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News Feed Latest worldwide news In Germany, Union Culture Clashes With Amazons Labor Practices In the United States, Amazon is often celebrated as a font of jobs. But across the Atlantic, labor relations are more confrontational. Power Financial profit rises on insurance, mutual funds TORONTO (Reuters) - Power Financial Corp said on Friday second-quarter profit rose 10.7 percent due to higher earnings contributions from its IGM Financial mutual funds unit and its Great-West Lifeco... Melissa Glazer, Gabriel Marans The bride is a fund-raiser for UJA-Federation of New York; the groom works for a commercial real estate brokerage company in New York. Citi Fields Neighbors to Protest Evictions Before All-Star Game A group of business owners unhappy at being displaced in Willets Point, Queens, are expected to air their frustrations near the stadium. Casting Directors Get Their Due in HBOs Film Casting By HBOs documentary Casting By pays tribute to casting directors, who are denied an Oscar category despite a onetime industry campaign to bestow an honorary one. Optimism of Whites in US Lags Blacks by Big Margin Americans' attitudes about their economic future are sharply divided by race, with whites significantly less likely than blacks or Hispanics to think they can improve their own standard of living. Indeed, optimism among minorities now outpaces that of whites by the widest margin since at least 1987, a new analysis shows. ArtsBeat Reeve Carney Hangs Up His Spider-Man Tights Mr. Carneys last performance in Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark will be on Sept. 15. Trevino Merion win changed me Lee Trevino recounts his 1971 victory at Merion Golf Club, which will also host this year's U.S. Open. With Too Much Rain in the South, Too Little Produce on the Shelves In deluged Southern states, the quantity, and quality, of fruits and vegetables are suffering. For Womens Coaches, Time No Longer Freezes in Summer A new rule allows coaches to work out with players for eight hours a week in the summer, including two hours on the court. Lewis triumphs at St Andrews Stacy Lewis of the United States conjures up a dream finish on the Old Course at St Andrews Sunday to capture the Women's British Open title. GOP wrong on immigration Steve Israel says offensive remarks by Steve King and procedural tactics aimed at thwarting bipartisanship are putting Republicans on the wrong side of U.S. history on immigration. Brazil central bank sells 35,100 currency swaps at auction RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank on Friday sold 35,100 of the 40,000 traditional currency swaps offered at auction, but the move had little impact on the real's exchange rate. Mugabe Wins Again in Zimbabwe, Leaving Rival Greatly Weakened President Robert Mugabe won 61 percent of the vote, said the Zimbabwe Election Commission, defeating Morgan Tsvangirai, who denounced the election, saying it had been rigged. App City Not for Followers Sosh is often described as a concierge service; it picks out restaurants, bars and activities for the discerning New Yorker. Bits Blog Flares in Canada at the Thought of Verizon Prominent ads have appeared across the country over the last few weeks denouncing any possible incursion by Verizon. Op-ed Al Qaeda down in Yemen News of the death of an al Qaeda leader demonstrates the weakness of a Yemeni militant group that once was surging, writes Peter Bergen Shining sun welcomes wacky and wonderful to Edinburgh Fringe EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Sunshine welcomed in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on Friday with more than 2,800 shows from comedians to ballet vying for audiences as the world's biggest annual arts festival opened its doors for another record year. UK vs. pop star over Jane Austen's ring The UK government is appealing for a buyer to ensure a rare piece of jewelery that once belonged to the author Jane Austen remains in Britain. Turkish police muzzle victim's parents Turkish riot police used batons, water cannons and chemical sprays to prevent the parents of a wounded 14-year-boy from making a public statement about their comatose child. UPDATE 1-U.S. says states' lawsuits vs SP belong in state courts Aug 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. government, which is pursuing a $5 billion lawsuit accusing Standard Poor's of misleading investors by inflating its credit ratings, on Friday asked a federal judge to move similar cases by 15 U.S. states and the District of Columbia back to state courts. Swimming Missy makes history Missy Franklin rewrites swimming's record books with a sixth gold medal at the world championships in Barcelona Sunday. Interpol Asks Nations to Help Track Terror Suspects Freed in Prison Breaks The Interpol alert added to a climate of heightened concern set off Thursday when State Department officials spoke of possible terror plots against Western facilities overseas. Treasury Auctions Set for This Week The following tax-exempt fixed-income issues are scheduled for pricing this week. 'I'm finally being heard' Michelle Knight stood near her abductor and captor of more than a decade and told her story. In the Beginning Was the Word; Now the Word Is on an App With more than 100 million downloads, YouVersion, a free app that offers over 600 Bible translations, has found itself in the company of successful start-ups like Instagram and Dropbox. Troops deployed to Honduras prison Honduras' president Porfirio Lobo ordered troops to take control of a prison in that Central American nation after a report claimed that inmates have "internal control" over all of the country's prisons. UPDATE 3-U.S. wins trade dispute with China over chicken parts GENEVA/WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - The United States won a long-running trade dispute with China on Friday when the World Trade Organization found Beijing had broken global rules by imposing anti-dumping duties on U.S. chicken broiler parts. CORRECTED-Former Egypt stock exchange chief to reassume post CAIRO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The Egyptian stock exchange chairman, who left the post on June 30 when his term ended, will be reappointed, a government official said on Sunday. Navratilova vs. Cash Open Court's Pat Cash takes to the court with 18-time grand slam winner Martina Navratilova. Scandal in South Korea Over Nuclear Revelations Revelations about bribery and faked safety tests for critical equipment are causing jitters in South Korea. Breakingviews Exxon's buyback flub Aug 1 - Antony Currie and Christopher Swann explain why the oil giant's lackluster second-quarter showing and cash pile aren't the only reasons why it should reconsider its share repurchase policy. Billionaire Saudi prince loses UK court battle over Gaddafi jet LONDON (Reuters) - A billionaire Saudi prince was ordered by a British court on Wednesday to pay a $10-million commission linked to the sale of a private jet to Libya's Colonel Gaddafi, in a humiliating legal defeat for one of the world's richest men. A Chilly Respite From War The Fort Bragg Patriots are primarily made up of active-duty combat veterans who play to bond with one another and reconnect with the game they love. Pogue's Posts SmugMug Revamps Its Site, in a Challenge to Flickr SmugMugs upgrade, in the works for two years, offers a dizzying array of new features aiming at hard-core photographers. Analysis Poland to get dirtier as it leans towards lignite coal WARSAW/LONDON (Reuters) - Poland, one of the heaviest polluters in Europe, will become even dirtier now that its shale gas ambitions have faded and it turns to cheap domestic lignite coal to secure its energy supply. French court overturns ban on Monsanto GMO maize PARIS (Reuters) - France's highest administrative court rejected on Thursday a government ban on growing Monsanto's MON810 genetically modified maize (corn). 'The Spectacular Now' spotlights young love like it used to be LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a summer dominated by big budget, action-packed blockbusters geared toward young adults, the writers of "The Spectacular Now" wanted to harken back to the angst-ridden romance films of the 1980s and shine a spotlight on the complexity of young love. Why women don't make partner The scales of justice are beginning to balance as an increasing number of women enter the legal profession. But female lawyers are still struggling to become partners at top firms. CNN asked six leading lawyers in the United States and Britain to tell us what can be done to make the law a more balanced profession Football minds its language English Premier League grounds are noted for their passionate atmosphere and fans sometimes overstep the boundaries of public decency.

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