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News Feed Latest worldwide news T Magazine Live Stream | Valentinos Spring 2014 Collection at Paris Fashion Week A live stream of the latest womens collection from Valentino at Paris fashion week. Murray gives thumbs up after operation Andy Murray hopes to return to training in November after undergoing a successful operation on a troublesome back injury. UPDATE 2-Frontier buyer cites global appeal for lower-cost airlines Oct 1 (Reuters) - Airline pioneer William Franke is looking to bring more low airfares to U.S. air travelers, with his firm agreeing to purchase Frontier Airlines from Republic Airways Holdings. East Germany's secret police The sometimes ludicrous disguises and complex surveillance techniques used by East Germany's Stasi secret police to psychologically brutalize the population have been revealed, more than two decades after the fall of the Iron Curtain. Detroit defaults on more than $600 mln of 'unsecured' GO bonds Oct 1 (Reuters) - Detroit on Tuesday defaulted on more than $600 million of general obligation bonds deemed unsecured by the city's emergency manager, a city spokesman said. QMB is back, is economic growth? Quest Means Business is relaunching, as U.S. economy enters a new phase. Five years after Lehman collapsed, the economy's vital signs are improving. So is the U.S. recovered? Watch CNNI at 2100 London time. Critics Notebook Making a Stand-Up Meal of the Sit-Down Taco Restaurants in New York City have struggled to match the food made at stands and trucks. Citing Efforts to Prevent Attack on Syria, Group Nominates Putin for Peace Prize Citing his role in forestalling an attack on Syria, a Russian advocacy group says their president deserves it as much as a certain other president. UPDATE 5-Web traffic, glitches slow Obamacare exchanges launch Oct 1 (Reuters) - Technical glitches and heavy internet traffic slowed Tuesday's launch of new online insurance exchanges at the heart of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform, showcasing the... New app being tested to spot California whales so ships can avoid them SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Marine biologists have begun testing a smartphone application that would allow boaters and conservationists to identify whales outside San Francisco Bay so ships can avoid striking the endangered mammals. Black men in pain need help Michaela Angela Davis says the case of Aaron Alexis shows how we need to pay more attention to the inner lives of black men. Advertising Apple Passes Coca-Cola as Most Valuable Brand Apple, named most valuable brand by Interbrand, a corporate identity and brand consulting company, is one of five technology companies among the top 10. Cubs Fire Manager Dale Sveum After 2 Seasons Theo Epstein is proud of the talent in the Chicago Cubs' minor league system. The president of baseball operations thinks Dale Sveum is going to be a successful manager one day. BlackBerry battles for survival BlackBerry may have found a buyer, but its fight for survival continues. CNN's Richard Quest reports. Celebrities tell followers to GetCovered with Obamacare NEW YORK (Reuters) - While technical problems slowed the launch of new "Obamacare" websites to sell health insurance on Tuesday, the law's supporters on Twitter had an easier time welcoming the... Murray gives thumbs up after operation Andy Murray hopes to return to training in November after undergoing a successful operation on a troublesome back injury. Your First Illicit Reading Experience The Book Review invites readers to share their first experience reading an illicit piece of literature. Durability of Stoudemire, Once a Star, Is in Question Amare Stoudemire did not have a starring role at the Knicks preseason media day as he once did. Instead, he answered questions about his knees and his rehabilitation. Escape from North Korea foiled Nine young defectors came so close to escaping North Korea that they had "started dreaming," according to one woman who tried to help them. Then it all went wrong. 'The system is down' Obamacare glitches go public, reasons unclear NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Blank boxes where security questions are supposed to appear. Pleas to "be patient." Error messages galore. Notices that "the system is busy right now." Web pages timing... Al-Shabaab 'in survival scrap' The rebel group's recent attacks on Kenya are a sign that it is losing, writes Ethan Bueno de Mesquita. CNN and NBC Scrap Projects on Hillary Clinton Both sides of the political aisle registered objections to the projects, which would have explored the life of the former first lady and potential 2016 presidential candidate. Conservationists sue U.S. government over rare reindeer habitat SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Environmental groups concerned about an endangered type of reindeer facing extinction in the mountains of Idaho and Washington state sued the U.S. government on Monday for scaling back protections. Retro travel rules at tattoo show Mermaids, anchors among favorite designs at international tattoo convention. Fanny de Chaill Finds Intimacy in Public Spaces The French choreographer Fanny de Chaill brought The Library to New York libraries, as part of Crossing the Line 2013, the interdisciplinary arts festival. Bitcoin buzz grows among venture investors, despite risks NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Venture capitalists show no sign of shying away from investing in startups related to Bitcoin even as authorities step up their scrutiny of the virtual currency and its possible connection to money laundering and other illegal activities. Wild pigs menace suburban Atlanta ATLANTA (Reuters) - Wild pigs have descended on a suburban Atlanta neighborhood where they are scaring children, making a general nuisance of themselves, and acting as they if they own the place. Documenting a Massacre in Kenya Tyler Hicks, a Times photographer, narrates a look at his photographs from inside the Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya, after assailants opened fire. Opinion Al-Shabaab losing Ethan Bueno de Mesquita says the Somali rebel group's recent attacks on Kenya are a sign that it is losing. Ashe legacy burns bright Arthur Ashe was the first African American to win a tennis grand slam. It's a measure of his influence that 20 years after his death his legacy burns as brightly as ever. Fernandez-Castano Replaces Injured Hanson in Seve Trophy Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano will replace the injured Peter Hanson in the Continental Europe team for this week's Seve Trophy near Paris, the European Tour announced on Monday. Shortcuts Opting to Blow the Whistle or Choosing to Walk Away Many employees are using their companies ethics procedures to report misdeeds, but the outcome is sometimes not what they expected or hoped. UK-built keyboard hailed as world's thinnest Sept. 9 - Scientists at British technology firm, Cambridge Silicon Radio, say they've devised the world's thinnest keyboard. Just half a millimetre thick, the device could be available to consumers within a year. Jim Drury has more. 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. Detroit defaults on more than $600 mln of 'unsecured' GO bonds Oct 1 (Reuters) - Detroit on Tuesday defaulted on more than $600 million of general obligation bonds deemed unsecured by the city's emergency manager, a city spokesman said. Fair Game Find the Loan Behind the Loans When regulators accuse financial firms of predatory lending, shouldnt they track down where these firms are getting their capital? Square Feet Austin, Tex., Stands Out in Hotel Recovery That Has Hugged Coasts In Austin, Tex., and in coastal markets around the United States, signs of a building boom are emerging as prices rise. Economix Blog How a Debt-Ceiling Crisis Could Become a Financial Crisis A play-by-play by The Financial Times tells how a default by the Treasury could unfold. Merkel win another step toward EU reforms Rehn German Chancellor Angela Merkel's victory signals a "strong sense of continuity" as the EU moves forward with reforms and toward a banking union, says European Commission Vice President Olli Rehn in an interview with Reuters Editor-in-Chief Stephen Adler. 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.

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