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News Feed Latest worldwide news Currents | Deals Sales at Angela Adams, Cristina Dos Santos and More Discounts on rugs, textiles and furniture. On Pro Football Heres How Jets Can Be Contenders. Hypothetically. After a failed season, the Jets begin training camp Thursday in Cortland, N.Y., hoping that a lot of things go much better this year, starting at quarterback. OWN, Winfreys Cable Channel, Turns Around Financially After several grueling years, Oprah Winfreys cable channel OWN has turned around, her business partners at Discovery Communications said on Tuesday. Your Money A Start-Up Aims to Bring Financial Planning to the Masses If Alexa von Tobel has her way, financial advice will be as widely available and affordable as any other popular consumer product or service. UPDATE 1-Southern to take $278 mln charge as coal-plant costs rise HOUSTON, July 30 (Reuters) - Southern Co will take a $278 million charge for the second quarter as the price tag for its coal-gasification power plant in Kemper County, Mississippi, rises to nearly $5 billion, the company said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. An Afghan Media Mogul, Pushing Boundaries Saad Mohseni has brought soap operas, sitcoms and reality TV to his native country, Afghanistan, and with them a modicum of normalcy. Now he is looking to expand to Egypt, Libya and Iraq. Ledecky the brightest star in Americans' galaxy BARCELONA (Reuters) - American teenager Katie Ledecky smashed the world record in the women's 1,500 meters freestyle final by more than six seconds during a glittering session for the United States at the world championships on Tuesday. Briefly Education University Application Rates in U.K. Vary by Ethnicity State high school students with Chinese backgrounds are the most likely to apply to a British university, while white students are the least likely, according to a new report. IAC reports higher growth on About.com and Ask.com July 30 (Reuters) - Barry Diller's IAC/Interactive Corp reported on Tuesday higher revenue and net income because of growth at its websites such as Ask.com, Dictionary.com and About.com UPDATE 2-Symantec gains as hacking worries bring in more business July 30 (Reuters) - Symantec Corp, the maker of Norton anti-virus software, posted better-than-expected quarterly results as customers used more of its security products in the wake of a series of hacking attacks, sending the company's shares up 4 percent. Bits Blog Why the Surface RT Failed and the iPad Did Not At first glance, the Apple iPad and Microsoft Surface RT tablet computer look somewhat similar. But the Surface RT has not sold well. Heres a theory why. Elite coaching with Graf, Agassi CNN's Patrick Snell looks at how the famous couple is helping groom the next generation of tennis stars. New Michael J. Fox show highlights humor in Parkinson's fight LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Michael J. Fox said he aimed to bring laughs and a dose of reality about day-to-day living with Parkinson's disease to a new NBC comedy loosely based on his life, his first lead role in a television show in 13 years. Property Values What You Get for ... $750,000 A Dutch Colonial in upstate New York, a beach house in Washington and a mountain view in El Paso. REFILE-Fiat wins partial victory in bid to boost Chrysler stake July 30 (Reuters) - Fiat won a partial victory in its path to a full buyout of Chrysler on Tuesday after a U.S. judge accepted some of the Italian carmaker's legal positions in its dispute with a... United States 3, Honduras 1 Its Donovans Day as U.S. Advances to Gold Cup Final Landon Donovan scored two goals and set up another as the United States beat Honduras in the Gold Cup semifinals. Brewers Beat Cubs 6-5 After Gallardo Injured Jean Segura hit a solo homer and the go-ahead double, Khris Davis added a three-run shot, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5 after Yovani Gallardo left with a hamstring injury in the first game of a day-night doubleheader Tuesday. Bolt and Gebrselassie's protege? When Haile Gebrselassie speaks people listen. China underwhelms with salvo to slim bloated industry SHANGHAI, July 31 (Reuters) - China's edict to more than 1,900 companies to shut excess production capacity by September is the latest effort to slim down bloated industries, but in the key steel, aluminium and cement sectors the cuts are just a fraction of their surpluses. Obama Offers to Cut Corporate Tax Rate as Part of Jobs Deal The president would agree to a reduced rate of 28 percent, down from 35 percent, in return for a commitment from Republicans to invest in middle-class jobs. With Gibbs' Return, Creighton Star Likely Walk-On The NCAA awarded Creighton's Grant Gibbs a sixth season of eligibility on Tuesday a decision that could end up costing coach Greg McDermott tens of thousands of dollars. Activist investors keep lower profile in Europe LONDON (Reuters) - As activist investors launch more high profile corporate battles in the United States, in Europe they are eschewing public hectoring for private talks. ArtsBeat Historians Defend Howard Zinn Against a Former Governors Critique Scholars who have criticized the historian Howard Zinns work defended him against Mitch Daniels, the former governor of Indiana, who called Mr. Zinns work truly execrable. Environmental Damage in Bangladesh The garment and textile industries in Bangladesh have contributed heavily to what experts describe as a water pollution disaster. Obama Offers to Cut Corporate Tax Rate as Part of Jobs Deal The president would agree to a reduced rate of 28 percent, down from 35 percent, in return for a commitment from Republicans to invest in middle-class jobs. In the Garden The Storm Erases, the Drawing Board Replaces Two landscape designers give guidance on how to repair a landscape after destruction from a storm. Crackdown in Egypt Kills Islamists as They Protest The Egyptian authorities unleashed a ferocious attack on Islamist protesters, killing at least 72 people in the second mass killing of demonstrators in three weeks. Japan's robots eye car industry to take up smartphone slack TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) - As the breakneck growth in the global smartphone market eases, the mostly Japanese companies that make the robots that build the phones are looking to automakers to take up the slack. Cambodia Government Rejects Opposition Call for Poll Inquiry Cambodias government rejected calls by the newly energized opposition for an international inquiry into allegations it used massive fraud to win re-election. 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. Dispute Blocks Hollywoods Share of Chinese Box Office A disagreement has taken root over whether to apply a new tax in China to the share of movie ticket sales that is owed to American film studios. EU Commission to decide on Monte dei Paschi after summer source MILAN (Reuters) - The EU Commission will not take a decision on a restructuring plan for Italy's troubled Monte dei Paschi before the end of the summer, a Commission source told Reuters on Tuesday. 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. For Red Bulls, Another Brother Act The Red Bulls announced the signing of Bradley Wright-Phillips, the brother of Queens Park Rangers midfielder Shaun. Election blurring of church, state separation draws complaints CHICAGO (Reuters) - Political watchdog and secularist groups are asking the U.S. government to investigate whether Catholic bishops and a Christian evangelical group headed by preacher Billy Graham should lose tax breaks for telling followers how to vote in this year's election. UPDATE 1-CFTC should review aluminum market, US lawmaker says WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - Pressure on U.S. futures regulators to launch an official probe of the aluminum market mounted on Tuesday, when the head of the Senate Agriculture Committee asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to review alleged manipulation. Tabloid report on 'FBI files' questioned A London tabloid declared Sunday that "secret FBI files" reveal Michael Jackson paid millions to silence dozens of boys he abused. Officers Claim of Quotas Isnt Protected, Judge Rules Officer Craig Matthews had charged the Police Department with punishing him for asserting the existence of quotas for summonses and other police duties. China leaping forward on carbon footprint - World Bank June 19 - China has set very aggressive goals to cut its carbon footprint as well as short-lived climate pollutants, says World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. Bits Blog Apple Sued by Former Retail Workers for Unpaid Wages Apple designs its retail stores to be a seamless shopping experience. But some of Apples former retail employees say working at the stores was less than smooth.

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