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News Feed Latest worldwide news Your solstice traditions If Stonehenge is anything to go by, summer celebrations have a millennia-old history. While the ancient druids may have commemorated the fertility of the season, many of us are just happy to get outdoors. 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... '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). Spotify Losses Grow, Despite Successful Expansion A quarter of the streaming services 24 million customers pay for their music, but that hasnt been enough for Spotify to turn a profit. Cousteau meets wetland wildlife Philippe Cousteau explores the largest environmental restoration project ever attempted in the Florida Everglades. The inner demons that drove Nixon David Gergen says the 37th president had enemies but was destroyed because of inner demons he couldn't control New Russian Law Stirs Olympic Controversy Legislation that bans promoting homosexuality in Russia has some gay rights advocates calling for protests or a boycott of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. Sports Briefing | Soccer Columbus Crew Change Hands The Columbus Crew announced that Precourt Sports Ventures LLC acquired the operating rights to the Major League Soccer club from Hunt Sports Group. Meaning of pope's remarks on gays Pope Francis ignited a firestorm on the Internet with a few words about gay and lesbian people that seemed to suggest a new church position on homosexuality. I say "seemed to" because it would only appear new to someone who was unfamiliar with the old position. Mothballed NASA telescope may get new life as asteroid hunter (Reuters) - NASA is considering re-activating a mothballed space telescope to help find asteroids that could be on a collision course with Earth, according to a senior U.S. space agency official. UPDATE 2-LinkedIn revenue soars as membership growth rate rises SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - LinkedIn Corp reported revenue jumped 59 percent to $363.7 million in the second quarter after membership grew at a faster pace for the first time since late 2011. Bucks Lessons Learned From Well-Behaved Investors Carl Richards discusses what individuals can learn from investors who manage to separate emotion from investing. Penn State Heading Into Year 2 Under O'Brien Bill O'Brien thinks he can do a better job of managing the clock. He wants to improve his communication with his coaches in the press box. Then there are the adjustments for recruiting, practice and team meetings. Bloomberg Media Recruits a New Chief From The Atlantic Justin B. Smith, a president of the Atlantic Media Company who earned a reputation as an aggressive promoter of digital media, will be named chief executive of the Bloomberg Media Group. Goodbyes and Grief in Real Time Scott Simon, the journalist and NPR host, posted Twitter updates from his mothers deathbed, connecting with a vast and supportive audience. You're the Boss Blog This Week In Small Business Mibblio, Kaggle and Shodogg A $92 quadrillion glitch. Manufacturing is sexy again. The case for paying your people more. And are you prepared to fail? Sharapova hires Jimmy Connors as new coach After three good years with Thomas Hogstedt, Maria Sharapova has a new coach in former great Jimmy Connors. Dell's buyout teeters as it rejects voting change NEW YORK (Reuters) - Michael Dell's and Silver Lake's $24.4 billion bid to take Dell Inc private suffered a blow on Wednesday after the company's special committee rejected their request to change the voting rules in exchange for them offering $150 million more. Marvel at the world's biggest ship When the first Triple E Class cargo vessel sails out of the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering yard in Okpo, South Korea, on July 2, an intriguing new age of container shipping will commence. Bucks Blog Friday Reading What Parents Mean by Part-Time Work What parents mean by part-time work, why the future of your Nook books is uncertain, free theater in the park (and parking lot) and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times. Italy's Berlusconi sentenced in tax fraud case An Italian court has sentenced former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in a tax fraud case. No rest for in-form Snedeker in hectic tour schedule AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - Most players tend to pace themselves with the occasional break heading into golf's big events but in-form Brandt Snedeker has no qualms about his plan to compete in every PGA Tour event left on the 2013 schedule. Smaller, paler Earth unveiled in new NASA photo CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A robotic space probe nearly 900 million miles from Earth turned its gaze away from Saturn and its entourage of moons to take a picture of its home planet, NASA said on Monday. Firestone a Perfect Venue for Tiger to Regain Winning Ways If Tiger Woods could single out a venue most likely to inspire his game, he could do no better than Firestone Country Club which is hosting this week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Massive deadly explosion in Homs, Syria Aug. 1 - A huge explosion hits the central Syrian city of Homs, blasting a fireball hundreds of yards into the air, video posted on the Internet by opposition activists shows. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). China Reports Increase in Manufacturing The manufacturing index, provided by the Chinese authorities, indicated that recent small-scale economic support measures in Beijing might be having some effect on demand. Sports Briefing | Soccer New Soccer Stadium Set for Washington D.C. United and city officials signed an agreement for a new $300 million stadium. The city and the team would split the cost of the stadium, tentatively scheduled to open in 2016. Goodell Satisfied Browns Owner Handling Probe NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell expressed confidence in Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, who is currently embroiled in a scandal involving fraud at his family-owned business. Peace talks resume in Washington July 30 - Israeli and Palestinian negotiators sit down for dinner together in Washington in an effort to resume peace talks. Julie Noce reports. Interfaith Medical Center Plans to Close The Central Brooklyn hospital, asking a bankruptcy court to approve the plan, outlined a phased shutdown, from mid-August to November. Editors Choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. New Habits Transform Software An increasing focus on office collaboration is creating opportunities for software giants like Microsoft and Google and start-ups like Quip. Editor's Choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. 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. ArtsBeat Anatomy of a Scene Video The Spectacular Now The director James Ponsoldt narrates a scene from his film featuring Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley. "I would like to apologize to the victims" Ariel Castro Aug. 1 - Ariel Castro apologizes to his victims during sentencing hearing. Rough Cut. (no reporter narration). Open Text software license sales miss forecasts, shares fall (Reuters) - Business software maker Open Text Corp earned less in long-term license fees than analysts had expected in the fourth quarter, offsetting gains from its push into cloud computing. Watch CNN FC episode 16 Champions League veterans Owen Hargreaves and David Ginola discuss the game between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. DealBook Banks Find S.P. More Favorable in Bond Ratings Standard and Poors has been giving higher ratings than its big rivals to certain mortgage-backed securities, and its market share has tripled in the first half of 2013, an analysis shows. See Queen's coronation regalia For the first time since the queen's coronation in 1953, the dress, robes, jewels, diamonds and uniforms worn on that day have finally been brought together again.

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