DealBook: With China Set to Open Stock Trading, Investors Lay Groundwork

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• DealBook: With China Set to Open Stock Trading, Investors Lay Groundwork
• United Nations General Assembly: Leaders’ Speeches at U.N. Show Delicacy of Mission Against ISIS Militants
• Driven Into Debt: Miss a Payment? Good Luck Moving That Car
• In U.N. Speech, Obama Vows to Fight ISIS ‘Network of Death’
• Amid a Maze of Alliances, Syrian Kurds Find a Thorny Refuge at the Border
• Treasury Imposes Terrorism Sanctions
• Rabbis Who Travel to Remote Congregations on the High Holy Days
• Burning Man Spawns New Age Festivals
• Uighur Scholar’s Life Sentence Is Seen as Reining in Debate on Minorities in China
• India’s Top Court Revokes Coal Leases
• Bits Blog: Apple Pulls iOS 8 Software Update After iPhone Problems
• Books of The Times: ‘The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher,’ by Hilary Mantel
• French Hostage in Algeria Is Beheaded in Video
• Deborah Cavendish, Last Mitford Sister and Savior of Grand Estate, Dies at 94
• Memo From Iraq: ISIS’ Harsh Brand of Islam Is Rooted in Austere Saudi Creed
• State of the Art: Exposing Hidden Bias at Google
• JR Brings Ellis Island’s Abandoned Hospital to Life
• Student Loan Defaults Decline, Education Dept. Reports
• G.O.P. Error Reveals Donors and the Price of Access
• New York Times Promotes Editors, in Change of Leadership Structure
• Sinosphere Blog: Hong Kong’s Former No. 2 Official Says Beijing Paid Him $1.42 Million
• Disclosures: Tech Firms and Lobbyists: Now Intertwined, but Not Eager to Reveal It
• T Magazine: Apartment With the Brass Cube
• By the Numbers: Giving Meaning to ‘Art’
• French Judge Puts Sarkozy Corruption Investigation on Hold

DealBook: With China Set to Open Stock Trading, Investors Lay Groundwork Posted: 24 Sep 2014 09:05 PM PDT Bankers, brokerage firms and hedge funds have all been quietly expanding their Asian operations to take advantage of the biggest opening into China in years.

United Nations General Assembly: Leaders’ Speeches at U.N. Show Delicacy of Mission Against ISIS Militants Posted: 24 Sep 2014 07:16 PM PDT Remarks by leaders on Day 1 of the General Assembly hinted at the narrow, often competing, interests of some of America's allies in the fight against terrorism.

Driven Into Debt: Miss a Payment? Good Luck Moving That Car Posted: 24 Sep 2014 06:55 PM PDT Subprime lenders are increasingly relying on technology that allows them to track and disable delinquent borrowers' vehicles with just a tap of a cellphone app.

In U.N. Speech, Obama Vows to Fight ISIS ‘Network of Death’ Posted: 24 Sep 2014 05:59 PM PDT President Obama on Wednesday charted a muscular new course for the United States in a turbulent world that includes threats by the Islamic State.

Amid a Maze of Alliances, Syrian Kurds Find a Thorny Refuge at the Border Posted: 24 Sep 2014 05:53 PM PDT As one group of Kurds desperately flees from ISIS and into Turkey, another hopes with equal urgency to go in the other direction and fight the militants in Syria.

Treasury Imposes Terrorism Sanctions Posted: 24 Sep 2014 05:45 PM PDT The Treasury Department announced sanctions on 11 individuals and one organization it said helped finance the flow of fighters for terrorist groups.

Rabbis Who Travel to Remote Congregations on the High Holy Days Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:39 PM PDT Rabbis serve in remote areas during High Holy Days.

Burning Man Spawns New Age Festivals Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:37 PM PDT Transformational festivals emerge as a petri dish for art and culture in America.

Uighur Scholar’s Life Sentence Is Seen as Reining in Debate on Minorities in China Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:33 PM PDT The prison term given to Ilham Tohti drew international outrage and, according to analysts, indicated intolerance in Beijing for criticism of its approach to ethnic minorities.

