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News Feed Latest worldwide news Classes canceled to deal with race issues Oberlin College in Ohio suspended classes Monday after a student reported seeing a person resembling a Ku Klux Klan member near the college's Afrikan Heritage House. Sports Briefing | Basketball Mavericks Add Ellis to New Lineup The Dallas Mavericks have signed the free-agent shooting guard Monta Ellis, finishing off the final piece of their new starting lineup. Einhorn closed J.C. Penney short in Q2 -letter NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager David Einhorn closed a bet against ailing retailer J.C. Penney Co Inc in the second quarter and also closed a long position in software company Microsoft Corp, according to a quarterly note to investors in his Greenlight Capital. Trailside Thompsons Wife Hits the Trail, Solo Elsie McCabe Thompson made several appearances on behalf of her husband, William C. Thompson Jr., a candidate for mayor. ArtsBeat A Tame Box Office for The Wolverine The 20th Century Fox film was No. 1 at North American theaters over the weekend, but fell short of expectations, earning about $55 million. The top films at the North American box office July 21 - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three days starting July 19, led by "The Conjuring," according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. 1 (*) The Conjuring..........................$ 41.5 million 2 (1) Despicable Me 2........................$ 25.1 million 3 (*) Turbo..................................$ 21.5 million 4 (2) Grown Ups 2............................$ 20.0 million 5 (*) Red 2..................................$ 18.5 mill Robin Friedlander, David Berzin The bride, a doctor, is also a director at Health 2.0, a San Francisco company; the groom is an executive for Viacom. Missile Crisis II? Not exactly The weapons seized on a North Korean ship in Panama are more suited to a Cold War museum than a 21st century arsenal, say experts. 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. Tunisia two years on MME takes a look at how the Tunisian economy is still suffering, especially in the tourism sector. Insight Fast-growing U.S. craft brewers struggle with worker safety NEW YORK (Reuters) - Welder Mark Moynihan crawled down a narrow tube into a space the size of a car interior to seal the crack in the fermentation tank at Calhoun's Bar-B-Q Brewery in Knoxville,... Chinese, With Revamped Force, Make Presence Known in East China Sea China sent four ships to patrol waters off disputed islands in the nearby East China Sea, and sent a turboprop early-warning aircraft through international airspace between the islands of Okinawa and Miyako. UPDATE 3-EU, China resolve solar dispute - their biggest trade row by far * China allowed to provide almost half EU solar consumption Plan for Yosemite Calls for Scaling Back Human Activity A proposal for Yosemite National Park would, among other things, restore more than 200 acres of meadows, reduce traffic congestion and close rental facilities for bicycling. Clare OReilly, Ole Waldmann The bride is a project manager at the California Ocean Protection Council; the groom is a product developer at Lam Research Corporation. McIlroy Could Be the Best if He Sorts Out Problems Player Gary Player is "perturbed" by some of the decisions being made by Rory McIlroy but the South African great believes the former world number one "could be the man" if he sorts out his problems. Advertising Air Force Asks Students to Solve Real-World Problems People will be challenged to develop technologies for search-and-rescue operations, create software code for an unmanned aerial vehicle and to help start the newest GPS satellite. T Magazine All the Rage | The Next Great Cocktail Craze? Boozy Punches At the 11the annual Tales of the Cocktail convention in New Orleans, revelers embraced large-batch, high-proof drinks served in giant bowls. Two Ad Companies Are Said to Merge, Supplanting Industry Leader The merger of the Omnicom Group and the Publicis Groupe would create a new industry leader positioned to better capture profits from digital media and emerging markets. ArtsBeat New Chapters in Life and Times Will Be Part of Crossing the Line Festival The multidiscplinary festival will include two more episodes in the show from Nature Theater of Oklahoma, as well as several other performances that rely on audience participation. Benghazi, Boston State of jihad Every July in the lush, green mountains of Aspen, Colorado, many of the top present and former U.S. national security officials and other experts gather to discuss how the war against al Qaeda and its allies is going. Breakingviews DOJ's Cohen scapegoats July 25 - Antony Currie and Breakingviews columnists discuss how criminal charges against SAC may push the hedge fund under, unfairly punishing the fund's current staff. Royal baby's name announced Prince William and his wife, Catherine, introduced their baby to more royal visitors Wednesday after giving the world its first glimpse of the future king as they left the hospital. Albert Hall seeks cool fix as promenaders wilt LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's heatwave has prompted the Royal Albert Hall to review its ventilation systems after soaring temperatures at the Summer season of Promenade concerts left both musicians and spectators "dripping with sweat". Table for Three At Lunch With Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric McCormack The actors Eric McCormack and Jesse Tyler Ferguson are known for their groundbreaking TV roles, but both agree that a subtle approach to getting out a message works best. UPDATE 1-Tropical Storm Dorian weakens on path toward Caribbean MIAMI, July 26 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Dorian weakened on Friday as it moved across the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean toward the Caribbean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Ross Leads Padres to 1-0 Win Over Diamondbacks Tyson Ross dropped his arm into the same slot and released the ball from the same point on every pitch, no matter if it was a fastball or slider. Super freak to super stud? How will Frankel, widely considered the finest thoroughbred every produced, perform in his new career at stud? Publicis, Omnicom confident will get regulatory approval PARIS, July 28 (Reuters) - Publicis and Omnicom expect to be able to win regulatory approval for their merger, the chief executives of the two companies told a news conference on Sunday. UPDATE 2-Saudi Arabia awards $22.5 bln contracts to build Riyadh metro * Bechtel, Spain's FCC, Italy's Ansaldo STS lead consortia Motorsport Hamilton snatches pole British driver will start Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position for the second successive season after a scintillating drive at a sizzling Hungagoring. Keeping Score The Influence of Pythagoras on Baseball A formula for expected baseball winning percentage, based on the theorem for the length of a hypotenuse, has been accurate this season, especially with Tampa Bay. Dot Earth Blog A U.S. Battery Recycler Says We Should Keep the Lead In The head of a lead smelting company calls for an industry cleanup but also an end to policies that send lead-containing batteries, and related pollution problems, to poorer nations. Tevez on City 'pressure' Juventus striker Carlos Tevez talks to CNN about the pressure at Manchester City and his new challenge at his new club. Well Ask Well Leg Cramp Relief Nighttime leg cramps are a common problem. A handful of remedies may provide relief. Pope Calls for Dialogue to Calm Brazil Pope Francis told dignitaries that constructive dialogue is essential for facing the present moment. Europe banks get set for dividend lift - if regulators allow LONDON (Reuters) - A clutch of European banks are primed to lift dividends to put them back on the radar of yield-hungry investors after years spent using cash to repair balance sheets. Migrants say 31 missing after boat sinks off Libya ANSA ROME (Reuters) - The Italian coastguard has rescued 22 migrants from a boat which sank off the coast of Libya but more than 30 are still missing at sea, ANSA news agency said on Sunday. Parted by Korean War, united by hope This South Korean couple has spent many of the past 60 years believing the other was dead. He was held prisoner by the North, she lived in the South. Cyprus, lenders set Bank of Cyprus bail-in at 47.5 pct, sources say NICOSIA, July 28 (Reuters) - Cyprus and its international lenders have agreed to convert 47.5 percent of deposits exceeding 100,000 euros in Bank of Cyprus to equity to recapitalize it, banking...

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