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News Feed Latest worldwide news Currents | Outdoors Seating Thats Not for Wallflowers Sergio Rodrigues oversaw a colorful reissue of his Taj outdoor-furniture collection. Is Rio ready for the World Cup? CNN travels to Rio to discover whether the city is ready for the 2014 World Cup. Kasparov Cracks in Putin's Russia World chess champion and democracy activist Garry Kasparov argues that Vladimir Putin's position in Russia is under threat. UPDATE 2-Lazard profit up on higher MA advisory revenue * Annual savings from cost-cutting raised to $160 mln (Adds comment from CEO and details on cost-savings plan) Internet companies, stung by earnings, still look pricey NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - Expedia Inc can send people to destinations around the world, but it can't send investors back in time so they can avoid the stock's massive selloff on Friday. Virginia Johnson, Widely Published Collaborator in Sex Research, Dies at 88 Ms. Johnson and William H. Masters helped make the frank discussion of sex in postwar America possible if not downright acceptable. FDA warns on vitamin supplement containing steroids, cites risks (Reuters) - A vitamin B dietary supplement called B-50 contains two anabolic steroids and has been cited as causing unusual hair growth in women and impotence in men, U.S. health regulators said on Friday, warning consumers to avoid the product. Alabama executes killer despite claims of mental illness (Reuters) - Alabama has executed Andrew Reid Lackey, 29, by lethal injection at Holman Prison in Atmore, Alabama, a prison official said. He was pronounced dead at 625 p.m. CDT (2325 GMT). Trailside Mayor Deflects Weiner Queries With Call for Substantive Questions When asked if Anthony D. Weiner should drop out of the mayoral race, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said, I cant get involved in the campaign. Sports Briefing | Soccer Guardiola and Bayern Munich Beat Barcelona Bayern Munich defeated Barcelona, 2-0, in a preseason friendly that pitted Pep Guardiolas new side against his former team. Cities are safest Large cities in the United States are significantly safer than rural areas. The risk of injury death which counts both violent crime and accidents is more than 20% higher in the countryside than it is in large urban areas. Afghanistan Equal opportunities vital Ahmad Zia Massoud says the key to the nation's future is to provide educational and economic opportunity for women Is military chief Egypt's new hero? For many Egyptians armed forces chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is a hero, despite fears about his past, and the fact chants of "down with military rule" once rang out across Cairo. Caroline Kennedy, Catching the Torch In a public role that friends say she has been building a lifetime toward, Caroline Kennedy, the guardian of the flame, is poised to add to her familys rich legacy. Sports Briefing | Football With Barth Set to Miss Season, Buccaneers Sign Tynes Buccaneers kicker Connor Barth will miss the season with a torn Achilles tendon, and the team signed Lawrence Tynes, a former Giant, as his replacement. Techquity Apple number to watch, no Emmy for Netflix July 23 - Analysts looking for Apple to lower guidance when it reports results. We give you one number to track. Plus, Netflix disappoints but in a plot twist, investors remain calmer. Mahan Has Two-Stroke Lead at Canadian Open Hunter Mahan birdied the final three holes and had eight birdies in his bogey-free round at Glen Abbey to reach 13-under-par 131 through two rounds. Bribery allegations hit GSK Jim Boulden reports on the admission from GlaxoSmithKline that its employees may have committed crimes in China. ArtsBeat Popcast Pitchfork Post-Mortem Jon Caramanica and Ben Ratliff discuss the prevailing themes of last weekends Pitchfork Music Festival. Top 10 Wikipedia controversies They've long been considered topics that aren't polite to discuss at the dinner table. As it turns out, politics and religion can get touchy on Wikipedia as well. Froome wins Tour de France Britain's Chris Froome wins the 100th Tour de France. CNN's Amanda Davies reports. MOVES-KPMG International July 26 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointment was announced on Friday. To inform us of other job changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com. SAC Capital pleads not guilty to insider-trading charges NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steven Cohen's hedge fund, SAC Capital Advisors LLP, pleaded not guilty in federal court on Friday, one day after it was indicted on insider-trading charges. Wealth Matters Captain of Your Own Yacht (for This Weekend, Anyway) Fractional ownership of pleasure craft, just like part ownership of a ski chalet or private jet, is a way to get more than you can afford alone. Music Review Fred Hersch Trio and Joe Lovano Jam at Village Vanguard The collaboration between the pianist Fred Hersch and the saxophonist Joe Lovano at the Village Vanguard had the ring of inevitability. Delay in Disclosing Leaks at Fukushima Is Criticized The lack of transparency by the operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, in revealing that contaminated water from the site had been flowing into the ocean has renewed public frustration. BorgWarner net up on demand for fuel-efficient vehicles (Reuters) - BorgWarner Inc , maker of automotive turbochargers and emission systems, posted higher-than-expected profit on Thursday as global demand for more fuel-efficient vehicles continued to rise... Wall St. wipes out losses late to end with slim gain NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks erased losses late in Friday's session to close slightly higher on investors' optimism about the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will keep its easy money policy in play a while longer. Well In a Culture of Disrespect, Patients Lose Out When doctors tolerate a culture of disrespect, we arent just being insensitive, or obtuse, or lazy, or enabling. Were in fact violating the first commandment of medicine. 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 Singer-songwriter Roy Harper rediscovers youth - and vice versa LONDON (Reuters) - After decades as a critically acclaimed but fringe figure in music, British singer-songwriter Roy Harper is suddenly finding himself in demand. UPDATE 1-Activision to spread its wings after Vivendi sale -CEO SAN FRANCISCO, July 26 (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc's CEO, who is shelling out $50 million of his own money in an $8.2 billion deal to buy back most of Vivendi's stake, said the world's... Contest for Brooklyn Prosecutor Narrows to 2 Abe George said he was instead throwing his support behind Kenneth P. Thompson, who is also challenging the incumbent, Charles J. Hynes, in the Democratic primary. World Briefing | Africa South Sudan President Dismisses Cabinet and Vice President President Salva Kiir dismissed his entire cabinet and his vice president on Tuesday and suspended his top negotiator at talks to defuse tensions with Sudan, state news media said. 2 Editors Promoted at New York Times Matt Purdy, the investigations editor, was named an assistant managing editor, and Marc Lacey, a deputy foreign editor, became an associate managing editor. Recession hits profits at Croatian telecoms operator T-HT ZAGREB, July 26 (Reuters) - First-half net profits at T-HT , Croatia's biggest telecoms operator, declined by nearly a third to 570 million Croatian kuna ($101 million) due the country's economic recession, the company said on Friday. SAC Capital charged with fraud July 25 - SAC Capital is charged with criminal fraud, which could bring the $15 billion hedge fund star to the brink of extinction and further tarnish its famed founder, investor Steve Cohen. Conway G. Gittens reports. Besler Elbows His Way Onto U.S. Team Defender Matt Besler has rejoined the U.S. national team for its Gold Cup quarterfinal match against El Salvador in Baltimore on Sunday. NHL Stars to Return to Olympics in Sochi in 2014 After weeks of tough negotiations, the NHL and its players reached a deal with the International Ice Hockey Federation on Friday to put the season on hold again so the game's biggest stars can compete next year in the Sochi Olympics. Well Diaries From I.C.U. Aid Mental Recovery Critical care units in several European countries have long been using diaries to help patients, and their families, recover after their ordeal.

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