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News Feed Latest worldwide news Messi Scores Hat Trick as Barcelona Cruises Lionel Messi scored a hat trick as Barcelona opened its Champions League campaign with a dominant 4-0 win over visiting Ajax. Forward Calendar - U.S. corporate bond new issues Sept 24 (Reuters) - The following are lists of upcoming high-grade and high-yield corporate bond offerings in the United States. The information was gathered from Thomson Reuters U.S. new issues... Global shares drop; Fed and German election remain key NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equities slid on Monday as nagging uncertainty over the Federal Reserve's policy stance offset an election triumph for German leader Angela Merkel and upbeat euro zone and Chinese data. PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Sept 24 Sept 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Messi Scores Hat Trick as Barcelona Cruises Lionel Messi scored a hat trick as Barcelona opened its Champions League campaign with a dominant 4-0 win over visiting Ajax. Hawaii warns huge molasses spill could draw sharks Sept. 12 - Health officials warn swimmers, surfers and snorkelers to stay out of the waters near Honolulu after a leak of 1,400 tons of molasses killed hundreds of fish, potentially attracting sharks. Katharine Jackson reports. Don't be shocked by pope William Donohue says Pope Francis is not about to turn the Catholic Church upside down and inside out. Reuters Breakingviews UK growth? Good, but not that good Sept. 18 - The UK economic recovery is welcome, but will wilt unless real incomes rise. And theres scant evidence of that happening any time soon. Study Sees a Higher Risk of Storms on the Horizon Rising temperatures and the atmospheric changes they spawn are most likely to generate more severe-weather days in the eastern and central parts of the nation by midcentury, scientists concluded. Swiss banks tout stability and secrecy to lure rich GENEVA (Reuters) - Switzerland's banking industry is relying on its stability and expertise to ensure it has a bright future as a leading center for managing the assets of the rich, despite a... T Magazine On Beauty | Clever Twists on Classic Hairstyles T offers a short primer on how to get the best hairstyles from the fall collections. Tsonga and Simon Reach Open De Moselle Final Top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will aim for his third straight Open de Moselle title when he plays Gilles Simon in an all-French final Sunday. Habla espaol? Soon, U.S. Latinos will be less likely to say 'si' It's no secret that more and more people are speaking espaol in the United States, but what you probably didn't know is that in the future more of those Spanish speakers will not be Hispanic. Private banks keen to finance Brazil infrastructure-Mantega NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Private-sector banks are interested in financing multi-billion dollar infrastructure projects key for the Brazilian economy to grow at a faster pace in coming years,... Kenyatta We've 'ashamed and defeated' mall gunmen Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta says his country is "bloodied but unbowed" after the attack that killed at least 61 civilians and six security officers. Efforts to avert U.S. shutdown continue amid Republican discord WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A trio of Tea Party-backed U.S. senators threatening to stall a bill to fund the U.S. government ran into a wall of resistance Monday from top Senate Republicans, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Fake reviewers snared in NY Attorney General yogurt sting (Reuters) - Nineteen companies caught writing fake reviews on websites such as Yelp, Google Local and CitySearch have been snared in a year-long sting operation by the New York Attorney General, and will pay $350,000 in penalties. At Matadero, Red Bull Adds Money (and Energy) to Culture Matadero, a Madrid arts complex, shows the results of a new kind of corporate and artistic cooperation. Campaign Spotlight Ads for Rosewood Hotels Hope to Convey A Sense of Place The hotel chain is highlighting experience travel tied to its lodging worldwide. Pentagon, NASA to spend $44 billion on space launches through 2018 GAO WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department and NASA expect to spend about $44 billion to launch government satellites and other spacecraft over the next five years, including $28 billion in procurement funding, the Government Accountability Office said on Monday. Analysis By going private, Blackberry may buy time to fix itself TORONTO (Reuters) - A tentative deal to take BlackBerry Ltd private will not necessarily resolve challenges that pushed the smartphone maker into a corner in the first place, but it gives the struggling