India’s Top Court Revokes Coal Leases Posted: 24 Sep 2014 02:23 PM PDT The ruling, canceling 214 coal leases that an investigation had found had been sold below market price, drew wide attention in a nation with fuel shortages.

Bits Blog: Apple Pulls iOS 8 Software Update After iPhone Problems Posted: 24 Sep 2014 02:08 PM PDT The update was intended to fix various bugs in Apple's mobile operating system, but it disabled cellphone service, among other problems.

Books of The Times: ‘The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher,’ by Hilary Mantel Posted: 24 Sep 2014 12:14 PM PDT "The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher" is Hilary Mantel's latest short story collection.

French Hostage in Algeria Is Beheaded in Video Posted: 24 Sep 2014 12:02 PM PDT Hervé Gourdel, who was seized on Sunday by a group aligned with the Islamic State, was seen beheaded in a video circulated online on Wednesday.

Deborah Cavendish, Last Mitford Sister and Savior of Grand Estate, Dies at 94 Posted: 24 Sep 2014 11:52 AM PDT The dowager duchess of Devonshire was an author and businesswoman who helped turned her husband's ancestral estate into one of England's successful grand country houses.

Memo From Iraq: ISIS’ Harsh Brand of Islam Is Rooted in Austere Saudi Creed Posted: 24 Sep 2014 11:15 AM PDT Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, adheres to Wahhabism, a severe form of Islam quick to denounce others, even fellow militant groups like Al Qaeda.

State of the Art: Exposing Hidden Bias at Google Posted: 24 Sep 2014 11:03 AM PDT The tech giant is undertaking a long-term effort to make its employees aware of how unconscious biases can affect hiring and promotion decisions.

JR Brings Ellis Island’s Abandoned Hospital to Life Posted: 24 Sep 2014 10:15 AM PDT The French artist JR has installed century-old photographs in an abandoned building on the island.

Student Loan Defaults Decline, Education Dept. Reports Posted: 24 Sep 2014 10:04 AM PDT It was the first drop in the default rate in years, but 21 schools still have rates so high that they could be barred from federal loan and grant programs.

G.O.P. Error Reveals Donors and the Price of Access Posted: 24 Sep 2014 09:58 AM PDT An unintended disclosure of documents from the Republican Governors Association opens a window onto corporate donors and the size of their checks.

New York Times Promotes Editors, in Change of Leadership Structure Posted: 24 Sep 2014 09:48 AM PDT The executive editor is replacing titles that had been used for decades and remaking the masthead amid changes in the industry.

Sinosphere Blog: Hong Kong’s Former No. 2 Official Says Beijing Paid Him $1.42 Million Posted: 24 Sep 2014 09:25 AM PDT Rafael Hui Si-yan, Hong Kong's former chief secretary, testified that he received the money in late 2007 from a friend who said it was from "someone from Beijing" but refused to identify the donor.

Disclosures: Tech Firms and Lobbyists: Now Intertwined, but Not Eager to Reveal It Posted: 24 Sep 2014 09:10 AM PDT The industry ranks near the bottom of a list that grades large corporations on how well they publicly disclose political activities.

T Magazine: Apartment With the Brass Cube Posted: 24 Sep 2014 09:02 AM PDT The Scandinavian architecture firm Claesson Koivisto Rune infuses its pared-back aesthetic with warmth, lightness and a bit of good humor, all of which are on display in this home in Stockholm.

By the Numbers: Giving Meaning to ‘Art’ Posted: 24 Sep 2014 08:21 AM PDT Recent experiments by a psychologist who studies how people intuitively determine the value of certain objects show how flimsy or essential the term "art" can be.

French Judge Puts Sarkozy Corruption Investigation on Hold Posted: 24 Sep 2014 07:22 AM PDT The inquiry was temporarily suspended while judges consider Mr. Sarkozy's motion to dismiss the corruption and influence-peddling charges.

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