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News Feed Latest worldwide news ArtsBeat Faulkner Case Against Midnight in Paris Is Dismissed A judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by the rights-holders of Faulkners novels against the studio that released the Woody Allen film. Recipes for Health Tomatoes Take Center Stage Summer brings a bounty of tomatoes. Here are five ways to put them to delicious use. Yes, it's a giant robotic King Kong A six-meter high, one-ton animatronic King Kong puppet is roaring and pounding his way onto the stage in a new musical. Rocket blasts off from Florida with military communications satellite CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An Atlas 5 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday carrying a sophisticated communications satellite designed to provide voice and data services for U.S. military forces around the world. Bo From rising star to scandal In a country where the image of Mao Zedong is still revered and taxi drivers hang Mao medallions from their rear-view mirrors almost like lucky talismans, Bo Xilai's 'red culture' revival was always going to have traction. Halliburton pleads guilty to destroying Gulf oil spill evidence July 25 (Reuters) - Halliburton Co has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and will pay the maximum possible statutory fine, the U.S.... Born in Chicago Tells of Titans Who Taught Young Protegs A new documentary, Born in Chicago, looks at an era when blues musicians like Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolf took young white neophytes under their wing. NEWSMAKER Carney on IMF, inflation how he got his new job Incoming Bank of England governor Mark Carney explains where he differs with the IMF on austerity, central bank inflation targeting and how he was made Bank of England chief even though he's Canadian. Spanish Train Inquiry Looks at a Driver Obsessed With Speed A high-speed passenger train crashed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, killing 80 people and leaving at least 100 injured, according to judicial sources and local news reports. Amazon Reports Small Loss As It Focuses on Investments While Amazons razor-thin profits turned to razor-thin losses, the companys revenue increased 22 percent. U.S. House leaders defend NSA support after close vote WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic leaders in the U.S. 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. Urban Athlete Like Ducks to Water, Toning Wings and Abs New York City offers plenty of opportunities to try stand-up paddleboarding, which has been growing in popularity nationwide. UPDATE 1-TomTom shares at 6-month high as sales stabilise * Shares up 5.5 percent to six-month high (Rewrites first paragraph, adds CEO and analyst quotes, shares) Update-Moody's affirms Etisalat's Aa3 rating For the full text of this story please click the following link F1 season off to a racing start Ed Foster of Motor Sport Magazine previews the Formula One season with Amanda Davies. Booker Prize Nominees Are Released Thirteen novels are on the longlist for the Man Booker Prize, considered Britains most prestigious literary award. Smaller-than-expected shipwreck losses prop Lancashire shares (Reuters) - British insurer Lancashire Holdings Ltd added $37.7 million to its losses from the 2012 Costa Concordia shipwreck off the Italian coast, but its shares rose 4 percent as analysts had... PGA ends putter ban opposition The PGA Tour decides to adopt the ban on the use of controversial anchored putters from 2016. Louisiana agency sues big oil firms for hurting wetlands NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A Louisiana agency sued 97 oil companies - including BP Plc, Exxon Mobil Corp, Chevron Corp and Royal Dutch Shell Plc - in state court on Wednesday for allegedly damaging hundreds of miles of sensitive wetlands by cutting through them with pipelines and transportation canals. T Magazine In Store | Made-in-Detroit Design, Now for Sale in New York City The Motor City design brand Shinola, which has become revered for its locally manufactured watches, bicycles, leather goods and notebooks, is opening an inviting new flagship store in Tribeca. The Little Prince Gets a Name George On his birth Monday, the infant George Alexander Louis became third in line to the British throne, after his grandfather Prince Charles and his father, William. UPDATE 1-Smaller-than-expected shipwreck losses prop Lancashire shares * Lancashire estimates $96.9 mln in total losses from Costa Concordia shipwreck TABLE-Foreign brokers set to sell Japanese stocks TOKYO, July 26 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Friday. Japanese Stocks SELL 16.9 million shares BUY 9.3... Mardy Fish Falls in Atlanta Mardy Fish took a hit in his gradual return to full-time tennis Wednesday night in the Atlanta Open, falling 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 to Michael Russell in a rain-delayed first-round match that began Tuesday. 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. Dell special board committee seeks at least $14 a share -source NEW YORK, July 24 (Reuters) - Dell Inc's special committee is seeking at least $14 per share from Michael Dell and Silver Lake in order to consider a potential change in voting rules, a person... Dot Earth Blog Arctic Methane Credibility Bomb An overheated scenario for an Arctic methane pulse masquerades as a climate and economic forecast. SolarWinds revenue misses estimates on weak license sales July 25 (Reuters) - Network management software maker SolarWinds Inc reported lower-than-expected quarterly revenue due to a shortfall in license sales and forecast current-quarter results below Wall Street estimates. Books of The Times Matt Bell Describes a Relationships Trajectory in a Debut Novel In his debut novel, Matt Bell describes the trajectory of a relationship between a man and a woman in an unnamed land. Well Cancer Risk Increases With Height Height is associated with a greater risk of cancer for both men and women, new research shows. Manchester United Rejects Chelseas Bid for Rooney Manchester United, the Premier League champion, rejected Chelseas ambitious bid to sign striker Wayne Rooney, who has pushed for a move. Angela Banks and Marcus Young The bride is a law professor at the College of William and Mary; the groom is a dentist. Global Soccer It's Not More Science, but Magic, That Soccer Needs Coaches may try to come up with systems that will ensure success, but improvisation, coming from artful players like the young Romelu Lukaku, more often than not wins the day. Ronaldinhos Last Hurrah? Ronaldinho and Atletico Mineiro visit Olimpio of Paraguay on Wednesday night in the first leg of the finals in the Copa Libertadores. White House urges restraint by Egyptian military ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday urged the Egyptian military to exercise "maximum restraint" and to do its utmost to prevent clashes between rival protesters. Social Qs (Married) Girls Just Want to Have Fun Answers to questions about flirting, dinner guests and more. Why women don't make partner The scales of justice are beginning to balance as an increasing number of women enter the legal profession. In the UK, it is an even 50% split of gender representation, while in the U.S., female lawyers make up 70% of staff attorneys. Obama aims to seize initiative in fiscal battles, aides say WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's well-advertised plans to address economic topics this week are part of an effort to break through the "fevered focus on controversies" and "fake... U.S. uses Syrian rebel supply lines as it prepares to send arms WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has quietly been testing the Syrian opposition's ability to deliver food rations, medical kits and money to rebel-held areas as Washington prepares to send arms to the rebel fighters. Inspiration for 'Contact' still listening From a remote valley in Northern California, Jill Tarter is listening to the universe.

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