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News Feed Latest worldwide news Dance Review Crazy Legs and His Rock Steady Crew Teach Hip-Hop Crazy Legs and his Rock Steady Crew presented the premiere of Ghetto Made, a hip-hop history lesson of sorts, at SummerStage on Wednesday. Thai oil spill tourists evacuated Resorts close on western part of Koh Samet island due to Sunday's spill. Castro's son won't visit In his first television interview, Ariel Castro's son said Monday that his dad belongs in prison for the rest of his life and he doesn't plan on ever visiting him. Recipes for Health Two Tomatillo Salsas A variety of summer produce provides the fillings and two tomatillo salsas complete the dishes. Breakingviews Lloyds v Barclays - race for investor demand Aug. 1 - A Lloyds share sale looking doable following H1 results. The snag? Barclays' $9 bln rights issue could suck up investor demand. Pressel, Lennarth lead as Park fades at British Open (Reuters) - American Morgan Pressel and Sweden's Camilla Lennarth shared the lead at the women's British Open on Thursday as grand slam-hunting South Korean Inbee Park slumped to finish three shots off the pace in the first round. Cleveland Kidnapping Victim Says Captors Hell Is Just Starting Ariel Castro, who was sentenced to life in prison without parole plus 1,000 years, heard damning testimony from one victim but claimed that he was not a monster. A Farewell to Maxwells, in Reminiscences Todd Abramson, who estimates that he booked more than 200 gigs a year at Maxwells, the little music club in Hoboken that is closing on Wednesday, shares some memorable moments. 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. 'War Horse' puppet comes to life Nick Glass speaks to the puppeteers behind the stage hit "War Horse" to find out how they bring its equine star to life. Congress finally votes to cut student loan interest rates WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. college students will likely pay a reduced interest rate of 3.86 percent on their student loans for the new school year, after lawmakers on Wednesday finally passed a... Actors From Hostos Community College to Perform at Scotland Event The New York City group will perform a modern take on Shakespeares The Tempest at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Neighborhood Joint | Fair Harbor Fire Island Grocery Appeals to the Beach Life, Like Sandy Feet Pioneer Market, a few paces from the ferry landing, offers all the basics plus fresh herbs, breads from Elis and Sullivan Street, meats from DArtagnan, deli sandwiches and ice cream by the scoop. Norway's Arctic idyll shivers at oil plans SVOLVAER, Norway (Reuters) - Oil companies seeking new Arctic areas for exploration face a battle with environmentalists, fishermen and hotel owners over Norwegian islands where jagged snow-capped peaks rise sheer from the sea. Paris Journal A French Dining Staple Is Losing Its Place at the Table The decline in bread consumption is so worrisome that a nationwide campaign is championing bread as promoting good health, good conversation and French civilization. CORRECTED-Fairfax Financial takes quarterly loss on bond investments (Corrects currency throughout to U.S. dollars from Canadian dollars) US ITC delays decision on whether Samsung infringes Apple's patents WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Thursday that it would delay a decision on whether devices made by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd infringe on Apple Inc's... Lee Westwood's U.S. move Former world No. 1 on why his U.S. move could help him to claim his first major victory. UPDATE 2-Mylan earnings rise, but dollar drags on revenue Aug 1 (Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Mylan Inc reported a quarterly profit that edged past Wall Street expectations but said weakness of the Indian and Japanese currencies against the dollar would put... Turkish police block parents' statement Police use batons, water cannon and chemical sprays on the parents of a comatose boy. Activision CEO says 'business as usual' after buyback deal SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc will conduct "business as usual" for now while it explores growth and acquisition opportunities, the video game publisher's CEO said on Thursday after sealing a deal last week to buy back most of parent company Vivendi's stake for more than $8 billion. Prince George gets his own comic book The new royal arrival has his spotlight in the media broadened after a California based comic book company writes his backstory. Rollo Ross reports. Florida Gives Muschamp $250,000 Raise Annually Florida has given coach Will Muschamp a raise after an 11-win season. Op-ed Al Qaeda down in Yemen News of the death of an al Qaeda leader demonstrates the weakness of a Yemeni militant group that once was surging, writes Peter Bergen Country singer Keith Urban returning as 'American Idol' judge LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country singer Keith Urban will be returning to "American Idol" as a judge when the Fox singing contest returns for its 13th season next year, Fox Broadcasting Company said on Thursday. Zoo cools animals in China heatwave Aug. 1 - Ice-cream helps to keep zoo animals cool during a heatwave in east China. Lily Grimes reports. Economix Blog Millennials, in Their Parents Basements Last year, a record 36 percent of those 18 to 31 were living in their parents home, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of Census Bureau data. Why are these lawmakers dancing? A CNN iReport showing people dancing on the floor of the North Carolina House of Representatives near the end of its legislative session is causing a bit of a stir. 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. DirecTV and Time Warner Cable Lose Subscribers, but Revenues Rise Recent earnings reports from the television distributors have contributed to the growing speculation among industry analysts about the declining number of cable subscribers. Tennis baby takes Internet by storm The daughter of Bob Bryan, part of of tennis' greatest double act in history, has become a social media phenomenon. Twitter bomb threats to female writers British authorities are investigating after various female journalists got bomb threats via Twitter amid escalating calls for action to prevent abuse against women on social media. NEC of Japan Is Exiting Market for Smartphones The former leading mobile phone maker in Japan had watched its share of the domestic market dwindle to 5.3 percent, down from 28 percent in 2001. Zimbabwe election head Vote was fair Partial results are expected Thursday, the Zimbabwe Election Commission said. As vote counting ensued, the commission dismissed Tsvangirai's party allegations of vote rigging. United States 3, Honduras 1 Its Donovans Day as U.S. Advances to Gold Cup Final Landon Donovan scored two goals and set up another as the United States beat Honduras in the Gold Cup semifinals. Uralkali cartel move could mean cut to junk Moody's MOSCOW (Reuters) - A move by Russian potash miner Uralkali to break out of a venture with its Belarus partner could push its credit rating into junk territory, as cash and debt levels come under pressure, rating agency Moody's warned. Currents | QA Taking a Load Off, Together Francis Cape, a wood sculptor, on his Utopian Benches project. China-focused KraneShares rolls out China Internet ETF Aug 1 (Reuters) - KraneShares, a startup exchange-traded fund company focused chiefly on China, is banking on the performance of Chinese Internet companies with a new ETF for the sector. News Analysis U.S. Balancing Act With Egypt Grows Trickier The Obama administration has prodded Egypts generals to restore a democratic government while trying not to jeopardize any future influence on the military or undermine security arrangements. Gadgetwise From Seagate, Your Media Library, to Go Seagates Wireless Plus mobile storage drive creates a Wi-Fi hot spot that can be used to stream content to mobile devices.

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