company some breathing room. Scientists confirm Voyager 1 probe is in interstellar space CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Scientists have been debating for more than a year whether NASA's 36-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft has left the solar system and become the first human-made object to reach interstellar space. Powerful typhoon kills 20 in southern China, swipes Hong Kong HONG KONG (Reuters) - A powerful typhoon hit Hong Kong and the southern China coast on Monday, killing at least 20 people on the mainland, crippling power lines and causing flooding and gale force winds. IRS rides 1884 'dead horse' law to defense of tax preparer rules * Libertarian activists challenge IRS crackdown on preparers Well After Cancer, Fertility Is Often Within Reach Oncologists are increasingly making a point of bringing up the subject of fertility at the time of a cancer diagnosis in children, discussing various options before treatment. Cost to add more solar, wind to U.S. West power grid is small -study Sept 24 (Reuters) - Wear-and-tear costs on coal and natural gas power plants from adding high levels of wind and solar energy in the U.S. West is small compared with the benefits of generating less power using fossil fuels, a federal study said Tuesday. Parisian cat cafe offers "purr therapy" to animal-lovers PARIS (Reuters) - Customers braving the rush at Paris's newest cafe to order their coffees and croissants, are now able to enjoy them in the company of a dozen resident cats. Faculty sues to keep California's biggest community college open SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Teachers at City College of San Francisco on Tuesday sued to block regulators from taking steps to shutter California's largest community college, which was stripped of its accreditation earlier this year. Judge rejects proposed member of LightSquared auction committee NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday blocked a proposed appointee to a committee to oversee the bankruptcy auction of broadband company LightSquared LP , citing a conflict of interests, and admonished the company for making the nomination. Museum Review At Autry National Center in Los Angeles, Histories Converge The Autry National Center in Los Angeles, based on the collection of the singing cowboy Gene Autry, is fine-tuning its mission and message. A Tour of New Yorks Lesser-Known Parks and Gardens New York City teems with small, unsung parks tended by experts who continually adjust the botanical mix. In Funding Fight, Senate Republicans Back Away From Cruz Ahead of a vote scheduled for Wednesday, many Senate Republicans abandoned Senator Ted Cruz in his fight over funding the government, but he pressed ahead. Personal Health Dietary Report Card Disappoints An analysis of Americans diets from 1970 to 2010 reveals we have a way to go in cutting down on harmful fats and starches to ward off obesity, diabetes and heart disease. UK man gets 27 years in U.S. jail for plot to torture, eat child WORCESTER, Massachusetts (Reuters) - A British man who admitted planning to kidnap, torture and eat at least one child using a sound-proofed dungeon he built in his home in Massachusetts was sentenced to nearly 27 years in U.S. prison on Tuesday. Deals of the day- Mergers and acquisitions (Updates Yongye International, Nielsen Holdings ; Adds BlackBerry, US Airways, Munder Capital Management, Dona Tota, CorpGroup, Uralkaliy) No. 19 Florida 31, Tennessee 17 Despite Misfortune of Its Own, Florida Capitalizes on Mistakes The Gators defense forced six turnovers in their SEC opener against Tennessee, but the offense lost starting quarterback Jeff Driskel to a season-ending lower-leg injury. Cancer company Clovis finding no takers report (Reuters) - Clovis Oncology , a developer of cancer drugs that had been looking for a potential buyer, is finding no takers, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing a person with knowledge of the... CANADA FX DEBT-C$ weakens as Fed uncertainty keeps investors at bay * C$ at C$1.0302 against U.S. dollar * Canadian retail sales rose 0.6 percent in July * Bond prices rise across the curve By Leah Schnurr TORONTO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened on... Time Short, House Says It Seeks a New Farm Bill Days after the House passed a bill slashing food stamps, House leaders said they were working with their Senate counterparts toward a new five-year farm bill, but the odds were long. UPDATE 3-Sailing-U.S. boat pulls even in historic America's Cup comeback SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24 (Reuters) - Oracle Team USA won two more races against Emirates Team New Zealand to even up the America's Cup finals on Tuesday, continuing an epic comeback in a regatta that...

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