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News Feed Latest worldwide news Construction of world's tallest building in China grounded? The plan to raise what would be the world's tallest building in a dizzyingly fast time is in danger of not getting off the ground at all. UPDATE 2-Was "recklessness" to blame for Spanish train crash? * Provisional death toll 78 (Adds driver declines to make statement, victim quote, updates victims unidentified) Sports Briefing | Pro Football Giants Cruz Apologizes for Twitter Message After Zimmermans Acquittal Giants receiver Victor Cruz apologized for a Twitter message in the wake of George Zimmermans being acquitted of second-degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin. T Magazine Listen Up | The Strange Soul Circus of King Khan and the Shrines Exclusive T hosts the premiere of the bizarro stop-motion music video for outr Berlin-based garage band. Dot Earth Blog Harvesting the Biosphere Bill Gates on Vaclav Smil Bill Gates explores a new book by Vaclav Smil tallying the growing human demands on the biosphere. DealBook JPMorgan Executive May Escape Penalty While the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and JPMorgan are negotiating a settlement, Blythe Masters, a top bank executive, is not expected to face a separate action. Well Tomatoes Plain and Simple Martha Rose Shulman turns to tomatoes for her annual Recipes for Health tomato week. Sweet 16th slam for Serena Serena Williams powers her way to the French Open title Saturday with a straight sets win over defending champion Maria Sharapova to claim her 16th grand slam title. 6 bad excuses for overeating Most every woman has a food angel and devil resting on either shoulder, one giving permission to indulge even as the other advises against it. SE Asia Stocks-Flat to weaker; Thai stocks poised for loss on week BANGKOK, July 26 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets traded flat-to-weaker on Friday as investors looked forward to the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting next week for indications on stimulus, with thin trading volume pointing to a rangebound session later in the day. Selling in recent gainers such as banks pulled the Philippine main index 0.6 percent lower, but the index is still poised for a gain of 2.2 percent on the week to become the region's best performer and record a fifth Theater Review Handbook for an American Revolutionary Is a One-Man Show Matthew-Lee Erlbach portrays a dozen characters, from a migrant worker to a white supremacist, in his one-man show, Handbook for an American Revolutionary. High-speed trader Infinium Capital gets new boss -sources July 26 (Reuters) - A veteran of Chicago's agricultural markets has come out of retirement to become the new leader of high-speed U.S. trading firm Infinium Capital Management, three people with... Should you visit Hitler's holiday home? With Adolf Hitler's WWII Bavarian mountain retreat set to undergo a multi-million dollar makeover, travel to the onetime lairs and luxury retreats of tyrants is in the spotlight. Grenade blast in Rwanda capital kills two police KIGALI (Reuters) - A grenade blast in the Rwandan capital Kigali on Friday killed two people and wounded 32 others, police said, an attack that resembled one earlier this year and others since 2010. Opinionator Fast Food, Low Pay Restaurant workers are fighting for basic rights, and getting somewhere. Phys Ed Exercise in a Pill? The Search Continues Two recent studies investigate the enticing possibility that we might one day be able to gain the benefits of exercise by downing a pill, rather than by actually sweating. But the question of whether its wise remains. Dot Earth Blog A U.S. Battery Recycler Says We Should Keep the Lead In The head of a lead smelting company calls for an industry cleanup but also an end to policies that send lead-containing batteries, and related pollution problems, to poorer nations. India's Wipro signals demand pick-up after profit rise BANGALORE (Reuters) - Wipro, India's third-largest software services exporter, sounded upbeat about demand for its outsourcing services, after posting an 11 percent rise in quarterly net profit helped by an increase in large contracts. Massive landslide in Sichuan July 24 - Hundreds of people are relocated to safety after a massive landslide in China's Sichuan Province. Julie Noce reports. Canadian Club on the Rocks After Opening Round The search for a home-grown winner of the Canadian Open looked poised to stretch into a sixth decade after the local contingent failed to make an impression on the first round leaderboard on Thursday. William and Kate name Britain's new royal heir George LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate have chosen three traditional royal names by calling their new-born baby boy George Alexander Louis, William's office said on Wednesday. Jets First Practice Marred by Hint of Uncertainty From Holmes Jets receiver Santonio Holmes said he was unsure of when he would return or if he would come back this season because of a foot injury. Well Tomatoes Plain and Simple Martha Rose Shulman turns to tomatoes for her annual Recipes for Health tomato week. Sauers Leads Senior British Open After 1st Round Gene Sauers mastered a stiff breeze to shoot a 3-under 67 Thursday for a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Senior British Open. Should you visit Hitler's holiday home? With Adolf Hitler's WWII Bavarian mountain retreat set to undergo a multi-million dollar makeover, travel to the onetime lairs and luxury retreats of tyrants is in the spotlight. T Magazine Feeling For | Wireless Portable Speakers That Will Dress Up Any Room The new line Grain Audio encases its audio products in solid walnut, infusing technology with an appealing dose of design. Inside China's 'falcon' village In Jilin province, a small village keeps alive Manchu tradition of falcon training. SEC Coaches Weigh Talent vs. Potential for Trouble The legal problems of current and former SEC players from ex-Florida and NFL tight end Aaron Hernandez to LSU running back Jeremy Hill cast a negative light on the league that has won seven consecutive national championships. Modern Love Uh, Honey, Thats Not Your Line A screenwriter tries and fails to make an actual human girlfriend fit into a tempting cinematic trope. AEP says costly U.S. greenhouse gas limits unnecessary (Reuters) - American Electric Power Co, one of the biggest coal burners in the United States, said Thursday the power industry is already on track to meet the Obama administration's carbon reduction goals and does not need federal regulators to impose additional costly limits on greenhouse gas emissions. Wall St. Week Ahead Stocks face the Fed, jobs and earnings NEW YORK (Reuters) - The coming week on Wall Street could be a summer blockbuster, with the marquee featuring a triple bill the Fed, jobs and earnings. Alice Lin, Clarence Tong The bride is on the campaign staff of congressman from Virginia; the groom is a congressional liaison for the Energy Department. 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. 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. 'Is there life somewhere else?' Life on Mars? Lyondell says its RIN costs may reach $200 million in 2013 NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - Petrochemical company LyondellBasell, which operates a 280,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Houston refinery, said on Friday its ethanol credit obligations, or RINs, could reach... Banks, insurers wary of Freddie Mac risk-sharing deal July 26 (IFR) - Bank buyers kept their distance from the inaugural Freddie Mac risk-sharing mortgage bond this week, fearful of punitive risk-weighting charges on the new type of security, according... Bits Blog Pinterest Allows Users to Opt-Out of Being Tracked On Friday, Pinterest, a kind of virtual pinboard, announced that it would enable Do Not Track functionality to let users opt out tracking their behavior on site. SeaWorlds Unusual Retort to a Critical Documentary SeaWorld Entertainment began an aggressive public pushback against the new documentary Blackfish, which makes the case that orca whales in captivity suffer physical and mental distress. Slumping Federer Loses to Brands at Swiss Open His game inconsistent and his new racket not offering much help, Roger Federer lost yet again to a player way down in the rankings, Daniel Brands.

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