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| Japan team wraps up USDA meeting on GM wheat situation | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Japanese delegation is completing talks with the U.S. Department of Agriculture aimed at restarting purchases of U.S. western white wheat, which were halted after the discovery of an unapproved genetically modified strain growing in Oregon. |
| U.S. indicts hackers in biggest cyber fraud case in history | | | NEWARK, N.J./BOSTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors said on Thursday they have charged five men responsible for a hacking and credit card fraud spree that cost companies more $300 million and two of the suspects are in custody, in the biggest cyber crime case filed in U.S. history. |
| Why Goldman's board falls short - Felix TV | | | The Goldman Sachs board of directors is supposed to keep management in check, but Reuters' blogger Felix Salmon says it is stacked with company insiders, conflicting interests and inexperience. (October 15, 2012) |
| Golf Capsules | | | Brendan Steele topped the Canadian Open leaderboard Thursday at 7-under 65, birdieing five of the first seven holes on his back nine at Glen Abbey. |
| Ex-'Idol' contestants allege racism | | | Fox's longtime singing competition "American Idol" is embroiled in a lawsuit brought by 10 African-American former contestants who say they were unfairly dismissed from the show because of their race. |
| JPMorgan to exit physical commodities business | | | July 26 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase Co said it was considering a sale or a spin-off of its physical commodities business, including its holdings of commodities assets and its physical trading operations. |
| SAC Capital pleads not guilty; reinsurance unit eyed | | | (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Steven A. Cohen's hedge fund pleaded not guilty on Friday to insider trading charges in federal court, as questions also surfaced about the future of SAC Capital's Bermuda-based reinsurance unit, SAC Re. |
| Tiger aims to regain winning ways at happy hunting ground | | | (Reuters) - Frustrated after a wasted opportunity to win last week's British Open, Tiger Woods will be back in PGA Tour action for next week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at one of his favorite venues as he hunts a fifth victory this year. |
| U.S. Asks Court to Limit Texas on Ballot Rules | | | Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. indicated that the move is likely just the beginning of a federal effort to reimpose a safeguard against discrimination that was effectively gutted by the Supreme Court. |
| Weiner mayoral campaign falters; woman details sex chats | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anthony Weiner's New York mayoral campaign took a beating on Thursday as he lost his lead in a new poll and admitted to sending lewd online messages to up to three women since he resigned from Congress over such behavior two years ago. |
| U.S. assures Russia Snowden won't be executed or tortured | | | MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has made a formal promise to Russia not to execute or torture Edward Snowden if he is sent home to face charges of illegally disclosing government secrets, and the Kremlin said Russian and U.S. security agencies are in talks over his fate. |
| Yankees Add Slugger Soriano in Swap With Cubs | | | The New York Yankees made a big move to boost their anemic offense by finalizing a trade for power hitter Alfonso Soriano and inserting him into the lineup for Friday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. |
| App Puts the Bible in 100 Million Palms | | | With more than 100 million downloads, YouVersion, a free app that offers over 600 Bible translations, has found itself in the company of successful start-ups like Instagram and Dropbox. |
| Boxing Five-time champion Griffith dies | | | Former world-class boxer Emile Griffith, who won five titles during the 1960s, died Tuesday just east of New York City, the International Boxing Hall of Fame announced. |
| Interpol snubs Moscow again in chase of fund manager Browder | | | PARIS (Reuters) - Interpol on Friday rejected a second request from Moscow to put British investment fund head William Browder on its search list, dealing a fresh blow to Russia's drive to jail the man behind a campaign to expose corruption and rights violations. |
| Snowden waits for asylum papers | | | Contrary to Russian news reports, Edward Snowden has not yet received documents that would allow him to leave a Moscow airport's transit area, his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena told CNN. But she said the paperwork could be delivered at "any time." |
| Insight How Samsung is beating Apple in China | | | GUANGZHOU, China/SEOUL (Reuters) - Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook believes that "over the arc of time" China is a huge opportunity for his pathbreaking company. But time looks to be on the side of rival Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, which has been around far longer and penetrated much deeper into the world's most populous country. |
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