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News Feed Latest worldwide news Tokyo facials at a snail's pace July 18 - Lie back, relax and prepare to be slimed a beauty salon in Tokyo uses live snails on clients faces. Tara Cleary reports. UPDATE 3-JPMorgan to quit physical commodity trade amid scrutiny NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - JP Morgan Chase Co is exiting physical commodities trading, the bank said in a surprise statement on Friday, as Wall Street's role in the trading of raw materials comes under intense political and regulatory pressure. O.J. Simpson pleads for release O.J. Simpson is 66, having spent most all his sixth decade in a Nevada prison following his conviction on kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges for busting into a Las Vegas casino to try to reclaim things he felt were rightfully his. Japan to mull ability to hit enemy bases in defence review TOKYO, July 26 (Reuters) - Japan should beef up its military's ability to deter and counter missile attacks, including the possible acquisition of the ability to hit enemy bases, the Defence Ministry said, but officials denied this would be used for pre-emptive strikes. T Magazine Listen Up | The Strange Soul Circus of King Khan and the Shrines Exclusive T hosts the premiere of the bizarro stop-motion music video for outr Berlin-based garage band. Memo From Europe A Continent Mired in Crisis Coins a Language of Economic Pain In country after country in Europe, the economic crisis has spawned its own language, brought exotic financial terms into popular use, and generated a darkly humorous slang. Chris Brown ordered booked on hit and run Two charges against Chris Brown were dropped Tuesday, but the singer is still accused of hit and run after a minor traffic crash. SE Asia Stocks-Flat to weaker; Thai stocks poised for loss on week BANGKOK, July 26 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets traded flat-to-weaker on Friday as investors looked forward to the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting next week for indications on stimulus, with thin trading volume pointing to a rangebound session later in the day. Selling in recent gainers such as banks pulled the Philippine main index 0.6 percent lower, but the index is still poised for a gain of 2.2 percent on the week to become the region's best performer and record a fifth US STOCKS-Wall St wipes out losses late to end with slim gain NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks erased losses late in Friday's session to close slightly higher on investors' optimism about the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will keep its easy money... Planning for a generation that will live past 100 BOSTON (Reuters) - More than half of the babies born today may expect to live past the age of 100, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, which forecasts the number of Americans over 65 doubling to 80... No Six-Figure Pay, but Making a Difference The Venture for America program offers jobs in start-up companies that arent the usual magnets for recent college graduates. Syrian opposition urges U.S. to provide weapons Syria's opposition urged the United States to provide arms to rebel groups in a Thursday meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry in New York City. Turn negative into positive Vowing to keep fighting for his son Trayvon -- even after the man who killed him, George Zimmerman, was acquitted of murder -- Tracy Martin said Wednesday that his family wants to transform "negative energy (and) turn it into a positive." Small businesses see growth, but eye interest rates NEW YORK (Reuters) - Small business owners plan for growth this year but are closely tracking recent interest rate rises and any impact they might have on their business and customers, according to a... Bengals WR A.J. Green Has Bruised Knee An MRI found that Bengals All-Pro receiver A.J. Green has a bruised knee that will force him to miss several days of practice. Senate Approves College Student Loan Plan Tying Rates to Markets The plan would tie interest rates for student loans to the financial markets and brings Congress close to resolving a dispute that caused rates to double in July. ArtsBeat New York Musical Theater Festival Report Icarus The Boston-based ensemble Liars Believers sets the famliar story in a Depression-era traveling sideshow. Oahu bans smoking at the beach New laws on Oahu ban smoking from beaches, parks, tennis courts, softball fields. Browns Sign First-Round Pick Mingo to Four-Year Contract The Browns signed linebacker Barkevious Mingo, the No. 6 overall pick in this years N.F.L. draft, to a contract worth more than $16 million, with a team option in the fifth year. Movie Review In Neander-Jin, a Primitive Pops Up in Germany In Neander-Jin The Return of the Neanderthal Man, a Homo neanderthalensis is in danger of being exploited for a quick buck. In Closing Argument, Prosecutor Casts Soldier as Anarchist for Leaking Archives The prosecution argues that Pfc. Bradley Manning is a