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News Feed Latest worldwide news Canadians paying coffee forward What's in the coffee in Canada? Apparently something that's making a few folks pretty generous. Bits Governments, Led by U.S., Seek More Data About Twitter Users In its semiannual transparency report, the micro-blogging service said it received 1,157 data requests, mostly from United States government officials, in the first half of 2013. Samoan airline goes large June 28 - Samoa Air which charges passengers by their weight launches an extra-large seat service for the fuller figure. Paul Chapman reports. Bits Wirelessly Expand Your Smartphone or Tablet Memory The SanDisk Connect Wireless Media Drive allows user to plug an SD memory card into a tiny hard drive and then wirelessly retrieve photos, videos or files on a tablet or smartphone. Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions Aug 2 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Friday Trumbo's Angels Snap Skid, Blast Blue Jays 8-2 Mark Trumbo homered in the Angels' four-run first inning, Garrett Richards allowed four hits over seven strong innings, and Los Angeles snapped its six-game losing streak with an 8-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. The Hail-Mary-Moon For some couples an 11th-hour trip together can save the relationship or not. Call it a save-cation. Hackers break into homes -- electronically Devices that operate "smart homes" are hackable -- and hackers say many aren't ready for prime time. Whats On Wednesday Television highlights. You're the Boss The I.R.S. Interprets the Employer Mandate, and Businesses Have Questions The biggest issue in interpreting the new health care law appears to involve how a company determines whether employees whose hours fluctuate must be offered insurance. Court Rulings Blur the Line Between a Spy and a Leaker Disclosures made possible by digital media, government surveillance and unorthodox publishers have unsettled understandings of mass medias place in American democracy. Woods paired with Bradley and Love at PGA Championship AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - Four-times winner Tiger Woods has been drawn to play alongside former champions Keegan Bradley and Davis Love III in the first two rounds of next week's PGA Championship, organizers announced on Friday. Dot Earth Blog With Arrests, Signs of Justice in Slaying of Costa Rican Turtle Guardian Eight arrests are made two months after the brutal murder of a young sea turtle guardian in Costa Rica. Many Bars Misled Drinkers, New Jersey Says The restaurants were accused of charging customers for premium whiskeys and other liquors and serving them cheaper brands instead. Coming to an Old Friends Aid, With an Eye on the Clinton Image Clinton loyalists have rushed to assist Huma Abedin, herself a top Clinton aide and Anthony D. Weiners wife. Dot Earth Blog Can Genetic Engineering Save the Orange, and Vice Versa? An orange growers wise and promising search for a gene that can save citrus from a spreading scourge. U.S. Postal Service could start shipping alcohol under Senate proposal WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service could tap a rich new revenue stream if Congress adopts the idea of two senators who want to allow it to ship alcohol, a business reserved for more than a century for its private competitors. Benghazi CNN's Arwa Damon speaks to a man who witnessed, and may have played a role in, the Benghazi embassy attack. Confederations Cup lessons CNN looks at five things we learned from the Confederations Cup. Arming rebels Debate in progress While the United States draws closer to providing some form of lethal assistance to the Syrian opposition, the debate over how extensive the package should be and the possible outcome are likely to follow any decision. ArtsBeat Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe Leaving Parks and Recreation The exits of Rob Lowe and Rashida Jones are the first substantial departures in the run of the NBC comedy. Shopping With Eve Robinson Kitchen Faucets for Cooks and Wannabes Searching for faucets attractive enough for a hypothetical cook and functional enough to satisfy a real one. Carriers fix SIM card bug Major wireless carriers have fixed a bug that could have allowed criminals to hack into hundreds of millions of cell phones, says a security expert who exposed the flaw. Is Zimbabwe ready for elections? Zimbabwe has known only one leader in its entire 33-year history as an independent nation, and President Robert Mugabe hopes that doesn't change any time soon. Hiring slows in July but jobless rate falls to four-year low WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers slowed their pace of hiring in July but the jobless rate fell anyway, a pair of mixed signals that could make the Federal Reserve more cautious about drawing down its huge economic stimulus program. Ride on the new Formula One track CNN's Rob Marciano experiences the thrills of the new $400 million Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Park on verge of golfing immortality South Korea's Inbee Park stands on the cusp of golfing immortality if she can win the British Open at St Andrews in Scotland, as it will be her fourth major championship of the year. We ride along with the Nokia Drive Ride-along and interview Nokia's Aaron Dannenbring UPDATE 1-FDA reviewers recommend approval of Bayer hypertension drug Aug 2 (Reuters) - Bayer AG's experimental drug to treat two types of pulmonary hypertension worked well in clinical trials and should be approved, but at lower doses than those proposed by the company, according to medical reviewers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Childhood lost in Syria In my nine years as a UNICEF ambassador, I've been to camps for people displaced by conflict. Though hardly luxurious, they usually have some kind of structure a water source, latrines, even schools. Obama to nominate Fed's Raskin as U.S. Treasury deputy WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will nominate Federal Reserve Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin to be the U.S. Treasury Department's No. 2 official, the White House said on Wednesday. Leap shares fall as hopes dwindle for a second suitor NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Leap Wireless , which earlier this month agreed to be acquired by ATT Inc , fell 2.7 percent on Wednesday after Leap disclosed details of the bid process that... Hingis comes out of retirement for WTA event Five-time grand slam singles winner Martina Hingis is to make a return to the WTA Tour later this month in a tournament in the United States. Prison Life, Real and Onscreen The Netflix show Orange Is the New Black takes artistic license with many details of prison life. Think Like a Doctor Not Just the Flu Can you solve a medical mystery involving a 59-year-old woman who becomes deathly ill two weeks into what she calls the flu? Next Doctor Who to be revealed ... Whovians, clear your calendars -- the next star of the British science-fiction series "Doctor Who" will be unveiled Sunday during a live half-hour television special on the BBC. T Magazine Travel Diary | Aaron Sanchez and John Besh Discover Haitis Evolving Food Culture The celebrity chefs visited the impoverished Caribbean nation to find out about new sustainable farming practices and many delicious varieties of rice. Mick Farren, British Rock n Roll Renaissance Man, Dies at 69 Mr. Farren was a singer, songwriter, rock critic and historian, and science-fiction author. UPDATE 2-CBS goes dark in NY, LA as Time Warner Cable talks collapse Aug 2 (Reuters) - CBS went dark for millions of Time Warner Cable subscribers on Friday after the cable operator and the network's parent company CBS Corp failed to reach an agreement over fees after weeks of contentious negotiations. Samoan airline goes large June 28 - Samoa Air which charges passengers by their weight launches an extra-large seat service for the fuller figure. Paul Chapman reports.

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