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News Feed Latest worldwide news Merck Plans to Eliminate 8,500 Jobs Merck Company on Tuesday said it planned to cut annual operating costs by about $2.5 billion by the end of 2015 and eliminate 8,500 jobs. The Lazarus of Formula One Niki Lauda is the Lazarus of Formula One. Reuters on the Road Do Adjust Your Set Oct. 1 - Founder and CEO Chris Gorell Barnes takes Reuters taxi challenge to explain how his digital video agency Adjust Your Set is providing a different kind of branded content for companies. Is "Swiss Made" sought in Asia? CNN's Patricia Wu talks to IWC's CEO on how much the "Swiss Made" label means to Asian consumers. Theater Review All the Way Stars Bryan Cranston as Lyndon B. Johnson Bryan Cranston is Lyndon B. Johnson in All the Way, a play set immediately after President Kennedys assassination. Qatar shows new green credentials with first low-energy villa Sept. 4 - Sensitive to criticism over its high carbon dioxide emissions, Qatar has opened its first ultra-low energy villa to show a new commitment to environmental sustainability. The oil-rich emirate hopes the development in capital Doha will pave the way for more sustainable properties to be built in the desert nation. Jim Drury reports. Video purports to show man falling onto subway tracks Sept. 26 - The MBTA releases video of a man who is rescued after falling onto subway tracks. Jillian Kitchener reports. YouTube stages music awards, Julie Andrews makes rare appearance Oct. 1 - The latest showbiz news including YouTube announces its first ever music awards show, and Julie Andrews hits Disney Hall's 10th anniversary red carpet. Roselle Chen reports. Computer problems won't halt September 11 hearings at Guantanamo, judge rules MIAMI (Reuters) - Pretrial hearings in the September 11 conspiracy case will go forward at the Guantanamo war crimes tribunal while computer network problems are addressed, a U.S. military judge ruled on Tuesday. Open Mic Tehran Iranians in Tehran step up to CNN's Open Mic and tell Americans what they really feel about them. Azarenka Undone by Double Faults and Petkovic A deluge of double faults coupled with bad time management left Victoria Azarenka cursing her luck as she floundered in the first round of the China Open following a 6-4 2-6 6-4 defeat by Germany's Andrea Petkovic on Monday. Mythbuster Edoardo Molinari Ryder Cup star Edoardo Molinari shows how you can improve your golf game using technology, among other things. Bits Blog A Google Glass Alternative in Japan Technology from NTT Docomo, the biggest mobile network operator in Japan, has been a highlight at Ceatec, a technology trade show in Tokyo. Why Goldman's board falls short - Felix TV The Goldman Sachs board of directors is supposed to keep management in check, but Reuters' blogger Felix Salmon says it is stacked with company insiders, conflicting interests and inexperience. (October 15, 2012) India Ink A Village in Muzaffarnagar Recounts Rapes and Murder Survivors of sectarian violence in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh narrate how women in their families were raped. Quandary of Hidden Disabilities Conceal or Reveal? Announcing a condition like epilepsy may stigmatize an employee, but keeping it secret could mean being fired. More Than 10 Million Watch Finale of Breaking Bad A large audience tuned in Sunday night for the concluding episode of the AMC series. Wembley Journal A Football Match Where Hooligans Take a Back Seat to Vikings At Britains national stadium, Wembley, a sold-out crowd of 83,500 people watched a close game, as the Minnesota Vikings won a first victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, 34-27. U.S. tourist sites face shutdown hit Oct. 1 - Visitors and businesses at U.S. tourist sites react to the consequences of shutdown. Paul Chapman reports. Your Money Adviser Same-Sex Couples Are Urged to Apply for Social Security Spousal Benefits Though the Social Security Administration is still reviewing the law, it is encouraging applications from couples in same-sex marriages and civil unions. Gadgetwise With New Stylus, LeapFrog Tackles Reading and Writing The LeapReader is an electronic pen that sounds out letters and words in LeapFrog books and teaches children how to write them. Gadgetwise Untangle Your Cords Recoil Winders help organize earbud, USB and power cords