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News Feed Latest worldwide news 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. Ruth Levenkron, Brendon Fleming The bride works in international development; the groom is lawyer. Sports Briefing | Pro Football Broncos Punish Two Executives The Denver Broncos suspended two executives who are facing drunken-driving charges. U.S. mum on Dubai rape story Nina Burleigh says the Norwegian woman put in a Dubai jail after she reported a rape can go home now, but how many Arab women are languishing in prison for going to the police? T Magazine Feeling For | Wireless Portable Speakers That Will Dress Up Any Room The new line Grain Audio encases its audio products in solid walnut, infusing technology with an appealing dose of design. Venezuela central bank to sell $180 mln in forex auction CARACAS, July 26 (Reuters) - Venezuela's central bank said on Friday it would auction $180 million under its revamped currency exchange system known as Sicad, part of an effort to boost the flow of... Footballers and speed The love affair between football stars and flash cars goes back years -- but what does the number of players being hit with driving bans say about footballers' need for speed? BMW's i3 hatchback is mark of electric car confidence * World's top luxury carmaker to launch first electric model Breakingviews Vivendi gets shot of Activision July 26 - Vivendi is to sell most of its stake in the video games provider for $8.2bln, but its shareholders wont get the premium for ceding control says Breakingviews. Well Farmers Market Chickens Higher in Bacteria Up to 52 percent of grocery store chickens tested positive for bacteria that can cause food poisoning. But chickens bought at farmers markets were the most contaminated of all, according to a small study in Pennsylvania. Pioneer of sex research, Virginia Johnson, dies at 88 KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Sex researcher Virginia Johnson, part of the famed Masters and Johnson team who conducted groundbreaking work on human sexuality, has died in St. Louis at the age of... Crowds join Pope Francis for Copacabana mass July 26 - Nearly a million young Catholics revel on the shores of Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach as Pope Francis opens World Youth Day. Sarah Charlton reports. UK seeks fairer share for small firms from outsourcing 'oligopoly' LONDON (Reuters) - When a modest IT firm in southern England won a 13-million pound local authority contract in 1988, it was a huge coup for a business that had annual revenue of just 4.3 million... Well In Terms of Injury, Cities Safer Than Country If you want to avoid death by injury, live in a large city a new study has found they are safer than rural areas. Kasparov on Putin World chess champion and democracy activist Garry Kasparov argues that Vladimir Putin's position in Russia is under threat. Argentina says May primary budget balance falls to 1.67 billion BUENOS AIRES, July 26 (Reuters) - Argentina posted a primary budget surplus of 1.67 billion pesos ($304 million) in May , down 30.2 percent from the 1.42 billion peso surplus from a year earlier, the... Off the Charts Hints of a Corner Finally Turned in Ireland Prices of homes and apartments in Ireland are increasing, especially in the Dublin region. Tunisia two years on MME takes a look at how the Tunisian economy is still suffering, especially in the tourism sector. Facebook shares jump 28 percent, Wall Street sees more ad growth (Reuters) - Facebook Inc shares opened 28 percent higher on Thursday after the company reported a huge jump in mobile advertising revenue, and analysts pointed to further growth from new advertising... IMF urges effective Fed communication on exit strategy WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will need to effectively communicate its strategy to exit from its massive monetary stimulus while avoiding excessive volatility in interest rates, the... In Tug of War Over New Fed Leader, Some Gender Undertones The choice of who will succeed Ben S. Bernanke to lead the Federal Reserve is roiling Washington as it revives questions about the dearth of women in its top economic policy positions. Cuba's Raul Castro promises succession has started HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro assured his people on Friday that a transfer of power to younger generations had begun, in a televised address marking the 60th anniversary of the start of the Cuban revolution. 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. Isner Advances to Atlanta Open Semifinals Top-seeded John Isner advanced to his fourth straight Atlanta Open semifinal by beating James Blake. Isner will face seventh-seeded Lleyton Hewitt. Pioneering sex researcher dies Virginia Johnson, the pioneering sex researcher who was part of the groundbreaking team Masters and Johnson, has died at age 88, her son, Scott Johnson, told CNN on Wednesday. Art Review Robert Irwins Light-and-Space Work Returns to the Whitney Robert Irwins eye-filling yet barely-there mirage at the Whitney Museum makes the other art spectacles of summer seem overwrought. City Room New York Today The Beat Goes On What you need to know for Friday and the weekend a powpow at a Queens farm, a Coney Island talent show and a honky-tonk in Harlem. Monty Python lose 'Spamalot' court battle LONDON (Reuters) - The surviving members of the British comedy troupe Monty Python lost a High Court battle on Friday over tens of thousands of pounds in royalties from their hit Broadway musical "Spamalot". Sports Briefing | Pro Football Giants Safety Is Suspended for Drug Violation Will Hill will be suspended for the first four games of the N.F.L. season for violating the leagues substance-abuse policy, the team said. Family farming to cut poverty In just 12 years leading up to 2010, Vietnam cut the country's malnutrition rate in half by investing in small scale farming. Accused Cleveland abductor pleads guilty to kidnapping, rape July 26 - Accused Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro pleaded guilty to kidnapping and rape, in a plea deal that spares him from the the death penalty. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). A Crime Against Gay Israelis Is a Symbol, but of What? When two people were killed at an Israeli L.G.B.T. center in 2009, it was called a hate crime. But the label may have been premature, so now what? Pet pig Nemo's lymphoma treatment makes research history WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When George Goldner went to feed his six pet pigs earlier this year, his 730-pound (331-kg) companion Nemo was acting strangely. Nemo had suddenly stopped eating and laid in... China's city of sinkholes Four months after he built a new, two-story brick house in his village in northern China's Shandong Province, Xiao Guoqiang was alarmed to find a huge crack on the living room wall. U.S. HPV vaccination rates far from goal, officials say WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Only slightly more than half of U.S. girls aged 13 to 17 had been vaccinated against a virus that can cause cervical and other cancers last year, and a top U.S. health official said on Thursday that more must be done to bring the rate up to the long-term goal of 80 percent. National Briefing | West California Outcry Against Mayor Grows Four more women said Thursday that they had been subject to unwanted sexual advances by Mayor Bob Filner of San Diego. Choir singing good for the heart July 25 - A Swedish study shows that when people sing together, their pulse rates synchronise, suggesting health benefits for the heart. Coronation treasures seen again For the first time since the queen's coronation in 1953, the dress, robes, jewels, diamonds and uniforms worn on that day have finally been brought together again. Taliban Seize Police Force in a Hamlet An entire local police unit disappeared in a small Afghan village, and the Taliban claimed responsibility. A Month in the Country, as Experienced at Age 20 The chief dance critic of The New York Times recalls being mesmerized by Lynn Seymour and Anthony Dowell in Frederick Ashtons ballet A Month in the Country, introduced in 1976.

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