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News Feed Latest worldwide news CANADA STOCKS-TSX may open higher; China, euro zone data support Aug 1 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Thursday as positive data from China and euro zone hinted at improving global growth. Your Money A Start-Up Aims to Bring Financial Planning to the Masses If Alexa von Tobel has her way, financial advice will be as widely available and affordable as any other popular consumer product or service. Editors Choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. Bad drop costs Woods CNN's Patrick Snell and Shane O'Donoghue discuss the penalty officials gave Tiger Woods for a bad ball drop. 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. ArtsBeat McSweeneys Archive Acquired by Ransom Center in Austin The publishing companys archive, containing manuscripts and correspondence from writers like David Foster Wallace, Rick Moody and Zadie Smith, is headed to the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin. Russian Bolshoi acid attack victim may return to work next month MOSCOW (Reuters) - Sergei Filin, the artistic director of Russia's Bolshoi ballet who nearly lost his sight when a masked attacker threw acid in his face six months ago, said on Thursday he hoped to be back at work next month. Walter De Maria, Artist on Grand Scale, Dies at 77 Mr. De Maria, whose art helped give rise to earthworks, Conceptual Art and Minimal art, was best known for large-scale outdoor works, including The Lightning Field in New Mexico. Hingis Rules Out Playing Singles Despite Doubles Return Switzerland's former world number one Martina Hingis said her renewed hunger for competition inspired her forthcoming comeback in doubles but she has no plans to return in singles. 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. UPDATE 1-Hutchison H1 profit beats forecasts on solid overseas performance * Raises interim dividend to HK.60, first hike since 2011 PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - Aug 1 Aug 1 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. UPDATE 3-Decades-old defect caused Exxon's Arkansas oil spill -regulator WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (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. Orioles Manager Sees Yankees Edge if A-Rod Suspended Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter believes the New York Yankees could end up as the big winners if slugger Alex Rodriguez was given a lengthy suspension by MLB commissioner Bud Selig. Hungry City Spice Symphony in Midtown East The menu name-checks Sichuan and Manchuria, but the food plays up their differences rather than seeking common ground. White House "disappointed" in Snowden asylum, but public reaction mixed Aug. 1 - The White House is disappointed in Russias decision to grant asylum to fugitive Edward Snowden, but public reaction in New York was mixed. Mana Rabiee reports. Suarez Navarro Wins Opener in Carlsbad Carla Suarez Navarro used a strong return game for a 6-4, 6-3 win over Sachie Ishizu in the first round of the Southern California Open on Tuesday. United States 1, Panama 0 One Goal, but Plenty for U.S. to Celebrate in Gold Cup Final Landon Donovan was the driving force behind Brek Sheas goal, which broke a scoreless tie in a game marked by sluggish play and gave the United States its fifth Gold Cup title. Fantasy Football Players to Avoid, Quarterbacks and Running Backs Though these players could be useful depending on where you draft them, we will do our best to keep them off our fantasy football rosters this summer. Fitness At Zombie Races, Its Survival of the Undeadest Escapism and fun are the point of zombie-themed runs, not pushing to the point of muscle failure. Theater Review Shida Is Jeannette Bayardelles Solo Showcase at Ars Nova In Shida, Jeannette Bayardelle acts and sings in depicting a young womans passage to the edge of adulthood. Twitter backlash over rape threats A barrage of rape and death threats on Twitter aimed at feminist Caroline Criado-Perez -- who petitioned to have women displayed on banknotes -- has sparked outrage in the global media and among the Twitterati. Obama to nominate restructuring specialist to head IRS President Barack Obama announced on Thursday that he will nominate John Koskinen, a veteran of both public service and the private sector, to take over the embattled Internal Revenue Service. Japan buys almost 90,000 tonnes U.S. western white via tender TOKYO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Japan bought nearly 90,000 tonnes of U.S. western white wheat in a tender on Thursday, marking the first purchase of the variety by its top buyer after the discovery of a genetically modified (GM) version of the grain in Oregon. Purchases by Japan, the top customer of U.S. white wheat, may help further boost prices for the grade used to make confectionaries, as it joins South Korea and other big buyers in resuming imports that where halted after the GM discovery. City Room The Ad Campaign Catsimatidis Calls Quinn Out of Touch on Public Safety In a 30-second spot, John A. Catsimatidis says he is the most serious candidate about New Yorks security. Lloyds shares surge on sharp profit rise Shares in Lloyds Banking Group surged on Thursday as it signalled that a resumption of dividend payments was on the horizon and the Group's CEO fuelled expectations that the government would sell its stake in the bank. Despite Gains, Leader of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan Says Troops Must Stay Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the commander of American and allied forces in Afghanistan, said Afghan forces are doing most of the fighting, but they wont be completely independent by 2014. Robredo Routs Fognini to Win Croatia Open Tommy Robredo won the Croatia Open clay-court event by beating Fabio Fognini for his 12th career title and second this year. Massive Weapons Depot Blast in Syria Kills 40 Rebels sent a wave of rockets slamming into regime strongholds in the central city of Homs on Thursday, triggering a succession of massive explosions in a weapons depot that killed at least 40 people and wounded dozens, an opposition group and residents said. NSA chief defends snooping, faces hecklers The National Security Agency's controversial intelligence-gathering programs have prevented 54 terrorist attacks around the world, including 13 in the United States, according to Gen. Keith Alexander, NSA director. Anne Reidy, Timothy Sullivan The bride was until last month a second-grade teacher at Public School 304 in the Bronx; the groom is an owner of Kestrel Aviation, a charter aircraft business in Norwood, Mass. 'I am not a monster,' Cleveland abductor Ariel Castro tells court Aug. 1 - Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro admitted at a court hearing on Thursday that he was a sick man, but said he is not the monster described by prosecutors. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Controlling Emotions Is a Major Goal for McIlroy Rory McIlroy has sponsors logos on his sleeves. He doesn't want his emotions there as well. N.F.L. Roundup Packers Rodgers Says Hes Shocked Braun Broke Baseballs Drug Rules Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers told reporters that Ryan Braun, his friend and business partner, repeatedly denied the allegations to him. Sara Jeruss, Jane Nevins The wedding took place at the Outdoor Art Club in Mill Valley, Calif., and a friend performed the ceremony. Crowds flock to a giant pool in China to escape heat July 31 - Thousands of people squeeze into a swimming pool in southwest China to cool down during a heat wave, as temperatures in parts of China soar to more than 35 degrees celcius, state media reports. Sarah Toms reports. Avatar Plans Now Include 3 Sequels James Cameron and 20th Century Fox said they expected to begin production next year and release the first of three additional films in December 2017. Mugabe beats Tsvangirai in Zimbabwe election ZANU-PF source JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A senior source in Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's party claimed a resounding victory in Wednesday's parliamentary and presidential election against Prime Minster Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). Editor's Choice Our best photos from the past 24 hours. Elizabeth Kennedy, James Schibuk The couple met at Hamilton College.

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