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News Feed Latest worldwide news The toughest job in Italy CNN's Christiane Amanpour speaks with Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta. UPDATE 2-Telefonica Brasil profit down on broadband push, weak sales growth SAO PAULO, July 24 (Reuters) - Telefonica Brasil SA posted a 16 percent drop in quarterly profit on Wednesday, as revenue stagnated while it stepped up sales efforts to stabilize its broadband and pay-TV business. Louisiana Agency Sues Dozens of Energy Companies for Damage to Wetlands The lawsuit argues that the energy companies should be held liable for harm done to the states wetlands in their efforts to obtain oil and gas. Bernanke sees need for backstop for mortgage market WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke weighed into the contentious debate over the future of the housing finance system on Thursday, saying some sort of backstop for mortgages... 49-Year-Old Woody Austin Wins Sanderson Farms Woody Austin said he feels he still has the skills and drive to play on the PGA Tour even as his 50th birthday approaches. Shareholder wealth The largest creators, the biggest destroyers Reuters blogger Felix Salmon shares a surprising list of which companies over the last 90 years have generated the most wealth for shareholders, and which ones have destroyed it. Asia demand drives up art sales with China, India targeted LONDON (Reuters) - Increasing demand from Asian buyers boosted sales at major international auction houses Christie's and Sotheby's in the first half of 2013 with expectations of growing participation by Chinese and Indian collectors in the global art marketplace. New Jersey hospitals brace for baby boom from Superstorm Sandy PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - When Superstorm Sandy doused the lights along coastal New Jersey nine months ago, it laid the groundwork for a summertime baby boom that has hospitals jumping. China fuels Philips profit jump Jim Boulden speaks with Philips CEO Frans Van Houten about how a focus on local needs has allowed his company to grow. National Briefing | Midwest Michigan More Money to Combat Asian Carp A $50 million federal plan for keeping Asian carp from reaching the valuable fish populations of the Great Lakes calls for reinforcing electrical and other barriers and for field-testing other methods. The Caucus New Polls Are Bad News for Obama, and Worse for Congress Several national polls find that President Obamas job approval rating is slumping, and that fewer than half of Americans approve of the way he is handling the economy. Dell founder ups takeover bid based on voting rule change (Reuters) - Dell Inc founder Michael Dell raised his $24.4 billion bid by less than 1 percent just hours before it was to be put to a vote, tacking on a controversial demand to change voting rules to... Dash cam shows Russia bus crash A dash cam was recording the moment a truck crashed into the side of a bus carrying children in Russia. With i3 Electric Car, BMW Tries to Ease Range Anxiety BMW will sell a motorcycle gasoline engine with the new i3 to double its range to 186 miles and will offer roadside battery charging to stranded owners. Court Records Reveal an Uncooperative Hernandez A report said the former N.F.L. player Aaron Hernandez slammed the door on the police investigating the murder of an acquaintance of his. Vince Cable attacks BoE's 'capital Taliban' Vince Cable, business secretary, has lifted the lid on tensions between the government and the Bank of England criticising its "capital Taliban" whom he accuses of holding back the recovery by imposing excessive financial burdens on the banks. Going, Going, Still Going? Voyager 1 at Solar Systems Edge Scientists waiting for the spacecraft to enter the wider reaches of the Milky Way are perplexed Only one of two telltale signs of its departure has been detected. Sudans President One Step Ahead of a Suit and a Warrant President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan left an African Union meeting in Nigeria after human rights groups filed a suit calling for his arrest on a warrant accusing him of genocide. Brewer's Back, as a Sign of Turning-Over T-Wolves Corey Brewer has become a familiar face for the often-changing Minnesota Timberwolves. UPDATE 2-Traders in Onyx in SEC insider case surface, claim innocence * Two Dubai traders say call options purchases were lawful Police Militants torch NATO supply truck in Pakistan Armed militants torched an empty container truck Tuesday as it traveled through Pakistan after delivering equipment to U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, police told CNN. Morsy's son speaks out Osama Morsy, son of former Egypt's president, Mohamed Morsy calls his father's ouster a "coup on democracy" and vows not to let it go. Brazil Shark kills drowning teen As lifeguards approached to pull a drowning Brazilian teenager from the water, she suffered a second, fatal misfortune -- a shark attack. Cisco to buy Sourcefire, more network security deals seen (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc said on Tuesday it plans to purchase cybersecurity company Sourcefire Inc for $2.7 billion, a deal that analysts say should spark more acquisitions in the industry as large vendors seek to profit from growing demand for IT security. Do black tech entrepreneurs face institutional bias? Wayne Sutton has been asking venture-capital investors and Silicon Valley executives a question that's not often broached here in the epicenter of the technology industry Mickelson's British Open Win Gives Couples a Cup Boost United States captain Fred Couples says he is excited by how his Presidents Cup team is shaping up, with Phil Mickelson's brilliant victory at last week's British Open the highlight among several recent eye-catching displays. In the Garden The Storm Erases, the Drawing Board Replaces Two landscape designers give guidance on how to repair a landscape after destruction from a storm. With 'sexting' on the rise, will city give Weiner a pass? Roxanne Jones says one reason Weiner should stay in the race is that more Americans engage in the same naughty practice he was caught in. They may give him a pass. Royal baby named Prince George The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge name their son George Alexander Louis, hours after the world had a glimpse of the future king. Fans to Choose Pin Position at PGA Championship Golf fans will play a direct role in course set-up for the first time in a major at next month's PGA Championship in Rochester, New York, organizers said on Tuesday. Why no progress on race? On Friday, President Obama addressed the issue of race perhaps more openly than at any other point in his presidency. U.S. appeals court revives lawsuit vs United Airlines over wheelchair SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit against United Continental Holdings Inc's United Airlines that was brought by a woman who claimed she was not promptly provided a wheelchair in an airport when she asked for one. Virtuoso Ryu hits the high notes So Yeon Ryu was seven years old when she gave her first violin recital. She was in love with the instrument, but at age 12 she had to make a tough decision - music or golf. Human-powered helicopter flies into aviation history July 11 - A team from Toronto has won the long-coveted Sikorsky prize by using human power alone to fly an aircraft. The team, called AreroVelo Inc., achieved the feat on June 13, securing a $250,000 prize that has been on offer for 33 years, but never before awarded. Rob Muir reports. India Ink A Kitchen That Prepares Lunch for Schoolchildren in Delhi Stri Shakti, a nongovernmental organization, prepares food for about 300,000 children in New Delhi every day. Theater Review Nobody Loves You Spoofs Reality TV at Second Stage Theater A philosophy grad student is entangled in the silly world of competitive reality television in Nobody Loves You, a musical at Second Stage Theater. Road trip shows Africa in new light Every year a group of African photographers and artists takes a road trip across the continent in a bid to show the "real Africa." Exclusive Amgen lines up BofA, JPM, Barclays to finance Onyx deal -sources NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amgen Inc, the world's largest biotechnology company, has lined up Bank of America Corp, JPMorgan Chase Co and Barclays Plc to finance a potential deal for Onyx Pharmaceuticals... Bangladesh Pollution, Told in Colors and Smells A deadly building collapse brought the dangers of Bangladeshs clothing manufacturing to world notice, but the environmental destruction is taking a daily toll as well. NASCAR's pit crew pioneer Christmas Abbott, 5'3 and 115 pounds, is the first woman to join a NASCAR pit crew team.

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