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The Texas Tribune Texas Bid to Ease Mandatory Exams for Public School Students
The Legislature passed a bill to reduce the number of tests, currently 17, public school students must take before high school, but a federal waiver is probably needed.


Well Black-White Divide Persists in Breast Cancer
New research shows that white women with breast cancer live three years longer than black women because of a troubling pattern of inferior care and a delay in treatment for black women.


ArtsBeat Alex Gibney Documentary on Lance Armstrong Is Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics
Alex Gibneys film The Armstrong Lie includes interviews with the cyclist as well as former teammates and doctors, among others.


Sports Briefing | Colleges N.C.A.A. Responds to Paterno Lawsuit
The N.C.A.A. is asking a Pennsylvania court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the family of the Joe Paterno that seeks to overturn the sanctions against Penn State.


Meyer, Ohio St Talk of the Big Ten on Season's Eve
Urban Meyer was hailed as a savior when he agreed to take over Ohio State in the wake of the tattoo scandal that sullied the program. That support became even more frenzied when he coached the Buckeyes to a 12-0 record in his first season.


Analysis How much is Fed aid to U.S. corporate profits worth?
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many on Wall Street believe the Federal Reserve's monetary policy is behind record corporate earnings and the stock market's surge to all-time highs this year.


Women lawyers hitting glass ceiling
The scales of justice are beginning to balance as an increasing number of women enter the legal profession. In the UK, it is an even 50% split of gender representation, while in the U.S., female lawyers make up 70% of staff attorneys.


CORRECTION-U.S. drugmakers cheer 'speed lane' for breakthrough therapies
WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) - A new regulatory pathway could shave years off the traditional drug approval process in the United States, according to some companies whose drugs have been given "breakthrough therapy" designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.


When cooking can kill
For nearly half of the world's population, building and maintaining a fire is a daily -- and often deadly -- chore.


Falling Apple dents TD Ameritrade's margin loan balances
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The drop in Apple Inc's stock over the last year spread to a core business of discount broker TD Ameritrade Holding Corp - lending to customers against their stock portfolios.


Snooki's plans to set TV show on Jersey shore upset some locals
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Even the Jersey shore might have had enough of Snooki.


Wall Street bounces back; Zynga cuts staff
June 3 - Summary of business headlines Market recovers some of Friday's sell-off as data suggest Fed has economic cover to keep buying; Zynga to slash jobs in bid to save up to $80 million per year; Merck drug shows early promise, stock gains. Conway G. Gittens reports.


UPDATE 1-Raytheon CFO Too soon to mull financial consequences for failed missile test
WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - Raytheon Co's chief financial officer said on Thursday that it was too soon to discuss whether the company would have to take any charges for a failed U.S. missile-defense test this month, when its interceptor failed to separate from the rest of the rocket.


UPDATE 3-Competition, discount website drag on Expedia; shares tank
* Shares slide 25 percent in post-market trading (Adds analyst comment; updates shares)


UPDATE 1-Obama warns House Republicans against 'deadbeat' budget tactics
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, July 25 (Reuters) - With a busy commercial port in Florida as his backdrop, President Barack Obama warned Republican lawmakers on Thursday that threatening a government shutdown or debt default jeopardizes the fragile U.S. economic recovery.


Man wanted in Algeria gas attack charged in New York
Federal prosecutors in New York on Friday charged a one-eyed veteran Islamist fighter with crimes related to a brazen attack on a gas facility in Algeria earlier this year that left 37 hostages dead, including three Americans.


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...


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.


Penn State Heading Into Year 2 Under O'Brien
Bill O'Brien thinks he can do a better job of managing the clock. He wants to improve his communication with his coaches in the press box. Then there are the adjustments for recruiting, practice and team meetings.


White House urges restraint by Egyptian military
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday urged the Egyptian military to exercise "maximum restraint" and to do its utmost to prevent clashes between rival protesters.


'The man who made a nation cry'
Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium was packed to the rafters 200,000 expectant spectators prepared to celebrate Brazil's first World Cup triumph and its arrival as a football superpower. But what happened next has left a burning scar in the nation's psyche.


UPDATE 1-Flextronics revenue forecast tops estimates
* Company expects 2nd-qtr adjusted EPS of .19 to .22 vs est. .18


Amazon Reports Small Loss As It Focuses on Investments
While Amazons razor-thin profits turned to razor-thin losses, the companys revenue increased 22 percent.


U.S. indicts hackers in biggest cyber fraud case in history
NEWARK, N.J./BOSTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors said on Thursday they have charged five men responsible for a hacking and credit card fraud spree that cost companies more $300 million and two of...


Grief in the aftermath of train crash in Spain
July 25 - Families and friends of victims of a train crash that killed at least 80 in Spain face grief and despair as they gather at a temporary morgue and hospital. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.


Tevez's community service?
Carlos Tevez may have escaped the clutches of the Premier League by joining Italian giant Juventus -- but the long arm of the law could yet bring the striker back to English shores.


GSK replaces China chief amid corruption scandal
LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline has appointed one of its top European executives as the new head of operations in China, amid a corruption scandal there that has rocked Britain's biggest drug maker.


Snowden Gets Novel and Change of Clothes, but No Clearance to Exit Airport
The lawyer helping Edward J. Snowden said more work was needed on his asylum request.


Second Opposition Leader Assassinated in Tunisia
The killing of Mohamed Brahmi, leader of the Peoples Party, incited protests blaming the moderate Islamic party that leads the government in Tunisia, birthplace of the Arab Spring.


Edwards Lifesciences quarterly earnings rise
July 25 (Reuters) - Edwards Lifesciences Corp on Thursday reported higher second-quarter earnings on solid sales of its replacement heart valves implanted in a less-invasive procedure than open-heart surgery.


Currents | Lighting Bathed in the Glow of Splashing Water
Tony Duquettes Splashing Water chandeliers are put into production by Remains Lighting.


The 30-Minute Interview Joseph Simone
Mr. Simone is the president of the Simone Development Companies, a real estate development and investment firm founded by his father, Pat Simone.


Skin Deep For Men, a Gluteus More Maximus
Some men are taking action so that they are attractive when viewed from behind.


Facebook wows Wall Street with mobile ads growth
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's stellar results allayed fears that the company may face difficulty in making money from mobile ads and prompted several Wall Street brokerages to raise their target price on the stock.


Despots' hideaways a tourist attraction?
From Tito's bunker to Stalin's summer house, travel to the lairs of tyrants is in the spotlight.


Federal prosecutors preparing to charge SAC Capital WSJ
(Reuters) - Federal prosecutors are preparing to announce criminal charges as early as this week against Steven A. Cohen's hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors LP, which is being probed for alleged...


Arctic methane release could cost economy $60 trillion study
LONDON (Reuters) - A release of methane in the Arctic could speed the melting of sea ice and climate change with a cost to the global economy of up to $60 trillion over coming decades, according to a paper published in the journal Nature.


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.


Facebook offers the dummy's guide to mobile advertising
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's mobile advertising success offers a ray of hope for Internet companies trying to make money within the confines of the smartphone's small screen.


Study raises new concern about earthquakes and fracking fluids
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Powerful earthquakes thousands of miles (km) away can trigger swarms of minor quakes near wastewater-injection wells like those used in oil and gas recovery, scientists reported on Thursday, sometimes followed months later by quakes big enough to destroy buildings.


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