcised in the United States declined to 58.3 percent in 2010 from 64.5 percent in 1979, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Poland's new energy law may derail plans to list Energa WARSAW, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Poland's plans to list its last remaining state utility on the stock market may be derailed by government indecision over future renewable energy subsidies, which analysts say makes the company extremely hard to value. South Carolina Governor Haley announces re-election bid CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - South Carolina's Republican Governor Nikki Haley announced her bid for re-election on Monday, railing against President Barack Obama's healthcare reform and touting her support of jobs and businesses. Trampolines add bounce to group fitness classes NEW YORK (Reuters) - Trampolining, said to have begun when Eskimos bounced each other on walrus skins for the fun of it, is putting a feel-good cardiovascular spring into group fitness classes, from... UPDATE 3-Libya's oil chaos deepens as armed group shuts pipeline * Third party shuts down pipeline linking fields to ports Preoccupations The Urban Lands of Opportunity Where we live, rather than whox2019;s employing us, may now be attaching us to our work and careers. Breaking records in Dubai Guinness World Records head Talal Omar has moved to the Middle East to accommodate the growing demand of record breakers. Report NSA can see even more The National Security Agency has built a network that can access as much as 75% of all U.S. Web traffic -- a larger amount than has been publicly announced -- according to a new report. Italy says Syria has passed 'point of no-return' with chemical weapons ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta said that he agreed with British Prime Minister David Cameron in a phone call on Tuesday that Syria's use of chemical weapons was "unacceptable", according to a statement. Scene City Back to Manhattan After the VMAs A crush of parties after MTVs Video Music Awards. A Marker to Measure Drift, by Alexander Maksik Fleeing her troubled homeland, a Liberian woman seeks refuge on an Aegean island. Colombia's Santos open to talks with FARC leader Timochenko BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Tuesday he would consider meeting FARC rebel leader Timochenko to accelerate talks aimed at ending 50 years of conflict but warned the nation will continue at war if Colombians reject what is agreed at the negotiating table. GLOBAL MARKETS-Syria worries send oil to 6-month high; stocks tumble * Congress must act to raise debt limit-U.S. Treasury Secretary Blue Jays 5, Yankees 2 In Jeters Return, a Missed Chance for Celebration Phil Hughes lasted only four and two-third innings and Ichiro Suzuki dropped a fly ball in a three-run fifth to spoil Derek Jeters return to the team. 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 2-U.S. asks for March trial in airline merger challenge WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal court on Tuesday to set a March 3 trial date to hear arguments over whether it should stop a planned merger between US Airways and American Airlines. UPDATE 2-Avago sees strong quarter ahead of new iPhone launch * Sees fourth-qtr revenue $721 mln-$740.5 mln vs est $696.3 mln West vows action in Syria with no details Aug. 27 - French President Francois Hollande says the country is ready to punish those who "took the despicable decision to gas the innocent," while British Prime Minister David Cameron says that any military action against Syria must not entail being dragged into a wider Middle East conflict. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Currents | Kitchens Left Over, Reshaped, and Ready to Roll A woodworkers scraps find a purpose as rolling pins. Obama has not decided on military action in Syria - U.S. official WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama has not made a decision to order military strikes against the Syrian government in response to last week's alleged chemical weapons attack near Damascus, a senior administration official said on Tuesday.

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