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News Feed Latest worldwide news Teens lured by performance drugs Tom Galvin says for every Ryan Braun, 1,000 teens will never make the majors -- but are willing to take risk their health, and even their lives, by taking performance-enhancing drugs. 13-lb. baby born in Germany CNN's Around the World team interviews the doctor who delivered a 13-pound baby naturally. Yacht envy Move over, Abramovich At 590-feet long, the Azzam is the world's largest super yacht. The hulking vessel is significantly longer than a football field and larger than the US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class of destroyers. Plastic beads are the latest pollution threat to Great Lakes (Reuters) - Tiny plastic beads from beauty products are showing up in North America's Great Lakes, and an environmental group is calling upon companies to stop using the plastic particles. Sketch Guy Squeezing the Most Out of 401(k)s, for Now There are clearly some issues with the current retirement system and while we need to think of a better one, there are ways to make the most of it. REFILE-Weight Watchers shares slip as customers turn to apps Aug 2 (Reuters) - Weight Watchers International Inc shares fell as much as 21 percent after the weight management company said it expects recruitment trends to deteriorate through the year as... To Make It Up to Rowling, Law Firm Makes a Donation Russells, the law firm responsible for revealing that J.K. Rowling wrote a mystery novel under a pen name, also apologized to her. Well The Limits of Cosmetic Surgery A new study, the first to try to quantify attractiveness after a face-lift, brow lift or eyelid surgery, found a tiny but insignificant increase in attractiveness. Well Making the Case for Eating Fruit Fresh fruit should not become a casualty in the sugar wars, many nutrition experts say. Wagner birthday "Ring" booed will clan go up in smoke? BAYREUTH, Germany (Reuters) - Richard Wagner made hand grenades for the 1849 Dresden uprising, so maybe he would have cheered the tumultuous end of his 200th birthday "Ring" cycle in Bayreuth, a production that has raised questions over his heirs running the festival. 'Toffs' in red trousers a turn-off for nearly half of Britons LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's class-conscious public have voiced their dislike of men in red trousers, associating them with elitism and garish buffoonery, according to a survey this week. Bashar al Assad "We will be victorious" Aug. 1 - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad declares "we will be victorious" as he visited troops in Daraya, the town security forces recently drove rebel fighters from. Deborah Gembara reports. 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. How impressive is the Chromebook Pixel? Very! I've been using a Chromebook Pixel for the past two days and a single phrase comes to mind blown away. Is it worth $1,299 or more? Take a look to see and then stack it up against your mobile computing needs. ValueClick forecasts weak third-quarter results, shares fall (Reuters) - Online advertising company ValueClick Inc forecast far weaker-than-expected results for the current quarter as it expects spending on banner ads and email marketing to remain muted. Theory on Pain Is Driving Rules for Abortions Measures that ban abortion 20 weeks after conception, on the disputed idea that the fetus can feel pain at that point, have spread by tapping into public concern about late-stage abortions. Victim confronts Castro Her voice wavered, just for a moment, as for the first time Michelle Knight, one of three women held captive, described the hell inflicted by rapist Ariel Castro. T Magazine All the Rage | An Ancient Japanese Hand-Dyeing Technique Makes a Comeback Shibori, a craft technique said to have originated in the eighth century, is cropping up in a variety of clothes and home accessories. Dell committee and buyout group close to a deal-source Aug 2 (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... Brevan Howard trader linked to Libor probe leaves hedge fund ZURICH (Reuters) - A trader allegedly connected to a global rate-rigging scandal has left hedge fund Brevan Howard, the company said on Thursday. Dot Earth Blog Two Climate Analysts Fault Gas Leaks, but Not as a Big Warming Threat Two global warming researchers say natural gas leaks are a problem, but not a big part of the climate problem. Immelt Economic efficiencies drive China ahead Jan 19 - In an exclusive interview with Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt says a large and educated workforce is fueling China's strength and not simply a deflated yuan. HSBC replaces long-time auditor KPMG with PwC LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings said PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) will be its auditor from 2015, replacing KPMG, in the first change by a major UK bank after calls from regulators for firms to change their accountants more regularly. Clip Air brings air travel by train June 19 - Swiss researchers have released futuristic designs for attachable modular aircraft that will allow passengers to board a plane at a railway station and disembark at their destination without ever setting foot in an airport. EPFL says its Clip Air project is no flight of fancy. Jim Drury reports. UPDATE 2-Russia's July oil output falls, seasonal factors blamed * Output still remains above Saudi Arabia's 9.65 million bpd (Adds details, analysts, background) Fed's Bullard economy improving but needs to get stronger BOSTON (Reuters) - A top Federal Reserve official said on Friday the U.S. economy was improving modestly but needs to gather more steam, while cautioning that the central bank ought to wait for more... India Ink When Socializing Became a Vocation in Bangalore Initiating newbies in Bangalores social circles has become a fulltime job for some. TransCanada Plans Pipeline to East Coast The $12 billion pipeline could move as many as 1.1 million barrels a day to New Brunswick, to serve a region that relies on imported crude oil for most of its supply. Viewpoint | Admissions Lifting the Veil on the Holistic Process at the University of California, Berkeley Whos a 2? Whos a 5? Ranking a pool of Berkeley hopefuls in a sea of ambiguities. Crews battle wildfires threatening homes in Pacific Northwest SEATTLE/ PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Firefighters in Washington state and Oregon were grappling on Wednesday with blazes that have blackened more than 200 square miles of terrain across the Pacific Northwest, forcing hundreds of residents to flee their homes. Telefonica, Yoigo to share 4G, broadband in Spain MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's biggest telecoms operator Telefonica signed a deal with No. 4 provider Yoigo on Thursday allowing it to use its rival's superfast mobile Internet frequencies in exchange for access to its broadband assets. Girl, 11 'I ran away from marriage' A young Yemeni girl made a YouTube video accusing her parents of trying to marry her off in exchange for money. Her parents dispute the allegation, but the video went viral and has put a spotlight once more on Yemen's child marriages. Franklin on cruise control before bid for fifth gold BARCELONA (Reuters) - American teenager Missy Franklin eased through her 200 meters backstroke heat only a few hours before her bid for a fifth gold of the week in the 100 freestyle at the world championships in Barcelona on Friday. Op-Ed Contributors A Republican Case for Climate Action The United States must move now on substantive steps to curb climate change, at home and internationally. Cricket Aussie PM lambasts umpires Passions run high at the coalface of an Ashes series and the heat clearly affects those at the pinnacle of Australian politics too. Sweet 16th slam for Serena Serena Williams powers her way to the French Open title Saturday with a straight sets win over defending champion Maria Sharapova to claim her 16th grand slam title. U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan The Department of Defense has identified 2,241 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations. Dick Kazmaier, a Heisman Winner Who Passed on the N.F.L., Dies at 82 Mr. Kazmaier, a Princeton halfback who won the Heisman in 1951, was drafted by the Bears but declined to join the team, or any other, saying he had achieved all he wanted in the sport. Grapefruit-sized RadBall proposed for Fukushima clean-up July 11 - The world's largest floating power station is about to set sail from Tokyo bay for deployment off Fukushima, while officials struggle to clean up radioactive waste inside the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power station. Soon however, they may have a grapefruit-sized ball made of aluminium and tungsten to help them. Called RadBall, the device is designed to locate sources of radiation in difficult to reach places. Jim Drury has more. Tipsarevic's clay master class Pat Cash caught up with world number 10, Janko Tipsarevic at the Tecnifibre clay court training camp in Nice, France.

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