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Wildlife's worst enemy? Us
Mona Rutger got the call in October A bald eagle was flopping around on an airport runway after it had been clipped by a private jet. Unfortunately, it's something she sees all too often.


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.


Shuttle lands at California air base
NASA officials Sunday waved off the first opportunity for space shuttle Endeavour to return to Earth, citing poor weather conditions.


Hurricane Tips From Cuba
Hurricane forecasting is an issue that the United States and Cuba do cooperate on, and some wish that would extend to disaster planning, given Cubas good track record.


Opposition rejects Cambodia poll results
The opposition party in Cambodia has rejected the results of the country's national election, which handed another win to long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen.


Experts predict long antitrust road for Omnicom, Publicis
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, July 29 (Reuters) - Publicis and Omnicom will most likely have to shed some assets in order for their mega deal to win approval from regulators in the United States, Europe and...


Morsy's son speaks out
Osama Morsy, son of former Egypt's president, Mohamed Morsy calls his father's ouster a "coup on democracy" and vows not to let it go.


A Majorcan Farm Dating to the 13th Century
A Mediterranean island with an ancient history and restricted development has weathered Spains housing crisis relatively well.


Malians to vote for president after coup
Malians head to the polls Sunday to elect a president after a coup last year plunged the nation into chaos and left the north in the hands of Islamists.


Egyptian protesters dig in heels
Egypt's interim president has allowed for the prime minister to assume presidential powers in the case of a state of emergency -- stoking fears of a violent crackdown on supporters of the recently ousted president.


Then Beats Abe to Win U.S. Girls Junior
Gabriella Then won the United States Girls Junior, spoiling Lakareber Abes bid to become the first black female individual champion in United States Golf Association history.


New Defaults Trouble a Mortgage Program
Loan servicers and banks have kept the money they received, even though more than a third of homeowners who received loan modifications have defaulted again, a report has found.


Then Beats Abe to Win U.S. Girls Junior
Gabriella Then won the United States Girls Junior, spoiling Lakareber Abes bid to become the first black female individual champion in United States Golf Association history.


Lockheed, Pentagon reach deal on 71 more F-35s source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp and the Pentagon have reached agreement on orders for the next two batches of F-35 fighter jets, a deal worth over $7 billion, a person briefed on the discussions told Reuters on Monday.


Street Style Office Wear
The best of readers photos from the week of July 29.


Troubled youth run 'old skool' bistro
As a juvenile corrections officer in Southern California, Teresa Goines found it rewarding to work with troubled youth and help them turn their lives around.


Puffing peas is serious sport
July 15 - The annual World Pea Shooting Championships take place in the small English village of Witcham. Elly Park reports.


Jobs and education needed to win British over to fracking-survey
LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - Government incentives for affected communities must be followed up by education and job creation to convince a sceptical British public that fracking for shale oil and gas is right, according to a survey of industry professionals.


Our Generation Reinvented in His 60s, After 26 Jobless Months
Michael Blattman knows what its like to be unemployed for months, but always believing in happy endings, he now has one.


The Media Equation TV Foresees Its Future. Netflix Is There.
Netflix has given a good shaking to the settled world of television it has provided its own series, streamed them over the Internet and made them available all at once everywhere.


Bolt and Gebrselassie's protege?
When Haile Gebrselassie speaks people listen.


The curious case of Claudio Yacob
Claudio Yacob enjoyed a stellar debut season in the English Premier League after moving from Argentina. But just what was the story behind his transfer to West Bromwich Albion?


How climate impacts food supply
Sometimes Jaria Faraj Ali is so hungry that she ties a scarf tight around her waist to make her feel more comfortable.


India tribal community set to block Vedanta bauxite project
BHUBANESWAR, India/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Vedanta Resources Plc's plans to mine bauxite to feed its alumina refinery in the eastern Indian state of Odisha have suffered a blow after a majority of local residents voted against mining around the hills they consider sacred.


Regular wound cleaning tied to faster healing
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Chronic wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers and pressure ulcers may heal faster when they are cleaned out frequently, a new study suggests.


World Briefing | Africa South Sudan President Dismisses Cabinet and Vice President
President Salva Kiir dismissed his entire cabinet and his vice president on Tuesday and suspended his top negotiator at talks to defuse tensions with Sudan, state news media said.


Breakingviews Elan deal's tax zeal
July 29 - Jeffrey Goldfarb talks to Rob Cyran about the dangers of Perrigo's seemingly tax-motivated $8.6 billion acquisition of Irish biotech Elan.


UPDATE 1-Malaysian state fund buys 90 pct stake in Turkey's Acibadem
* Mehmet Ali Aydinlar to retain 10 pct stake in health insurer


Stolen jewels worth nearly $136M
The value of jewelry stolen from an exhibition in the French resort city of Cannes on Sunday is close to $136 million -- more than twice the amount stated in earlier reports -- the Nice prosecutor's office told CNN Monday.


Girls, it's time to power the world
Dear Girls of the World,


Music Review Oresteia Is Revived as Prelude to Bard Music Festival
Oresteia, the 1895 adaptation of the Aeschylus trilogy dealing with the aftermath of the Trojan War, is being revived at Bard College.


America Movil may buy KPN after shareholding cap ends
AMSTERDAM/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Dutch telecom group KPN's biggest shareholder, America Movil , has ended an agreement to keep its holding below 30 percent, a sign it may bid for the whole company.


Apple's Mansfield no longer in exec team, moves to special projects
(Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Sunday it will shift Bob Mansfield, senior vice president of technologies, out of its executive team to work on special projects.


F1 season off to a racing start
Ed Foster of Motor Sport Magazine previews the Formula One season with Amanda Davies.


CBS and Time Warner Cable Call a Timeout in Dispute
The network and cable company announced late Wednesday that they had agreed to an extension of their current contract, as they continue to wrangle over fees for CBS programs.


Should Reddit Be Blamed for the Spreading of a Smear?
When the Sunil Tripathi rumor went viral after the Boston Marathon bombing, it laid bare the dysfunctional codependence between new and old media.


White Collar Watch Lessons From the Glaxo Case in China
Chinas investigation into accusations that the British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline bribed doctors and public officials to increase its sales contrasts with the approach by the United States authorities in such cases.


Gold-tiled pool and frescoes inside Versace's former Miami mansion
MIAMI BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Walking into the opulent, Mediterranean-style mansion once owned by innovative fashion designer Gianni Versace is a step back into the early 1990s when energy and...


Business Briefing | Legal News Glaxo to Pay $45 Million to State Over Drug Marketing
GlaxoSmithKline agreed to pay Louisiana $45 million to settle lawsuits accusing it of improperly marketing the diabetes drug Avandia and other drugs.


UPDATE 3-Pfizer to split generic, branded drugs units
July 29 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc, in what could be the prelude to spinning off its generics drug business, said it plans to separate its commercial operations into two units, mainly for patent-protected brands and a third for generics.


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