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News Feed Latest worldwide news 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. On the Market in the Region A renovated four-bedroom home on 1.5 acres in Fairfield and a six-bedroom 1965 Victorian in Westchester with a pool. Vetri Becomes Le Bec-Fin, Temporarily A celebrated Italian restaurant in Philadelphia transformed into Le Bec-Fin (a Gallic empress that closed last month) for three nights. Private banker pay holds up in tough market ZURICH (Reuters) - Stiff competition for top private bankers has kept a floor under pay even as low interest rates, flaccid client trading and tougher regulation squeeze industry profit margins. BRIEF-Michael Dell, Silver lake call for fair Dell vote July 24 (Reuters) - Michael Dell and Silver Lake in a statement on Dell Inc * Offer should not be thwarted by unfair standard that counts shares not voting * Dell vote of the majority of the... Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog's royal message July 23 - The Muppet duo send their congratulations to Prince William and Katherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). 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... Dad Jeans Are Making a Comeback Popular with dads all over the country, lighter-blue denims with a fuller cut get renewed interest from the skinny-jeans crowd. Can humans beat machines in the workplace? July 18 - Automation could destroy as much as 70 per cent of todays jobs by 2020, according to Wired magazine. Amy Gardner looks at some of the ways humans are trying to modify themselves to beat machines. She meets a cybernetics professor who turned himself into a cyborg, and looks at the pros and cons of a cognitive enhancing drug. The most dangerous hobby? Unpaid and overworked - why global motorsport relies on its marshals to keep its wheels turning. YOUR MONEY-Real-time sky shopping taxies to the runway NEW YORK, July 24 (Reuters) - Want to order a snack or drink on a plane without flagging down a flight attendant? Book dinner and theater tickets at your destination? Watch a catalog of TV shows on demand? Searching for Meaningful Markers of Aging Biomarkers of age can help in the prediction and prevention of age-related diseases, drug discovery and forensics. UPDATE 8-Oil rises in volatile spread trading NEW YORK, July 23 (Reuters) - Oil futures edged higher on Tuesday in volatile trading in the closely watched spread between international benchmark Brent and U.S. crude oil futures. Plane flying too low, and too slow NTSB July 10 - Investigators release new information into the deadly Asiana plane crash in San Francisco. Julie Noce reports. Pollock, Corbin Lead Diamondbacks Over Cubs 10-4 A.J. Pollock doubled, tripled and drove in three runs, and Patrick Corbin scattered four hits over six innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 10-4 Tuesday night. ArtsBeat MoMAs Rain Room Will Stay Open Late on Sunday The popular Rain Room installation at the Museum of Modern Art will be open until midnight on Sunday, its last day. Most passengers rescued after asylum seekers boat sinks off Indonesia JAKARTA (Reuters) - Three people died but another 157 suspected asylum seekers were rescued after their boat sank off the southern coast of Indonesia, officials said on Wednesday after earlier reports that as many as 60 may have perished. ArtsBeat Jeff Goldblum Joins Cast of Domesticated Mr. Goldblum will join Laurie Metcalf in Bruce Norriss new play this fall at Lincoln Center Theater. Will Australia asylum plan work? Kevin Rudd plans to keep asylum seekers out of Australia. Is it just a political ploy to win votes? Strong iPhone sales buoy Apple's third quarter, shares climb SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sales of Apple Inc's iPhone trumped Wall Street estimates after U.S. shipments soared 51 percent in the third quarter, lifting its stock 5 percent even as profit fell. U.S. fines European shipping firms for pollution, falsifying records NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Two European shipping firms were ordered on Tuesday to pay a $10.4 million penalty and given four years probation for illegally dumping oil-tainted bilge water as well as falsifying records. Somali lawmaker's car bombed; 1 dead At least one person was killed in Somalia's capital of Mogadishu on Wednesday when a bomb hidden in a lawmaker's car blew up, authorities said. 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. TABLE-Foreign brokers set to buy Japanese stocks TOKYO, July 25 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Thursday. Japanese Stocks BUY 14.0 million shares SELL... Canadian DeLaet Aims for Presidents Cup Spot The Presidents Cup tailors have already sized up Graham DeLaet, now all that is left is for International captain Nick Price to decide if the Canadian is a good fit for his 12-man team. U.S. drugmakers cheer 'speed lane' for breakthrough therapies WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) - A new regulatory pathway could shave years off the traditional drug approval process in the United States, according to some companies whose drugs have been given... Fugitive Snowden's hopes of leaving Moscow airport dashed MOSCOW (Reuters) - Fugitive U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden's hopes of leaving Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport for the first time in a month on Wednesday were dashed when he failed to secure permission from Russia to leave. In Transit Blog At Museum of London, Royal Babies Through the Ages Booties and clothing worn by members of the royal family are part of A Royal Arrival, an exhibition at the Museum of London. Babies who share the royal birthday get silver pennies July 23 - The Royal Mint adorns families of babies born on the same day as the new royal prince with commemorative silver one penny pieces. Elly Park reports. 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? UPDATE 2-EasyJet's outlook rosy as it exploits retrenching rivals * Sees FY pretax at 450 mln stg-480 mln vs f'cast 433 mln SoftBank Forms a Fuel Cell Venture With a Silicon Valley Start-Up The technology investment company is joining with Bloom Energy to introduce its energy server technology to Japan. Penelope Cruz gives birth to baby girl July 23 - Actress Penelope Cruz gives birth to a baby girl. Bob Mezan reports. T Magazine Feeling For | A Sexy Clutch Thats Fit for a Duchess (and New Mom) This glam bag from Valentino would make the perfect birth present for Kate Middleton. Biggest fines for gouging after Sandy imposed on NY fuel sellers NEW YORK (Reuters) - The biggest fines to date for gas price gouging after Superstorm Sandy have been imposed on a gasoline wholesaler in New Paltz, New York and a gas station on New York's Long Island, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced on Wednesday. World Briefing | Asia Chinas Next Space Mission is This Month A capsule carrying three astronauts will dock with a small module in Beijings latest attempt to establish a long-term human presence in space. US STOCKS-Dow, SP dip; Apple's jump keeps Nasdaq barely in black * Dow down 0.2 pct, SP 500 off 0.4 pct, Nasdaq up 0.01 pct Somali lawmaker's car bombed; 1 dead At least one person was killed in Somalia's capital of Mogadishu on Wednesday when a bomb hidden in a lawmaker's car blew up, authorities said. England look to wrap up Ashes It was fitting for England that their most emphatic Ashes Test win on home soil took place at the spiritual home of cricket. Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions July 24 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Wednesday

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