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News Feed Latest worldwide news ArtsBeat What Inspired You to Work in Pop Music? Next week, Ben Ratliff will write about what set him on the path toward becoming a pop and jazz critic for The Times. We want to hear from pop music professionals about what inspired their careers. Sports Briefing | Basketball Delle Donne May Miss All-Star Game After Sustaining Concussion Elena Delle Donne sustained a concussion in the Skys 82-78 loss to the Mystics and is questionable for the W.N.B.A. All-Star Game this weekend. Egypt's new national hero? For many Egyptians armed forces chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is a hero, despite allegations about his past. Rapper DMX arrested for drunken driving in South Carolina CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Rapper DMX was arrested on Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence and failing to have a valid driver's license, Greenville County jail officials told Reuters. Sports Briefing | Soccer Late Goal Lifts Red Bulls Over Real Salt Lake Dax McCarty scored on a header four minutes into extra time to lift the Red Bulls, who blew an early 2-0 lead before rallying. Wealth Matters A Public Debate Over the Wisdom of Gandolfinis Will Did James Gandolfini, the actor who played the mob boss Tony Soprano, exercise sound financial judgment about his estate? Corner Office Never Duck Tough Questions, Says Drugstore.comx2019;s Chief Dawn Lepore, chairwoman and chief executive of Drugstore.com, says good leaders direct employeesx2019; energies toward the mission at hand. Israelis and Palestinians to Resume Peace Talks The meeting between negotiators, planned to start Monday and announced by the State Department, will be the first time that the two have held direct talks since 2010. Luke Donald's chip shot tips British golfer Luke Donald says technique is key when mastering the art of chip shots . Reliance, ONGC to work out sharing infrastructure in India's KG basin MUMBAI, July 28 (Reuters) - Indian energy major Reliance Industries Ltd and state-run exploration firm Oil and Natural Gas Corp have signed an initial agreement to consider sharing Reliance's offshore infrastructure at the KG basin, off India's east coast. Inside China's 'falcon' village In Jilin province, a small village keeps alive Manchu tradition of falcon training. Publicis CEO says Omnicom deal has government support PARIS, July 28 (Reuters) - The merger of Publicis and Omnicom has support from the French government, the head of the French ad group said on Sunday. ArtsBeat New York Musical Theater Festival Report Standby The new musical is about five passengers stranded in an existential limbo. Israeli-Palestinian peace talks to resume this week WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have been invited to resume peace talks in Washington on Monday and Tuesday, the U.S. State Department said, after a break of nearly three years. Movie Review Wasteland, an English Heist Movie With Gritty Realism Rowan Athales Wasteland takes viewers on a tour of a hopeless youth in the north of England before turning into a crime caper. Sharing the Wealth as a Comic Book Goes to Hollywood The movie 2 Guns, adapted from the comic books from Boom Studios, opens this week. Thanks to Booms creator share model, both the publisher and comics writer reap benefits. Robin Thicke, a Romantic, Has a Naughty Hit After 20 years of writing romantic RB songs, Blurred Lines has put him at No. 1 on pop radio. Stuck in transit? Here's what to do Fugitive Edward Snowden remains in the transit lounge of Russia's Sheremetyevo International Airport as he attempts to negotiate his way to asylum -- one month after arriving from Hong Kong. Currents | QA Taking a Load Off, Together Francis Cape, a wood sculptor, on his Utopian Benches project. Corner Office Paul English of Kayak, on Nurturing New Ideas The co-founder and chief technology officer of Kayak, the travel Web site, says no innovation happens with 10 people in a room. Developing countries to vastly outpace OECD in carbon emissions EIA WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions from developing countries will be 127 percent higher than in the world's most developed economies by 2040, according to figures released Thursday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Publicis says to make major corporate announcement PARIS, July 27 (Reuters) - French advertising group Publicis said it plans to make a "major corporate announcement" on Sunday, after a media report on Friday said it was in merger talks with larger... Delay in Disclosing Leaks at Fukushima Is Criticized The lack of transparency by the operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, in revealing that contaminated water from the site had been flowing into the ocean has renewed public frustration. Ledecky rockets to gold in 400m freestyle BARCELONA (Reuters) - American teenager Katie Ledecky stormed to gold in the 400 meters freestyle at the world championships in Barcelona on Sunday, becoming only the second woman after Italy's Federica Pellegrini to break four minutes. Military death row All still alive Ronald Gray raped and battered at least seven women. He killed four, and left the others for dead -- the bodies dumped around Fort Bragg and the neighboring city of Fayetteville, North Carolina, between 1986 and 1987. Company News Judge Rules Against BP Attempt to Suspend Payments A federal judge said BP could not suspend payments for damages related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill while an investigator looks into possible misconduct in the payout process. Hair raising celebs continue to set trends July 26 - From bangs to extensions many are taking their hair cues from Hollywood. Alicia Powell reports. Legal Battle Lifts Profile of a Quiet Empire A legal battle over an obscure investment trust lays bare the private world of Barry Portnoy, who oversees a $25 billion real estate empire stretching from Boston to Honolulu. The Chatter for Sunday, July 28 Notable quotes from business articles that appeared in The New York Times last week. UPDATE 4-Amazon's overseas weakness overshadows strength at home * Amazon US sales jump 30 pct, while International sales climb 13 pct Airports on the Border Make Room for Canadian Fliers Millions of travelers from Canada, lured by expanding facilities and cheaper airfares, start their journeys with a car trip to an American airport. Sports Briefing | Football Redskins Griffin Passes Test but Wont Play Quarterback Robert Griffin III passed a perfunctory conditioning test on the eve of training camp but said he would not participate in 11-on-11 drills in the early days of camp. Boxing for a better life Her gloves held high, Rita Mrwebi dances in the middle of a blue boxing ring. Eyes focused straight ahead, she unleashes a flurry of thudding jabs and powerful hooks. Editorial A New Defense of Voting Rights Attorney General Holder adopts an aggressive approach to defending voting rights in Texas. Dance Review Mark Dendys Ritual Cyclical, Ensembles Worshiping Hundreds of people gathered on Wednesday for Lincoln Center Out of Doors, which presented a premiere of Mark Dendys Ritual Cyclical. Book Talk A parenting journey as father-turned-mother WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Author Jennifer Finney Boylan says there is more to being a mother than giving birth and in her newest book, "Stuck in the Middle with You," she chronicles her transgender... Disruptions Microsofts Struggle to Make Things Simple for Consumers Microsoft has been trying to shed its reputation for highlighting features over simplicity, but old habits are proving hard to break. John Kerry's bold push for peace David Rothkopf says the Arab-Israeli conflict seems as intractable as ever, but the secretary of state's valiant bid to put it back on table is worth a try -- and could work. Advertising Online, a Cereal Maker Takes an Inclusive Approach General Mills created a cereal lovers group on Facebook that welcomes mentions and even recipes made with cereals made by its competitors. Police clash with protesters in Tunisia's Sidi Bouzid TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police fired teargas late on Saturday to disperse violent protests in the southern town of Sidi Bouzid, cradle of the country's revolution and hometown of slain secular opposition figure Mohamed Brahmi, witnesses said.

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