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House Votes to Shift No Child Left Behind Oversight to States
The measure, passed largely along party lines, faces significant challenges from Senate Democrats and a veto threat.


Firefighters hold line against California blaze
July 19 - Flames engulfing the San Jacinto Mountains are threatening several towns despite efforts underway since Monday (July 15) to contain the large wildfire. Lindsey Parietti reports.


Bankers in line for telecom and media fees windfall
LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - Bankers working on the sale of the bulk of Vivendi's stake in Activision Blizzard Inc to the video games maker and its management could earn advisory fees of up to $80...


Sports Briefing | Soccer Phillips Plays On With Crystal Palace
Striker Kevin Phillips, who turns 40 on Thursday, signed a one-year contract to play for Crystal Palace, the club said Saturday in a statement.


Halliburton pleads guilty to destroying Gulf oil spill evidence
(Reuters) - Halliburton Co has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and will pay the maximum possible statutory fine, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday.


Crash victim 'It felt like a roller coaster'
One minute, Stephen Ward was writing in his journal. The next, he was covered in blood. The 18-year-old was one of scores of people hurt when a train in Spain derailed and smashed into a concrete wall. Nearly 80 were killed.


Talk Mireille Enos The Killing Star Avoids the Police-Procedural Trap
And the Hollywood-ingnue problem, too.


Can 'Carlos Danger' be mayor?
Don't count Carlos Danger out of the New York mayoral race just yet. He's still a contender.


Halliburton says it also is part of U.S. fracking antitrust probe
(Reuters) - Halliburton Co, the largest provider of pressure pumping services used in hydraulic fracturing, said on Thursday it had also been contacted by the U.S. government regarding potential antitrust issues in the pressure pumping market.


NBC plans Hillary Clinton miniseries, part of TV event strategy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC plans to air a four-hour miniseries starring Diane Lane as former Secretary of State and first lady Hillary Clinton, part of the broadcast TV network's strategy to improve its ratings by luring viewers to one-time event programming.


COMMODITIES-Soy down most in a week since 2009; gold up 3rd week
NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. soybeans fell again on Friday to post their sharpest weekly loss since 2009 as a giant crop loomed and gold slipped too although it still recorded a third straight week of gains as investors grew more confident the fed was not yet ready to scale back its stimulus program.


In Lieu of Money, Toyota Donates Efficiency to New York Charity
Toyota engineers brought kaizen, a Japanese word meaning continuous improvement, to the Food Bank for New York City, cutting wait times at soup kitchens and streamlining procedures.


World chuckles about RoyalBaby
It's a boy! And an Internet punchline!


Music Review Bayreuth Festival Opens With Der Fliegende Hollnder
The Bayreuth Festival opened Thursday night with Jan Philipp Glogers modern-dress take on Fliegende Hollnder, Wagners opera about a sea captain in search of redemption.


Boeing reshuffles 787 chief engineer, other commercial jobs
WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Friday it had announced internally that it was rotating five executives in its commercial airplanes division, including Mike Sinnett, the chief...


Property Values What You Get for ... $750,000
A Dutch Colonial in upstate New York, a beach house in Washington and a mountain view in El Paso.


Has technology ruined handwriting?
Technology is constantly increasing communication speeds, often anticipating words before our brains can send signals to our fingers. But experts say handwriting is being sacrificed for the sake of technology's convenience.


France Orders Strauss-Kahn to Stand Trial
French magistrates charged Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former chief of the International Monetary Fund, and 12 others with aggravated procurement in a group, or pimping.


Egypt's new national hero?
For many Egyptians armed forces chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is a hero, despite allegations about his past.


Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Notable properties that have been recently listed for sale, sold or leased.


45 Killed in Sectarian Bombings in Pakistan
A militant group affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the deaths in Parachinar, the main town in a tribal region near the Afghan border.


