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News Feed Latest worldwide news Mind doctor on McIlroy woe When golfers admit to feeling "brain dead" and "unconscious" -- as Rory McIlroy did at Muirfield on Thursday -- perhaps it's time to book an appointment with the doctor. Player Ratings U.S. (3) vs. Honduras (1) Player ratings from the Concacaf Gold Cup semifinal between the United States and Honduras in Arlington, Tex. U.S. appeals court revives lawsuit vs United Airlines over wheelchair SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit against United Continental Holdings Inc's United Airlines that was brought by a woman who claimed she was not promptly provided a wheelchair in an airport when she asked for one. Decades-old defect caused Exxon's Arkansas oil spill regulator WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leak in Exxon Mobil Corp's nearly 70-year-old Pegasus pipeline, which spilled thousands of barrels of crude oil in a small Arkansas town in March, appears to have been caused by an original manufacturing defect, U.S. regulators said on Thursday. Local Guides Share Cities Culinary Secrets So-called food sherpas offer small groups of visitors an intimate encounter with carefully chosen local purveyors, and help them order whats right. Fatal Fall Highlights Risk of New York Balconies A Manhattan womans fatal plummet from her 17th-floor apartment on Thursday highlighted the risks that New Yorkers take when they venture on to their balconies. Well Think Like a Doctor Not Just the Flu, Solved! Readers solve the case of a 59-year-old woman whod been sick for over a week with what she thought was just the flu but then suddenly became deathly ill. I Was Misinformed Cute and Cozy (for a Loaf of Bread) A 1950s trailer who cared if there was no plumbing? That would be me, as it turned out. UPDATE 1-U.S. says states' lawsuits vs SP belong in state courts Aug 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. government, which is pursuing a $5 billion lawsuit accusing Standard Poor's of misleading investors by inflating its credit ratings, on Friday asked a federal judge to... Small-Business Guide Sell a Business to Cover Retirement? Dont Count on It Many businesses simply cannot be sold and others end up being sold for far less than expected. Missed Connections at La Dfense La Dfense, the business hub of Paris, has long been criticized as dehumanizing and disconnected to the city. Efforts are under way to change that. Berthold Beitz, German Steel Industrialist Who Saved Jews, Dies at 99 Mr. Beitz was well known for his efforts to save hundreds of Jews and Poles from the Nazis while stationed in Poland during World War II. No laughing matter, Mexican clowns make annual pilgrimage July 25 - Hundreds of colorfully-dressed clowns march towards the Basilica of Guadalupe to give thanks for employment and good health in an annual pilgrimage to Mexico's holiest site. Tara Cleary reports. The Politics of Black Masculinity The Op-Ed columnist Charles M. Blow on the difficulty of explaining the Zimmerman verdict to his sons. Argentina's economic growth speeding up -President Fernandez BUENOS AIRES, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Argentina's economic growth has picked up pace this year, President Cristina Fernandez said on Saturday. Social Qs Girls Not Allowed Answers to questions about sexism in the workplace, dealing with unwanted encouragement and more. World Briefing | Africa Tunisia Military Hunts Militants Near Algerian Border Aircraft bombed caves in the Mount Chaambi area, where the military has been trying to track down a band of 15 to 20 Islamist militants since December, an army spokesman said Friday. Heading Upstate in Search of a Watery Eden Isolated swimming holes are becoming tougher to find in the Hudson River Valley as a more urban crowd heads upstate. Well The Limits of Cosmetic Surgery A new study, the first to try to quantify attractiveness after a face-lift, brow lift or eyelid surgery, found a tiny but insignificant increase in attractiveness. Wagner birthday "Ring" booed will clan go up in smoke? BAYREUTH, Germany (Reuters) - Richard Wagner made hand grenades for the 1849 Dresden uprising, so maybe he would have cheered the tumultuous end of his 200th birthday "Ring" cycle in Bayreuth, a production that has raised questions over his heirs running the festival. U.S. intestinal bug traced to salad greens from Mexican company (Reuters) - U.S. health authorities have traced at least one source of an intestinal bug that has sickened more than 400 people in 17 states to salad greens supplied to restaurants by a company in Mexico. Fatal Fall Highlights Risk of New York Balconies A Manhattan womans fatal plummet from her 17th-floor apartment on Thursday highlighted the risks that New Yorkers take when they venture on to their balconies. Breakingviews RBS should ape HSBC, not Lloyds Aug. 2 - Memo to new RBS boss Ross McEwen HSBC is your model, not Lloyds, says Reuters Breakingviews Real Should Not Have Made Bale Talks Public Villas-Boas Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti should not have made public the Spanish club's attempts to sign Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Gareth Bale, the Premier League side's coach Andre Villas-Boas said on Saturday. CANADA FX DEBT-C$ follows greenback lower after soft US job data * C$ at C$1.0390 vs US$, or 96.25 U.S. cents * U.S. economic weakness weighs on Canada * Canadian debt prices higher By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened to a... Preview American Tour Features Elite Teams The Guinness International Champions Cup, which began Saturday in Spain, brings together eight of the top soccer teams in the world. Dot Earth Blog With Arrests, Signs of Justice in Slaying of Costa Rican Turtle Guardian Eight arrests are made two months after the brutal murder of a young sea turtle guardian in Costa Rica. India Ink Image of the Day August 2 Muslims breaking their fast at Jama Masjid, a mosque in Old Delhi. Icahn sues Dell in latest attempt to foil buyout (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn sued Dell Inc and its board on Thursday, his latest attempt to derail a $24.4 billion buyout bid by the computer maker's founder and CEO Michael Dell. Kasparov Cracks in Putin's Russia Strange things happened in a small courtroom in the Russian city of Kirov last week. Moscow mayoral candidate, and my colleague in the Russian opposition, Alexei Navalny, was convicted July 18 on concocted embezzlement charges in the type of political show trial that Josef Stalin favored long before his spiritual successor President Vladimir Putin embraced them. U.S. issues global travel alert, cites al Qaeda threat WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States issued a worldwide travel alert on Friday warning Americans that al Qaeda may be planning attacks in August, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa. Bananas thrown at Italian minister Racist taunts against Italy's first black minister, Cecile Kyenge, took another ugly turn over the weekend when someone hurled bananas at her during a rally. Thousands of Palestinians welcome Barcelona to West Bank DURA, West Bank (Reuters) - Thousands of Palestinians celebrated the arrival of Barcelona in the West Bank on Saturday where Argentine forward Lionel Messi and his team mates showed off their skills to adoring fans. Can horn sales save the rhino? South Africa wants to sell some of its $1 billion of stockpiled rhino horns. But will it end poaching, or just encourage the slaughter? UPDATE 2-Aetna exits Obamacare exchange in Maryland over price Aug 2 (Reuters) - Aetna Inc pulled out of Maryland's health insurance exchange being created under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law after the state pressed it to lower its proposed... U.S. ITC delays word on whether Samsung infringes Apple's patents WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Thursday it would delay a decision on whether some mobile phones and tablets made by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd infringe on Apple Inc's patents. From Boston hero to goat, billionaire John Henry takes on Globe challenge BOSTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - As recently as five years ago, billionaire John Henry, could do no wrong in Boston, but since then the image of the man who agreed to buy the Boston Globe on Saturday has taken a beating. World Briefing | Africa Congo U.N. Mission to Get Drones The United Nations announced that it had selected its first unarmed surveillance drone, an Italian-made plane that will be tried out by peacekeepers. 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. Currents | Outdoors An Outdoor Shower Inspired by P.S. 122 The shower manufactured by Oborain was named after the New York City school-turned-performance-space.

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