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News Feed Latest worldwide news Shortcuts Unemployed and Older, and Facing a Jobless Future Those over 50 who lose their jobs are confronting the possibility of never working again. Sports Briefing | Hockey Vancouver Will Host an Outdoor N.H.L. Game Vancouver will become the third Canadian city to host a regular-season N.H.L. game outdoors when the Canucks play the Senators at BC Place next season. UPDATE 2-Michigan attorney general backs pensioners in Detroit bankruptcy July 27 (Reuters) - Michigan's Attorney General Bill Schuette, a Republican, said on Saturday he would defend retirees who risk losing public pensions because of Detroit's bankruptcy, putting him at... NCAA Seeks Dismissal of Paterno Family Lawsuit The NCAA asked a Pennsylvania court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the family of Joe Paterno that seeks to overturn the sanctions against Penn State for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. You're the Boss Blog The Questions to Ask Before Adopting an ESOP Employee Stock Ownership Plans, or ESOPs, may have great tax benefits as succession plans, but business owners need to evaluate several factors to see if their company is suited for a plan. US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St ends flat, but Amazon helps Nasdaq NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks finished mostly flat on Friday, though a rally in Amazon.com shares a day after the online retailer's results helped boost the Nasdaq. Paris winners get replica trophy CNN visits the Paris jewelry store that crafts the replica trophies taken home by winners French Open winners. Rains preceded record drop in U.S. corn, soy cash prices CHICAGO, July 26 (Reuters) - Widespread rains last weekend in the U.S. Corn Belt sparked a record drop in cash corn and soybean prices - a wave of declines that triggered a steep fall in futures at the Chicago Board of Trade this week, grains traders and analysts said. F.D.A. Says Importers Must Audit Food Safety If the rules are made final, they would shift the responsibility for ensuring that food is safe from the F.D.A. to companies like Walmart and Cargill. Tevez's community service? Carlos Tevez may have escaped the clutches of the Premier League by joining Italian giant Juventus -- but the long arm of the law could yet bring the striker back to English shores. Fools, by Joan Silber Joan Silbers characters come into hard-won wisdom. U.N. Troubled by Australias New Policy on Asylum Seekers The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said Friday that its review of Australias new deterrence-based policy had unearthed significant shortcomings. An Afghan Media Mogul, Pushing Boundaries Saad Mohseni has brought soap operas, sitcoms and reality TV to his native country, Afghanistan, and with them a modicum of normalcy. Now he is looking to expand to Egypt, Libya and Iraq. New clashes between army and rebels in Sudan's main oil state KHARTOUM, July 27 (Reuters) - New clashes between the Sudanese army and rebels erupted on Saturday in the country's main oil-producing state of South Kordofan, bordering South Sudan, witnesses and rebels said. GMAC Mortgage to pay $230 million as part of foreclosure review WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve said on Friday that GMAC Mortgage will make $230 million in cash payments to borrowers, in a move that will end an independent, case-by-case review of potentially flawed foreclosures. Memo From Europe A Continent Mired in Crisis Coins a Language of Economic Pain In country after country in Europe, the economic crisis has spawned its own language, brought exotic financial terms into popular use, and generated a darkly humorous slang. Currents | Goods Water From a Stone to Refresh Your Plants Place the stone in a pot or planter, and it will dispense water for several days. World Briefing | Middle East Egypt 4 Killed in Political Clashes At least two people were killed Monday as supporters and opponents of former President Mohamed Morsi battled near Tahrir Square in Cairo. Was 'recklessness' to blame for Spanish train crash? SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (Reuters) - Spanish police were investigating on Friday if the driver of a train that crashed in Santiago de Compostela killing dozens had been driving at reckless speed when he took a tight curve. Venice film festival line-up is announced George Clooney, Sandra Bullock, James Franco and Linsday Lohan are all expected at this year's festival. Rollo Ross reports Browns Sign First-Round Pick Mingo to Four-Year Contract The Browns signed linebacker Barkevious Mingo, the No. 6 overall pick in this years N.F.L. draft, to a contract worth more than $16 million, with a team option in the fifth year. Obama Says Hell Evaluate Pipeline Project Depending on Pollution President Obama said that he would evaluate construction of the Keystone XL pipeline on the basis of whether or not it would add significant amounts of carbon to the atmosphere. For 'Fruitvale Station' director, film school and football pay off LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two years out of the University of Southern California's film school, Ryan Coogler is still paying down his debt. Caroline Kennedy, Catching the Torch In a public role that friends say she has been building a lifetime toward, Caroline Kennedy, the guardian of the flame, is poised to add to her familys rich legacy. Why urban gardens can cut obesity What's better than fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables? How about fresh, locally-grown, free fruits and vegetables, all within an easy walk of your home or office? Taliban Gain Foothold in a Pakistani City Hounded by the army in the tribal belt, the Pakistani Taliban are spilling into Peshawar, stepping up attacks on the police, extortion demands, sectarian killings and kidnappings. Letters The Hunt for Melanoma A reader responds to Dissent Over a Device to Help Find Melanoma (Technophoria, July 21). ArtsBeat Steven Soderbergh Will Direct New Cinemax Series The Knick Steven Soderbergh, a self-proclaimed retiree from feature filmmaking, will direct the first season of The Knick, a Cinemax series set in a New York hospital in 1900 and starring Clive Owen. UPDATE 1-U.S. appeals court upholds $105 mln Exxon payout in NYC case NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a ruling against Exxon Mobil Corp ordering the company to pay $105 million in damages for polluting New York City's groundwater... UPDATE 2-U.S. FAA seeks $2.75M quality control penalty for Boeing unit WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said it proposed penalizing Boeing's commercial airplane unit $2.75 million for taking nearly two years to fix a problem with fasteners on its 777 widebody airplanes. UPDATE 2-Jordan's Arab Bank sees double-digit profit growth this year * Diversified presence reduces risks amid regional turmoil (Recasts with 2013 outlook, adds details, writes through) Draft Up Next in Big Year for Trey Burke Trey Burke led Michigan to within a few points of a national title, a stirring finish to his college career that validated his decision to return to the Wolverines for his sophomore season. Art Review A Visit to Thomas Hirschhorns Gramsci Monument Thomas Hirschhorn has built Gramsci Monument, a sprawling, participatory sculpture, on the grounds of the Forest Houses. For a New Generation, an Elusive American Dream In the Nicholson family, America is not delivering for a grandson as it did for his father and grandfather. Your First Dance Crush Times readers share the inspiration that made them devote their lives or careers to dance. The man who could have been Pele? Women wanted him. Men wanted to be him. House leaders defend NSA support after close vote WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives on Thursday defended their support for a spy program that sweeps up vast amounts of electronic communications after it survived a surprisingly close vote a day earlier. Repsol eyes sale of $6 billion Gas Natural stake after Shell deal MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish oil group Repsol paved the way for the eventual sale of its $6 billion stake in utility Gas Natural Fenosa , acknowledging its rationale would dwindle once another planned... Durant, Love to Keep Playing for US Kevin Durant shied away from swarming media after Wednesday's Team USA practice in UNLV's Mendenhall Center. Keeping Score With New Book, Seeking Truth in Statistics of Soccer The Numbers Game argues that much of the conventional wisdom in soccer, on subjects as varied as corner kicks and player signings, is wrong.

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