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News Feed Latest worldwide news Firestone Specialist Woods Back in Contention For Tiger Woods, it was back to business as usual at one of his happiest hunting grounds as he moved ominously into contention at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Thursday. Firefighter killed battling blaze in Pacific Northwest PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) - One firefighter was killed and another injured on Thursday while battling a wildfire in central Oregon, one of several blazes that have blackened hundreds of square miles of terrain across the Pacific Northwest. Critics Notebook The Margins of a Form Are, Increasingly, Not Where They Used to Be Festival TBD Emergency Glitter shows how a generation of choreographers is embracing pop culture and pushing dance beyond its conventions. T Magazine Food Matters | Four Monks Walk Into a Bar A group of Buddhist holy men traveled yesterday to Whiskey Soda Lounge Ny, the soon-to-open companion bar to the restaurant Pok Pok Ny, for a house-blessing ceremony. Tool Kit Virtual Currency Gains Ground in Actual World Bitcoins trade like a commodity, but more businesses are accepting them as money. Film Academys New Leader Starts by Sizing Up Oscars Cheryl Boone Isaacs, who was elected head of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday, started her presidency talking to the producers of the Oscars. Yankees 3, Dodgers 0 Overbay Steps In for Yankees and Breaks Up Pitchers Duel Pinch-hitter Lyle Overbay singled in the go-ahead run in the ninth after Hiroki Kuroda and Clayton Kershaw pitched a combined 15 scoreless innings. Just Call Them Food Sherpas A new kind of specialist is helping hungry travelers find out-of-reach pockets of the culinary landscape. China's army defends "sovereign territory" from Japanese - in video game BEIJING (Reuters) - He walks backwards, emptying the magazine of his rifle into the three soldiers charging toward him with bayonets raised. They drop dead, and a small Japanese flag, its red sun... Three Penn State Officials Are Ordered to Stand Trial The three former university officials, including the former president Graham B. Spanier, are charged with perjury, conspiracy and other crimes in the Jerry Sandusky case. Legacy Cemented, and Career Renewed At 32, Martina Hingis is limiting her comeback to doubles for now, with Daniela Hantuchova. UPDATE 4-Icahn sues Dell in latest attempt to foil buyout Aug 1 (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn sued Dell Inc and its board on Thursday, his latest attempt to derail a $24.4 billion buyout bid by the computer maker's founder and CEO Michael Dell. Bucks Computer Snag Limits Insurance Penalties on Smokers A software glitch involving the new health care law may mean that some smokers wont bear the full brunt of tobacco-user penalties that could have made their premiums much higher, at least for the first year. Hutchison H1 profit beats forecasts on solid overseas performance HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ports-to-telecoms conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, owned by Asia's richest man Li Ka-shing, reported on Thursday better-than-expected first-half profits, buoyed by a solid performance in European infrastructure and telecoms investments. A Move for the Frugal Traveler Starting this week, the Frugal Traveler column is changing its format 8212; though you8217;ll barely notice the difference. Fight Over Plan for Natural Gas Port Off Long Island Supporters say the port would create jobs and lower energy costs, but opponents worry that it could be exploited as an export business. Wealth Matters That Bland Annuity Notice May Be Anything but Routine Insurance companies that sold annuities before the downturn are sending letters to clients lowering the generous pre-crisis benefits. Activists mobilize for busy August on immigration, Obamacare WASHINGTON (Reuters) - August might not be much of a recess for U.S. lawmakers weary from bruising budget fights and nomination showdowns the break promises a frenzy of meetings in their home districts with activists trying to pressure them on immigration and health care reform. Recipe Lab Recipe Lab Video Chat on Jerusalem The authors of Jerusalem A Cookbook, Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi, joined Julia Moskin and three home cooks for a live video chat to discuss a recipe for chicken with onions and rice. An Unusual Feat in Congress Student Loan Bill Breezes On Democrats and Republicans eagerly voted to reset and cap student loan interest rates after a failure last month forced rates to double. Metro AG Q2 sales fall 3.6 pct on Europe weakness FRANKFURT, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Germany's Metro AG said second-quarter sales fell 3.6 percent as it grappled with tough European markets and a strike at its Real supermarket stores. If mayors ruled the world CNN's Hala Gorani, in for Christiane Amanpour, speaks with Benjamin Barber about the innovation of cities. 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? National Briefing | Education Ohio State Gives Its Ex-President Another Job E. Gordon Gee, who resigned as president of Ohio State University after a series of gaffes, will earn $5.8 million over the next five years under a new contract. Decades-old defect caused Exxon's Arkansas oil spill regulator WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leak in Exxon Mobil Corp's nearly 70-year-old Pegasus pipeline, which spilled thousands of barrels of crude oil in a small Arkansas town in March, appears to have been caused by an original manufacturing defect, U.S. regulators said on Thursday. Sports Briefing | Basketball Knicks Re-Sign Martin to a One-Year Deal Kenyon Martin will make about $1.4 million next year on a veterans minimum contract, which was all the over-the-salary-cap Knicks could offer him. Italys Highest Court Upholds Berlusconi Tax Fraud Sentence The ruling by Italys highest court was the first time former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi received a definitive conviction in 20 years of tangles with the judiciary. BlackBerry plans security feature for Android, iPhone TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry will offer technology to separate and make secure both work and personal data on mobile devices powered by Google Inc's Android platform and by Apple Inc's iOS operating system, the company said on Thursday. Oahu bans smoking at the beach New laws on Oahu ban smoking from beaches, parks, tennis courts, softball fields. Editor's Choice Our best photos from the past 24 hours. UPDATE 1-US ITC delays word on whether Samsung infringes Apple's patents WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Thursday it would delay a decision on whether some mobile phones and tablets made by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd infringe on Apple Inc's patents. Bats Mets Decline to Make Any Moves The Mets remained inactive as baseballs nonwaiver trade deadline passed Wednesday afternoon. Courts finally catch up with Berlusconi ROME (Reuters) - For two decades Silvio Berlusconi seemed teflon-coated, untouched by dozens of court cases and scandals, dominating political life and becoming Italy's prime minister four times. Tax-credit bonds pose potential for fraud - U.S. tax inspector WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Tax-credit municipal bonds present large risks for fraud, according to a heavily redacted report from the federal government on Thursday that gave few hints on how banks... Today's Economist Consumer Spending and Economic Growth What determines economic growth varies, but consumer spending is a result of growth, not a cause of it, an economist writes. Unsung Receiver Gets Another Shot at the N.F.L. David Ball, 29, who broke Jerry Rices Division I-AA record for touchdown receptions, has a strong connection with Eagles Coach Chip Kelly. 8 spectacular infrastructure projects Austerity, spending cuts and deficit reduction. Tool Kit With Horns and Lasers, Fighting to Be Noticed Recent innovations for bike devices have safety in mind, including turning signals and brake lights for better visibility and louder horns. TIMELINE-Dell's buyout a topsy-turvy affair Aug 1 (Reuters) - The proposal by Michael Dell and Silver Lake to buy out and take private the world's No. 3 PC maker, Dell Inc, for $24.4 billion will be put to the test on Friday, when shareholders... Mexico's Televisa says acquires control of cable firm MEXICO CITY, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Mexico's top broadcaster Televisa on Thursday said it paid 7 billion pesos ($545 million) to acquire a controlling stake in Mexican cable company Cablecom.

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