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Born in Chicago
A look at the era explored in a new documentary film about black blues musicians.


Michael Phelps' golf growing pains
As a swimmer, his countless hours of training paid off handsomely -- earning him a record 18 Olympic gold medals. As a golfer, Michael Phelps is wondering what he's got himself into.


100 arrested in Mafia crackdown
More than 100 people suspected of Mafia involvement were arrested Friday in Italy as police launched operations near Rome and in the country's southern Calabria region.


Cancer trial results slow to see light of day study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. law requires certain research results to be posted online within a year of a study's end date, but a new analysis found that only about half of cancer drug research results are made public after three years.


BMW's i3 hatchback is mark of electric car confidence
* World's top luxury carmaker to launch first electric model


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.


Panel Convenes in Washington to Discuss Aliens
A group of former lawmakers and government officials gathered this week in the capital to discuss what they said was secrecy surrounding aliens and unidentified flying objects.


Opera and Classical Listings for July 26-Aug. 1
A selected guide to classical music performances in the New York area.


Obama, at Florida Port, Vows to Speed Shipping and Transit Projects
Speaking at a port in Jacksonville, Fla., President Obama said he wont wait for Congress and would use his executive powers to accelerate projects to bolster growth and add jobs.


Sports Briefing | Pro Football Giants Cruz Apologizes for Twitter Message After Zimmermans Acquittal
Giants receiver Victor Cruz apologized for a Twitter message in the wake of George Zimmermans being acquitted of second-degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin.


"Stolen masters incinerated" report
July 18 - Media reports say a Romanian woman has admitted burning stolen masterpieces by Picasso, Monet and Matisse. Paul Chapman reports.


London mayor hails the games
CNN's Christiane Amanpour speaks with Mayor of London Boris Johnson.


Snowden Gets Novel and Change of Clothes, but No Clearance to Exit Airport
The lawyer helping Edward J. Snowden said more work was needed on his asylum request.


Canadians paying coffee forward
What's in the coffee in Canada? Apparently something that's making a few folks pretty generous.


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.


Is 'Chinese dream' a fantasy?
What is the president's "Chinese Dream"? And is it what the people want? Kristie Lu Stout asks around.


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.


Well Tomatoes Plain and Simple
Martha Rose Shulman turns to tomatoes for her annual Recipes for Health tomato week.


Woods hunts Westwood in Open
Tiger Woods and Lee Westwood are in the hunt to end their major drought going into the final round of the British Open.


India Ink Image of the Day July 26
Tribute was paid to martyrs of the 1999 Kargil war fought with Pakistan, at the India Gate memorial in New Delhi.


Low chance of cyclone east of Bermuda NHC
A surface low pressure system beneath an upper-level trough about 500 miles east of Bermuda has a 20 pct chance of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin.


Police detain suspect in 'haiku' killing case
A 63-year-old man wanted in connection with the murder of five people in a remote Japanese hamlet has been captured after a manhunt involving more than 400 police.


RPT-Smithfield's China deal spurs heparin heart drug safety concerns
WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers are concerned a Chinese company's planned $4.7 billion acquisition of pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc could affect the safety and availability of heparin, a blood-thinner widely used in heart surgery and kidney dialysis that is derived from pig intestines.


Sports Briefing | College Basketball N.C.A.A. Expands Use of Replay Review in College Basketball
The N.C.A.A.s panel on rules oversight voted to expand the use of replay review in college basketball.


Britain's Murray wins Wimbledon
Andy Murray ends Britain's 77-year wait for a Wimbledon men's singles champion by defeating World No.1 Novak Djokovic in straight sets.


Bits Blog Pinterest Allows Users to Opt-Out of Being Tracked
On Friday, Pinterest, a kind of virtual pinboard, announced that it would enable Do Not Track functionality to let users opt out tracking their behavior on site.


Movie Review Frankensteins Army Pits World War II Soldiers and Cyborgs
Frankensteins Army, directed by Richard Raaphorst, has a plethora of unsettling and refreshingly nondigital zombie robots.


The Learning Network Blog Summer Reading Contest | What Interested You Most in The Times This Week?
Our contest enters its seventh week, in which judges from Figment will choose winners. Look for that announcement on Aug. 12.


In Closing Argument, Prosecutor Casts Soldier as Anarchist for Leaking Archives
The prosecution argues that Pfc. Bradley Manning is a traitor, but his lawyers say he is a principled protester who wanted to help society.


FOREX-Dollar falls as Fed seen keeping U.S. rates low for some time
* Speculation rises Fed may tweak its forward guidance on rates * Dollar index hits lowest since June 20 * Investors await U.S. payrolls, ISM data next week By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, July...


Insight How Samsung is beating Apple in China
GUANGZHOU, China/SEOUL (Reuters) - Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook believes that "over the arc of time" China is a huge opportunity for his pathbreaking company. But time looks to be on the side of rival Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, which has been around far longer and penetrated much deeper into the world's most populous country.


BlackRock launches first retail alternative funds
NEW YORK (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc is launching its first alternative mutual funds for retail investors.


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.


Marooned at the world's end
Capt. Robert Bartlett was awakened by a sharp crack, like a gunshot. His ship was sinking.


Defense Calls Mannings Intentions Good
A lawyer for Pfc. Bradley Manning tried to counter the prosecutions portrayal in his court-martial over leaking government documents, calling him a humanist and a whistle-blower.


Ultra-Orthodox Candidates Elected as Israels Chief Rabbis
Two candidates backed by ultra-Orthodox parties were elected as Israels chief rabbis, defeating a rabbi who had promised, in an aggressive campaign, to transform the troubled rabbinate.


Lucy Anderson, Robin Mookerjee
The bride is a bibliographer and cataloger of early printed books; the groom is an assistant professor and a chairman of literary studies at Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts.


U.S. mum on Dubai rape story
Nina Burleigh says the Norwegian woman put in a Dubai jail after she reported a rape can go home now, but how many Arab women are languishing in prison for going to the police?


UPDATE 2-Embraer shares fall on weak business jet outlook
* CEO sees economic concern sapping Legacy demand in China (Adds details from earnings, updates share price)


Rose on injury It's been tough
Pedro Pinto speaks with Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose about recovering from his knee injury.


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