Fed's Lacker says exit from bond-buying should be quick
BERLIN (Reuters) - The U.S. central bank should stop its bond-buying quickly and an end to the program was "in sight", a senior Federal Reserve official said in an interview with a German magazine on...


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.


SE Asia Stocks-Philippine leads amid rating hopes; late-buying lifts Thai stocks
BANGKOK, July 26 (Reuters) - Most Southeast Asian stocks ended flat to weaker in a lacklustre session on Friday, awaiting directions on the U.S. stimulus from the Federal Reserve's policy meeting next week, but Thai stock market gained on late buying in beaten-down stocks. Thai SET index climbed 1.4 percent to 1,476.71, reversing Thursday's 3 percent drop amid political concerns. Advanced Info Service, top actively traded and a short selling target on the previous session, jumped 2.5 percent


EU says reaches deal with China to resolve solar dispute
BRUSSELS, July 27 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Saturday it had agreed a deal with Beijing to resolve a dispute over alleged Chinese dumping of solar panels in Europe, agreeing a minimum price for China's imports.


You're the Boss Blog Why We Fire Lenders (and Borrowers)
A loan broker writes that it is important for both parties in a loan negotiation to be forthright in their dealings.


TPG, Warburg, Berkshire, Ares vie for CPG International -sources
NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - TPG Capital LP, Warburg Pincus LLC, Ares Management LLC and Berkshire Partners LLC are competing for building products maker CPG International Inc, whose sale could...


JPMorgan to exit physical commodities business
July 26 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase Co said it was considering a sale or a spin-off of its physical commodities business, including its holdings of commodities assets and its physical trading operations.


Tunisian opposition leader killed
A Tunisian opposition leader was fatally shot outside his home Thursday, setting off protests in a nation still raw from the February assassination of a different politician who opposed the Islamist-led governing party.


Shuttle lands at California air base
NASA officials Sunday waved off the first opportunity for space shuttle Endeavour to return to Earth, citing poor weather conditions.


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.


Leland Mitchell, Who Defied Racism on the Basketball Court, Dies at 72
A decision by Mitchell and his teammates to play in a N.C.A.A. tournament despite opposition was widely seen as the beginning of the end of segregation in college sports.


The perfect beach volleyball duo?
Looking for the right person can be fraught with difficulties but Todd Rogers knew he'd met the perfect 'wife' when he fell upon Ryan Doherty.


'Pink Panther' escapes in armed prison break
Police in Switzerland hunted Friday for two inmates who escaped in a prison break staged by a pair of armed accomplices.


Even at $700, Apple is not a bubble Felix TV
It took 15,000 data points to answer a question millions of investors are asking Is Apple stock overvalued? With the help of friends at Datastream, Reuters blogger Felix Salmon presents a unique visual analysis showing that even at $700 a share, Apple is not overvalued as Microsoft was before its bubble burst. (September 19, 2012)


CBS and Time Warner Cable Call a Timeout in Dispute
The network and cable company announced late Wednesday that they had agreed to an extension of their current contract, as they continue to wrangle over fees for CBS programs.


High-speed trader Infinium Capital gets new boss -sources
July 26 (Reuters) - A veteran of Chicago's agricultural markets has come out of retirement to become the new leader of high-speed U.S. trading firm Infinium Capital Management, three people with...


World Briefing | Africa Aid Workers Kidnapped by Somali Militants Released
The release ended a 21-month hostage ordeal, the aid group Doctors Without Borders said Thursday.


Norway's Arctic idyll shivers at oil plans
SVOLVAER, Norway (Reuters) - Oil companies seeking new Arctic areas for exploration face a battle with environmentalists, fishermen and hotel owners over Norwegian islands where jagged snow-capped peaks rise sheer from the sea.


An Afghan Media Mogul, Pushing Boundaries
Saad Mohseni has brought soap operas, sitcoms and reality TV to his native country, Afghanistan, and with them a modicum of normalcy. Now he is looking to expand to Egypt, Libya and Iraq.


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