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News Feed Latest worldwide news Bert Trautmann, Who Won Iron Cross and F.A. Cup, Dies at 89 Mr. Trautmann, who once played with a broken neck, said that his training as a paratrooper had made it easy to perform acrobatic dives as a goalkeeper. Virginia Johnson, Widely Published Collaborator in Sex Research, Dies at 88 Ms. Johnson and William H. Masters helped make the frank discussion of sex in postwar America possible if not downright acceptable. UPDATE 4-Community Health faces investor fight in $3.9 bln HMA deal * Health Management says gets new subpoenas about ER units Exclusive Schneider nears $5 billion Invensys deal - sources LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - France's Schneider Electric is nearing a 3.3 billion pound ($5.07 billion) deal to acquire British engineer Invensys and could announce it at its results on Wednesday, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said. T Magazine Feeling For | Wireless Portable Speakers That Will Dress Up Any Room The new line Grain Audio encases its audio products in solid walnut, infusing technology with an appealing dose of design. Muslim Brotherhood supporters demand Mursi re-instatement July 30 - Hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters sitting in front of a Cairo mosque vow to continue their protest until Mursi is re-instated. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Arctic thaw could cost $60 trillion A long-trapped store of methane could rapidly speed up global warming if it escapes from the thawing Siberian tundra, adding as much as $60 trillion to the expected costs of climate change, scientists reported Wednesday. Exports key to U.S. success Jan 19 - In an exclusive interview with Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt says that the American consumer is no longer the driver of the global economy and that high-tech exports are the key to future growth of the U.S. economy. N.F.L. Roundup Packers Rodgers Says Hes Shocked Braun Broke Baseballs Drug Rules Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers told reporters that Ryan Braun, his friend and business partner, repeatedly denied the allegations to him. RPT-BHP faces $14 bln potash decision as price war looms LONDON/WINNIPEG, Canada, July 30 (Reuters) - Miner BHP Billiton's new boss is facing his biggest test to date as he weighs the fate of a $14 billion Canadian potash project just as the collapse of a dominant potash cartel puts more pressure on already weak prices. The perfect beach volleyball duo? Looking for the right person can be fraught with difficulties but Todd Rogers knew he'd met the perfect 'wife' when he fell upon Ryan Doherty. U.S. to declassify documents on spy programs, surveillance court WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. spy agencies plan to release newly declassified documents as early as this week about the National Security Agency surveillance programs revealed by former contractor Edward Snowden, and also material related to a secret intelligence court, a U.S. intelligence official said on Tuesday. Bayern Chief Is Charged in Tax Fraud German prosecutors have charged Uli Hoeness, the president of Bayern Munich, with tax evasion after an investigation into his financial dealings with a bank account in Switzerland. Plan to Capture an Asteroid Runs Into Politics In a straight party vote, Republicans in the normally bipartisan House science committee vote down a NASA proposal and call for a Moon base. N.F.L. Roundup Knee Injury May Sideline Eagles Maclin for Season Wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, who is in the final year of his rookie contract, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a noncontact drill. Californians Consider a Future Without a Nuclear Plant for a Neighbor The closing of the San Onofre nuclear power plant in California has raised some uncomfortable questions for nearby towns that had relied on it as a source of cheap energy and jobs. Williamsburg Homes, With Neighborliness in Mind A Brooklyn town-house development has a 200-foot-long common space out front with benches and planters. Every millisecond counts, say laser clock creators July 29 - A new optical lattice clock, designed in France, is so precise its creators say it could help improve the resolution of global positioning systems (GPS), help Smartphones download data faster and refine high-frequency trading on financial markets. The research team at the Paris Observatory who devised it says it will neither gain nor lose a second over a period of 300 million years. Tara Cleary has more. A Crime Against Gay Israelis Is a Symbol, but of What? When two people were killed at an Israeli L.G.B.T. center in 2009, it was called a hate crime. But the label