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News Feed Latest worldwide news UPDATE 1-Oracle to pay $199.5 mln to resolve false claims case * Oracle denied engaging in fraud, but agreed to settle (Adds details of case, Oracle comment) Carnegie Mellon robots aim to please June 26 - Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are designing modern day butlers - service robots that will one day help people with tasks like fetching coffee and cleaning up the kitchen. Ben Gruber has more. Heavy Casualties on Both Sides as Congo Soldiers Fight Rebels Near Eastern City The front line is nine miles north of the eastern city of Goma, where Congolese soliders and United Nations troops have been battling M23 rebels since Wednesday. India teens fight back against rape In a dusty, run-down neighborhood on the outskirts of Lucknow, the capital of one of India's poorest and most conservative states, Uttar Pradesh, a vigilante group is making a name for itself. Critics Notebook The Unexpected Files Comes to Science Channel The Unexplained Files, a new television series on the Science Channel, looks at some puzzles of existence. Reuters Breakingviews Cameron humiliation his own doing Aug. 30 - Prime minister David Cameron may cling onto power, but his authority at home and influence abroad have been greatly diminished. And it's all his own fault, says Hugo Dixon. Summer movies 2013 What happened? The summer movie season is over, and the results are mixed. Some tentpoles flopped, others did well. Who knows what the future holds? Square Feet Sudden Burst of Residential Activity in an Overlooked Slice of TriBeCa On a four-block stretch of Broadway, between Worth and Walker Streets, nine new residential projects are in the works, bringing more than 430 new condominium units to the area. Teens vs. parents on social media Carly and her mom are friends on Facebook, but that doesn't mean they share everything. UN inspectors out of Syria Aug. 31 - UN inspectors leave Syria and arrive in Lebanon amid looming Western military action. Rough Cut (no reporter narration) Jerry Wolman, Eagles and Flyers Owner, Dies at 86 Mr. Wolman, a real estate developer, fulfilled his childhood dream of owning the N.F.L.s Philadelphia Eagles in 1963, at age 36, and also was a co-founder of the N.H.L.s Philadelphia Flyers in the 1960s. Florida to exhume bodies buried at former boys school Florida anthropologists will start unearthing what they believe are the remains of dozens of children buried on the grounds of a former reform school. Stuyvesant Principal, Now Retired, Mishandled Cheating Case, Report Says The report said that after Stanley Teitel was tipped off by a student about the cheating, he set up a sting to catch the ringleader when he should have tried to pre-emptively thwart the cheating. Chinese Chicken Processors Are Cleared to Ship to U.S. The approval by the Agriculture Department is likely to add to the debate over the safety of food imports. North Korea in grip of drugs epidemic, report claims North Korea's sanction-hit regime has long been accused of drug trafficking as a source of hard currency, but a new report claims drug producers are finding a ready market closer to home and that as many as two-thirds of North Koreans have used methamphetamines. First Challenge for Many Players Getting to the U.S. Open Most of the 543 players at the Open stay in Midtown Manhattan, and come to realize that the 10-mile commute from their hotel to Queens is anything but simple, or quick. The Lede Facebook Post Said to Be by Assads Son Dares Americans to Attack The author of a post on a Facebook page that appears to belong to the son of Syrias president, Bashar al-Assad, dared the United States to attack Syria, predicting that victory is ours in the end. Off the Shelf In Treasurys War, Missiles for a Financial Battlefield A new book by Juan C. Zarate describes the Treasury Departments new methods for fighting the nations foes. Twitter's top legal executive steps down in surprise move SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter's top lawyer, known as a champion of free speech, unexpectedly stepped down on Friday as the microblogging company moved closer toward a long-expected initial public offering. An Appraisal Capturing Rhythms of Nature in Poems Regardless of a poems subject, there are continuities in Seamus Heaneys work, including an awareness of mortality and the precariousness of life. Mortgages Risks Aside, ARMs Gain Ground For those in the habit of keeping a loan for a short time period, adjustable-rate mortgages offer substantial savings. Greenwald's partner wins partial court victory Lawyers for David Miranda, the partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, took his claim against the UK government to London's High Court on Thursday. Spain seeking lift with Madrid's 2020 'austerity bid' MADRID (Reuters) - For a sports-obsessed country in the grip of a debilitating recession and stained by allegations of political corruption, winning the right to host the 2020 Olympic Games in Madrid is exactly the tonic Spain needs. Justice Department talks with Microsoft and Google stall WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice's talks with Microsoft Corp and Google Inc have hit a wall as the government pushes back at the tech companies' demand for the ability to disclose the now-secret data requests they receive. Rigel drops asthma drug after trial fails, stock hits life-low (Reuters) - Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc said it will stop developing its experimental asthma drug after the therapy failed in a mid-stage trial, sending its shares down as much as 17 percent to a... Suicide bombing kills 6 near Afghanistan bank Six people died Saturday in a suicide bomb attack in front of a bank in southern Afghanistan, the Kandahar provincial governor's office said. Editorial Absent on Syria Where are Congress and the United Nations Security Council on chemical weapons? Bones unearthed in search at former Florida reform school MARIANNA, Florida (Reuters) - Teams of searchers recovered human bones from the sands of Florida Panhandle woodlands on Saturday in a "boot hill" graveyard where juveniles who disappeared from a notorious Old South reform school more than a half-century ago are believed to have been secretly buried. The best way to burn body fat? "If you looked at a jockey without clothes on, there aren't many who have an ounce of fat underneath the skin," says coach Richard Perham. Remote Control To Protect Its Empire, ESPN Stays on Offense Emerging competitors, decreasing cable subscriptions and rising political opposition to bundled channels have created a precarious environment for ESPN, which is fighting back. Chinese Chicken Processors Are Cleared to Ship to U.S. The approval by the Agriculture Department is likely to add to the debate over the safety of food imports. China environment min suspends some approvals for Sinopec, CNPC BEIJING (Reuters) - China's environment ministry will stop approving some new refining projects and upgrades of existing facilities by the country's top state-owned oil firms after the two failed to meet key pollution targets in 2012, it said on Thursday. ECB's Coeure says bank eyeing money market rates closely paper STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is closely watching money market rates and will make sure they don't rise too far, ECB policymaker Benoit Coeure said in an interview in a Swedish newspaper published on Saturday. Can grasshoppers feed the world? CNN's Diana Magnay tastes grasshoppers and investigates whether they may help solve the world's food problems. The Lede Facebook Post Said to Be by Assads Son Dares Americans to Attack The author of a post on a Facebook page that appears to belong to the son of Syrias president, Bashar al-Assad, dared the United States to attack Syria, predicting that victory is ours in the end. Shania Twain on new album After launching her Caesars Palace residency last December with a series of sold-out dates, Shania Twain, country music's biggest-selling female artist of all time, is returning to Vegas for another series of dates that kick off October 15th and run through mid-December. After U.S. Exit, Afghan Army Tames a Valley American soldiers who returned to the Pech Valley two years after leaving it were surprised to find the Afghan Army comfortably in control. Director Franco finds comedy in tale of murderous backwoodsman VENICE, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Director James Franco says the character Lester Ballard in his new film "Child of God" has a trace of Charlie Chaplin in him, though the tale of a cave-dwelling necrophiliac is mostly as dark as can be. Your Money An $18 Million Lesson in Handling Credit Report Errors Despite a whopping judgment against Equifax, little is going to change for those who find mistakes in their credit reports, industry observers say. For News From Syrian Battleground, a Reliance on Social Media The dangers of news organizations reporting in Syria have kept most journalists outside the countrys borders and heightened the need for third-party video.

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