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News Feed Latest worldwide news Higher advertising revenue boosts TripAdvisor results, shares jump (Reuters) - TripAdvisor Inc reported a 26 percent jump in quarterly profit as more people visited the company's travel website, generating higher advertising revenue, sending its shares up 18 percent... British Recovery Picks Up, But Still Remains Fragile Gross domestic product grew 0.6 percent in the three months that ended on June 30, an uptick amid signs of improvement elsewhere in Europe. Star power is overrated - Hollywood.com's Dergarabedian July 26 - Movie studios should go after great scripts, keep costs down, heavily market their movies, and re-consider summer release dates, says Paul Dergarabedian, president of Hollywood.com Box Office. Remade Jets Open Camp and Practice Restraint Coach Rex Ryan said every player would have to earn his way, which is particularly true at quarterback by far the Jets most pressing issue. Actor Dennis Farina was suffering from cancer before death NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dennis Farina, the actor best known for his role as a tough-talking detective in the NBC television crime drama "Law Order," was being treated for lung cancer when he died earlier this week, his doctor said on Wednesday. Judge delays conservatorship ruling for actress Amanda Bynes LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge in Southern California on Friday has postponed ruling on whether the parents of troubled actress Amanda Bynes should be granted legal control over the former teenage star's affairs. Bankers warn of long crisis as rich seek comfort LONDON (Reuters) - Private banks are telling their clients financial volatility surrounding Europe's debt crisis will continue for at least a year as more of the continent's rich seek the comfort of... Dyson, Karlberg, Liang Lead at Russian Open Simon Dyson shot a 5-under 67 Thursday to share the lead on the opening day of the Russian Open. Famed hacker Barnaby Jack dies a week before hacking convention BOSTON (Reuters) - Barnaby Jack, a celebrated computer hacker who forced bank ATMs to spit out cash and sparked safety improvements in medical devices, died in San Francisco, a week before he was due to make a high-profile presentation at a hacking conference. Tunisia two years on MME takes a look at how the Tunisian economy is still suffering, especially in the tourism sector. GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar hits five-week low on Fed caution, Wall St recovers * Wall Street ends slightly higher after early profit-taking * Gold also recovers late in the day * Oil slips on worries over demand in China By Leah Schnurr NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - The dollar... Casie Cathrea Advances US Girls' Junior Quarters Casie Cathrea beat defending champion Minjee Lee with a par on the 19th hole Thursday to advance to the U.S. Girls' Junior quarterfinals at Sycamore Hills. 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 Sharapova retain title? Maria Sharapova reflects on her chances of repeating last year's French Open success. Israeli researchers walk the walk with gait analysis device July 14 - An Israeli company is developing an inexpensive gait analysis device it believes will help doctors diagnose previously undetected medical conditions. The study of a person's walking style can reveal much about their health, and the company says it can now done at a price that most people can afford. Jim Drury has more. Austria Defender Dragovic Joins Dynamo Kiev Austria full back Aleksandar Dragovic has signed a five-year deal with Dynamo Kiev after moving from Swiss club Basel for an undisclosed fee. The Politics of Black Masculinity The Op-Ed columnist Charles M. Blow on the difficulty of explaining the Zimmerman verdict to his sons. 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. U.S. Ballerinas Redefine an Art, but What About History? Over the last two centuries mainly since the establishment of female point work the ballerina has become the quintessence of ballet. Mursi opponents crowd Tahrir Square July 26 - Thousands of Mursi opponents follow the Egyptian army chief's call to demonstrate against "violence and terrorism" in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Ad firms Publicis, Omnicom in merger talks - report July 26 (Reuters) - Advertising groups Publicis Groupe SA and Omnicom Group Inc are in late-stage merger talks, Bloomberg reported, citing a person with knowledge of the matter. Amazon hits new high on optimism about its U.S. business SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc shares hit a record on Friday after quarterly results increased optimism about the Internet retailer's U.S. business. 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. Roman ruins that outstrip Rome's A temple the size of several football fields, the biggest stone monolith ever carved. Regional strife may have scared travelers away from the Beqaa Valley but now could be just the time to go. WisdomTree launches small-cap dividend growth ETF (Reuters) - WisdomTree Investments Inc , one of the largest providers of exchange-traded funds, has listed a new ETF it hopes will capture dividend growth through U.S. small-cap stocks. Debriefing Tending Vertical Gardens Kari Katzander designs walls of greenery that grace interiors and exteriors. Investors dump Expedia as competition hurts results (Reuters) - Expedia Inc's dismal results sparked a sell-off that wiped more than $2 billion off the online travel agency's market value and prompted at least nine brokerages to cut their price... Zynga Shares Fall on News It Is Ending Plan for Gambling The online gaming company, Zynga, said it would abandon efforts to build a real-money gambling business in the United States. Let's deport Rep. Steve King Ruben Navarrette says Rep. Steve King seems intent on carrying on the tradition of labeling immigrants as deficient, defective, defiant, dangerous, and now drug-smuggling The begining of the end for Breaking Bad July 26 - On the red carpet, the cast celebrates the premiere of the final season of the television show. Alicia Powell reports. Snowden waits for asylum papers Contrary to Russian news reports, Edward Snowden has not yet received documents that would allow him to leave a Moscow airport's transit area, his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena told CNN. But she said the paperwork could be delivered at "any time." Bucks Blog Tuesday Reading Tough Competition for New York Apartments Tight supply spurs bidding wars for New York apartments, becoming the poorest kid in a rich town, possible air delays because of the San Francisco crash and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times. 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... Bucks Blog Monday Reading Beware Fees on Europes Budget Airlines Beware the fees on Europes budget airlines, how to make a perfect summer feast, skin cancer is on the rise in young women and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times. Fitch Rates Ghana's USD Bond 'B+' LONDON, July 26 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has assigned Ghana's new USD bond issue a 'B+' rating. The rating is in line with Ghana's 'B+' Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating, on which the... 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. Japanese Minister Proposes More Active Military Presence in Region Actions by China and North Korea are leading Japan to consider a more aggressive military posture after decades of postwar pacifism. Wealth Matters A Public Debate Over the Wisdom of Gandolfinis Will Did James Gandolfini, the actor who played the mob boss Tony Soprano, exercise sound financial judgment about his estate? Serena I apologized to Maria Serena Williams refuses to get drawn into a pre-Wimbledon war of words with Maria Sharapova Sunday -- claiming she has apologized to her Russian rival for comments made about her personal life. China's city of sinkholes Four months after he built a new, two-story brick house in his village in northern China's Shandong Province, Xiao Guoqiang was alarmed to find a huge crack on the living room wall.

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