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News Feed Latest worldwide news Summer Shorelines For Beachcombers, Hurricane Washed Away Their Treasure For Beachcombers, Hurricane Washed Away Their Treasure The folks who comb Jones Beach with metal detectors say their bounty has suffered because of Hurricane Sandy. New golf course at St. Andrews Living Golf goes behind the scenes as work starts on a new course at the home of golf. Eat This Armenian Life The best Persian-Russian-Armenian kebab place in Glendale, Calif. Or anywhere. Quake hits northwest China Rescue teams are scrambling to reach the site of Monday morning's strong and shallow earthquake in northwestern China that has killed at least 89 people, according to state media. Mexico's ICA reports sharp loss in 2nd-qtr MEXICO CITY, July 26 (Reuters) - Mexican construction company ICA reported a 500.9 million peso net loss in the second quarter, the company said in a filing with the Mexican stock exchange on... Side Street A One-Episode Show With a Lasting Impact on Hip-Hop Michael Holman, the host of the short-lived Graffiti Rock, talked about its influence and future. Looking forward to Muirfield Phil Mickelson won the Scottish Open to end a 20-year drought in Europe. With the British Open starting this week, it was perfect timing. Science Lowers Shattering Risk at Home Plate In an unusual partnership with Major League Baseball, Forest Service scientists looked deep into maples core to find why it was so brittle, and how it could be made less so. Scouting Report Pop-Ups, Sales and Events for the Week of July 25 This is the week for out-of-the-box pop-ups. Quake hits northwest China Rescue teams are scrambling to reach the site of Monday morning's strong and shallow earthquake in northwestern China that has killed at least 89 people, according to state media. U.S. hedges on calling Morsy's ouster as a coup The Obama administration will not make a formal determination as to whether the ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy by the military was a coup, a senior administration official told CNN's Jill Dougherty on Thursday. T Magazine One-Thing Shops | Where You Can Find the Most Beautiful Brushes in Germany In the shadow of a famous German cathedral lies an inviting hole in the wall where a single family has been making brushes of all shapes and sizes for more than a century. Shareholder wealth The largest creators, the biggest destroyers Reuters blogger Felix Salmon shares a surprising list of which companies over the last 90 years have generated the most wealth for shareholders, and which ones have destroyed it. Pro-Mursi vigils to be brought to an end Egypt interior minister CAIRO (Reuters) - Sit-in protests in Cairo by supporters of Egypt's deposed Islamist president will be "brought to an end soon and in a legal manner," interim Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim was quoted as saying by state-run news website al Ahram. Congressman Vows to Introduce Bill on Radio Royalties Representative Melvin L. Watt, a Democrat from North Carolina, says the measure is an effort to get payment for record companies and artists whose music is played on AM or FM radio. Hopes for a Fish Revival as a Dam Is Demolished The Penobscot River is expected to begin yielding river herring, Atlantic salmon and other fish in numbers not seen in centuries. Speculators turn bearish on U.S. 10-year Treasury note futures NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - Speculators turned bearish in the latest week on U.S. 10-year Treasury note futures as markets wondered whether the Fed might signal a pullback in bond buying as soon as... Currents | QA Taking a Load Off, Together Francis Cape, a wood sculptor, on his Utopian Benches project. EU mergers and takeovers (July 26) BRUSSELS, July 26 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process Wall Street bounces back; Zynga cuts staff June 3 - Summary of business headlines Market recovers some of Friday's sell-off as data suggest Fed has economic cover to keep buying; Zynga to slash jobs in bid to save up to $80 million per year; Merck drug shows early promise, stock gains. Conway G. Gittens reports. Analysis Detroit set to beat bad-faith charge over bankruptcy WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Meetings without the chance for any back and forth, unreturned phone calls and brusque tactics. To opponents of Detroit's bankruptcy filing, Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr has utterly failed to negotiate with them. Currents | Lighting Bathed in the Glow of Splashing Water Tony Duquettes Splashing Water chandeliers are put into production by Remains Lighting. Marie Le, Benjamin Eloy The bride is a school psychologist and the groom is a teacher. Cisse sits out club trip over religious beliefs, says agent English Premier League club Newcastle United and striker Papiss Cisse are at odds over the club's sponsorship deal with a finance company, according to the player's agent. Delay in Disclosing Leaks at Fukushima Is Criticized The lack of transparency by the operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, in revealing that contaminated water from the site had been flowing into the ocean has renewed public frustration. Will Australia asylum plan work? Kevin Rudd plans to keep asylum seekers out of Australia. Is it just a political ploy to win votes? Robust loan demand sinks Gardner Denver's borrowing costs NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global industrial manufacturer Gardner Denver this week raised $2.825 billion in leveraged loans to fund its acquisition by private equity sponsor Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Co. Hefty demand for the loans sent yields on both the U.S. dollar and euro tranches below 5 percent, with the U.S. dollar TLB upsized by $100 million. Top-Seeded John Isner Advances in Atlanta Top-seeded John Isner figured he would struggle in his first match Thursday in the Atlanta Open. He had no idea he would barely beat 19-year-old wild-card entry Christian Harrison 7-6 (9), 4-6, 7-5 to avoid an upset and reach the quarterfinals. How climate impacts food supply Sometimes Jaria Faraj Ali is so hungry that she ties a scarf tight around her waist to make her feel more comfortable. ArtsBeat Met Opera Cancels Staten Island Performance Thursday nights recital performance has been canceled because of expected bad weather and will not be rescheduled. MuniLand Other distressed cities watching Detroit very closely July 26 - Fitch Ratings' Managing Director of Local Government Securities, Jessalynn Moro says bankruptcy court ruling on Detroit's GO bonds and pension liabilities could affect ratings in Michigan and beyond. Tunisia Links Assassination to Qaeda Cell Officials said the weapon used to kill an opposition leader on Thursday was the same one that killed another opposition figure in February. Satellite problems cut phones in Canada's Arctic *Flights canceled, bank machines, cell phones stop working Op-ed Netanyahu crying wolf Gary Sick says Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has been warning about Iran blowing up the world with a nuke for 20 years. It's time to think diplomacy, not saber rattling. Editor's Choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. How to modernize Maasai tribe A Maasai activist is helping his people adapt to the 21st century, starting radio stations and encouraging women to set up in business. Crash 'No words for what I saw' The sun had not yet set in Spain's northwest when a ferocious boom rang out, the sound of a high-speed train smashing into a concrete wall after derailing on a curve. Bombings at Busy Market in Pakistan Kill Dozens A pair of bombs tore through crowds of shoppers at a busy market in Parachinar in northern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 39 people, officials said. Chinas Feud With West on Solar Leads to Tax The tariffs could exceed 50 percent on materials imported from the United States and South Korea used to build solar panels, a move seen as retaliation for an American trade lawsuit. Headmistress arrested over toxic meals The headmistress of the Indian school that authorities say served toxic lunches, killing 23 students, has been arrested, police said. She had been at large since the July 16 incident.

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