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News Feed Latest worldwide news Second-quarter U.S. GDP to slow sharply on tax burden WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Economic growth probably slowed sharply in the second quarter, but its pace is unlikely to change views that the Federal Reserve will start trimming bond purchases later this... Wendi Murdoch Hires a New Lawyer, Suggesting a Divorce May Turn Messy A month after Rupert Murdoch surprised his wife with divorce papers, Wendi Murdoch has hired a lawyer with a track record of representing women separating from powerful men. Task Force Urges Scans for Smokers at High Risk A shift to CT scans from chest X-rays has the potential to save 20,000 lives a year, experts say. Devils Sign Veteran Right Wing Jagr The New Jersey Devils have signed veteran right wing Jaromir Jagr in a move to help plug the scoring gap left by the recently retired Ilya Kovalchuk, the National Hockey League (NHL) team said on Tuesday. UPDATE 2-Sony near buying Ericsson out of phone venture-WSJ * Sony and Ericsson decline to comment on reported talks U.S., Liechtenstein bank reach settlement in tax evasion case WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - U.S. federal prosecutors and Liechtenstein's oldest bank, Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG, announced a $23.8 million settlement on Tuesday that halts any criminal... 'Real Housewives' New Jersey couple facing fraud charges (Editor's note Please be advised that first sentence contains language that may offend some readers) UPDATE 2-BBC to shrink as it shares in UK spending cuts * 2,000 jobs to be axed, senior manager roles to be cut Madrid Zoo visitors uplifted by giraffes July 23 - Madrid Zoo places a new viewing point in its African savannah habitat that takes visitors to new heights. Elly Park reports. ArtsBeat Book Review Podcast When America Entered the Good War Lynne Olson discusses her new book, Those Angry Days Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and Americas Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941. Losses widen at Sprint July 30 - Sprint lost more money and customers than expected ahead of its acquisition by Softbank. Fred Katayama reports. Lonely Bipartisan Push to Overhaul Tax Code Finally Gets Noticed For months, the leaders of two Congressional tax-writing committees have struggled to gain traction on their efforts, but events are starting to catch up with them. Riverbed guides below estimates on federal spending worries (Reuters) - Network equipment maker Riverbed Technology Inc forecast current-quarter results below analysts' estimates as it expects sales to the U.S. government to remain weak due to spending cuts,... Gadgetwise Plantronics Wireless Earbuds Get an Update Plantronics extended the battery life of the BackBeat GO 2 in-ear headphones by adding a travel case that doubles as a charger. U.S. bankruptcy judge proposes deadlines in Detroit bankruptcy case July 30 (Reuters) - U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes on Tuesday proposed speedy deadlines for Detroit's municipal bankruptcy filing, including a March 1, 2014 date for the city to file a... Thailand's Siam Cement profits from Southeast Asia demand BANGKOK, July 31 (Reuters) - Siam Cement Pcl, Thailand's largest industrial conglomerate, is finally catching up with the capacity it overbuilt before the Asian financial crisis as it feeds demand from frontier markets including Myanmar and Cambodia. Warrantless Cellphone Tracking Is Upheld The ruling is the first to address the constitutionality of warrantless searches of historical location data stored by cellphone service providers. Worker or contractor? U.S. businesses get it wrong IRS watchdog WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. businesses are avoiding millions of dollars a year in federal tax payments by improperly listing employees as independent contractors, despite an Internal Revenue Service... Wal-Mart, Google, others back U.S. bill to fight 'patent trolls' WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - Dozens of major U.S. companies, including Morgan Stanley, Google, Wal-Mart and Dell, on Tuesday urged lawmakers to pass bills that they said would protect new products against "extortive demands" on patents. UPDATE 1-Malaysian state fund buys 90 pct stake in Turkey's Acibadem * Mehmet Ali Aydinlar to retain 10 pct stake in health insurer QA Verifying Gmail on the Road If you do not have access to your cellphone for Gmails verification process, there is an option to print out a set of codes. T Magazine About Last Night | An Art Soiree Starring Lady Gaga The twentieth annual Watermill Center summer benefit was both a fundraiser and a bacchanalian spectacle. Rodriguez Likely to Contest a Ban As Major League Baseball prepares to issue a series of suspensions stemming from its investigation of an anti-aging clinic, Alex Rodriguez is planning to fight a potential punishment, his lawyer said. 'Corpse flower' stinks as it blooms July 22 - Visitors flocked to the U.S. Botanical Gardens for a whiff of the famous 'corpse plant' which emits a rotten flesh-like odor as it blooms. Deborah Gembara reports. UPDATE 1-U.S. SEC to jurors Don't follow Tourre to 'land of make believe' NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - A lawyer for the SEC urged jurors on Tuesday not let Fabrice Tourre deceive them the same way the former Goldman Sachs trader misled investors in a mortgage deal that went bad in the financial crisis. 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. Reality Star and Husband Are Charged With Fraud Prosecutors charged Teresa Giudice of The Real Housewives of New Jersey and her husband with mail and wire fraud, contending that they lied on financial documents. Egyptian General Calls for Mass Protests The directive from Gen. Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi raised the possibility of another Friday of dueling protests with supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi. Police hunting for clues in $136 million jewelry heist Investigators were at work Tuesday looking into the weekend theft of jewels worth close to $136 million from an exhibition in the French resort city of Cannes, the prosecutor's office in nearby Grasse said. Mexico rescues migrants in 'subhuman' conditions Mexican authorities say they've rescued 94 migrants who were crammed into the back of a hauling truck in "subhuman conditions." History's most audacious heists Jewels worth millions have been stolen from an exhibition in Cannes -- the third raid around the city in 2013. But is it the biggest gem raid? Ackman's fund sitting on growing losses on Herbalife bet BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Herbalife's surging stock price may be causing hedge fund manager William Ackman gastrointestinal pain now that he is nursing $300 million in losses due to his billion... Aguero Out of Argentina Friendly Against Italy Striker Sergio Aguero is missing from an all foreign-based squad coach Alejandro Sabella named on Tuesday for Argentina's friendly against Italy in Rome next month. FOREX-Dollar edges up on Fed "tapering" prospect, Aussie slides * Aussie falls on RBA comment, weak GDP dents Swedish crown Italy's top court hears crucial Berlusconi appeal ROME (Reuters) - Italy's supreme court on Tuesday began hearing Silvio Berlusconi's last appeal against a jail sentence and ban from public office in a case which could endanger the country's shaky coalition government if the conviction is confirmed. 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. M.I.T. Cleared In Report After Suicide Of Activist Arguments persist that M.I.T. could have done much more to end the prosecution of a young man whose promise was great and whose actions caused no damage to the universitys computer network. Bronx Courts Trim Big Backlog, With Outside Judge at the Helm Justice Patricia DiMango has handled 500 cases since January, leading officials to declare a partial victory after years of failed efforts to break the logjam. Despite Gains, Leader of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan Says Troops Must Stay Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the commander of American and allied forces in Afghanistan, said Afghan forces are doing most of the fighting, but they wont be completely independent by 2014. Corner Office Always Thank Your Star Players, Cheggx2019;s C.E.O. Says Dan Rosensweig, president and C.E.O. of Chegg Inc., the online and mail-order textbook rental service, admires people who arenx2019;t afraid to think big.

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