traitor, but his lawyers say he is a principled protester who wanted to help society. Ronaldinho leads Mineiro to Libertadores triumph Ronaldinho rounded on critics who said he was finished after he helped lead Brazilian side Atletico Mineiro to the Copa Libertadores title after a penalty shootout victory over Olimpia. Designer Oscar de la Renta says Galliano deserves second chance NEW YORK (Reuters) - Designer Oscar de la Renta threw his support behind fashion bad boy John Galliano on Friday, saying the disgraced designer should be given a second chance after he was fired for... Conviction of Chevron Worker Spurs Oil Industry Concerns in Indonesia The case drew an unusual amount of attention in Indonesia, which relies on foreign investment to harness its resources, partly because government agencies clashed over the validity of the case. UPDATE 3-U.S. natgas futures end down for 3rd day, weather weighs * Milder Northeast, Midwest weather expected to slow demand * Tropical Storm Dorian remains over central Atlantic-US NHC By Joe Silha NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures ended lower for the third straight session on Friday, undermined by fairly mild weather forecasts for the next two weeks that should slow air conditioning demand. The front-month futures contract finished this week down 6.2 percent, its first weekly loss in four weeks and its biggest weekly d Well Diaries From I.C.U. Aid Mental Recovery Critical care units in several European countries have long been using diaries to help patients, and their families, recover after their ordeal. Can a case boost your iPhone 5's WiFi? Check the Linkase The Linkase for iPhone 5 boasts up to a 50 percent boost in Wi-Fi signal strength thanks to a small electromagnetic waveguide extension. Does it work? See for yourself in these mobile speedtests where Wi-Fi is usually terrible. Juror says Zimmerman 'got away with murder' (Reuters) - A juror in the trial of George Zimmerman says the former neighborhood watch volunteer "got away with murder" when he was acquitted earlier this month in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin. Is Zimbabwe ready for elections? Zimbabwe has known only one leader in its entire 33-year history as an independent nation, and President Robert Mugabe hopes that doesn't change any time soon. Bloomberg cancels its new wealth management product (Reuters) - Bloomberg LP is canceling its new wealth management service, BloombergBlack, before it hits the market. Iran Is Said to Want Direct Talks With U.S. on Nuclear Program The Iraqi prime minister, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, told the Obama administration of Irans interest and offered to facilitate the discussions, Western officials said. Jurors hear of Tourre's Goldman paid leave after SEC lawsuit NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawsuit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may have destroyed his career, as former Goldman Sachs trader Fabrice Tourre put it, but for more than a year it didn't eliminate his pay. T Magazine By Design | Josef Alberss Interaction of Color Goes Interactive Fifty years after its publication, the influential color theorists seminal text has been repackaged as an iPad app that lets anyone experiment with its principles. Ex-Tiffany exec pleads guilty to $2.1 mln jewelry theft NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - A former executive at jeweler Tiffany Co pleaded guilty Friday to stealing more than $2 million worth of jewelry from her one-time employer. Singing priests revive Catholicism A Catholic priest is at the forefront of a Brazilian movement known as the Charismatic Catholic Renovation, trying to invigorate the Church and lure new and old followers back to the fold. Ex-Glencore, Goldman oil trader to launch new commodity fund NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - A former energy trader at Glencore Xstrata Plc and Goldman Sachs Group Inc is launching a commodities hedge fund focused on trading price spreads between different crude oil and petroleum products, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. Bucks Blog Wednesday Reading Travel Warnings Issued on Egypt Travel warnings are issued on Egypt, the Ford F-250 is now thieves favorite target, regulators crack down on abusive debt collection and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times. Reuters Today European stocks running out of earnings gas July 26 - European stocks are struggling to keep the rally going, and even the strong earnings coming through seem unable to prevent a looming correction, says Manoj Ladwa at TJ Markets. So how low can they go? Well Medical Procedures May Be Useless, or Worse Many new techniques and medicines are either no more effective than the old ones, or worse, and many doctors persist in using practices that have been shown to be useless or harmful, a new analysis shows. Nadal on historic win World Sport's Amanda Davies chats with 2013 French Open champion Rafael Nadal.

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