News Feed

Your RSS feed from RSSFWD.com.	Update your RSS subscription

News Feed Latest worldwide news At least 89 dead in Chinese quake A magnitude-5.9 earthquake struck central China early Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. Sports Briefing | Soccer Chelseas Bid for Rooney Is Rejected by Manchester United Striker Wayne Rooney has been pushing for a move since the latter stages of last season, expressing frustration about his lack of playing time, but a Chelsea bid was rejected. G.M. Says Weakness in Asia Leads to Drop in Profit General Motors net income fell 19 percent in the second quarter, mostly because of a sharp drop in pretax profit in Asia, but overall revenue and vehicles sales rose. Garment Trade Wields Power in Bangladesh The industrys trade group has seen its influence soar in recent years, but critics say the group has helped make the nation dangerous for garment workers. Why bin Laden wore a cowboy hat Osama bin Laden typically wore a cowboy hat while tending his garden. Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions Notable properties that have been recently listed for sale, sold or leased. Economix Blog A Mobility Prophet A large new study suggests that Gary Solon, a Michigan State economist, was correct when he argued years ago that upward mobility is less common in the United States than many people imagine. Data on Factories and Lending Raise Hopes for Euro Zone Recovery Europe may be near the end of a prolonged slump that has pushed unemployment to record highs, the survey showed, but economists predicted the upturn probably will be slow. UPDATE 4-U.S. indicts hackers in biggest cyber fraud case in history * Hackers could delete, change, steal Nasdaq data -prosecutors State senator slams California for lack of oil drilling oversight SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California oil and gas regulators have failed to monitor practices used to access shale oil, including the injection of dangerous chemicals underground, a state senator said Thursday, urging passage of her proposed oversight legislation. Sports Briefing | Pro Football Raiders Linebacker Is Charged With Assault Raiders linebacker Kaluka Maiava and his brother Ilima were charged with assaulting two men at a bar in Hawaii. India's DLF to sell stake in insurance joint venture to pare debt July 25 (Reuters) - Indian property developer DLF Ltd said on Thursday it has agreed to sell its 74 percent stake in a life insurance joint venture with U.S.-based Prudential International Insurance... Falcons, Ryan Agree on 5-Year Contract Extension Now that he's wearing a $100 million smile, quarterback Matt Ryan is ready to get back to work for the Atlanta Falcons. Revelations by Rowling J. K. Rowling, of Harry Potter fame, shared a bit of the back story of her new book, written as Robert Galbraith. Europe Day Ahead Can corporates keep feel-good flow? July 25 - No earnings let up as the week concludes with results due from Spanish banks, BSkyB, Anglo-American and Air-France KLM, but can they bolster the corporate rally? Plus the UN meets Syrias opposition. Movie bombs to reconsider It was once considered "the worst musical extravaganza in Hollywood history." Federal Judge Halts Legal Challenges in Detroit Bankruptcy Case The judge said objections to the citys Chapter 9 filing, including protests by retired city employees about potential pension cuts, would be addressed in upcoming hearings. Trading at Noon Facebook's mobile momentum; SAC eyed July 25 - Several brokerages raise their price targets on Facebook following results. The U.S. indicts SAC Capital in an insider trading case The Flexitarian The Complex World of Whole Grains, Made Simple Putting half-truths about cooking and taste to rest in the complex world of whole grains. Murray inspires hometown Open Court travels to Dunblane, Scotland to talk to the people who know Andy Murray best. Lady Vols Approached UConn About Playing Again Tennessee coach Holly Warlick says she recently approached Connecticut about the possibility of playing each other again. We ride along with the Nokia Drive Ride-along and interview Nokia's Aaron Dannenbring Chemicals maker Ashland may sell water technologies business July 25 (Reuters) - Chemical maker Ashland Inc said it was considering selling its water technologies business, which supplies chemicals to industries including pulp, paper, mining, food and... Breeding champions Francesca Cumani visits Sheikh Mohammed's Kildangan Stud in Ireland, home to some of the world's most valuable horses. Recreating golf's most iconic photo Shane O'Donoghue attempts to recreate the most iconic photo in golf, Hy Peskin's pic of Ben Hogan's 1-iron shot. Dot Earth Blog A Humbling View of the Home Planet Earth Seen from Saturn A humbling view of the home planet from 898 million miles away. Lost childhood in refugee camps Yousef is two years old and lives in a refugee camp in Iraq. Her mother tells comedian and UNICEF ambassador Eddie Izzard that she wants to return to her country, but will not jeopardize her children's safety. With every day that passes in their life as a refugee, she fears that they are losing another day of their childhood. Amazon warns, Starbucks sales perk up July 25 - Amazon reports loss, warns; Starbucks profits up; stocks edge higher after mixed day, SAC Capital faces insider trading charges. Bobbi Rebell reports. World Briefing | Europe Russia 13 Entrepreneurs Released From Jail as Amnesty Starts The amnesty was proposed by the countrys business ombudsman, Boris Titov, last year and signed into law this month to try to correct failures in the legal system. Israeli researchers walk the walk with gait analysis device July 14 - An Israeli company is developing an inexpensive gait analysis device it believes will help doctors diagnose previously undetected medical conditions. The study of a person's walking style can reveal much about their health, and the company says it can now done at a price that most people can afford. Jim Drury has more. Sports Briefing | Football Nike Offers Apology for Panther T-shirt Error The company apologize for making a Carolina Panthers T-shirt which included a blue silhouette of the state of South Carolina and the letters NC. Becker tours hometown Three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker talks about his career and his first tennis court. ArtsBeat A Trove of New York Art Images Finds a Home More than 250,000 color transparencies and black-and-white negatives of New York artists and galleries taken by D. James Dee will go to the ARTstor archive. World Briefing | Asia China Rocket Heads to Space Lab A Chinese spacecraft blasted off for a 15-day mission to an experimental space lab, in what was Chinas latest step toward the development of a space station. High def video gaming on the Chromebook Pixel Thank you Steam! While the Chrome browser takes full advantage of the Chromebook Pixel's hardware, I thought it would interesting to see how video gaming works on the device. Quite well, with just a few small issues, it turns out. UPDATE 4-Detroit manager scores first win over unions in bankruptcy bid * Federal judge puts lawsuits pending in state courts on hold 'No Bailout' Senators look to pre-empt U.S. aid to Detroit WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the Senate want to make sure the federal government does not become involved in the financial maelstrom hitting Detroit, which filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history last week. Living With Cancer A Quilt of Poetry Taking inspiration from a number of cancer poets, Susan Gubar pieced together a quilt of poetry to convey the feeling of chaos so common among people with cancer. CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-U.S. FDA puts hold on Vertex hepatitis study (Corrects third paragraph to show hold on U.S. trial, not European study) Facebook wows Wall Street with mobile ads growth * JMP Securities raises rating to market outperform from market perform

RSSFWD - From RSS to Inbox

3600 O'Donnell Street, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21224. (410) 230-0061