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News Feed Latest worldwide news UPDATE 4-Community Health faces investor fight in $3.9 bln HMA deal * Health Management says gets new subpoenas about ER units You're the Boss Blog Why We Fire Lenders (and Borrowers) A loan broker writes that it is important for both parties in a loan negotiation to be forthright in their dealings. Plan to Separate Food Waste Will Expand Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has announced an expansion of New Yorks pilot program for food waste recycling, looking to cities like San Francisco for lessons. Aberdeen, a City With One Foot on the Seafloor Since the early 1970s, Aberdeen, Scotland, has evolved from a gritty fishing town into the world's center of innovation in technology for the offshore energy industry. Czech regulator sees more potential bidders in 4G auction PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech telecoms regulator has had talks with potential bidders in an auction of mobile spectrum frequencies besides those that took part in an aborted sale in March, the office said on Tuesday. Musical Nomads, Escaping Political Upheaval The annual Festival au Dsert, usually based in Mali, has been forced to go on tour this year because of political turmoil. It comes to Lincoln Center Out of Doors on Wednesday. Occupy Bakery An immigrant fights to change working conditions at a Manhattan bakery cafe. South Korean Court Tells Japanese Company to Pay for Forced Labor The high court in Busan, in southeastern South Korea, ordered Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to pay $71,800 each to five Koreans forced into work during the colonial period. Bloomberg's ban on big sodas is unconstitutional appeals court NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's controversial plan to keep large sugary drinks out of restaurants and other eateries was rejected by a state appeals court on Tuesday, which said he had overstepped his authority in trying to impose the ban. 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. Is Jordan tightening its borders? The number of Syrian refugees arriving in Jordan has dropped. CNN tries to find out why. The hot albums and festivals this summer Summer is the best time for outdoor musical festivals and blasting music with all the windows open. We've done the legwork for you, and compiled what should be some of the best albums of the season, and the most tent-worthy festivals, organized by region. Weinstein and Disney, Together Again Putting aside past acrimony, Harvey Weinstein, the prominent producer, will team with Disney to make a movie adaptation of the book series Artemis Fowl.' Lady Jaguars | Part Two Beyond the Tree Line Some former members of the basketball team at Carroll Academy, a school run by a juvenile court in Tennessee, have found that life was harder outside the school than inside it. 'Wolverine' claws past ghosts to claim weekend box office crown LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - "The Wolverine," starring Hugh Jackman as Marvel Comics' sharp- clawed superhero, slashed its way to $55 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales to claim the box office crown in a summer that hasn't been kind to some other big-budget action films. Opting Out of Emergency Alerts People can decline to receive Amber Alerts and alerts for imminent threats on their phones, but not alerts issued by the presidents office. Dash cam shows Russia bus crash A dash cam was recording the moment a truck crashed into the side of a bus carrying children in Russia. UPDATE 3-Obama offers 'grand bargain' on corporate tax rate, infrastructure * Top congressional Republicans quickly blast Obama proposal COMMODITIES-Copper down on China worry; gold slips ahead of Fed NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - Commodity prices mostly fell on Tuesday, with copper leading the losses on gloomy factory data expected from top buyer China, and oil settling lower after a recent rally in U.S. crude was deemed excessive. Japan's robots eye car industry to take up smartphone slack TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) - As the breakneck growth in the global smartphone market eases, the mostly Japanese companies that make the robots that build the phones are looking to automakers to take up the slack. Aisha Tyler feels like an outsider Actress and author Aisha Tyler tells George Stroumboulopoulos that she wants to be a voice for nerds and outsiders. UPDATE 3-EDF exits U.S. nuclear, ups earnings outlook PARIS, July 30 (Reuters) - French utility EDF, the world's biggest operator of nuclear plants, is pulling out of nuclear energy in the United States, bowing to the realities of a market that has been... Police hunting for clues in $136 million jewelry heist Investigators were at work Tuesday looking into the weekend theft of jewels worth close to $136 million from an exhibition in the French resort city of Cannes, the prosecutor's office in nearby Grasse said. 'Private Benjamin' actress Eileen Brennan dies LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American actress Eileen Brennan, best known for her Oscar-nominated role in the 1980 film "Private Benjamin," has died from bladder cancer. She was 80. Trade Fight Over Solar Benefits A Bystander A U.S. tariff ruling against China created a loophole that has benefited Taiwanese manufacturers. News Analysis Quiet Rivalry Over the Next Fed Leader Comes Out of the Shadows The choice of the nations most powerful technocrat, the head of the Federal Reserve, has rarely generated this much public anticipation or political debate. Dortmund beat Bayern in Super Cup Pep Guardiola's first competitive game in charge of Bayern Munich ended in defeat on Saturday as Borussia Dortmund ran out 4-2 winners in the German Super Cup. Krzyzewski Begins Quest for Third Straight Gold Mike Krzyzewski thought he was done with USA Basketball. He said he was done, too. Inmates escape after Taliban attack At least 175 inmates -- 35 of them high-profile militants -- have escaped after a deadly assault on a prison, a Pakistani official says. 50 Shades? The bestselling erotic novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" may have done more than spice up readers' love lives. Venezuela charges 2 over shooting Venezuelan authorities have arrested two suspects accused of shooting U.S. officials in a strip club earlier this year. Players Summer Health Receives Year-Round Attention in the N.F.L. Since the death of the N.F.L. player Korey Stringer from heatstroke, players at all levels are being educated on the dangers of not being heat acclimatized. UPDATE 1-U.S. SEC to jurors Don't follow Tourre to 'land of make believe' NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - A lawyer for the SEC urged jurors on Tuesday not let Fabrice Tourre deceive them the same way the former Goldman Sachs trader misled investors in a mortgage deal that... British advert watchdog rules for Tesco in spat with Sainsbury's LONDON, July 31 (Reuters) - Britain's advertising watchdog ruled in favour of supermarket leader Tesco in a spat over price comparisons with third-largest J Sainsbury, which reacted by launching a campaign to emphasize product quality. Pogue's Posts In the Universe of Printers, One Worth Talking About A home laser printer from Hewlett-Packard has a weird name. But dont let that fool you. After the Fact A Kennedy Babys Life and Death The battle to save Patrick Bouvier Kennedy would almost certainly have had a different outcome today. Global climate deal a must despite Copenhagen trauma - Kim June 19 - A pledge by President Obama and Xi to fight climate change is a good first step but its still imperative to broker a global deal, argues World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. Symantec reports higher quarterly revenue July 30 (Reuters) - Symantec Corp, the maker of Norton anti-virus software, reported higher quarterly revenue as more customers used its products for network security and data storage. Potash sector rocked as Uralkali quits cartel; price slump seen MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Uralkali has dismantled the world's largest potash cartel in a move that it expects to slash prices by 25 percent, heralding a reshaped industry and pummeling shares of companies that produce the key fertilizer ingredient. Scientists report newly discovered horned dinosaur unearthed in Utah (Reuters) - A big-nosed dinosaur that may have used its impressive horns as a mate magnet and to ward off competitors has been unearthed in a fossil-rich deposit in southern Utah, scientists said on Wednesday.

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