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Jurors hear of Tourre's Goldman paid leave after SEC lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawsuit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may have destroyed his career, as former Goldman Sachs trader Fabrice Tourre put it, but for more than a year it didn't eliminate his pay.


The Caucus Sunday Breakfast Menu, July 28
As the Obama administration makes a push to revive the economy, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew joins several programs this Sunday to talk about its approach.


Congressman Vows to Introduce Bill on Radio Royalties
Representative Melvin L. Watt, a Democrat from North Carolina, says the measure is an effort to get payment for record companies and artists whose music is played on AM or FM radio.


Talk Mireille Enos The Killing Star Avoids the Police-Procedural Trap
And the Hollywood-ingnue problem, too.


Fashion and glamor at Ascot
Winning Post's Francesca Cumani talks to fashion designer, Fitriani Hay about the glamor on display at Royal Ascot.


Going to school, instead of work
A Nepalese girl has her sights on a medical career because of her mother's blindness. CNN's Fredricka Whitfield reports.


Mursi opponents crowd Tahrir Square
July 26 - Thousands of Mursi opponents follow the Egyptian army chief's call to demonstrate against "violence and terrorism" in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


Concussion Study Makes Case for Reducing Contact Drills for Youth Players
Youth players who took part in a limited number of contact drills in practice were no more likely to absorb head hits during games, a study showed.


A Trail of Masterpieces and a Web of Lies, Leading to Anguish
Investigators are still struggling to penetrate the fog of claims and counterclaims about what happened to seven paintings that were stolen by a Romanian criminal gang from a Dutch museum.


Open Book Better Late Than Never. Sometimes.
Vikram Seth, currently negotiating over a missed deadline, has good company in testing a publishers patience.


Airlines Uncover Damage to Wiring on 787 Locators
Two airlines said they had found pinched wires in locator transmitters on Boeing 787 Dreamliners, the probable cause of a fire on another 787 in London this month.


5 Things to Know About the WNBA All-Star Game
Brittney Griner and Elena Delle Donne were poised to make history as the first pair of rookies from the same class to start the WNBA All-Star game.


Jazz Listings for July 26-Aug. 1
A selected guide to jazz performances in New York.


Escape Best places to hide out
Fleeing US law enforcement, the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden seems stuck for where to go next. CNN Travel's own top secret document reveals which countries should be on his list ...


Well Walking 800 Miles Away From Cancer
When my doctors told me I was cancer-free after a six-year battle, I began an 800-mile walk away from the disease.


UPDATE 1-Bankers in line for telecom and media fees windfall
LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - Bankers working on the sale of the bulk of Vivendi's stake in Activision Blizzard Inc to the video games maker and its management could earn advisory fees of up to $80...


Soldier returns from Afghanistan to learn his beloved dog is gone
A purebred yellow Labrador retriever, Oakley likes to run, swim and get into most everything -- "whether it's trouble or not," his owner 1st Lt. Brandon Harker affectionately says.


Anglo American silicosis claimants turn to South African courts
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A British court has thrown out a lawsuit against Anglo American South Africa brought by miners who contracted the deadly lung disease silicosis when they worked in South Africa, saying it did not have jurisdiction to hear the matter.


Jackson went days without real sleep
Michael Jackson died while preparing to set a world record for the most successful concert run, but he unknowingly set another record that led to his death.


UPDATE 1-Ad firms Publicis, Omnicom in merger talks - report
July 26 (Reuters) - Publicis Groupe SA and Omnicom Group Inc are in late-stage merger talks to create what would be the world's largest advertising group, Bloomberg reported, citing a person with...


Protests for, against Mursi in Egypt
July 26 - Two people are dead after massive protests both for and against ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi rocked Cairo, Alexandria and dozens of other cities. Deborah Gembara reports.


Bucks Lessons Learned From Well-Behaved Investors
Carl Richards discusses what individuals can learn from investors who manage to separate emotion from investing.


Immelt says GE can succeed in China independently
Jan 19 - In an interview with Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt touts the conglomerate's success with joint ventures in China, but says GE has succeeded on its own.


Rays 10, Yankees 6 A Welcome Back for Soriano, Followed by a Debacle for the Yankees
Not even Alfonso Sorianos arrival could save C. C. Sabathia, who has allowed 17 earned runs in his last 14 innings, and the Yankees, who were shut down by Jeremy Hellickson.


The Boss Margaret Minson When the Gamex2019;s on the Line
As an athlete, Margaret Minson of Student Sponsor Partners learned how to take risks x2014; a quality that has helped her in her career.


The Missing Pieces of an Untold Story About a Jet
Friends and family described George Sauer Jr., a former Jet who died in May, as a man who had a story to tell, but never got the chance to.


Yadnya Kasada Festival
Throw it, catch it Yadnya Kasada Festival


Fed's Lacker says exit from bond-buying programme should be quick
BERLIN, July 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. central bank should stop its bond-buying quickly and an end to the programme was "in sight", a senior Federal Reserve official said in an interview with a German...


Amazon hits new high on optimism about its U.S. business
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc shares hit a record on Friday after quarterly results increased optimism about the Internet retailer's U.S. business.


World Briefing | Asia China Astronauts Return Safely
Three Chinese astronauts returned safely to earth on Wednesday after a 15-day mission that included docking exercises, state television reported.


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.


UPDATE 1-Tropical Storm Dorian weakens on path toward Caribbean
MIAMI, July 26 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Dorian weakened on Friday as it moved across the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean toward the Caribbean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.


International Real Estate House Hunting in ... Majorca
A Mediterranean island with an ancient history and restricted development has weathered Spains housing crisis relatively well.


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.


The return of golf's 'Mechanic'
Pedro Pinto meets Miguel Angel Jimenez, the oldest ever winner on the European Tour who has recovered from an accident.


Quebec town mourns victims of fuel-tanker train disaster
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) - Hundreds of mourners filled the streets of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, on Saturday, as the families of the 47 people killed in North America's worst railway disaster in two decades attended a memorial service at a local church.


Dance A Rare Sighting of Paris Talent
This week, however, you can simply go to the Berkshires to see the Paris Opera Ballet.


Last of HK's outdoor food stalls
Decades of urban transformation have decimated Hong Kong's throngs of dai pai dong, supplanting them with glitzy malls and big name eateries.


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.


Spectra-NextEra JV wins $3 bln Florida natgas pipeline contract
July 26 (Reuters) - Spectra Energy Corp said its joint venture with NextEra Energy Inc will construct a $3 billion gas pipeline to fuel the rising demand for power generation in Florida.


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