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News Feed Latest worldwide news Actress Remini to publish memoir after leaving Scientology source LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Leah Remini, one of the most prominent celebrities to leave the Church of Scientology, is planning to publish a memoir about her life, a source close to the actress said. PGA ends putter ban opposition The PGA Tour decides to adopt the ban on the use of controversial anchored putters from 2016. World Briefing | Middle East U.N. Team in Syria Is Set to Investigate Accusations of Chemical Attacks United Nations officials said experts from the organization would go to Syria as soon as possible to investigate three clashes in which chemical weapons are suspected of having been used. Apollo, TGP among funds circling Gherkin tower owner IVG LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Apollo and TPG Capital are among the private equity funds holding the debt of German property company IVG with a view to taking control as last-ditch talks with creditors... Risks and rewards in West Bank city High in the hills between Ramallah and Nablus in the West Bank sits a huge construction site its developers hope will transform the lives of Palestinians for generations to come. Bits Blog From North Korea With Love A Tablet With No Internet Access A tourist bought a North Korean tablet computing device and found it similar to other tablets, except for a lack of real Internet access. But it has Angry Birds. Officials al Qaeda chatter in Yemen tripped warnings Officials say fresh intelligence led the U.S. to conclude operatives of al Qaeda were in the final stages of planning an attack against U.S. and Western targets. T Magazine Food Matters | Four Monks Walk Into a Bar A group of Buddhist holy men traveled yesterday to Whiskey Soda Lounge Ny, the soon-to-open companion bar to the restaurant Pok Pok Ny, for a house-blessing ceremony. Snowden granted temporary asylum Russia granted NSA leaker Edward Snowden one-year of temporary asylum, enabling him to leave the Moscow airport he had been living in for weeks. Rodriguez Seeks Meetings With Baseball and Yankees The intent of the meeting was to work out an agreement to mitigate baseballs impending suspension of Alex Rodriguez, which was expected to come within the next day or two. World's largest geyser puts on rare show at Yellowstone (Reuters) - The world's largest geyser has exploded to life at Yellowstone National Park for the first time in eight years, sending a high-pressure burst of steamy water 300 feet into the air, a park official said on Thursday. 10 Things About the PGA Championship Ten things to know about the PGA Championship, to be played Aug. 8-11 at Oak Hill Country Club Mets Place Wright on DL, Recall Baxter David Wright walked slowly back into the New York Mets clubhouse after most of his teammates were already gone and discussed a topic as foreign to him as any watching games instead of playing in them. Luanda World's priciest city For the second time in three years, the African city of Luanda has been declared the most expensive city in the world for expats. Living Golf meets Bubba Watson A sneak preview of Living Golf's shoot with defending Masters champion Bubba Watson. Stolen jewels worth close to $136M 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. Should We Build a Fence So Buyers Wont Worry About Privacy? If neighbors can see into a house that is for sale, planting trees may be a better option than having a fence built. Devils Kovalchuk Retires From N.H.L. to Return Home to Russia Ilya Kovalchuk stunned the league by announcing his retirement, walking away from the nearly $77 million left on his contract with the Devils. BSB never said they're cool On a cooler-than-usual summer evening in Los Angeles, Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, A.J. McClean and Kevin Richardson -- aka the Backstreet Boys -- got back to what made them famous singing and dancing in front of hoards of screaming (mostly female) pop music fans. Stolen jewels worth close to $136M 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. T Magazine Travel Diary | Aaron Sanchez and John Besh Discover Haitis Evolving Food Culture The celebrity chefs visited the impoverished Caribbean nation to find out about new sustainable farming practices and many delicious varieties of rice. 10 best golf courses in Africa For a reputedly impoverished continent Africa has a remarkable number of golf courses -- 828 courses in 50 countries with a little more than half of those, 450, located in South Africa. DealBook Michael Dell Salvages Bid for His Company Under the terms of the new agreement, Michael S. Dell and his partner, the investment firm Silver Lake, would pay $13.75 a share plus a special dividend. Confederations Cup lessons CNN looks at five things we learned from the Confederations Cup. DealBook Michael Dell Salvages Bid for His Company Under the terms of the new agreement, Michael S. Dell and his partner, the investment firm Silver Lake, would pay $13.75 a share plus a special dividend. In Transit Blog Lonely Planets Plans to Make Up for Job Cuts Lonely Planet plans to beef up its user-generated content and video in the wake of a restructuring that will eliminate 70 to 80 jobs. Canada's Harper insists Keystone XL is important for jobs OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper contradicted on Friday U.S. President Barack Obama's dismissal of the job-creation potential of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, saying the project is important both for jobs and for energy security. Plastic beads are the latest pollution threat to Great Lakes (Reuters) - Tiny plastic beads from beauty products are showing up in North America's Great Lakes, and an environmental group is calling upon companies to stop using the plastic particles. Fisher Communications shareholders want more from Sinclair to sell Aug 2 (Reuters) - Three minority shareholders of Fisher Communications Inc said a $373 million takeover bid by Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc undervalues the TV broadcaster and are looking to activist... Twitter backlash over rape threats A barrage of rape and death threats on Twitter aimed at feminist Caroline Criado-Perez -- who petitioned to have women displayed on banknotes -- has sparked outrage in the global media and among the Twitterati. Your Money An $18 Million Lesson in Handling Credit Report Errors Despite a whopping judgment against Equifax, little is going to change for those who find mistakes in their credit reports, industry observers say. Afghans Yield in Dispute With U.S. Over Stiff Fines for Cargo Shipments Under the threat of losing hundreds of millions of dollars in American aid, Afghan officials backed down in an argument that had threatened to drive up the cost of the Western military withdrawal. Economix Blog Skyrocketing Numbers of Federal Workers on Forced Leave This number of involuntary part-timers in the federal government jumped in July, to 199,000, nearly four times the number in recent years. 9th accuser steps forward A ninth woman is accusing San Diego Mayor Bob Filner of sexual harassment. Myriah Jaworski, Sean Tuohey The bride is a lawyer; the groom oversees fund-raising for the Buffalo Arts and Technology Center. Brooklyn Hospital Closings a Blow to Psychiatric Care The planned closure of the Interfaith Medical Center threatens to create a severe shortage of inpatient mental health care. U.S. storm team slightly lowers 2013 hurricane forecast to eight Aug 2 (Reuters) - The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season will see above-average activity, but cooler ocean waters may make it harder for storms to form, a leading U.S. hurricane forecasting team said on... The Lede Stunning Images of Destroyed Syrian City Reporters have been left searching for words as images emerge of vast tracts of ruins where, until recently, the vibrant residential neighborhood of Khalidiya stood in the countrys third-largest city, Homs. Obama Says Hell Evaluate Pipeline Project Depending on Pollution President Obama said that he would evaluate construction of the Keystone XL pipeline on the basis of whether or not it would add significant amounts of carbon to the atmosphere. Apparently This Matters Leftovers? Wanna trade? Got some leftover food? Maybe someone else does as well. Hence, Leftover Swap, a new app.

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