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News Feed Latest worldwide news REFILE-World Chefs-Collucci shows fun, ease of doughnut-making (Refiles to fix typo in "Glazed" in book title in second paragraph) Theater Review | Long Island A Review of Nunsense at the Engeman Theater in Northport The John W. Engeman Theaters production of Nunsense introduces Northport audiences to a 1985 Off Broadway musical about a convent, a fund-raiser and very bad vichyssoise. Giant panda Mei Xiang gives birth to stillborn twin A day after a jubilant first delivery, giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth to a second cub Saturday night. But it was stillborn. Dot Earth Blog From the Fire Hose Obamas Bus Stop in Gas Country, Al Gores Category 6, an Unplugging Climate Blogger A roundup of developments on the fracking fight, Arctic ice, and the perils of climate overstatement. Out There Stars, Gold, Dung Beetles and Us Its hard to imagine a more humbling connection between the microscopic and the massive than that of a bug who navigates its carefully wrought investment by the light of the Milky Way. HP switches key executives, dashes hopes for 2014 revenue growth SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co shuffled its top ranks on Wednesday, reassigning a star executive to a new role identifying potential acquisitions, as the world's largest personal... Yosemite fire threatens city's water The numbers are staggering and the prospects are absolutely scary as a massive California wildfire menaces Yosemite National Park. Hippie Chic Shows at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Hippie Chic, now at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, raises the question of what should be expected from curators picking through clothes from the not-so-distant past. Possible 'N Sync reunion overshadows nominees at Video Music Awards NEW YORK (Reuters) - MTV's annual Video Music Awards, to be presented on Sunday, are known for delivering surprises, and rumors of an on-stage reunion of 1990s boy band 'N Sync are overshadowing who will take the top honors. New Music Big Sean and Albert Heath and Friends Release Albums New statements arrive from the worlds of hip-hop and jazz. Avago revenue rises on strong demand Aug 27 (Reuters) - Chipmaker Avago Technologies Ltd said third-quarter revenue rose 6 percent as higher sales in its industrial business offset tepid demand from smartphone customers. Pentagon, United Technology agree on F-35 engines WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Tuesday announced it had reached agreement with United Technologies Corp to build 38 engines for a sixth batch of Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets,... Serena 'can be the best' Legendary tennis coach Nick Bollettieri previews the US Open women's draw and tells us who he thinks will win this year. Wounded Tiger falls short in brave bid He didn't win, but Tiger Woods shows why he is still the No. 1 drawcard in golf with a brave bid for victory at The Barclays tournament Sunday. City Room Big Ticket | $23 Million for a Floor on Park Avenue A co-op apartment at 640 Park Avenue originally had 18 rooms but was reconfigured 40 years ago as a five-bedroom, six-bath home. Vermont Yankee nuclear plant to be shut The Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor will shut late next year and be decommissioned, its owner announced Tuesday, citing low prices for natural gas and high operating costs. Gilbert Taylor, Celebrated Cinematographer, Dies at 99 Mr. Taylor brought a cinma vrit sensibility to black-and-white pictures like Dr. Strangelove, and also masterminded the bright, clean shots for Star Wars. Could crypt reveal 'Mona Lisa' model? The exhumation of three bodies from a Florentine crypt may have brought Italian researchers a step closer to confirming the identity of the woman believed to be the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's famous "Mona Lisa" painting, also known as "La Gioconda." Marketers Invade Montauk This Summer This summer is sponsored by ... Questions for Microsoft as It Nears a Crossroad Few obvious candidates to replace Steven A. Ballmer as chief have emerged, but his succession was never going to follow the typical business playbook. Straight Sets Tomic Advances, After Nearly Four Hours and Plenty of Momentum Swings Bernard Tomic, who plays a cat-and-mouse style of play, escaped with a five-set win over Albert Ramos in their first-round match at the U.S. Open on Monday. German FM Greece needs until 2022 CNN's Nina dos Santos speaks with German FM Wolfgang Schaeuble about Greece's impact on the eurozone financial crisis. State of the Art The Lumia 1020, a Great Camera Grafted to an Oddball Phone Big, but not unwieldy, Nokias Lumia 1020 cellphone takes excellent photos, and is essentially a decent camera grafted onto a phone. But youll have to make peace with its apps and its Windows operating system. Woodland Tied With Kuchar Atop Barclays With scores plummeting, Gary Woodland and Matt Kuchar are tied for the lead at 12 under par after three rounds at Liberty National Golf Club. Soros raises JC Penney stake but two big investors exit in Q2 BOSTON (Reuters) - Billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros likes ailing retailer JC Penney so much that he added another 2 million shares to his already large investment, according to... Mets Ace Harvey Likely Out for Season With Injury All-Star starting pitcher Matt Harvey of the New York Mets has a partially torn ligament in his right elbow and is likely to miss the rest of the Major League Baseball season, the team said on Monday. Tatiana Restaurant Offers a Russian-Inspired Floor Show Tatiana Restaurant in Brighton Beach supplements its menu with a floor show, featuring acrobatics, fire and dance. Ackman turns back on J.C. Penney, sells entire stake in retailer (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager William Ackman, the biggest shareholder in J.C. Penney Co Inc , said on Monday he had sold his entire stake after his campaign to overhaul the retailer failed. Marketers Invade Montauk This Summer This summer is sponsored by ... Music Review International Contemporary Ensemble Mix Old and New Beethovens Septet in E-flat provided a springboard for the kind of quirky adventure that the International Contemporary Ensemble reliably provides. F1 chief Grand Prix of America is off Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that the inaugural Grand Prix of America in New Jersey will not take place as planned next year because the organizers have not raised enough money to fund it. Fox News Confirms the Firing of a Top Executive Who Was Once Close to Ailes The company initially declined to comment on reports that Roger Ailes, the chief executive, had fired Brian Lewis, one of his chief lieutenants. U.S. judge wants external monitor for Apple in e-books case NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge weighing remedies to assure that Apple Inc does not fix prices again in the e-books market said on Tuesday that she plans to require it to hire an external monitor, something the company considers unnecessary. 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. Tipsarevic's clay master class Pat Cash caught up with world number 10, Janko Tipsarevic at the Tecnifibre clay court training camp in Nice, France. Op-Ed Columnist The Ideas Behind the March What Randolph, Rustin and King believed. BRIEF-Accor shares rise after reports new CEO may be named at board meeting PARIS, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Accor SA * Shares open up 2.19 percent after reports new CEO may be named at board France's Hollande urges U.N. action on Central African Republic PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande called on the U.N. Security Council and the African Union on Tuesday to stabilize the situation in the Central African Republic, warning it was at risk of going the way of Somalia. Li's Hong Kong ParknShop auction loses bidders KKR and TPG -sources HONG KONG, Aug 27 (Reuters) - KKR Co and TPG Capital are out of the running in the auction for Hutchison Whampoa Ltd's Hong Kong supermarket chain ParknShop, people close to the matter told... UPDATE 2-SEC reviews Nasdaq as rivals blame each other for outage * NYSE, Nasdaq asked for timeline of Thursday's trading halt

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