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Tennis Sharapova injury blow
Maria Sharapova has been forced to pull out of the WTA Rogers Cup tournament in Toronto next month, still plagued by a nagging left hip injury.


We ride along with the Nokia Drive
Ride-along and interview Nokia's Aaron Dannenbring


2015 Presidents Cup Headed for Incheon, S. Korea
The 2015 Presidents Cup will be played at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon, South Korea, marking the second time in a row that a course designed by the 18-time major championship winner will host the competition.


Republican effort to push through deep spending cuts fails
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives halted consideration of a $44 billion transportation and housing spending bill due to lack of support, signaling that the majority Republicans are unable to push through deep spending cuts to domestic agencies.


World's best fireworks displays
From Bastille Day and 4th July to Chinese New Year and Disney Land, your shots of the world's greatest fireworks.


Garbage piles up in Santiago
July 30 - With trash piling up as garbage collectors enter into their second day of strikes, the government examines options to prevent health risks. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.


In Tunisian protest square, barriers reflect deeper divide
TUNIS (Reuters) - The red Tunisian flags they wave are the same, but the divide between opposition and pro-government protesters in the capital's main square is much wider than the 150-metre gap between barriers put there to separate them.


Neighbors Battle With Park Avenue Caterer Goes All the Way to Cuomo
A fight between the Rose Group and its Park Avenue neighbors over a special exemption for a liquor license has reached the office of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.


Aresco American Expects Inclusion at Top Level
With change on the horizon for college sports, American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco wants everyone to know his league has the resources and the will to be included with the top football conferences in the country.


Motherlode Blog Why I Hate Pinterest
Maybe my lack of craftiness is at the root of my loathing. No matter how hard I tried, my cookies came out looking as if my 4-year-old had decorated them.


Judge Scolds Defendant for Fake Tale of Tragedy
A man charged with gun-trafficking kept telling the story of a jet crash on a ship he was on years ago until prosecutors learned it wasnt true.


F.D.A. Strengthens Warnings on Lariam, an Anti-Malaria Drug
The Food and Drug Administration said an anti-malaria drug, known as Lariam, must update its warning label to show that some of its psychiatric side effects can become permanent.


Obama to Appear on Tonight Show
His topics, NBC said, will be job initiatives and the economy.


Currents | Rugs Riding a Carpet Back to the 1950s
A group of Raymond Loewy rugs is reintroduced.


Sports Briefing | Soccer New Soccer Stadium Set for Washington
D.C. United and city officials signed an agreement for a new $300 million stadium. The city and the team would split the cost of the stadium, tentatively scheduled to open in 2016.


Scientists go tech to uncover mass graves
July 30 - Scientists want to aid in the search for hidden mass graves in Colombia. The researchers are conducting an experiment aimed at combining different geophysical technologies in the hopes of perfecting a new technique to locate bodies underground. Ben Gruber reports.


Home prices rise in May, though pace slows
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. home prices rose in May, suggesting the housing market recovery pushed ahead during the spring buying season, though the pace of gains slowed in what analysts said could be...


Editor's Choice
Our best photos from the past 24 hours.


Techquity Facebook's bumpy ride, dude got a Dell problem
July 31 - Facebook gets back to IPO price and looks similar to another networking stock. Plus, Michael Dell's bid for Dell faces more hurdles.


The One-Day Contract, a Last Hurrah for Athletes
As Hideki Matsui and Donovan McNabb illustrated this week, the one-day contract has become a rite of passage for modern athletes a select few, anyway before they retreat from the spotlight.


Mets 4, Marlins 2 (10 innings) Mets Find Their Footing After the Marlins End Wheelers No-Hit Bid
Zack Wheeler held Miami hitless into the seventh inning, before the Marlins spoiled his bid. The Mets scratched out a win in 10 innings.


'Private Benjamin' actress Eileen Brennan dies
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American actress Eileen Brennan, best known for her Oscar-nominated role in the 1980 film "Private Benjamin," has died from bladder cancer. She was 80.


US STOCKS-SP 500 ends flat; Fed gives no word on tapering
* Dow off 0.1 pct; SP 500 off 0.01 pct; Nasdaq up 0.3 pct


American Homes 4 Rent prices IPO to raise $706 mln - source
July 31 (Reuters) - Real estate investment trust American Homes 4 Rent priced its initial public offering of about 44 million Class A common shares at $16 apiece, the low end of its expected price...


Massa cleared over Monaco crash
Ferrari have absolved driver Felipe Massa from any blame after he crashed out of the Monaco Grand Prix, saying the collision was caused by car failure.


United States 3, Honduras 1 Its Donovans Day as U.S. Advances to Gold Cup Final
Landon Donovan scored two goals and set up another as the United States beat Honduras in the Gold Cup semifinals.


Mexico's president to undergo thyroid surgery
Mexico's president will undergo surgery next week to remove a thyroid nodule, his office said Wednesday.


Indyk tapped as Washington's Middle East peace envoy
July 29 - Former U.S. ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk is named as Washington's Middle East peace envoy. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


Nintendo keeps 2013/14 Wii U sales forecast unchanged at 9 million
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co said on Wednesday it has kept its Wii U game machine sales forecast for the year through March 2014 unchanged at 9 million consoles, although sales during the April-June first quarter were a modest 160,000 machines.


Australia's asylum plan Dead in water?
Why Australia's plans to move asylum seekers to Papua New Guinea is doomed to fail.


UPDATE 1-Jury in Tourre trial to resume deliberations Thursday
NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters) - Jurors will deliberate for a second day on Thursday over whether to hold former Goldman Sachs Group Inc trader Fabrice Tourre liable for defrauding investors in a...


Well Scientists Seek to Rein In Diagnoses of Cancer
Some of the top scientists in cancer research are recommending sweeping changes in the approach to detection and treatment, including eliminating the word cancer entirely from some common diagnoses.


Florida pain doctors convicted of money laundering
MIAMI (Reuters) - A jury acquitted two South Florida doctors of causing the deaths of patients who overdosed on pain medication, but convicted them of money laundering for their role in a conspiracy involving a chain of pain clinics.


Odd Fox News Interview Lifts Reza Aslans Biography on Jesus
A Fox News interviewer awkwardly questioned the Muslim author on why he had written about Jesus, and sales of his book, Zealot, surged once the video caught fire online.


Rihanna wins Topshop T-shirt legal case
LONDON (Reuters) - Barbadian singer Rihanna on Wednesday won a legal case against British fashion chain Topshop over the use of her image on a T-shirt it sold without her approval.


Mongolia to Mexico Edinburgh's military tattoo ready to roll
EDINBURGH (Reuters) - A Mongolian "throat singer", Mexican dancers and a native New Zealand Maori "war dance" will join bagpipers and martial bands from around the world at Edinburgh's Royal Military...


Africa's resources to end poverty?
Africa stands to reap a windfall from its resources - but not without more transparency and better wealth distribution.


Sketch Guy Some Investing Stories Sound Good Until You Analyze Them
Stories about young real estate investors may be persuasive, the author writes, but deciding if similar actions would be good for us is crucial.


ArtsBeat Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe Said to Be Leaving Parks and Recreation
The exits of Rob Lowe and Rashida Jones would be the first substantial departures in the run of the NBC comedy.


Sports Briefing | Soccer Dortmund Beats Bayern to Win German Super Cup
Borussia Dortmund defeated Bayern Munich to hand Pep Guardiola his first defeat while in charge of the European champions.


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