may have been premature, so now what? A Trail of Masterpieces and a Web of Lies, Leading to Anguish Investigators are still struggling to penetrate the fog of claims and counterclaims about what happened to seven paintings that were stolen by a Romanian criminal gang from a Dutch museum. UPDATE 2-Ackman's fund sitting on growing losses on Herbalife bet BOSTON/NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - Herbalife's surging stock price may be causing hedge fund manager William Ackman gastrointestinal pain now that he is nursing $300 million in losses due to his... Risk crackdown hits Barclays July 30 - Barclays plans to raise 5.8bln ($9bln) from its shareholders to boost its capital strength and meet another 2 billion mis-selling charge. As Sonia Legg reports, the unexpected announcement hit the share price and suggested past problems continue to haunt the bank. Sharks Sign Joe Pavelski to 5-Year Extension The San Jose Sharks signed center Joe Pavelski to a $30 million, five-year contract extension Tuesday that will keep him off the free-agent market next summer. T Magazine About Last Night | An Art Soiree Starring Lady Gaga The twentieth annual Watermill Center summer benefit was both a fundraiser and a bacchanalian spectacle. Zimbabweans face third Mugabe-Tsvangirai showdown HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabweans go to the polls on Wednesday in a fiercely contested election pitting President Robert Mugabe against Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who has vowed to push Africa's oldest leader into retirement after 33 years in power. Driver in Fatal Spanish Train Was on Phone, Court Says Data from two black boxes show that the driver, Francisco Jose Garzon Amo, was on the phone with a colleague and traveling at almost twice the speed limit. Well Omega-3s May Raise Prostate Cancer Risk Omega-3 fatty acids have been shown to have many health benefits. But they may have risks as well, including an increased risk for prostate cancer. Lonely Bipartisan Push to Overhaul Tax Code Finally Gets Noticed For months, the leaders of two Congressional tax-writing committees have struggled to gain traction on their efforts, but events are starting to catch up with them. Aberdeen, With a Foot on the Seafloor Since the early 1970s, Aberdeen, Scotland, has evolved from a gritty fishing town into the worlds center of innovation in technology for the offshore energy industry. Mickelson Still Pinching Himself After Open Win Phil Mickelson has no doubt what will be most remembered from his career. Germany braces for heat wave July 26 - German officials are warning locals to limit their time outside ahead of a heatwave this weekend which is forecast to bring record high temperatures. Deborah Gembara reports. Motherlode Blog Secondary Infertility I Have One Child. Why Cant I Get Pregnant Again? My husband and I planned to have more than one child. Sometimes I wish we hadnt been so confident. At least we chose the single stroller. Telenet Q2 core profit higher than expected BRUSSELS, July 30 (Reuters) - Belgian cable group Telenet on Tuesday reported better-than-expected core profits in the second quarter as it spent less on securing new mobile phone customers and kept costs down. Pimco avoiding commercial paper, bullish on short-term Treasuries NEW YORK (Reuters) - Commercial paper and certificates of deposit are overpriced, the head of short-term portfolios for Pimco said on Monday, saying he favors short-term Treasuries in expectation of... Bruins Sign Bergeron, a Forward, to an Eight-Year Extension Patrice Bergeron, one of the N.H.L.s best two-way forwards, signed an eight-year, $52 million extension that starts once his current three-year, $15 million deal expires, after next season. Ben Jerry's, porn producer settle lawsuit over DVD titles (Reuters) - A southern California pornography studio has reached an agreement with Ben Jerry's not to release DVDs and other X-rated products whose names pay homage to the company's ice cream flavors. ArtsBeat Reeve Carney Hangs Up His Spider-Man Tights Mr. Carneys last performance in Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark will be on Sept. 15. Tastes Like Home Across the Hudson, Closer to India Floyd Cardoz, executive chef at North End Grill in Manhattan, enjoys four consecutive lunches in New Jersey. Market Chatter-Corporate finance press digest July 30 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Tuesday T Magazine Under the Influence | Ari Marcopoulos, the Man Behind Jay Zs New Album Cover In addition to taking portraits of Hova, the photographer has documented the worlds of art, sports and street culture for a generation. Here, he shares some of his biggest personal inspirations.

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