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News Feed Latest worldwide news Family farming to cut poverty In just 12 years leading up to 2010, Vietnam cut the country's malnutrition rate in half by investing in small scale farming. The Agenda Could Employers Use Immigrants to Avoid the Health Mandate? It has been reported that the new health insurance law combined with the immigration law passed by the Senate would reward employers for hiring illegal immigrants. But would it? Commodity hedge funds suffer longest losing streak on record LONDON (Reuters) - Funds betting on commodity price moves have lost money every month since January, their joint longest losing streak on record, raising more doubts about their ability to make money... Francis wades into favelas The man widely revered as the "Slum Pope" wades into the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. CNN's Shasta Darlington reports. Dozens killed in Cairo clashes Dozens were reported killed overnight in clashes between President Mohamed Morsy's supporters and those opposed to his rule, an escalation of violence that has raised concerns among Western leaders about the stability of a key ally in the region. Nora Sverdlov, Russell Diller The bride is a teacher; the groom an accountant. Pogue's Posts Two Tips for Facebook Users Two features, the Other folder and privacy settings, may be hard to find but are handy to know about. Well Cancer Risk Increases With Height Height is associated with a greater risk of cancer for both men and women, new research shows. TriQuint forecasts results above estimates; shares jump (Reuters) - TriQuint Semiconductor Inc forecast current-quarter results well above market expectations, buoyed by demand for its chips used in mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. G.O.P. Senators See an Upside in a Problematic Issue Abortion Senators Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Rob Portman are discussing how to advance a bill in the Senate to ban abortion at 20 weeks an issue that has invigorated the Republican base this year. Bankers warn of long crisis as rich seek comfort LONDON (Reuters) - Private banks are telling their clients financial volatility surrounding Europe's debt crisis will continue for at least a year as more of the continent's rich seek the comfort of... 'Big Bang' writers tease Shamy details Fans of "The Big Bang Theory" gathered at Comic-Con for a panel about what happens inside the writers' room of the the mega-popular CBS series, and they got more than they bargained for when some special guests made surprise appearances. No Starting QB Yet for Oklahoma; Texas Has Answer Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops was quick to point out there still is no final decision on who will be the starting quarterback for the Sooners this season. Shark attack claims teen's life As lifeguards approached to pull a drowning Brazilian teenager from the water, she suffered a second, fatal misfortune -- a shark attack. Dot Earth Blog Jim Hansen Presses the Climate Case for Nuclear Energy Jim Hansen, the longtime climate scientist and campaigner, explains his strong support for nuclear energy as a tool for blunting global warming. Girls flee war, find 'worse' in camp Feet stumbling in the pitch darkness over the uneven ground we make our way with a group of women to one of the bathrooms in the Zaatari camp. Clip Air brings air travel by train June 19 - Swiss researchers have released futuristic designs for attachable modular aircraft that will allow passengers to board a plane at a railway station and disembark at their destination without ever setting foot in an airport. EPFL says its Clip Air project is no flight of fancy. Jim Drury reports. Gadgetwise The Argus App Can Help to Keep You Fit Argus, a free fitness app, can help track your activity and hold you accountable, with the help of some other apps. The Politics of Black Masculinity The Op-Ed columnist Charles M. Blow on the difficulty of explaining the Zimmerman verdict to his sons. Advertising Welcoming a Royal Baby While Trying Not to Steal the Spotlight Advertisers took to social media to send congratulatory messages to the royal family examples of how brands are increasingly trying to become part of news-driven cultural moments. Can a case boost your iPhone 5's WiFi? Check the Linkase The Linkase for iPhone 5 boasts up to a 50 percent boost in Wi-Fi signal strength thanks to a small electromagnetic waveguide extension. Does it work? See for yourself in these mobile speedtests where Wi-Fi is usually terrible. Virginia Johnson, Widely Published Collaborator in Sex Research, Dies at 88 Ms. Johnson and William H. Masters helped make the frank discussion of sex in postwar America possible if not downright acceptable. Business spending plans, durable goods orders rise WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A gauge of planned U.S. business spending rose more than expected in June and new orders for long-lasting manufactured goods surged, offering tentative signs of a pickup in... Inside the homes of dictators From Tito's nuclear bunker and Stalin's summer house, to Mussolini's villa and Gaddafi's cruise ship, autocrat hideouts have become tourist attractions. Want to run the Libyan central bank? Click here TRIPOLI, July 28 (Reuters) - Libya has posted an online advertisement seeking a candidate to run its central bank, although it is not quite clear whether that means the man who has been doing the job... Writer of hits JJ Cale dead at 74 Musician JJ Cale, whose songs "Cocaine" and "After Midnight" were made famous by Eric Clapton, died Friday after suffering a heart attack. His contemporaries considered him a legend, even if most fans weren't familiar with his name. No Evidence Harvard Officials Read Faculty E-Mails, Report Says A review commissioned by the university found that administrators involved in searching faculty e-mail accounts did not believe they were violating privacy rules. Roadside bomb, suicide attack kill at least 10 in Iraq Two bombings killed at least 10 people and wounded at least 14 more Sunday in Iraq, Interior Ministry officials told CNN. Scouting Report Pop-Ups, Sales and Events for the Week of July 25 This is the week for out-of-the-box pop-ups. A failure to communicate Fed 'guidance' fails early test WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Watch what Federal Reserve officials do, not what they say. That was Wall Street's reaction to the U.S. central bank's hints that it could soon begin to wind down its... Californians Consider a Future Without a Nuclear Plant for a Neighbor The closing of the San Onofre nuclear power plant in California has raised some uncomfortable questions for nearby towns that had relied on it as a source of cheap energy and jobs. Space station rocket lifts off July 28 - NASA launches an unpiloted cargo craft in Kazakhstan that will deliver supplies to the International Space Station. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Critics Notebook Trespassing on the Proving Ground of the Next Generation Festival TBD Emergency Glitter focused on a new generation of choreographers whose efforts loosely represent a cross section of what is happening in dance today. Zynga Shares Fall on News It Is Ending Plan for Gambling The online gaming company, Zynga, said it would abandon efforts to build a real-money gambling business in the United States. Photos Tiger's highs and lows Tiger Woods has completed a remarkable return to the top of the golfing world after dropping out of the top 50 following a sex scandal and then injuries which hindered his playing comeback. Homesick Serena back to form World No.1 Serena Williams put her Wimbledon loss behind her with a solid win in the Swedish Open. Lessons from a Fortune 500 CEO Since she was a college student, Ilene Gordon dreamed of running a Fortune 500 company. And four years after joining Ingredion, the company exceeded sales of $6 billion for the first time, making her one of only 21 women to run a company in the coveted Fortune 500 list. Spanish train conductor due in court after crash kills 78 The driver of the train that derailed in northwestern Spain will face a judge Sunday evening after 78 people died from the crash. ArtsBeat A Tame Box Office for The Wolverine The 20th Century Fox film was No. 1 at North American theaters over the weekend, but fell short of expectations, earning about $55 million. UPDATE 1-Motor racing-F1 moves closer to new Concorde agreement * Formula One and FIA sign framework for commercial agreement

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