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| Three Pakistan bombs kill 41 | | | At least 41 people were killed and 100 others injured in three bombings Friday in a tribal area of northwestern Pakistan, officials said. |
| 2 Editors Promoted at New York Times | | | Matt Purdy, the investigations editor, was named an assistant managing editor, and Marc Lacey, a deputy foreign editor, became an associate managing editor. |
| Lady Gaga to perform at VMAs, Jagger turns 70 | | | July 25 - The latest celebrity and entertainment headlines including Lady Gaga will premiere new single at MTV VMAs, Mick Jagger turns 70 and Tuvan throat singer dies. Lindsay Claiborn reports. |
| Cleveland Man Admits to Abductions | | | Ariel Castro, the Cleveland man accused of holding three women captive in his home for a decade, pleaded guilty to 937 counts, including rape and kidnapping. |
| Hedge funds bet wrong on US crude before slump, right on gold | | | * Funds put $3.3 bln into new crude longs before market fell * Bets on gold turned right as price rallies 3rd week in row By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - Hedge funds took huge positive bets on U.S. crude oil this week just before the market turned south but they had better luck going long on gold as the precious metal rallied, trade data and price charts showed on Friday. Positive wagers placed by money managers on contracts of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crud |
| Actor Dennis Farina was suffering from cancer before death | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dennis Farina, the actor best known for his role as a tough-talking detective in the NBC television crime drama "Law Order," was being treated for lung cancer when he died earlier this week, his doctor said on Wednesday. |
| Cities are safest | | | Large cities in the United States are significantly safer than rural areas. The risk of injury death which counts both violent crime and accidents is more than 20% higher in the countryside than it is in large urban areas. |
| Tuvan throat singer Kongar-ol Ondar dies at 51 | | | (Reuters) - Kongar-ol Ondar, a Tuvan throat singer credited with popularizing the centuries-old musical tradition of his homeland to Western audiences, died on Thursday after emergency surgery to treat a brain hemorrhage, friends said. He was 51. |
| Ritual Cyclical | | | A look at rehearsals for Mark Dendys new site-specific work. |
| Clowney, Jay-Z Talks Were Within NCAA Rules | | | A South Carolina spokesman says the school found no impermissible contact between All-American defensive end Jadeveon Clowney and Jay-Z, the rap mogul turned sports agency head. |
| German town raises ire for scheme using asylum seekers as porters | | | BERLIN (Reuters) - A German town has halted a scheme offering asylum seekers 1.05 euros an hour to carry luggage at a station after rail operator Deutsche Bahn refused permission due to a public outcry and criticism that the project harked back to colonial times. |
| Why China pays too much for medicines | | | (Reuters) - China has a drug problem. While most Western countries spend 10-12 percent of their healthcare budget on medicines, in China it is well over 40 percent, a disparity that goes to the heart of Beijing's crackdown on the industry. |
| Stewart on U.S. Grand Prix | | | Racing legend Jackie Stewart gives his thoughts on the United States Grand Prix and how the title race may end. |
| Books of The Times David Rakoffs Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish | | | Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish, the last book by David Rakoff, who died last year at 47, touches on love and hypocrisy, abuse, AIDS and the 80s all in a strict verse style. |
| Driverless car steering course to road-readiness | | | June 11 - Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are putting the finishing touches on their version of a driverless car that, they say, lays the groundwork for computers to replace humans in the driver seat within a decade. Ben Gruber went for a ride. |
| UPDATE 3-BG flags Egypt investment concerns | | | LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - International gas and oil producer BG Group Plc said civil unrest and leadership change in Egypt had led it to review further investments in the country, as it reported a 3 percent fall in second quarter net profit. |
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