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| Apollo 11 rocket engines found? | | | Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos rescued sunken treasure in the Atlantic this year components of two F-1 rocket engines. Now he says he has verified that they are engines from Apollo 11, the first mission that took U.S. astronauts to the moon. |
| Nike ends contract with Brewers' Ryan Braun | | | The shoe company Nike has terminated its contract with Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun, suspended without pay recently for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy, the company told CNN on Friday. |
| Crowdsourcing ideas in Mideast | | | Things are looking up for entrepreneurs in the Middle East as a new breed of crowdfunding is emerging to help bring life to innovative ideas from the region. |
| Egyptian protesters defy calls to go home | | | Aug 3 - Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi say they will not abandon their sit-ins, despite pressure from a new military-backed government. Andrew Raven reports. |
| The top films at the North American box office | | | July 7 - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three days starting July 5, led by 'Despicable Me 2,' according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. 1 (*) Despicable Me 2........................$ 82.5 million 2 (*) The Lone Ranger........................$ 29.4 million 3 (2) The Heat...............................$ 25.0 million 4 (1) Monsters University................... $ 19.6 million 5 (3) World War Z............................$ |
| Crash 'No words for what I saw' | | | The sun had not yet set in Spain's northwest when a ferocious boom rang out, the sound of a high-speed train smashing into a concrete wall after derailing on a curve. |
| Rouhani becomes new Iranian president | | | Aug. 3 - Moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani takes office as Iran's president, after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei endorses him. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. |
| TABLE-India's Canara Bank April-June net almost flat | | | MUMBAI, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Three months ended June 30 (Versus the same period a year earlier, in billion rupees unless stated) Net profit 7.92 7.75 Interest earned 92.69 84.73 Interest expended 72.78 66.29 Net NPA (in pct) 2.48 1.66 NOTE Canara Bank is a state-run lender. (Reporting by Siddesh Mayenkar; Editing by Ruth Pitchford) |
| Northern California city sues Chevron over refinery fire | | | SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - The Northern California city of Richmond on Friday sued Chevron Corp, saying the company was willfully negligent in a massive refinery fire and a smoke cloud last year that sent thousands of people to hospitals. |
| Can a team win 79-0? | | | Two Nigerian matches that produced an incredible 146 goals are referred by the country's football authorities to the police as a "criminal matter." |
| Dell committee and buyout group close to a deal source | | | (Reuters) - Dell Inc's special committee and the buyout group led by company founder and Chief Executive Michael Dell are nearing a deal that would include an offer price of $13.75 per share and a special dividend of 13 cents, a source familiar with the matter said. |
| Senate Panel Presses N.S.A. on Phone Logs | | | Senators of both parties challenged the collection of records of domestic phone calls, as the latest leak provided new details on the way the agency monitors Web browsing around the world. |
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