into neat, pocket-size packages. Israel's worries beyond al-Assad This week marks the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Across Israel, families build primitive structures with branches or palm fronds as roofs. They do so to remember the biblical exodus from Egypt and 40 years of exile in the Sinai Desert. It is a celebration of survival. Jurors resume work in Jackson death trial A high school football coach is leading the jurors who will decide if a concert promoter is liable in the death of Michael Jackson. UPDATE 1-Vivendi's GVT may team up with Ergen's EchoStar in Brazil NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - French media group Vivendi , hoping to offer pay-TV service to Brazilians eager to watch World Cup soccer matches and the Olympic Games coming to their country, said on Tuesday its Brazilian unit GVT had started negotiating with satellite company EchoStar Corp to set up a pay-TV venture. Group claims to have hacked iPhone 5S A group of hackers in Germany says it has found a way to bypass the fingerprint-sensor security system on the new iPhone 5S. Telus back in acquisition talks with Mobilicity -Globe TORONTO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Telus Corp, one of Canada's biggest wireless providers, is in talks with Mobilicity to revive a plan for Telus to purchase the struggling smaller player, the Globe and Mail... Shutdown sets off scramble to delay U.S. court deadlines WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Faced with an indefinite government shutdown, U.S. government lawyers sought delays on Tuesday in court cases across the country on subjects ranging from competition... TABLE-Foreign brokers set to sell Japanese stocks TOKYO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Wednesday. Japanese Stocks SELL 14.9 million shares BUY 13.1 million shares ------------------------------------------------------ SELL 1.8 million shares After years of crop crises, U.S. harvest beckons new era of plenty...almost (Reuters) - For much of the past six years, the global grain markets have lurched from one crop crisis to the next, keeping inventories low and food prices high. Off the Menu The Cecil Opens in Harlem, Michelin Star Rankings and More An Afro-Asian-American brasserie is restored, and more restaurant openings. French court fines mother for 3-year-old's "Jihad...I am a bomb" T-shirt PARIS (Reuters) - A woman who sent her three-year-old son - called Jihad - to school in a T-shirt marked "Jihad, Born September 11, I am a bomb" was fined and given a suspended jail sentence by a French court on Friday. Opera Review In The Nose, Shostakovich Puts Music to Gogols Tale With unflagging energy, the opera The Nose powerfully seconds the irreverent zaniness of the Gogol story on which it is based. UPDATE 3-Obama prepares for government shutdown, hopes for deal WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday prepared Americans for what he called an "entirely preventable" government shutdown while urging Republicans in Congress to reach an 11th-hour deal to avoid economic harm. Dance Review Andrea Millers Fold Here Is Performed by Gallim Dance Andrea Millers Fold Here, danced for the first time by her Gallim Dance Company at the Alexander Kasser Theater, does much with simple cardboard boxes. Well Magnets Fail to Relieve Arthritis Pain Many people use copper bracelets and magnetic wrist straps to alleviate the pain of arthritis, but a rigorous new study concludes they do not work. Fossil fish find in China fills in evolutionary picture SYDNEY (Reuters) - An international team of scientists in China has discovered what may be the earliest known creature with a distinct face, a 419 million-year-old fish that could be a missing link in the development of vertebrates. College Roundup Ohio State Streak Is at 17 With Win Over Wisconsin Blake Bell threw a 54-yard touchdown pass to Sterling Shepard in the fourth quarter and No. 14 Oklahoma beat No. 22 Notre Dame, 35-21, on Saturday in South Bend, Ind. The Learning Network Blog 6 Qs About the News | Possible U.S. Government Shutdown Looms When might a government shutdown take place in the United States? Dot Earth Blog Chinas Basketball Giant Again Presses Case for Elephant Conservation A basketball giant revisits an orphanage for tiny victims of the ivory trade.

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