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U.S. raises concerns over Russian opposition leader conviction
July 18 - The White House raised concerns over the conviction of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.


Rapper DMX arrested for drunken driving in South Carolina
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Rapper DMX was arrested on Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence and failing to have a valid driver's license, Greenville County jail officials told Reuters.


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.


Work starts on new tallest building
Dubai's 828-meter Burf Khalifa has less than a year left as the world's tallest building.


Heat wave blamed for 4 NYC deaths
The heat wave that rolled through the Northeast last week killed at least four people in New York, the city's medical examiner reported Monday.


Oahu bans smoking at the beach
New laws on Oahu ban smoking from beaches, parks, tennis courts, softball fields.


William and Kate name Britain's new royal heir George
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate have chosen three traditional royal names by calling their new-born baby boy George Alexander Louis, William's office said on Wednesday.


Lindy Boggs, congresswoman and civil rights crusader, dies at 97
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lindy Boggs, who took over her husband's congressional seat to become a crusader for women's equality and civil rights, died Saturday at 97. Her death was confirmed by ABC News, where Boggs' daughter, Cokie Roberts, is a journalist.


TS Dorian weakens while moving rapidly westward -NHC
Tropical storm Dorian, the fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, has become disorganized and is likely to weaken further over the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.


No more bling for Beijing?
Some state-run enterprises in China have opulent headquarters more suited to the court of Louis XIV of France, while other local government-owned buildings even replicate the home of the President of the United States.


Death toll in twin suicide bombing in Pakistan rises to 52
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The death toll from a pair of coordinated suicide bombs targeting Shi'ites in a volatile Pakistani town near the Afghan border rose to 52 overnight, officials said on Saturday, in one of the worst sectarian attacks in the country in months.


Building the Team My Second Chance in My Second Job
A business owner learns from the mistakes he made at his first job and applies the lessons successfully at his next.


Italy police arrest over 100 people in Mafia crackdown
More than 100 people suspected of Mafia involvement were arrested Friday in Italy as police launched operations near Rome and in the country's southern Calabria region.


Gadgetwise Disney Encourages Readers to Create Their Own Stories
Several digital initiatives promote reading and storytelling for children from preschool age to young adult.


Pioneer of sex research, Virginia Johnson, dies at 88
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Sex researcher Virginia Johnson, part of the famed Masters and Johnson team who conducted groundbreaking work on human sexuality, has died in St. Louis at the age of...


Wolff drives females forward
Susie Wolff says she will keep fighting to win a place on the Formula One grid -- but she won't rely on her sexuality to get there.


Setbacks Rise in Prosecuting the President of Kenya
The withdrawal of two witnesses is the latest setback to increased concerns that Uhuru Kenyatta will be cleared of charges of crimes against humanity.


Cold weather-related discounts hurt Crocs margins, shares tumble
(Reuters) - Crocs Inc's second-quarter profit plummeted 42 percent as the shoemaker resorted to discounting to offset soft sales in colder weather, sending its shares tumbling 23 percent in extended...


Asiana crash probe closes at airport
The National Transportation Safety Board has wrapped up its on-scene work as part of its investigation of the Asiana Flight 214 crash at San Francisco airport, the agency said Monday.


Well Cancer Risk Increases With Height
Height is associated with a greater risk of cancer for both men and women, new research shows.


Seagate outlook raises concerns about its growth in cloud
(Reuters) - A muted revenue outlook from hard-disk drive maker Seagate Technology Plc sparked concerns that its cloud storage business was not growing fast enough to offset falling demand from PC...


Deadly shootout in Miami suburb
A deadly shootout in a Miami suburb has left a family and residents in shock. Affiliate WSVN has more.


Paula Deens Cook Tells of Slights, Steeped in History
Dora Charles, who lives in an aging trailer home on the outskirts of Savannah, said Paula Deen held out the promise that together, they might get rich one day.


Karlberg Takes 2-Shot Lead at Russian Open
Rikard Karlberg of Sweden took a two-stroke lead over four others after the second round of the Russian Open, shooting a 4-under 68 Friday to move to 9 under overall.


Museum Welcomes Wikipedia Editors
A group of volunteers met at the Smithsonian Institutions American Art Museum for a daylong edit-athon to expand and improve the Smithsonians Wikipedia entries.


Watch North Korean show
Ivan Watson attends the North Korean mass games, a show that highlights progress made and how far they still have to go.


Shopping With Kelly Wearstler Marble Luxury in the Raw
Its ancient and it has prominent veins, but marble remains alluring in all of its versatile forms.


N.C. lawmakers OK payments for victims of forced sterilization
It was a horrific chapter in American history, but now some people who were sterilized against their will by the government may be getting compensation for what they endured.


Jackman's back as 'Wolverine'
The film opens in a Japanese prisoner of war camp in WWII... find out whether it's worth watching the rest.


Dining Review | Long Island A Review of Buoy One, in Huntington
Seafood of all varieties rules the tabletops at the newly opened restaurant Buoy One in Huntington.


Courting the perfect partner
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.


Well Whooping Cough Vaccine Lags in Efficacy
An analysis of more than 32,000 Californians older than 11 found the acellular pertussis vaccine to be 53 to 64 percent effective.


Doctor Honored for Tommy John Surgery
Dr. Frank Jobe, who performed the first Tommy John surgery in 1974, was honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame for his pioneering role in pitcher survival.


Raytheon ordered to stop work on U.S. Navy jammer contract
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy has told Raytheon Co to stop work on a next-generation electronic jamming system contract the company won on July 8, after BAE Systems Plc formally protested the contract award.


GKN may buy Spirit Aerosystems plant in Tulsa, Oklahoma -sources
LONDON/NEW YORK July 26 (Reuters) - British aerospace and car parts maker GKN is interested in buying a Spirit Aerosystems wing factory in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the U.S. company has hired Morgan...


Tour football's spiritual home
CNN's Pedro Pinto tours Brazil's Maracana Stadium after its costly and problematic redesign for the 2014 World Cup.


After the Fact Depicting the Colors of Space
The hues assigned to distant cosmic bodies that are telescopically photographed in black and white are not just a matter of artistic license.


North, South Korea commemorate end of Korean war
The capitals of both North and South Korea hold ceremonies marking the anniversary of the end of the war which divided the peninisula. Tom Dinham reports.


Sirius XM Reports Record Revenue, Aided by Auto Recovery
The satellite-radio company reported $940 million in revenue for the quarter, and an increase of 716,000 in subscribers to 25.1 million.


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.


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